When Takayama began work as an illustrator, trading card games were just coming into popularity. Two or three new games came out every year, and some were later made into anime series. Takayama said: “If you think about the expansion of the business itself while looking at the illustrations, I think you may see them in a new and different way.”

When Takayama began work as an illustrator, trading card games were just coming into popularity. Two or three new games came out every year, and some were later made into anime series. Takayama said: “If you think about the expansion of the business itself while looking at the illustrations, I think you may see them in a new and different way.” 4