Shoji Kawamori

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Shoji Kawamori (河森正治 Kawamori Shōji, born February 2, 1960), is a renowned Japanese anime creator and designer, having created or co-created such notable series as The Vision of Escaflowne, Earth Girl Arjuna, Genesis of Aquarion, and nearly every chapter of the Macross series. He is also an accomplished mecha designer — projects featuring his designs range from 1983's Crusher Joe to 2005's Eureka Seven. His projects are usually noted to contain strong themes of love, war, spirituality or mysticism, and ecological concern. He occasionally used the alias Eiji Kurokawa (黒河影次 Kurokawa Eiji) early in his career.

In 2001, he brought his mecha design talent to real-life projects when he designed a variant of the Sony AIBO robotic dog, the ERS-220. [1] He also helped to design various toys for the Takara toyline Diaclone in the early 1980s, many of which were later incorporated into the Transformers toyline. Over 20 years later, he returned to Transformers by designing both the Hybrid Style Convoy and the Masterpiece version of Starscream for Takara.

1 Videography
2 External links

[edit] Videography

[edit] Macross

The Super Dimension Fortress Macross - Original Creator, Production Supervisor, Mechanical Design
The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love? - Original Creator, Director, Mechanical Design, Series Script Supervisor
The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Flash Back 2012 - Original Creator, Executive Director, Compilation, Mechanical Design
Macross Plus - Original Creator, Executive Director, Writer, Mechanical Design
Macross 7 - Original Creator, Writer, Supervisor, Mechanical Designer
Macross Dynamite 7 - Original Creator, Series Script Supervisor, Mechanical Designer, Ending Photography
Macross Zero - Original Creator, Director, Writer, Mechanical Designer

Note: The Super Dimension Fortress Macross II: Lovers, Again is the only animated Macross project in which Kawamori had no involvement.

[edit] Other Anime

Future GPX Cyber Formula series - Machine Design
The Vision of Escaflowne - Original Creator, Series Script Supervisor
Escaflowne: A Girl in Gaea - Original Creator
Spring and Chaos - Director, Screenplay
Earth Girl Arjuna - Original Creator, Director, Series Script Supervisor
The Daichis - Earth Defence Family - Original Creator, Series Planner
Genesis of Aquarion - Original Creator, Director, Series Script Supervisor, Aquarion Design
Eureka Seven - Main Mechanical Design
KISS DUM -ENGAGE Planet- - Main Mechanical Design

[edit] Movie (not anime)

GUNHED - Mechanical Design

[edit] Video Games

Tech Romancer Mechanical Design, Original Concept
Omega Boost - Mechanical Design Advisor, Supervisor, Mechanical/Costume Designer, Opening/Ending Movie Director
Armored Core: Project Phantasma - Mechanic Designer
Armored Core: Master of Arena - Mechanic Designer
Armored Core 2 - Mechanic Concept Designer
Armored Core 2: Another Age - Mechanic Concept Designer
Armored Core 3 - Mechanic Concept Designer
Silent Line: Armored Core - Mechanic Concept Designer
Armored Core: Nexus - Mechanic Concept Designer