Hidari

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Hidari is a Japanese illustrator and character designer. He is primarily known as an illustrator for video games and light novels. Some of his notable designs for anime include Fractale and Natsuiro Kiseki and for PS3 game Atelier Ayesha, and best known light novel illustrations are for Sasami-san@Ganbaranai.

His pseudonym and circle "Left Side" comes from the fact that he predominantly uses his left hand.

He was awarded third place in the 2010 “Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!” illustrator ranking.

Notable works outside anime:

• Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk (Video Game, 2012) (Character Illustration / Character Designing, Illustration)
• Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky (Video Game, 2014) (Character Illustration / Designing)
• Atelier Shallie: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea (Video Game, 2014) (Character Illustration / Character Designing)
• Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (Video Game, 2017) (Character Design & Illustration)
• Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth (Video Game, 2020) (Character Drafts)