1999–early 2000s · Known for The 3D look of the original-era Trainer cards · 213 cards across 31 sets
The CG artist who gave the original Trainer cards their look.
Style: Early LightWave 3D — simple shapes, basic texturesBaseBase Set 2Gym ChallengeEvolutions
The original Trainer-card look
Kinebuchi was a 3D illustrator who designed his art in LightWave 3D. Because the software was so new at the time, his Pokémon and objects were built from simple shapes with basic textures and lighting — a distinctly early-CG look that defined the game's first Trainer cards.
A foundational credit
As the TCG grew he worked almost exclusively on Trainer cards, illustrating the majority of them in the earliest sets. His art is part of the visual DNA of Base Set and the WOTC era.
Build a binder page
A Kinebuchi page is a piece of TCG history — gather the original Trainer cards (Bill, Professor Oak, Energy Removal) for a true vintage-era spread.
Collector tip
His credit is a marker of the earliest sets — if you collect WOTC-era cards, you already own his work on the classic Trainers, even if you've never noticed the artist line.
Every card by Keiji Kinebuchi · 213
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