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[[File:KojinOnoPhoto.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|If it weren't for this guy, [[Fandom|we]] wouldn't even be [[Main Page|here]].]]
[[File:KojinOnoPhoto.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|If it weren't for this guy, [[Fandom|we]] wouldn't even be [[Main Page|here]].]]


'''Kōjin Ōno''' (大野 光仁 ''Ōno Kōjin'') is a [[TakaraTomy]] employee born on [[May 11]], [[1959]] in [[Tokyo]]. He worked for Takara for several decades prior to the merger with Tomy. Ōno was one of the main designers for the ''[[Microman]]'' and ''[[Diaclone]]'' toylines, and designed many of the [[toy]]s that were later licensed to [[Hasbro]] and repurposed as the first ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Transformers]]'' toys ever. His name is sometimes transliterated as "'''Koujin Ohno'''" or "'''Kohjin Ohno'''".
'''Kōjin Ōno''' (大野 光仁 ''Ōno Kōjin'') is a [[TakaraTomy]] employee born on [[May 11]], [[1959]] in [[Tokyo]]. He worked for Takara for several decades prior to the merger with Tomy. Ōno was one of the main designers for the ''[[Microman]]'' and ''[[Diaclone]]'' toylines, and designed many of the [[toy]]s that were later licensed to [[Hasbro]] and repurposed as the first ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Transformers]]'' toys. His name is sometimes transliterated as "'''Koujin Ohno'''" or "'''Kohjin Ohno'''".


Among Ōno's designs were the first "car to robot transforming toy", the toy that later became the [[Autobot]] [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys|Sunstreaker]], and the former largest ''Transformers'' toy ever, [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/toys|Fortress Maximus]]. Later Ōno played a key role in the introduction of the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' toy line to the Japanese market and designed toys for both the [[Movie (toyline)|2007 live-action movie line]] and its successor, ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''.
Among Ōno's designs were the first "car to robot transforming toy", the toy that later became the [[Autobot]] [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys|Sunstreaker]], and the former largest ''Transformers'' toy ever, [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/toys|Fortress Maximus]]. Later Ōno played a key role in the introduction of the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' toy line to the Japanese market and designed toys for both the [[Movie (toyline)|2007 live-action movie line]] and its successor, ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''.

Revision as of 14:25, 25 March 2018

If it weren't for this guy, we wouldn't even be here.

Kōjin Ōno (大野 光仁 Ōno Kōjin) is a TakaraTomy employee born on May 11, 1959 in Tokyo. He worked for Takara for several decades prior to the merger with Tomy. Ōno was one of the main designers for the Microman and Diaclone toylines, and designed many of the toys that were later licensed to Hasbro and repurposed as the first Transformers toys. His name is sometimes transliterated as "Koujin Ohno" or "Kohjin Ohno".

Among Ōno's designs were the first "car to robot transforming toy", the toy that later became the Autobot Sunstreaker, and the former largest Transformers toy ever, Fortress Maximus. Later Ōno played a key role in the introduction of the Beast Wars toy line to the Japanese market and designed toys for both the 2007 live-action movie line and its successor, Revenge of the Fallen.

Toys that Kōjin Ōno is known to have had a hand in designing

Generation 1

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