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'''Motoki Takaya''' (高谷元基 ''Takaya Motoki'') is a toy designer at [[TakaraTomy]] with a long history of orbiting ''around'' the ''Transformers'' brand. Coming on to Takara in the [[1988]], he cut his teeth on the headlining [[Powered Master]]s of [[1990]]'s ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)#Transformers: Zone|Transformers: Zone]]'' during his brief stint with the ''Transformers'' brand proper. From there, he worked on the {{w|Gridman the Hyper Agent|original incarnation}} of the popular ''Gridman'' franchise, the [[1999]] ''Micro Millenium'' relaunch of the mother of all [[pre-Transformer]] toylines ''[[Microman]]'', the [[2012]] ''Beast Saga'' reboot of one-time Generation 1 spinoff ''[[Beastformers (franchise)|Beastformers]]'', and finally landed the gig for which he is best known among shape-morphing toy robot fans today: | '''Motoki Takaya''' (高谷元基 ''Takaya Motoki'') is a toy designer at [[TakaraTomy]] with a long history of orbiting ''around'' the ''Transformers'' brand. Coming on to Takara in the [[1988]], he cut his teeth on the headlining [[Powered Master]]s of [[1990]]'s ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)#Transformers: Zone|Transformers: Zone]]'' during his brief stint with the ''Transformers'' brand proper. From there, he worked on ''{{w|Armored Police Metal Jack}}'',<ref>[https://www.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp/c1800/PU/JP-H04-131295/B050AA66893FE571162FA8C288302EA77EBC46C61181B9D7A7A216EAC9BA9748/23/ja Japanese patent for ''Metal Jack'' armor combination system]</ref><ref>[https://www.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp/c1800/PU/JP-H05-000195/91EF20F7CFD855874D794846319E2023DB75185A9FE334E3D5479FB25BAC8209/21/ja Japanese patent for ''Metal Jack'' Hyper Red Jack Armor]</ref> followed by the {{w|Gridman the Hyper Agent|original incarnation}} of the popular ''Gridman'' franchise, the [[1999]] ''Micro Millenium'' relaunch of the mother of all [[pre-Transformer]] toylines ''[[Microman]]'', the [[2012]] ''Beast Saga'' reboot of one-time Generation 1 spinoff ''[[Beastformers (franchise)|Beastformers]]'', and finally landed the gig for which he is best known among shape-morphing toy robot fans today: the lead designer of the fantastically successful (and fantastically expensive) [[2016]] revival of the pre-Transformer franchise ''[[Diaclone]]''. | ||
==Known design work== | ==Known design work== | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
*Takaya was a ''Diaclone'' nerd long before he was a ''Diaclone'' designer. He is on the record | *Takaya was a ''Diaclone'' nerd long before he was a ''Diaclone'' designer. He is on the record as having named Dai Atlas and pals' "[[Big Powered]]" combined mode after a similarly tripartite toy from the original ''Diaclone'' line.<ref name = "SF Land"/> | ||
*Besides designing robot superhero toys, Takaya worked on Takara's ''[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/679642.stm Aquaroid]'' underwater robotics line in the early 2000s,<ref>[https://www.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp/c1800/PU/JP-2002-028380/8A1E27D3E9E2D29D0D5533410C361F45F30F20DA148031BF0D36C6A08430D9DC/11/ja Japanese patent for ''Aquaroid'' jellyfish]</ref> and was on ''[[Beyblade]]'' around 2002.<ref>[https://www.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp/c1800/PU/JP-2004-113521/615C035F3EFC25254D3192C0EF3C4862FEDAF8DC92C6870E14A8D87A42225EE2/11/ja Japanese patent for ''Beyblade'' launcher]</ref> | |||
*To date, Takaya has produced bougie twice-as-expensive-as-''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' re-imaginings of the pre-[[Powerdasher]]s, pre-[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], and pre-[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. No, you may not see them. | *To date, Takaya has produced bougie twice-as-expensive-as-''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' re-imaginings of the pre-[[Powerdasher]]s, pre-[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], and pre-[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. No, you may not see them. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[https://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/diaclone/product_details/ Gallery of Takaya's prodigious ''Transformers''-adjacent output at TakaraTomy's ''Diaclone'' website.] | *[https://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/diaclone/product_details/ Gallery of Takaya's prodigious ''Transformers''-adjacent output at TakaraTomy's ''Diaclone'' website.] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:10, 25 March 2026
Motoki Takaya (高谷元基 Takaya Motoki) is a toy designer at TakaraTomy with a long history of orbiting around the Transformers brand. Coming on to Takara in the 1988, he cut his teeth on the headlining Powered Masters of 1990's Transformers: Zone during his brief stint with the Transformers brand proper. From there, he worked on Armored Police Metal Jack,[1][2] followed by the original incarnation of the popular Gridman franchise, the 1999 Micro Millenium relaunch of the mother of all pre-Transformer toylines Microman, the 2012 Beast Saga reboot of one-time Generation 1 spinoff Beastformers, and finally landed the gig for which he is best known among shape-morphing toy robot fans today: the lead designer of the fantastically successful (and fantastically expensive) 2016 revival of the pre-Transformer franchise Diaclone.
Known design work
[edit]
Generation 1
[edit]Transformers: Zone
[edit]Return of Convoy
[edit]
Notes
[edit]- Takaya was a Diaclone nerd long before he was a Diaclone designer. He is on the record as having named Dai Atlas and pals' "Big Powered" combined mode after a similarly tripartite toy from the original Diaclone line.[3]
- Besides designing robot superhero toys, Takaya worked on Takara's Aquaroid underwater robotics line in the early 2000s,[4] and was on Beyblade around 2002.[5]
- To date, Takaya has produced bougie twice-as-expensive-as-Masterpiece re-imaginings of the pre-Powerdashers, pre-Optimus Prime, and pre-Ultra Magnus. No, you may not see them.
External links
[edit]Interviews
[edit]- June 28, 2019 Interview on Diaclone in Dengeki Hobby, translated at Soundwave's Oblivion
References
[edit]- ↑ Japanese patent for Metal Jack armor combination system
- ↑ Japanese patent for Metal Jack Hyper Red Jack Armor
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Interview on Transformers: Zone in Takara SF Land Evolution, p 90
- ↑ Japanese patent for Aquaroid jellyfish
- ↑ Japanese patent for Beyblade launcher
