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.
Known design projects
[edit]Notes
[edit]- Reportedly Itō suggested using redecoes of the spherical Micro Change "Meteor Robo" toys as asteroids for Unicron in brainstorming sessions.[3] While this never came to pass with the cancellation of Unicron's own Generation 1 toy, it may have influenced some things...
External links
[edit]- Takehiko Itō at Wikipedia
- Takehiko Itō at Japanese Wikipedia
- Itō's Anime News Network profile
- Internet Movie Database profile
References
[edit]- ↑ 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
- ↑ Transformers Generations Deluxe, p.113
