Yuji Kaida

KAIDA Yuji graduated from the Department of Design at Kyoto City University of Arts and moved to Tokyo in 1978, where he began his career as an independent illustrator. Deeply influenced from a young age by kaiju and tokusatsu films, he is widely known for his character illustrations featuring iconic monsters such as Godzilla and Ultraman, as well as giant robots like Gundam. His work spans across a wide range of media, including magazine and book covers, plastic model packaging, music album jackets, card games, and movie posters.