Katsuya Terada (born on December 7, 1967-, in Okayama, Japan) is an illustrator and manga artist. He graduated from Okayama Technical High School, Department of Industrial Design, and began working in painting. Terada's work includes his own collections of stories and illustration, along with extensive character design work for video games, film, and illustrations for novels.
Terada has a painterly style, which was strongly influenced by artists such as Moebius. Along with traditional brush and ink art, Terada is also a prolific digital artist.