Hiroyuki Hataike
Takehiko Itō (伊東岳彦 Itō Takehiko),<ref>The draft of [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Haō Taikei Ryū Knight|{{#if:||Haō Taikei Ryū Knight}}]] first issue from [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}V Jump|{{#if:||V Jump}}]].</ref> pen name Hiroyuki Hataike (幡池裕行 Hataike Hiroyuki), is a prolific Japanese comic artist and mechanical designer who has contributed to a variety of prominent sci-fi projects such as [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Gunbuster|{{#if:||Gunbuster}}]] and [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Patlabor: The Movie|{{#if:Patlabor|Patlabor|Patlabor: The Movie}}]], but is probably best known for his creator-owned work [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Outlaw Star|{{#if:||Outlaw Star}}]]. In the world of Transformers, he is best known as the man who designed "Planet-Robot," the earliest known draft of the concept that would become Unicron.<ref>Page 113, TAKARA SF Land Great Complete Works, 1999 Nov 25, Kodansha ISBN 4-06-330086-2</ref> Before working on the Transformers brand proper, he provided TakaraTomy with illustration work for the pre-Transformer franchise Diaclone.
Known design projects
[edit]Notes
[edit]- Reportedly Itō suggested using redecoes of the spherical Micro Change "Meteor Robo" toys as asteroids for Unicron in brainstorming sessions.<ref>Transformers Generations Deluxe, p.113</ref> While this never came to pass with the cancellation of Unicron's own Generation 1 toy, it may have influenced some things...
External links
[edit]- [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Takehiko Itō|{{#if:||Takehiko Itō}}]] at Wikipedia
- [[wikipedia:{{#if:ja|ja:}}伊東岳彦|{{#if:Takehiko Itō|Takehiko Itō|伊東岳彦}}]] at Japanese Wikipedia
- Itō's Anime News Network profile
- Internet Movie Database profile