huke is an illustrator, character designer, and the creator of BLACK★ROCK SHOOTER's original characters. He participated in the film STEINS; GATE's character design, and collaborated with supercell to produce music videos and album illustrations.
| Signature | huke |
|---|---|
| Creative Field | Character design and illustration |
| Verified game | STEINS; GATE |
Character design
《STEINS; The official website lists huke as the character designer for the GATE series. This position is divided among script work by Naotaka Hayashi and others, and music work by Gang Abao, with the visual images and written narratives of characters completed through collaboration among different trades.
Visual work for music merchandise
Supercell's official resume lists the single illustration for "Utakata Hanabi / Hoshi ga Katsukku Konna Yoru ni" as huke. The music for this product is produced by ryo and performed by nagi, with separate artistic direction and design. Here, the illustration contributions are visual work for the record, not lyrics or vocal credits.
| Steins;Gate: Restart the post | Remake character design |
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The birth of BLACK★ROCK SHOOTER
On December 26, 2007, huke published original character illustrations on his personal blog and on Pixiv. ryo created the song based on this, huke was responsible for the visuals, and the music video featuring Hatsune Miku's performance was released on Niconico on June 13, 2008. This project, which began with an illustration, later expanded into animation, games, and other media.
The subsequent development of the image
The official timeline records the 2009 PILOT video, the 2010 OVA, the 2011 PSP game, and the 2012 TV anime. In 2017, huke released a tenth anniversary commemorative illustration and also created a teaser visual for the 2021 release of "BLACK★★ROCK SHOOTER DAWN FALL."
《STEINS; GATE's character design
huke is responsible for "STEINS;" GATE's character design. In RE:BOOT, he redesigned the character designs, with character art, backgrounds, and event CGs all redrawn; The special box of the limited edition features its newly drawn illustrations. Characters like Rintaro Okabe and Kurisu Makise in the game received new visual presentations in the remastered version.
Supercell Record Illustration
The 2010 single 'Utakata Hanabi / Hoshi ga Shunku Konna Yoru ni' featured HUKE's illustrations, with the latter being the ending theme for 'Night of the Ancient Witch.' The visuals for the 2012 song "Kokouko/Bourra no Ashiあと" and another track version were created by Redjuice and Huke, continuing Supercell's production style of combining songs and illustrations.
Participated in illustrations for the Today Is A Beautiful Day illustration book
Participated as an illustrator in the Today Is A Beautiful Day illustration book.
Utakata Hanabi / Illustrated single on a night when the stars twinkle
Nara Takata Hanabi / Hoshi ga Katsuku Kona Yoru ni Nakano-no-Na Naka-no-chan Nakajiro Naka-no-Na Nara Illustration Artwork.
RE:BOOT expands the scope of character design
Huke's repainting proposal and the 2023 Hong Lixi paintings sparked discussions about remakes; The production plan described in the 2026 interview was drawn by him for all supporting characters, including Dr. Nakabachi.
Steins;Gate: Reboot related production
Huke was credited as the character designer for the remake in Steins;Gate: Reboot.
《STEINS; GATE'
Producer Tatsuya Matsubara recalled in a 2011 interview that the project team was searching for an art style different from typical bishoujo games. During online and doujin activities, they noticed huke, who had published "BLACK★ROCK SHOOTER," and subsequently invited him to take on the role of "STEINS;" GATE's character design.
A dedicated publication of game illustrations
On April 5, 2013, KADOKAWA published "STEINS;" GATE ART WORKS imaginations of huke》。 The product pages are listed as A4, 128 pages long, featuring a series of huke illustrations, including previously unpublished and newly drawn works.
Related entries
- Character Design Works:Steins;Gate
- Related music products:On a night like this when the stars twinkle
- Participated Works:Steins;Gate 0
- Participated Works:Steins;Gate Elite Edition
- Participated Works:Steins;Gate: Lovers who love each other like wings together
- Participated Works:Steins;Gate: A tree-like pattern of linear constraints
- Record illustration contributions:Today Is A Beautiful Day
- Single visual works:Utakata Fireworks / On a night like this when the stars twinkle
- Participated Works:Steins;Gate: Reboot
- Participated in the visual design of 'STEINS;' GATE》：Steins;Gate
- Also part of Supercell Music product collaboration:On a night like this when the stars twinkle
- Music and illustration collaboration groups:supercell (music group)
References
- STEINS; GATE series official website
- Supercell official resume
- BLACK ROCK SHOOTER Official Timeline
- STEINS; GATE RE:BOOT official Chinese page
- Sony Music：Today Is A Beautiful Day
- Famitsu: Tatsuya Matsubara and Naotaka Hayashi - Interview on RE:BOOT production
- Mynavi：STEINS; GATE producer discusses character design commissions
- KADOKAWA: "imaginations of huke" product page
- MAGES.：STEINS; GATE 0
- Science ADV: STEINS; GATE ELITE work information
- MAGES: Biyi Lianli work page
- MAGES: Linear Binding Works Page
- TYPE-MOON original work and music product information
- Sony Music single release announcement
- Night of the Wizard HD version
Rewrite the factual introduction based on the official materials listed; No game scripts, lyrics, or audiovisual materials are reproduced.
Data compiled on: 2026-10-07.