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'''Mika Akitaka''' (明貴 美加) is a Japanese mechanical designer probably best known for his work on the ''{{w|Gundam}}'' giga-franchise, particularly critical darlings like ''{{w|Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket|War in the Pocket}}'' and ''{{w|Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory|Stardust Memory}}''. He briefly worked as a toy designer for [[TakaraTomy]] on the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|original Generation 1 franchise]] before being snapped up by competitor {{w|Bandai}}. | '''Mika Akitaka''' (明貴 美加 ''Akitaka Mika'') is a Japanese mechanical designer probably best known for his work on the ''{{w|Gundam}}'' giga-franchise, particularly critical darlings like ''{{w|Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket|War in the Pocket}}'' and ''{{w|Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory|Stardust Memory}}''. He briefly worked as a toy designer for [[TakaraTomy]] on the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|original Generation 1 franchise]] before being snapped up by competitor {{w|Bandai}} after the commercial success of his designs caught their attention, [[Predaking (G1)#Notes|perhaps a little too well]]. | ||
==Known ''Transformers'' design work== | ==Known ''Transformers'' design work== | ||
===''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]''=== | ===''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]''=== | ||
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width=" | [[File:G1 Predaking toy.jpg|thumb|Predaking]] | ||
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Predacon (G1)#Toys|Predacons]]'''</u> | |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Predacon (G1)#Toys|Predacons]]'''</u> | ||
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{{Bp-d1|[[Predaking (G1)#Toys|Predaking]]}} | {{Bp-d1|[[Predaking (G1)#Toys|Predaking]]}} | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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===Interviews=== | ===Interviews=== | ||
*[[1998]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20100724062955/http://www.ex.org/ex/3.4/09-feature_akitaka2.html Interview] with Akitaka conducted at Anime Expo 1998 touching on his time at Takara recorded at anime fan site ''EX'' (archived) | *[[1998]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20100724062955/http://www.ex.org/ex/3.4/09-feature_akitaka2.html Interview] with Akitaka conducted at Anime Expo 1998 touching on his time at Takara, recorded at anime fan site ''EX'' (archived) | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Akitaka, Mika}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Akitaka, Mika}} | ||
[[Category:Generation 1 designers]] | [[Category:Generation 1 designers]] | ||
[[Category:TakaraTomy designers]] | [[Category:TakaraTomy designers]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:05, 11 March 2025
Mika Akitaka (明貴 美加 Akitaka Mika) is a Japanese mechanical designer probably best known for his work on the Gundam giga-franchise, particularly critical darlings like War in the Pocket and Stardust Memory. He briefly worked as a toy designer for TakaraTomy on the original Generation 1 franchise before being snapped up by competitor Bandai after the commercial success of his designs caught their attention, perhaps a little too well.
Known Transformers design work
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