Shinji Aramaki

Shinji Aramaki (荒牧 伸志 Aramaki Shinji), born October 2, 1960, is a veteran Japanese mecha designer and animation director. Currently considered a leading figure in Japanese 3DCG animation, his primary claim to fame is as the director of the Appleseed film franchise, but his lengthy career includes mech design for productions such as the M. A. S. K. franchise and Genesis Climber MOSPEADA, also known as the third season of Jetfire's old nemesis Robotech. In Transformers, he designed several Microchange toys that would eventually become Transformers, as well as the pre-Transformer versions of the Deluxe Insecticons.

Known Transformers design work

Generation 1

At TakaraTomy

• Soundwave
• Laserbeak
• Frenzy
• Rumble
• Reflector (Spectro, Spyglass, and Viewfinder)
• Perceptor

At Artmic

• Venom
• Barrage
• Chop Shop
• Ransack

Notes

• It is possible (but unconfirmed) that Aramaki also designed Armada Perceptor, as Aaron Archer has stated he named the Mini-Con combiner in honor of the fact the man who designed him had also designed the original Perceptor. It's more likely that Archer was referring to Hideaki Yoke, but, again, there's no confirmation either way.

External links

• Shinji Aramaki at Wikipedia