Matsushita, Susumu

Susumu Matsushita (born February 6, 1950 in Fussa, Tokyo) is a Japanese manga artist known for his unique American comic–influenced design. His most famous works are the designing of the mascots Neppie and Ripsea of the Orix Buffaloes, the concept art for the Monkey Magic television series, and video game artwork for Hudson's Adventure Island series (1986, NES), Motor Toon Grand Prix (1994, PS1), and Maximo: Ghosts to Glory (2001, PS2).