Naoyuki Katoh / Illustrator / TOKYO
Born in 1952 in Hamamatsu City, Japan. Member of Studio Nue. Member of the Science Fiction Writers Club of Japan. Made his commercial magazine debut in 1974 with the February issue of "SF Magazine" (Hayakawa Shobo). After winning a prize in the art division of the Hayakawa SF Contest, he became active mainly in novel covers and illustrations. His major works include the "Ginga Eiyu Densetsu (Legend of the Galactic Heroes)" series and the "Guin Saga" series. He is often involved in video production, and participated in the mechanical design of "Space Battleship Yamato" and the animated "Ginga Eiyu Densetsu (Legend of the Galactic Heroes)". His illustrations for Robert A. Heinlein's science fiction novel "Space Warrior" have had a major impact on the history of Japanese animation, and he has won the Nebula Award in the Art Division of the Japan Science Fiction Convention a total of eight times since 1979. He was awarded "Best Artist" at the Worldcon 2007 (Yokohama) art show. His hobbies include reading, cycling, and work. Recently, he completed a crowdfunding project for a ceiling painting to be projected on the dome of a planetarium, which became a hot topic.

加藤直之 / SFイラストレーター・画家 / 東京
1952年生まれ。浜松市出身。「スタジオぬえ」所属。日本SF作家クラブ会員。74年に「SFマガジン」2月号（早川書房）で商業誌デビュー。早川SFコンテスト・アート部門入賞をきっかけに、小説の表紙や挿絵を中心に活躍。主な作品に「銀河英雄伝説」シリーズ、「グイン・サーガ」シリーズなどがある。映像制作に関わることも多く、『宇宙戦艦ヤマト』やアニメ化された『銀河英雄伝説』のメカニックデザインにも参加。ロバート・A・ハインラインのSF小説「宇宙の戦士」に提供したパワードスーツのイラストは、日本のアニメ史に大きな影響を与えた。79年以降、現在まで日本SF大会・星雲賞アート部門を通算8回受賞。ワールドコン2007（横浜）アートショーで「ベストアーティスト」。趣味は読書とサイクリングと仕事。最近はプラネタリウムのドームに投影する天井画をクラウドファンディングで仕上げ話題となる。