Yuka Morii
Yuka Morii (Japanese: 森井ユカ) is a professional clay modeler who has provided illustrations for the Pokémon Trading Card Game. She is a graduate of Tokyo Zokei University and earned a MA degree in Living Design at the Kuwasawa Design Institute. In addition to her work for the TCG she has also designed mascots for various companies, published several art & culture books, provided artwork for other publications and is a part-time lecturer of illustration at the Kuwasawa Design Institute.
Works
Books
| Title | Date | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Urashima Tarō Picture Book | 1995 | Shogakukan |
| Let's Make Pizza, Wanriky! (no English release) (Pokémon Tales #36) | 1997 | Shogakukan |
| Valued London Goods #58 | 1999 | Media Factory |
| Supermarket Mania: Europe Tour | 2004 | Kodansha |
| Supermarket Mania: Asia Tour | 2005 | Kodansha |
| Les Porte-cles Bourbon | 2005 | Gijutsu-Hyohron |
| IKEA FAN BOOK | 2006 | Kawade Shobo Shinsha |
| Post Office Mania | 2006 | Kodansha |
| Museum Shop Tripper! | 2007 | Aoyama |
| Drugstore Tripper! | 2007 | Aoyama |
| Supermarket Mania: US Tour | 2008 | Kodansha |
| Tokyo Goods Patrol | 2009 | Kodansha |
| Tokyo Goods Patrol | 2009 | Kodansha |
| Goods Collector's Travel Style | 2009 | Kawade Shobo Shinsha |
| Goods Collector's Whole Family | 2010 | Poplar |
| PLAZA BOOK | 2010 | Kodansha |
Book design
| Title | Date | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Kerfuffle Nurse series | 2000 | Kodansha |
| FireKing Mugs Ecyclopedia | 2003 | Kawade Shobo Shinsha |
| Hey Pitan!! | 2003 | Kodansha |
| Think Yourself Rich: Discover Your Millionaire Potential | 2004 | Asuka Shinsha |
| 100 Tastes of Ochazuke | 2004 | Kawade Shobo Shinsha |
| Dream Pets Encyclopedia | 2005 | Kawade Shobo Shinsha |
| Monchhichi Encyclopedia | 2005 | Kawade Shobo Shinsha |
| Goma and Children's Crafting | 2007 | Kodansha |
| Traveling to Berlin East Germany | 2009 | Sangyo Henshu Center |
| Goma's Homemade Saijiki | 2009 | Kodansha |
| Hey Kurotan!! series | 2010 | Kodansha |
| Tabi-Hana series | 2010 | JTB Publishing |
Major works
| Title | Date |
|---|---|
| Lion Monthly Women's Magazine advertisement (Hakuhodo) | 1996 |
| Hachijuni Bank window advertisement | 1997 |
| CXCM clay animation (Fuji TV) | 1997 |
| Atashin'chi 3D illustration book | 1998— |
| Weather report update screen design (Fuji TV) | 1998— |
| Enoshima Tourism advertising (Odakyu Electric Railway) | 1999 |
| Seven Women TVCM clay animation (Fuji TV) | 1999 |
| Yokohama Minato Mirai "Gate" train station sticker advertisements | 2000 |
| Pokémon Trading Card Game illustration | 2000— |
| Odaiba Complex "Mediage" collectible souvenir design | 2001 |
| Atashin'chi anime TV title 3D illustration | 2002— |
| Clay play set "NenDo!": Planning Supervisor, product design | 2003 |
| What’s that? What? series | 2003 |
| Toei Subway character designs | 2004 |
| Enoshima Aquarium collectible souvenir design | 2004— |
| Nagano JA "Merman Choki" TVCM 3D illustration | 2005 |
| Training toy set "Pita Cone": Planning Supervisor | 2005 |
| Keiyo Gas "Gastan" character design | 2005— |
| Yamaguchi National Sports Festival: Character Examination Supervisor | 2007— |
| "Regina Forest" resort park character | 2007— |
| Japan Post Corporation: gift wrapping paper and postcard design | 2007 |
| AllAbout "Arujan" character design | 2008— |
| Nescafé "With that Mocha" campaign character design | 2008 |
| Fure-Fure movie mascot character design | 2008— |
| Pororokkuru series | 2008— |
| Kokodoko Tokotoko series | 2009 |
| Circle K thanks original design notes | 2009 |
| Toy Camera "Juice Camera" design | 2009 |
| PLAZA "SUPERMARKET" national campaign: Promotion Direction | 2010 |
| Victorinox Hiroshima Edition design | 2010 |
| Fuji TV weather forecast information screen and weather symbol design | 2010 |
Awards
| Award | Date |
|---|---|
| 7th Large Hands Award Winner | 1990 |
| TBS TV Wasabizu "Matsuura Award Season" | 1993 |
| Tokyo TV Clay Modelling Championship Winner | 1996 |
| 28th Kodansha Advertising Awards – Best Children’s Magazine (3D Illustration) | 2006 |
| 30th Kodansha Advertising Awards – Best Children’s Magazine (3D Illustration) | 2008 |
Work for the TCG
Within the TCG, Morii sculpts various Pokémon in the same style as her other works and photographs the finished model against an arranged scenery or actual location. She started producing artwork for the TCG in 2000, her first images appearing on cards in the Neo Discovery expansion. She has continued to work with Pokémon Card Laboratory since. For a list of cards she has illustrated, go here.
