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[[Image:Kawamori.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Affectionately nicknamed | [[Image:Kawamori.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Affectionately nicknamed "Holy Floating Head" by western fans. I do not know why.]] | ||
'''Shoji Kawamori''' (河森正治 ''Kawamori Shōji'') is a renowned Japanese mechanical designer. He was born February 2, 1960, in Toyama Prefecture. | '''Shoji Kawamori''' (河森正治 ''Kawamori Shōji'') is a renowned Japanese mechanical designer. He was born February 2, 1960, in Toyama Prefecture. | ||
He was one of the designers working for Takara on Diaclone and is known to have | He was one of the designers working for Takara on Diaclone and is known to have contributed to the design of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Battle Convoy]] amongst others. However, he is most famous for having designed the transforming VF-1 Valkyrie fighter jet/mecha for the series [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Super_Dimension_Fortress_Macross Super Dimensional Fortress Macross]. A toy version of the Valkyrie was later used as the Transformer [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]. | ||
Recently he has returned to the Transformers | Recently he has returned to the Transformers franchise, supervising the design of a new G1 Optimus Prime toy for Takara's ''Transformers Hybrid Style'' line, and a highly detailed [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] for the ''Masterpiece'' line. | ||
[[Category:Designers|Kawamori Shoji]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div> | [[Category:Designers|Kawamori Shoji]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div> | ||
Revision as of 19:15, 10 November 2006
Shoji Kawamori (河森正治 Kawamori Shōji) is a renowned Japanese mechanical designer. He was born February 2, 1960, in Toyama Prefecture.
He was one of the designers working for Takara on Diaclone and is known to have contributed to the design of Battle Convoy amongst others. However, he is most famous for having designed the transforming VF-1 Valkyrie fighter jet/mecha for the series Super Dimensional Fortress Macross. A toy version of the Valkyrie was later used as the Transformer Jetfire.
Recently he has returned to the Transformers franchise, supervising the design of a new G1 Optimus Prime toy for Takara's Transformers Hybrid Style line, and a highly detailed Starscream for the Masterpiece line.
