Also known as: Ikkō Ono, Ikkou Oono , 大野 一興, Ikko Ono
Biography
Ikko Ono (大野 一興; also romanized as Ikkou Ohno or Oono) is a Japanese graphic designer who worked as a cover artist for MSX Magazine from 1986 until 1988. There he had a column called Ikko's Gallery about using the computer as a tool for illustration. Later he had another column called Ikko's Theatre about short films which served as the basis for The Flying Luna Clipper, a computer-animated art film directed by Ono and produced by Sony. It was released via home video on 1 October 1987 and was featured again in Ikko's Theatre the following month.
A special limited edition of the MSX Magazine published a series of 12 artworks in December 2003 by Ono featuring characters from the film entitled "The Flying Luna Clipper 2004", followed by a calendar featuring the art for that year. However, a sequel was never created. The film remained obscure until December 2015 when a LaserDisc copy was uploaded online by Matt Hawkins, after which it steadily grew in popularity. In 2019, Hawkins ...
