Polygon was able to share questions with Arita ahead of Bloomburrow’s official tabletop release on Aug. 2. What follows are his professionally translated answers, which have been lightly edited ...

If you have any stories like these from the late '90s, then you will be familiar with the work of Mitsuhiro Arita. You may not recognise the name, but you'll certainly recognise his legacy.

Mitsuhiro Arita, the artist behind one of the most recognizable Pokémon cards of all time, is lending his talents to Magic: The Gathering. For the first time, the illustrator known for drawing ...

Mitsuhiro Arita is known for illustrating some of the most eye-catching cards in the Pokemon TCG since the very first set. While some cards may be familiar to anyone who grew up with the TCG ...

Mitsuhiro Arita is no stranger to card games. He's the artist responsible for the paintings on innumerable cards from the original release of the Pokemon Trading Card Game, including the highly ...

Mitsuhiro Arita has thrived in the modern era, which is driven by experimental images with larger artwork windows, just like he thrived in the vintage era and in the classic era. In many ways ...

Mitsuhiro Arita might not be a name that you're instantly familiar with, but you'll definitely have seen dozens of pieces from his impressive portfolio of work, and you may well have several of ...

Amongst these cards was a mint condition Charizard in a sleeve that is signed by Mitsuhiro Arita, the original illustrator of the Charizard card, now a highly coveted item across the world.

The Starter evolutions continue to get their Illustration Rare lines. This sequence by Mitsuhiro Arita shows Squirtle getting deeper and deeper into the ocean as it evolves, first into Wartortle ...

Mitsuhiro Arita first began illustrating for Pokémon over two decades ago. He talks to Diane Smyth about his part in helping to create the look and feel of the Pokémon world and why the company still ...

What might Arita do with the settings’ other animal folk, which will include anthropomorphic raccoons, bats, and other critters? With luck this bear fella isn’t the last we’ll see of the ...