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Artwork by Ilya Kuvshinov

No. 16 The latest interview

Ilya Kuvshinov

Illustrator & Character Designer · Japan

Born and raised in Russia, resident in Japan. Character designer on Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 and The Wonderland, and one of the most-followed illustrators working today.

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