Jun Ikeda

Jun Ikeda is credited as a background designer for two animated films in the Doraemon series. In 1987, Ikeda contributed to Doraemon: Nobita and the Knights on Dinosaurs, working on the visual environments that frame the story’s prehistoric settings. The following year, Ikeda again served as background designer for Doraemon: The Record of Nobita's Parallel Journey to the West, contributing to the film’s atmospheric depictions of fantastical landscapes and cultural references.

Background designers like Ikeda shape the visual context of animated films, creating the settings that support narrative and character action. Their work often involves research into historical, geographical, or stylized references to enhance the film’s aesthetic coherence. In the Doraemon films, these backgrounds he…