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Latest revision as of 12:41, 14 May 2026
Takashi Kunihiro (國弘高史, sometimes 国広高史 or 国弘高史, Kunihiro Takashi) is a veteran designer in TakaraTomy's Transformers product team. He joined Takara in 1984 and joined the Transformers staff during the period when they were designing the toys introduced in the 1986 animated movie and Season 3 of the television series. In addition to Transformers, he was responsible for the main characters of Brave series figures from Exkaiser to GaoGaiGar, which have subsequently influenced the designs of modern Transformers.
Known design projects
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Generation 1
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2010 / Scramble City
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The Headmasters
[edit]- Brainstorm with Arcana
- Chromedome with Stylor
- Hardhead with Duros
- Highbrow with Gort
- Sixshot
- Snapdragon with Krunk
Super-God Masterforce
[edit]- Guzzle / Cindersaur
- Hardspark / Guzzle
- Hotspark / Sizzle
- Javil / Sparkstalker
- Sizzle / Flamefeather
- Wildspark / Fizzle
- Sparkdash / Firecon mechanism
- Overlord
Victory
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Zone
[edit]- Missile Bull / Roughstuff
- Roadjet / Overload
Return of Convoy
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The Transformers
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TakaraTomy did not release the following items domestically:
Small Targetmasters
- Needlenose with Zigzag and Sunbeam
- Quake with Tiptop and Heater
- Spinister with Singe and Hairsplitter
Beast Wars
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Beast Wars II
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Beast Wars Neo
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Beast Machines
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Car Robots / Robots in Disguise
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Armada
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- Adventure Mini-Con Team
(Dune Runner, Iceberg, and Ransack) - Blurr with Incinerator
- Hoist with Refute
- Megatron with Leader-1
- Scavenger with Rollbar
- Sea Mini-Con Team
(Oceanglide, Stormcloud, and Waterlog) - Sideways with Crosswise and Rook
- Street Action Mini-Con Team (with Hideaki Yoke)
(High Wire, Grindor, and Sureshock) - Tidal Wave with Ramjet
Transformers Go-Bots
[edit]Basics
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Energon
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- Combat Class
- Mega Class
- Super Class
- Supreme
Alternators
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Cybertron
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- Basic Class
- Recon Mini-Con Team
(Jolt, Six-Speed, and Reverb)
- Deluxe Class
- Voyager Class
- Leobreaker
- Scattorshot (Cybertron Defense)
- Vector Prime with Safeguard
- Ultra Class
- Leader Class
- Supreme Class
Beast Wars 10th Anniversary
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Classics
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- Basic Class
- Deluxe Class
- Astrotrain (with Don Figueroa)
- Voyager Class
Transformers (2007)
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- Real Gear Robots
- Deluxe Class
- Voyager Class
- Leader Class
Animated
[edit]- Deluxe Class
- Voyager Class
Universe (2008)
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- Deluxe Class
- Cyclonus with Nightstick (with Don Figueroa and Bill Rawley)
- Ultra Class
- Onslaught (with Bill Rawley)
- Silverbolt (with Bill Rawley)
Revenge of the Fallen
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- Deluxe Class
- Voyager Class
- Leader Class
Power Core Combiners
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Generations (2010)
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Dark of the Moon
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Robo Power Bash Bots
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Prime
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- Robots in Disguise
Generations (2012-)
[edit]Fall of Cybertron
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- Deluxe Class
- Voyager Class
Thrilling 30
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Combiner Wars
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Titans Return
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Power of the Primes
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Studio Series
[edit]- Transformers (2007) Autobot Ratchet
- Revenge of the Fallen Megatron
- Transformers (2007) Decepticon Blackout
- Revenge of the Fallen Jolt
- Revenge of the Fallen Sideways
- Dark of the Moon Bumblebee
- Rise of the Beasts Freezer
- Rise of the Beasts Scourge
- Rise of the Beasts Rhinox
- Rise of the Beasts Scorponok
- Bumblebee Concept Art Sunstreaker
- Bumblebee Starscream
- Bumblebee Thrust
- Bumblebee Thundercracker
- Bumblebee Skywarp
- Transformers One Sentinel Prime
- Dark of the Moon "Wheeljack (Que)"
- Age of Extinction Concept Art KSI Widow
- Transformers One Starscream
- The Last Knight Barricade
Studio Series 86
[edit]Gamer Edition
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War for Cybertron: Siege
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War for Cybertron: Kingdom
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HasLab
[edit]Buzzworthy Bumblebee
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Legacy
[edit]- Kickback
- "A Hero is Born" 2-Pack (Orion Pax and Alpha Trion w/ Vector Sigma)
Legacy: Evolution
[edit]- Armada Universe Hot Shot
- Animated Universe Prowl
- Armada Universe Powerlinx Hot Shot / Armada Universe Jolt (Hot Shot only)
Pre-Cybertronian War
[edit]Legacy: United
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- Beast Wars II Universe Tasmania Kid
- Rescue Bots Universe Autobot Chase
- Cyberverse Universe Chromia
- Prime Universe Cliffjumper
Age of the Primes
[edit]Timelines (2025)
[edit]- Age of Samurai Optimus Prime / Age of Samurai Starscream
- Age of Samurai Bumblebee / Age of Samurai Megatron
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Masterpiece Movie Series
[edit]Retro
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Gallery
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Notes
[edit]- Considering his pedigree with creating robots with super modes (from Transformers to the Brave series), he seems to be one of Takara's go-to talents when it comes to designing them
- Fellow TakaraTomy designers Shogo Hasui and Hisashi Yuki jokingly commented on Kunihiro's difficulties in designing the Revenge of the Fallen Leader class Optimus Prime and Jetfire toys. Yuki revealed that Kunihiro had problems reserving space for the electronics whilst maintaining on-screen accuracy, while Hasui joked that Kunihiro was "looking paralyzed" when he saw he had to make the two toys combine as well.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 TakaraTomy designer interview in Transformers Generations 2021 Translated interview on TFW2005.com
- ↑ Grandus design patent
- ↑ The Bash Bots patent lists Kunihiro as the designer for Bumblebee and Starscream. It's possible he designed Megatron and Optimus Prime as well.
- ↑ August 16, 2022's Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae, Delaney Norris, Sam Smith, Evan Brooks, Isabella Weiss, and Mark Maher.
- ↑ TakaraTomy designer interview in Transformers Generations 2009 Vol. 3 Translated interview on TFW2005.com
External links
[edit]Categories:
- Pages with image sizes containing extra px
- Creator stub
- Aligned designers
- Beast Era designers
- Classics designers
- Dark of the Moon designers
- Generation 1 designers
- Generations designers
- Masterpiece designers
- Movie designers
- One designers
- Revenge of the Fallen designers
- Rise of the Beasts designers
- Robots in Disguise (2001) designers
- TakaraTomy designers
- Unicron Trilogy designers
- Universe (2008) designers
- Hall of Fame creators
