Yoshitaka Tamaki, the illustrator, character designer & scenario writer whose work defined the look and tone of Shining & The Darkness, Shining Force, Landstalker, Alundra and many other games in extended Sonic! Software/Climax family, succumbed to lung cancer on July 13, aged 55; the news was announced today, after a private funeral service attended by close friends and family.
R.I.P.
rather than singling out select pieces, I'd urge you to check out @vgdensetsu's archives of Tamaki's illustrated worksโin addition to all the big, globally-known hits, there's also a selection of art from his various Japan-only projects and more obscure works like magazine contributions and light novels:
Yoshitaka Tamaka, 1991~1997
Yoshitaka Tamaki, 1998~2007 & beyond
Yoshitaka Tamaki's Shining and the Darkness Gaiden Doom Blade manga