Kazutami Abiko
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Kazutami Yasuhiko (安彦一民 Yasuhiko Kazutami)[1] (born February 28, 1971) was a designer at Takara from about 1998 to 2009.
Known design projects
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- Base molds for the entire assortment:
TF AS-01 (Wave 1)
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TF AS-02 (Wave 2)
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TF AS-03 (Wave 3) |  |
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Notes
- Yasuhiko designed a Choro-Q Robo version of Ultra Magnus, but it was not released.[2]
- While Yasuhiko never worked on a mainline Transformers series, he contributed to Neo Henshin Cyborg, Henshin Cyborg 99, the reissue Microman line, SCF Takara SF Land, and COOLGIRL.[3] He's also credited as an author on the 2004 Microman Style MOOK,[4] and was involved with Takara's development of the Jikuu Keisatsu Wecker Signa tokusatsu series and merchandise.[5]
- At some point he left Takara and joined MegaHouse, a subsidiary of Bandai. He has designed retro-inspired pieces for Kamen Rider[6] and Gundam,[7] but also more modern figures based on SSSS.Gridman.[8][9]
References
- ↑ His name has never been officially rendered in English; this is a best guess based on automatic translation.
- ↑ Patent for Choro-Q Ultra Magnus in the online database of the Japan Patent Office
- ↑ Interview with Yasuhiko at the website of Takara's hobby department (archived)
- ↑ Amazon Japan listing for Microman Style
- ↑ Wecker Signa at Japanese Wikipedia
- ↑ https://akiba-souken.com/article/40457/
- ↑ https://akiba-souken.com/article/54239/
- ↑ https://simpleformup.up.seesaa.net/image/ACTI-BUILDER-GRIDMAN.html
- ↑ "現アクティビルダー担当の安彦一民さんは90年代にタカラでミクロマン復刻を指揮されてた方。イベントで握手してもらいつつ「M-102ジャック（靴版）が思い入れ強いので復刻してほしいです！」とお伝えした記憶…「あれねー。どうしようかｗ」と横のスタッフさんにフッてはったけど結局実現せず"—VMX, Twitter, 2018/11/25
