Hisao Nishimoto
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Hisao "Curly" Nishimoto (西本尚央) is the TakaraTomy designer responsible for much of the Cyberverse toyline and various other funny little guys. Before joining the Transformers team, he was part of TakaraTomy's Beyblade division. He has incredible hair.
Known design work
Transformers (2010)
- Reveal the Shield Deluxe Class Optimus Prime (his first Transformers design)
Dark of the Moon
- Pretty much the entire Cyberverse assortment.
Bot Shots
Angry Birds Transformers
Unite Warriors
Robots in Disguise (2015)
Masterpiece Movie Series
Known convention appearances
Notes
- Nishimoto personally wrote a congratulatory letter to ten victors of the Lucky Draw contest for Tritanium Bumblebee, each including an adorable portrait of his signature Cyberverse Legion Bumblebee figure.
External links
- Report on the 2015 Transformers Expo Taipei with Nishimoto as a guest of honor at Seibertron.com
- Report on Nishimoto's presentation at the 2015 Transformers Expo by the GJ Dream blog (Chinese)
- Report on a 2019 Masterpiece Movie Series presentation in Shanghai with Takashi Kunihiro at chohenken.com, a Japanese fan blog
Interviews
- November 16, 2011 "TRANSFORMERS: Interview with the Designers" feature on the TakaraTomy YouTube page, with Hironori Kobayashi and Hisashi Yuki (Japanese, subtitled)
