All illustrators/Akira Komayama
Akira Komayama is an illustrator, with 258 English printings between 2011 and 2026. 20 of those cards have been printed in Simplified Chinese, the highest being Fuecoco at $77.18 in PSA 10.
Quick answer
CardSpicy records 379 Pokémon card printings credited to Akira Komayama — 258 of them in the English run, 116 Japanese printings outside it, 280 with an official card image. The English run spans 2011–2026. 20 of those printings have a Simplified Chinese card. The printings include 5 Japan-only or promo sets. The highest-priced of the artist’s Simplified Chinese cards is $77.18 in PSA 10.
Who they are
Akira Komayama is an illustrator. Born September 15, 1981. The credit is freelance rather than in-house.
Their first card was BW-P Promotional Pansage. 58 cards have since been credited in Pokémon TCG Pocket.
Every card credited to Akira Komayama
Every printing we can attribute to this artist, shown card by card: English first, then the Japanese printings that never had an English release, then the sets that only ever ran in Japan. Each printing is listed under its own language rather than merged, because a Japanese original and its English release are different cards to a collector. Cards whose official image is not in the open card databases are still listed, and say so.
- HeartGold & SoulSilver Era 2 (2011)
- Black & White Era 52 (2011–2013)
- XY Era 38 (2013–2016)
- Sun & Moon Era 41 (2017–2019)
- Sword & Shield Era 62 (2019–2023)
- Scarlet & Violet Era 41 (2023–2025)
- Mega Evolution Era 9 (2025–2026)
- Promotional cards 10 (2014–2024)
- Other sets 3 (2016–2017)
English printings 258
English printings, grouped by era. Numbers are the collector numbers printed on the card.
HeartGold & SoulSilver Era
2 cards
2011 · 1 set
Black & White Era
52 cards
2011–2013 · 12 sets
XY Era
38 cards
2013–2016 · 14 sets
Sun & Moon Era
41 cards
2017–2019 · 12 sets
Sword & Shield Era
62 cards
2019–2023 · 21 sets
Scarlet & Violet Era
41 cards
2023–2025 · 16 sets
Mega Evolution Era
9 cards
2025–2026 · 5 sets
Promotional cards
10 cards
2014–2024 · 8 sets
Other sets
3 cards
2016–2017 · 2 sets
Japanese printings outside the English run 116
Japanese printings in sets that never received an equivalent English release. These are additional to anything the artist has in the English run.
Sword & Shield Era
22 cards
2021–2022 · 11 sets
Scarlet & Violet Era
38 cards
2022–2025 · 20 sets
Japan-only and early promotional sets 5
Sets that exist only in Japanese, or that ran as promotions and were never part of an English expansion. No official card image exists in the open databases for these, so they are listed without artwork rather than with a stand-in.
Everyone’s Exciting Battle
2 cards
Storm Emeralda
1 card
S-P Promo
1 card
XY-P Promo
1 card
Their Simplified Chinese cards
The Simplified Chinese print run — the cards we actually price and sell. Simplified Chinese cards have only been issued since 28 October 2022, so however long the career, it shows up here as the late Chinese slice of it.
| Card | Printing | No. | PSA 10 | Ungraded | Shop |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuecoco | Gem Pack Vol.1 | #308 | $77.18 | $7.99 | Find this Card for Me |
| Fuecoco Stamped | Gem Pack Vol.1 | #307 | $42.57 | $2.99 | Find this Card for Me |
| Fuecoco Rotary | Gem Pack Vol.1 | #304 | $40.06 | $2.39 | Find this Card for Me |
| Fuecoco Poké Ball | Gem Pack Vol.1 | #302 | $39.39 | $2.21 | Find this Card for Me |
| Omanyte | 151C | #138 | $38.37 | $1.99 | Find this Card for Me |
| Fuecoco | Gem Pack Vol.1 | #301 | $38.20 | $1.86 | Find this Card for Me |
| Fuecoco Master Ball | Gem Pack Vol.1 | #305 | $36.81 | $1.75 | Find this Card for Me |
| Abomasnow | CS3aC | #126 | $7.00 | $1.75 | Find this Card for Me |
| Omastar | 151C | #139 | — | $0.99 | Find this Card for Me |
| Larry | CSV5C | #121 | — | $1.99 | Find this Card for Me |
| Swirlix | CSV8C | #85 | — | $1.99 | Find this Card for Me |
| Fuecoco Stars | Gem Pack Vol.1 | #303 | — | $1.87 | Find this Card for Me |
| Passimian | CS3bC | #125 | — | $1.38 | Find this Card for Me |
| Caretaker | CSV8C | #235 | — | $1.00 | Find this Card for Me |
| Caretaker | CSV8C | #194 | — | — | Find this Card for Me |
| Cosmog | CSM2aC | #82 | — | — | Find this Card for Me |
| Granbull Reverse | CS4aC | #62 | — | — | Find this Card for Me |
| Passimian | CS3bC | #79 | — | — | Find this Card for Me |
| Pikachu | 30th Celebration | #36 | — | — | Find this Card for Me |
Prices are PriceCharting sale values in US dollars, PSA 10 where a graded sale exists and ungraded where it does not. They move.
Their career in the TCG
We can place 258 English printings across 91 sets, running 2011 to 2026. The first of them is Magby in Call of Legends (2011). The run covers the HeartGold & SoulSilver era, the Black & White era, the XY era, the Sun & Moon era, the Sword & Shield era, the Scarlet & Violet era, the Mega Evolution block, promotional releases and miscellaneous sets.
The heaviest single set is Sword & Shield with 8 cards, and the busiest year is 2019 (26); Output averages about 17.2 cards a year across that span; 116 further printings sit in the Japanese run without an English equivalent, which we list separately; 5 cards belong to sets that were never part of an English expansion at all — early Japanese sheets, half decks and promotions; 43 cards are credited for Pokémon TCG Pocket.
In Simplified Chinese we price 20 cards by this artist. The highest of them is Fuecoco from Gem Pack Vol.1, at $77.18 in PSA 10.
- 2011Earliest English printing we record: Magby, Call of Legends.
- 2019Busiest year: 26 printings, including 8 in Sword & Shield.
- 2026Most recent printing we record: Pikachu, 30th Celebration.
- —Fuecoco (Gem Pack Vol.1) is the highest-priced Chinese card, $77.18 in PSA 10.
Style and technique
Staying on the set lists from the HeartGold & SoulSilver era through to miscellaneous sets — 9 eras — is a career fact rather than a stylistic one, and we have not been able to source a description of the drawing itself.
Frequently asked questions
How many cards by this illustrator does CardSpicy list?
CardSpicy lists 379 printings credited to Akira Komayama on this page. Official card images are available for 280 of them.
Does this illustrator have Simplified Chinese cards?
Yes. CardSpicy prices 20 cards by Akira Komayama in Simplified Chinese, each as a PSA 10 Gem Mint value.
Which card by this illustrator is the most valuable?
The highest-priced Simplified Chinese card CardSpicy lists for this illustrator is $77.18. That is a recorded PSA 10 Gem Mint value, not an asking price.
When did this illustrator first appear in English?
The English printings CardSpicy records for this illustrator run from 2011 to 2026.
Are any printings released only in Japan?
Yes. CardSpicy records 116 printings released only in Japanese, outside the English run, and 5 sets released only in Japan or as promos.
Sources
- Bulbapedia, artist article (biography, career and technique)
- Bulbapedia card index, Category: Illus. by this artist
- TCGdex card database, illustrator credits and card images by printing
- PriceCharting Simplified Chinese sales via our own card index
Card attribution comes from the illustrator field recorded in the card databases; where a single card was reprinted across many sets, each printing is counted separately.
Cards by Akira Komayama in our card index
CardSpicy tracks 3 of this artist’s printings as full card pages, each with its PSA 10 population and market history:
- Warm Pikachu (94/XY-P) PSA 10 ≈ $4,335
- Greninja (XY-P) PSA 10 ≈ $3,452
- Miraidon (13) PSA 10 ≈ $429
See also the full card index — every card CardSpicy tracks, ranked by PSA 10 value.