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[[File:Studio Nue mascot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.9|The titular "{{w|nue}}" that acts as the studio mascot. You'll just have to trust us this thing is a folkloric Japanese ghoulie and not a Minion.]]
[[File:Studio Nue mascot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.9|The titular "{{w|nue}}" that acts as the studio mascot. You'll just have to trust us this thing is a folkloric Japanese ghoulie and not a Minion.]]
'''Studio Nue, Inc.''' is a Japanese design studio with a brief but pivotal relationship to the ''Transformers'' brand. Founded by four art students in [[1972]] as "'''Crystal Art Studio'''," the group has a long, loooong history in Japanese science fiction and sci-fi animation in particular, playing a pivotal role in productions like ''{{w|Space Battleship Yamato}}'', the original ''{{w|Mobile Suit Gundam}}'', ''{{w|Gunbuster}}'', and their true claim to fame: being the driving force behind the entirety of the behemoth ''[[Super Dimension Fortress Macross|Macross]]'' franchise.  
'''Studio Nue, Inc.''' is a Japanese design studio with a brief but pivotal relationship to the ''Transformers'' brand. Founded by four art students in [[1972]] as "'''Crystal Art Studio'''," the group has a long, loooong history in Japanese science fiction and sci-fi animation in particular, playing a significant role in seminal productions like ''{{w|Space Battleship Yamato}}'', the original ''{{w|Mobile Suit Gundam}}'', ''{{w|Gunbuster}}'', and their true claim to fame: being the driving force behind the entirety of the behemoth ''[[Super Dimension Fortress Macross|Macross]]'' franchise.  


In [[1979]], Studio Nue took an unusual gig from toy company [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] to provide concept work for their new piloted mecha toyline "''[[Diaclone]]''," leading to them having a hand in wide swathes of the toys subsequently repurposed for the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original Generation 1 toyline]] including [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] himself, the [[Autobot Cars]], the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], and many more, in addition to the one-off [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] via the aforementioned ''Macross''.
In [[1979]], Studio Nue took an unusual gig from toy company [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] to provide concept work for their new piloted mecha toyline "''[[Diaclone]]''," leading to them having a hand in wide swathes of the toys subsequently repurposed for the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original Generation 1 toyline]] including [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] himself, the [[Autobot Cars]], the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], and many more, in addition to the one-off [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] via the aforementioned ''Macross''.

Latest revision as of 04:39, 27 September 2024

The titular "nue" that acts as the studio mascot. You'll just have to trust us this thing is a folkloric Japanese ghoulie and not a Minion.

Studio Nue, Inc. is a Japanese design studio with a brief but pivotal relationship to the Transformers brand. Founded by four art students in 1972 as "Crystal Art Studio," the group has a long, loooong history in Japanese science fiction and sci-fi animation in particular, playing a significant role in seminal productions like Space Battleship Yamato, the original Mobile Suit Gundam, Gunbuster, and their true claim to fame: being the driving force behind the entirety of the behemoth Macross franchise.

In 1979, Studio Nue took an unusual gig from toy company Takara to provide concept work for their new piloted mecha toyline "Diaclone," leading to them having a hand in wide swathes of the toys subsequently repurposed for the original Generation 1 toyline including Optimus Prime himself, the Autobot Cars, the Dinobots, and many more, in addition to the one-off Jetfire via the aforementioned Macross.

Specific Studio Nue members known to have worked on Transformers-related projects include:

Known design work upstream of Transformers

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