is a Japanese

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mecha designer, storyboard artist, and director. He worked on anime such as Cybernetics Guardian, '' M.D. Geist'', ''

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Career

He also designed the robot in ''Gunbuster''. He directed '' Burst Angel'' and the second through fourth seasons of ''

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'' anime series. His mecha design is known for mixing mechanical and biological elements together. He also did art for the American produced MD Geist comic series produced by

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Filmography

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* * 1962 births Living people Anime character designers Anime directors Mechanical designers (mecha) People from Aichi Prefecture {{Anime-bio-stub