YÅ«ya ÅŒnishi

Yūya Ōnishi (大西裕弥 Ōnishi Yūya) is the current Designer Team Leader of TakaraTomy's Transformers product team. He joined Takara in 2011.

Known design projects

• The Becool toyline

Prime

Beast Hunters

Go!

• Kenzan

Age of Extinction

• Crosshairs (Deluxe Class)
• Drift (Deluxe Class)
• Bumblebee (Deluxe Class)

Robots in Disguise (2015)

• Bumblebee (Warrior Class)
• Megatronus (Mega 5-Step Changer)

Generations

Thrilling 30

• Starscream & Waspinator
• Tankor
• Brainstorm

Combiner Wars

• Groove (Legends Class)

Titans Return

• Firedrive & Autobot Hot Rod
• Flintlock & Sergeant Kup

Power of the Primes

• Punch-Counterpunch

Studio Series

• 32 Optimus Prime (Transformers)
• 35 Jetfire
• 38 Optimus Prime (Bumblebee)
• 44 Optimus Prime (Dark of the Moon)
• 57 Offroad Bumblebee
• 81 Wheeljack
• 90 Galvatron
• 97 Airazor
• 99 Battletrap

Studio Series '86

• 86-04 Autobot Hot Rod

Cyber Series

• Optimus Prime (Cyber Commander)

War for Cybertron: Siege

• Optimus Prime
• Starscream

War for Cybertron: Earthrise

• Hoist
• Optimus Prime

War for Cybertron: Kingdom

• Rhinox
• Rodimus Prime
• Airazor
• Skywarp

Legacy

• Prime Universe Bulkhead
• Jhiaxus
• Prime Universe Knock Out

Legacy: Evolution

• Comic Universe Tarn

Buzzworthy Bumblebee

• Origin Autobot Jazz

Masterpiece

• MP-21 Bumble
• MP-28 Hot Rodimus (Vehicle styling)
• MP-53 Skids (with Kōjin Ōno)
• MP-54 Reboost (with Kōjin Ōno)

Masterpiece Movie Series

• MPM-7 Bumblebee Bumblebee

au x Transformers

• INFOBAR Optimus Prime (NISHIKIGOI)
• INFOBAR Optimus Prime (ANNIN)
• INFOBAR Megatron (BUILDING)
• INFOBAR Bumblebee (ICHIMATSU)

Fiction

Legends World

Yūya Ōnishi was among the Transformer toy designers present at the Transformers Celebration 2014, where they handed out autographs. Legends Bonus Vol.

Notes

• Rather fittingly, Yūya Ōnishi was born in the year 1984, the same year the Transformers brand was first launched by Hasbro.
• When designing Transformers toys, Ōnishi makes a point to check out the real life equivalent of the figure's alternate mode for accurate reference, even visiting a zoo if the figure calls for a beast-based alternate mode.
• Ōnishi was personally responsible for the drawer in Kingdom Rodimus Prime's trailer, citing his commitment to accessory storage.

External links

• Translation of an interview with Yūya Ōnishi on TFW2005.com