is a Japanese anime character designer, illustrator and manga artist. Mostly active during the 1980s, during that decade he rose to prominence and is considered one of the top character designers of his time. He graduated from Keio University, and attended the university in the same years as Macross creator Shōji Kawamori and screenwriter Hiroshi Ōnogi. He joined the animation studio Artland while attending school, and was character designer in several anime series, including The Super Dimension Fortress Macross, Macross 7, Gunbuster and Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress. Anime works Listed in alphabetical order. Aquarian Age the Movie (character designer) Astro Boy (1980 TV series) (in-between animation, key animation) Blue Remains (character designer) Delpower X Bakuhatsu Miracle Genki! (Character Design) Gandalla: King of the Burning Desert (character designer) Gunbuster (character designer) Gundam Neo Experience 0087: Green Divers (character designer), Hi-Speed Jecy (character designer) Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress (original character designer) Macross 7 (character designer, Ending Animation) Macross 7: The Galaxy's Calling Me! (character designer) Macross Dynamite 7 (character designer) Megazone 23 (guest character designer (Eve Tokimatsuri)) Megazone 23, Part II (guest character designer (Eve Tokimatsuri)) Megazone 23, Part III (guest character designer (Eve Tokimatsuri)) Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket (character designer) Rayca (character designer) Salamander (character designer) Super Dimension Century Orguss (character designer, animation director) Super Dimension Century Orguss 02 (character designer) Talking Head (film) (character design) The Super Dimension Fortress Macross (character designer, character animation director) Macross: Do You Remember Love? (character designer, animation director) The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Flash Back 2012 (character designer, animation director) Super Dimensional Fortress Macross II: Lovers Again (character designer) Tottoi (Character Design) Tōi Umi kara Kita Coo (Character Design) Tytania (Character Designer) Games Aisle Lord -- Mega-CD (character designer) Dogu Senki -- Dreamcast (character designer) FZ Axis -- Mega Drive (character designer) The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Scrambled Valkyrie -- Super Famicom (character designer) Khamrai -- PlayStation (character designer) Macross VF-X—PlayStation (character designer) Macross VF-X2—PlayStation (character designer) Quo Vadis -- Sega Saturn, PlayStation (character designer) Quovadis 2—Sega Saturn (character designer) Record of Lodoss War: Advent of Kardis—Dreamcast (cover illustration) A Sherd of Youthful Memories—PlayStation (character designer) The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love? (game)—Sega Saturn, PlayStation (character designer) Top o Nerae!—PlayStation 2 (character designer) The Super Dimension Fortress Macross (game) -- PlayStation 2 (character designer) Macross Ace Frontier -- PlayStation Portable (character designer) Artbooks and collections