Editing Takio Ejima

'''Takio Ejima''' is a designer at [[TakaraTomy]]. His first product at Takara was Crazybird from the "Flower Rock" series, and after joining the Overseas ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' Product team in the Boys Enterprise department, he single-handedly created the [[Generation_1_Europe_(toyline)#1991|all European ''Transformers'']] during the period when the American ''Transformers'' line ended, until the advent of ''[[Beast Wars]]''. After the ''[[Beast_Wars_(toyline)#1998|Beast Wars Metals]]'' (the Japanese release of the [[Transmetal]]s ''Beast Wars'' figures), he moved to the Girls Toy Department, but came back to Transformers during the ''[[Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' line. According to fellow designer [[Takashi Kunihiro]], Ejima is "The man who created the most transforming robot toys in the world". 

Ejima is credited with coming up with the idea of the extensive use of [[ball joint]]s seen towards the end of the ''[[Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' toyline as a means of making toys more durable, thus complying with more rigorous [[For safety reasons|safety standards]]. His idea opened up possibilities of robot toys with extensive articulation.

==Toys that Takio Ejima is known to have had a hand in designing==
===Generation 1===
====1991====
'''Action Master figures'''
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* [[Bombshell]]
* [[Charger]] 
* [[Powerflash]]
* [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]
* [[Take-Off]]
* [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]]
}}

'''Exo-Suit Action Masters'''
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* [[Circuit (Action Master)|Circuit]] 
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] 
}}

'''Motorized Exo-Suit Action Masters'''
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* [[Rumbler]]
* [[Slicer]]
}}

'''Action Master Elites'''
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* [[Double Punch (G1)|Double Punch]] 
* [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Spreem]] 
* [[Turbo Master]]
* [[Windmill (G1)|Windmill]]
}}

====1992====
'''Turbomasters'''
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* [[Boss]] 
* [[Flash (G1)|Flash]]
* [[Hurricane]] 
* [[Scorch]]
* [[Rotorstorm]]
* [[Thunder Clash]] 
}}

'''Predators'''
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* [[Falcon (Predator)|Falcon]] 
* [[Skydive (Predator)|Skydive]] 
* [[Snare]]
* [[Talon]] 
* [[Stalker (G1)|Stalker]] 
* [[Skyquake (G1)|Skyquake]] 
}}

====1993====
'''Obliterators'''
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* [[Pyro]]
* [[Clench (G2)|Clench]]
}}

'''Axelerators'''
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* [[Turbofire|Hotrider]] (a.k.a. Turbofire)
* [[Rapido]] 
* [[Skram]] 
* [[Windbreaker|Zap]] (a.k.a. Windbreaker)
}}

'''Skyscorchers'''
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* [[Eagle Eye (G2)|Hawk]] (a.k.a. Eagle Eye)
* [[Afterburner (G2)|Snipe]] (a.k.a. Afterburner)
* [[Terradive (G2)|Terradive]] 
* [[Windrazor (G2)|Tornado]] (a.k.a. Windrazor)
}}

'''Aquaspeeders'''
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* [[Aquafend]]
* [[Deluge (Autobot)|Deluge]]
* [[Jetstorm (G2 Autobot)|Jetstorm]]
* [[Speedstream]]
}}

'''Stormtroopers'''
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* [[Aquablast]]
* [[Drench (Decepticon)|Drench]]
* [[Hydradread]]
* [[Rage]]
}}

'''Lightformers'''
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* [[Deftwing]]
* [[Ironfist]]
}}

'''Trakkons'''
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* [[Calcar]]
* [[Fearswoop]]
}}

===Generation 2===
*[[Smokescreen (G2)|Smokescreen]] (the design he is most proud of)

===Beast Wars===
* [[Cheetor (BW) toys#Beast Wars|Cheetor]]

===Classics (2006)===
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* [[Grimlock (G1) toys#Classics|Grimlock]] (with [[Eric Siebenaler]])
* [[Optimus Prime (G1) toys#Classics|Optimus Prime (Voyager class)]] (with [[Don Figueroa]], Eric Siebenaler and [[Alex Kubalsky]])
* [[Megatron (G1) toys#Classics|Megatron (Voyager class)]] (with Eric Seibenaler)
}}

===Universe (2008)===
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*[[Cheetor (BW) toys#Universe (2008)|Cheetor]] (with [[Bill Rawley]])
*[[Powerglide (G1)#Universe (2008)|Powerglide]] (with Bill Rawley)
}}

==External links==
*[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/223379-takaratomy-staff-interview-generations-2009-vol-1-translation.html Translated interview from ''Transformers Generations 2009 Volume 1'' on TFW2005.com]

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