Hiroyuki Hataike
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Takehiko Itō (伊東岳彦 Itō Takehiko),[1] pen name Hiroyuki Hataike (幡池裕行 Hataike Hiroyuki), is a prolific Japanese comic artist and mechanical designer who has contributed to a variety of prominent sci-fi projects such as Gunbuster and Patlabor, but is probably best known for his creator-owned work Outlaw Star. In the world of Transformers, he is best known as the man who designed "Planet-Robot," the earliest known draft of the concept that would become Unicron.[2] Before working on the Transformers brand proper, he provided TakaraTomy with illustration work for the pre-Transformer franchise Diaclone.
References
- ↑ The draft of Haō Taikei Ryū Knight first issue from V Jump.
- ↑ Page 113, TAKARA SF Land Great Complete Works, 1999 Nov 25, Kodansha ISBN 4-06-330086-2
External Links
- Takehiko Itō at Wikipedia
- Takehiko Itō at Japanese Wikipedia
- Itō's Anime News Network profile
- Internet Movie Database profile

