Yutaka Izubuchi

is a Japanese anime mecha and character designer, anime director, illustrator and manga artist. He was born in Tokyo, Japan and grew up in Yokohama.

Izubuchi is also known for his manga and illustrations, but most of his fame comes from his design work. He mainly designs robots and other mecha in anime works, while he designs characters and creatures in Tokusatsu productions. He is also interested in dress design, especially German military uniforms, and by extension European armor. This influence is also evident in the design of mecha and the costumes of the characters.

Biography When Izubuchi was in nursery school, the Japanese TV anime series Astro Boy began airing.

Not just limited to anime, he also branched out into Tokusatsu shows in Toei's Super Sentai Series, designing characters and costumes for creatures and villains. The design of the Predator in the Hollywood film Predator was adapted from the design of the villainous Adjutant Booba in Dengeki Sentai Changeman, which was designed by Izubuchi. The designer directly told Izubuchi that he had imitated his design. He and president Masahiko Minami created a new fictional world and historical background in order to make it Bones' own IP (intellectual property) work. Copyright holder)

Web animation Japan Animator Expo 33 "Ragnarok" Hello from the Countries of the World (2015) (Robot design) Japan Animator Expo extra "Mobile Police Patlabor Reboot" (2016) (Mecha design, Supervisor, Copyright holder)

Live-action films The Red Spectacles (Kerberos saga) (1987) (Protect Gear design) Cutie Honey (2004) (Character design) Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean (2005) (Costume design) Kamen Rider: The First (2005) (Refined character design) Kamen Rider The Next (2007) (Refined character design) Shin Godzilla (2016) (Design Works) Shin Kamen Rider (2023) (Character design)

Tokusatsu Kagaku Sentai Dynaman (1983) (Character design) Choudenshi Bioman (1984) (Character design) Dengeki Sentai Changeman (1985) (Character design) Choushinsei Flashman (1986) (Character design) Kamen Rider Agito (2001) (Character design) Cutie Honey: The Live (2007) (Character design) Kamen Rider Decade (2009) (Character design) Kamen Rider OOO (2010) (Character design) Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters (2012) (Character design) Kamen Rider Zi-O (2018) (Character design)

Video games Velldeselba Senki (1997) (Character design) Panzer Front bis (2011) (Supervisor) Soulcalibur IV (2008) (Character design)

Manga Rune Masquer (1988-?, 2009-?) (Manga writing) 8 Man (1994) (Refined character design) Junk: Record of the Last Hero (2004-2007) (Costume design)

Novels Record of Lodoss War'' (1988-1995) (Illustrations)

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