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Yuichiro Hira (平雄一郎 Hira Yuichiro) was a Transformers designer at Takara from the end of Beast Wars to the beginning of Energon. He eventually moved into upper-level TakaraTomy management.^[1]

Known Transformers work

Cartoon production

Beast Wars Returns (Executive Producer)
Galaxy Force (planning)
Transformers Animated

Toy design

Beast Wars

Basic Class

Sonar
Spittor (Transmetals 2)
Stinkbomb

Deluxe Class

Cheetor (Transmetals 2)
Iguanus (Transmetals 2)
Jawbreaker
Prowl (Transmetals 2)
Ramulus

Mega Class

Blackarachnia (Transmetals 2)
Cybershark (Transmetals 2)

Ultra Class

Megatron (Transmetals 2)
Tigerhawk

Beast Machines

Basic Class

Deluxe Class

Mega Class

Ultra Class

Nightscream

Supreme Class

Mutant Beast Wars

Deluxe Class

Poison Bite

Car Robots/Robots in Disguise (2001)

Team Bullet Train

Rail Racer
(Midnight Express, Railspike, and Rapid Run)

1-2-3 Transformers

Ultra

Rescue Roy

Armada

Mini-Con Class

Destruction Mini-Con Team
(Buzzsaw, Drill Bit, Dualor)

Super-Con Class

Roleplay Triple Changer

Laserbeak

Playskool Big Adventures

Ultra

Aerobot

Transformers Go-Bots

Deluxe

Speed-Bot II / Mirage-Bot

Energon

Energon Class

Battle Ravage

Notes

Hira's earliest sign of working for Takara is a 1993 patent for a game that seemed to be a cross between Tiddlywinks and Pogs.^[2]
He may have been the lead on Takara's Webdiver series. He designed the main robot Gladion, worked on other toys in the line, and appears on 3 patents relating to Gladion's internal video game system.
His transition to management occurred around 2004, as he was given an Executive Producer credit on Beast Wars Returns and an executive-level "planning" credit in the Japanese version of the Cybertron anime. He would receive similar high-level credits on the Japanese version of Transformers Animated, as well as Takara's home-grown shows Ryukendo, Metal Fight Beyblade, Rescue Fire, and most recently Cap Kakumei Bottleman.

References

↑ 2015 press release noting Hira moving from Deputy Head of Global Business Division to Head of Global Business Division. https://www.takaratomy.co.jp/english/ir/financial/pdf/150714p_en.pdf
↑ https://www.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp/c1800/PU/JP-H07-116291/2E46558689E545EF1934588E68B2723E2DDAF5CB6AB6F2AC36579F022F954A65/11/ja

[1] 2015 press release noting Hira moving from Deputy Head of Global Business Division to Head of Global Business Division. https://www.takaratomy.co.jp/english/ir/financial/pdf/150714p_en.pdf

[2] ttps://www.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp/c1800/PU/JP-H07-116291/2E46558689E545EF1934588E68B2723E2DDAF5CB6AB6F2AC36579F022F954A65/11/ja

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 '''Yuichiro Hira''' (平雄一郎 ''Hira Yuichiro'') was a ''Transformers'' designer at [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] from the end of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' to the beginning of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]''. He eventually moved into upper-level TakaraTomy management.<ref>2015 press release noting Hira moving from Deputy Head of Global Business Division to Head of Global Business Division. https://www.takaratomy.co.jp/english/ir/financial/pdf/150714p_en.pdf</ref>
-==Known design projects==
+==Known ''Transformers'' work==
-===Beast Wars===
+===Cartoon production===
+*''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)#Japanese release|Beast Wars Returns]]'' (Executive Producer)
+*''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Galaxy Force]]'' (planning)
+*''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)#Japanese release|Transformers Animated]]''
+{{-}}
+===Toy design===
+====Beast Wars====
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 [[Category:Beast Era designers]]
+[[Category:Producers]]
 [[Category:TakaraTomy designers]]
 [[Category:Unicron Trilogy designers]]

Yuichiro Hira: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 17:10, 6 June 2023

Contents

Known Transformers work

Cartoon production

Toy design

Beast Wars

Beast Machines

Mutant Beast Wars

Car Robots/Robots in Disguise (2001)

1-2-3 Transformers

Armada

Playskool Big Adventures

Transformers Go-Bots

Energon

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References

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