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'''Hiroyuki Hataike''' (幡池裕行 ''Hataike Hiroyuki'') is the illustrator who designed an unproduced ''[[Micro Change]]'' toy called "Planet-Robot" that was the inspiration for [[Unicron]].<!--So far, we can only know he designed toy for TAKARA but not a designer under TAKARA, just like Gou Nagai who designed several toys for TAKARA but he a TAKARA employee.--><ref>Page 113, ''TAKARA SF Land Great Complete Works'', 1999 Nov 25, [[Kodansha]] ISBN 4-06-330086-2</ref> It is said he is sometimes credited as '''{{w|Takehiko Itō}}''' ({{w|lang=ja|伊東岳彦}}).<ref>The draft of ''{{w|Haō Taikei Ryū Knight}}'' first issue from {{w|V Jump}}.</ref>
'''Takehiko Itō''' (伊東岳彦 ''Itō Takehiko''),<ref>The draft of ''{{w|Haō Taikei Ryū Knight}}'' first issue from {{w|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 ''{{w|Gunbuster}}'' and ''{{w|Patlabor: The Movie|Patlabor}}'', but is probably best known for his creator-owned work ''{{w|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]].<!--So far, we can only know he designed toy for TAKARA but not a designer under TAKARA, just like Gou Nagai who designed several toys for TAKARA but he a TAKARA employee.--><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]]''.


==References==
==Known design projects==
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*[[Unicron/toys#The Transformers|Unicron]] ([[Unreleased toy|unreleased]])
 
==Notes==
*Reportedly Itō suggested using redecoes of the spherical [[Micro Change]] "Meteor Robo" toys as asteroids for Unicron in brainstorming sessions.<ref>''[[Transformers Generations (guidebook)|Transformers Generations Deluxe]]'', p.113</ref> While this never came to pass with the cancellation of [[Unicron/toys#Generation 1|Unicron's own Generation 1 toy]], it may have influenced [[Sparkbot|some things...]]


==External Links==
==External links==
*[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=258 Hiroyuki Hataike's Anime News Network profile]  
*{{w|Takehiko Itō}} at Wikipedia
*{{w|lang=ja|伊東岳彦|Takehiko Itō}} at Japanese Wikipedia
*[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=258 Itō's Anime News Network profile]  
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2019778/ Internet Movie Database profile]
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2019778/ Internet Movie Database profile]
==References==
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Latest revision as of 21:12, 2 September 2025

Planet-Robot

Takehiko Itō (伊東岳彦 Itō Takehiko),[1] 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 Gunbuster and Patlabor, but is probably best known for his creator-owned work 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.[2] Before working on the Transformers brand proper, he provided TakaraTomy with illustration work for the pre-Transformer franchise Diaclone.

Known design projects

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Notes

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References

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  1. ↑ The draft of Haō Taikei Ryū Knight first issue from V Jump.
  2. ↑ Page 113, TAKARA SF Land Great Complete Works, 1999 Nov 25, Kodansha ISBN 4-06-330086-2
  3. ↑ Transformers Generations Deluxe, p.113