Yoshitoshi ABe

Yoshitoshi Abe , also stylized as yoshitoshi ABe, is a Japanese graphic artist who works predominantly in anime and manga. He first gained fame for his work on the avant-garde anime Serial Experiments Lain. He is also responsible for the concept and character design for the series NieA_7. He is the creator of the doujinshi work Haibane Renmei, which was also adapted into an anime.