is a Japanese

anime is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japane ...

character designer,

illustrator An illustrator is an artist who specializes in enhancing writing or elucidating concepts by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text or idea. The illustration may be intended to clarify complicat ...

and

manga artist A is a comic artist who writes and/or illustrates manga. As of 2006, about 3,000 professional manga artists were working in Japan. Most manga artists study at an art college or manga school or take on an apprenticeship with another artist be ...

. 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 , mottoeng = The pen is mightier than the sword , type = Private research coeducational higher education institution , established = 1858 , founder = Yukichi Fukuzawa , endowmen ...

, and attended the university in the same years as ''Macross'' creator

Shōji Kawamori is a Japanese anime creator and producer, screenwriter, visual artist, and mecha designer. He is best known for creating the ''Macross'' mecha anime franchise and the ''Diaclone'' toyline, which were in turn the basis for the ''Robotech'' and ...

and screenwriter

Hiroshi Ōnogi is a Japanese screenwriter and novelist focusing on anime productions. Ōnogi attended Keio University in the same years as ''Macross'' character designer Haruhiko Mikimoto and creator Shōji Kawamori, both of whom he would first collaborate w ...

. He joined the animation studio

Artland is a Japanese animation studio. It has produced numerous noted anime series, including the award-winning ''Mushishi'' and epic ''Legend of the Galactic Heroes''. It is also well known for producing the anime adaptation of '' Katekyō Hitman Re ...

while attending school, and was character designer in several anime series, including ''

The Super Dimension Fortress Macross is an anime television series from 1982. According to story creator Shoji Kawamori, it depicts "a love triangle against the backdrop of great battles" during the first Human-alien war. It is the first part of two franchises: The ''Super D ...

'', ''

Macross 7 is an anime television series. It is a sequel to the show ''The Super Dimension Fortress Macross'' that takes place many years after the events of the first series following a cast of mostly new characters. The show ran from October 16, 1 ...

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Gunbuster ''Gunbuster'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese OVA anime series produced by Bandai, Victor, and Gainax and released from 1988 to 1989. It was the directorial debut of Hideaki Anno, best known as the creator and director of ''Neon Genesis ...

'' and ''

Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress is a Japanese anime television series by Wit Studio. It was broadcast for 12 episodes on Fuji TV's Noitamina programming block from April to June 2016. The series was streamed on Amazon Prime Instant Video service. Two compilation films pr ...

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Anime works

Listed in alphabetical order. *'' Aquarian Age the Movie'' (character designer) *''

Astro Boy (1980 TV series) , sometimes referred to as , is a color remake of the 1960s anime black-and-white series of the same name(s); both series are adapted from the manga series by Osamu Tezuka. This series places more focus on Astro's robotic abilities and ha ...

'' ( in-between animation, key animation) *''

Blue Remains Blue is one of the three primary colours in the RYB colour model (traditional colour theory), as well as in the RGB (additive) colour model. It lies between violet and cyan on the spectrum of visible light. The eye perceives blue when ob ...

'' (character designer) *'' Delpower X Bakuhatsu Miracle Genki!'' (Character Design) *'' Gandalla: King of the Burning Desert'' (character designer) *''

'' (character designer) *'' Gundam Neo Experience 0087: Green Divers'' (character designer), *'' Hi-Speed Jecy'' (character designer) *''

'' (original character designer) *''

'' (character designer, Ending Animation) **''Macross 7: The Galaxy's Calling Me!'' (character designer) **''

Macross Dynamite 7 is an anime television series. It is a sequel to the show ''The Super Dimension Fortress Macross'' that takes place many years after the events of the first series following a cast of mostly new characters. The show ran from October 16, 1 ...

'' (character designer) *''

Megazone 23 is a four-part Japanese cyberpunk original video animation created by Noboru Ishiguro, written by Hiroyuki Hoshiyama and Emu Arii, and directed by Ishiguro, Ichiro Itano, Kenichi Yatagai, and Shinji Aramaki. The series debuted in 1985. It ...

'' (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 Salamanders are a group of amphibians typically characterized by their lizard-like appearance, with slender bodies, blunt snouts, short limbs projecting at right angles to the body, and the presence of a tail in both larvae and adults. All ten ...

'' (character designer) *''

Super Dimension Century Orguss is an anime science fiction series. It inspired an Original Video Animation, OVA sequel series called ''Orguss 02''. ''Orguss'' was the second part of ''The Super Dimension (disambiguation), Super Dimension'' trilogy from Big West Advertising ...

'' (character designer,

animation director An animation director is either the director in charge of all aspects of the animation process during the production of an animated film or television, and animated segment for a live action film or television show, or the animator in charge of co ...

) **''Super Dimension Century Orguss 02'' (character designer) *''

Talking Head (film) is a 1992 live-action film written and directed by Mamoru Oshii. It is a surreal meta-film mystery involving the production of an anime called ''Talking Head''. The film has many references to the anime industry with characters being named afte ...

'' (character design) *''

'' (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 is a 1992 anime film, based on the Italian novel by Gianni Padoan. It was dubbed into English and distributed by Celebrity Home Entertainment in 1993 under the title of "The Secret of the Seal". Plot After his mother's death, Antonio (nickna ...

'' (Character Design) *'' Tōi Umi kara Kita Coo'' (Character Design) *''

Tytania is a Japanese space opera novel series written by Yoshiki Tanaka between 1988 and 2015 and released in five volumes. The series is about people who try to liberate the galaxy from the rule of the Tytania-clan and seek refuge with a rebel forc ...

'' (Character Designer)

Games

*''Aisle Lord'' --

Mega-CD The Sega CD, released as the in most regions outside North America and Brazil, is a CD-ROM accessory for the Sega Genesis produced by Sega as part of the fourth generation of video game consoles. It was released on December 12, 1991, in Jap ...

(character designer) *'' Dogu Senki'' --

Dreamcast The is a home video game console released by Sega on November 27, 1998, in Japan; September 9, 1999, in North America; and October 14, 1999, in Europe. It was the first sixth-generation video game console, preceding Sony's PlayStation 2, N ...

(character designer) *''FZ Axis'' --

Mega Drive The Sega Genesis, known as the outside North America, is a 16-bit fourth generation home video game console developed and sold by Sega. It was Sega's third console and the successor to the Master System. Sega released it in 1988 in Japan a ...

(character designer) *'' The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Scrambled Valkyrie'' --

Super Famicom The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), commonly shortened to Super NES or Super Nintendo, is a 16-bit home video game console developed by Nintendo that was released in 1990 in Japan and South Korea, 1991 in North America, 1992 in Euro ...

(character designer) *'' Khamrai'' --

PlayStation is a video gaming brand that consists of five home video game consoles, two handhelds, a media center, and a smartphone, as well as an online service and multiple magazines. The brand is produced by Sony Interactive Entertainment, a divisi ...

(character designer) *'' Macross VF-X''—PlayStation (character designer) **'' Macross VF-X2''—PlayStation (character designer) *''

Quo Vadis ''Quō vādis?'' (, ) is a Latin phrase meaning "Where are you marching?". It is also commonly translated as "Where are you going?" or, poetically, "Whither goest thou?" The phrase originates from the Christian tradition regarding Saint Pete ...

'' --

Sega Saturn The is a home video game console developed by Sega and released on November 22, 1994, in Japan, May 11, 1995, in North America, and July 8, 1995, in Europe. Part of the fifth generation of video game consoles, it was the successor to the succ ...

, 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 The PlayStation 2 (PS2) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was first released in Japan on 4 March 2000, in North America on 26 October 2000, in Europe on 24 November 2000, and in Australia on 3 ...

(character designer) *''

Macross Ace Frontier is a shooting game developed by Artdink for the PlayStation Portable. The game is based on Studio Nue's popular ''Macross'' series, one of which is known in the West as the first generation of ''Robotech''. It features original elements as well a ...

'' --

PlayStation Portable The PlayStation Portable (PSP) is a handheld game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was first released in Japan on December 12, 2004, in North America on March 24, 2005, and in PAL regions on September 1, 2005, ...

(character designer)

Artbooks and collections

Listed in alphabetic order. ISBN is for Japanese release unless otherwise noted. *''Elverz'', *''Haruhiko Mikimoto Illustrations'' ** (USA, hardcover) ** (USA, softcover) *''Hoshi no Kismet'', *''Innocence'', *''It's Artland'', *''Michinoku Gashū'', *''Mikimoto Haruhiko Cel Works'', *''Movement'', *''My Time'', *''Quo Vadis Visual Book'', *''Roman Album Series Haruhiko Mikimoto Illustrations'' *''A Sherd of Youthful Memories Deep File'', *''A Sherd of Youthful Memories Visual Works'', *''This Is Animation: Chō Jikū Yōsai Macross Character-hen'', *''Visualist Series: Haruhiko Mikimoto Collection'' (

laserdisc The LaserDisc (LD) is a home video format and the first commercial optical disc storage medium, initially licensed, sold and marketed as DiscoVision, MCA DiscoVision (also known simply as "DiscoVision") in the United States in 1978. Its diam ...

, VHS, and

CD-ROM A CD-ROM (, compact disc read-only memory) is a type of read-only memory consisting of a pre-pressed optical compact disc that contains data. Computers can read—but not write or erase—CD-ROMs. Some CDs, called enhanced CDs, hold both comput ...

)

Illustration works

Listed in alphabetic order. ISBN is for Japanese release unless otherwise noted. *'' Baby Birth'' (illustrator, manga written by

Sukehiro Tomita is a Japanese scenario writer. He is known for his work on '' Digimon Frontier'', ''Gall Force'', ''Genesis Climber MOSPEADA'', ''Mobile Suit Victory Gundam'', '' Sailor Moon'', ''Macross II'', '' B't X'' and ''Wedding Peach''. Screenwriting A ...

) **vol.1, (Japan), (USA) **vol.2, (Japan), (USA) *''Chō Jikū Seiki Orguss 02'' **vol.1, **vol.2, **vol.3, **vol.4, *''Chō Jikū Yōsai Macross TV-ban'' Anime Novels vol.1, (cover, illustrator, novel by

Toshiki Inoue is a Japanese screenwriter from Saitama Prefecture. He is known for his work on anime and tokusatsu dramas and films. He is the son of , who himself was a screenwriter for tokusatsu dramas. He is also a manga author, and has written both ''Mebiu ...

) *''Ecole Du Ciel'' **vol.1 (cover, inside illustration, novel by Kenichi Nakahara), **vol.2 (cover, inside illustration, novel by Kenichi Nakahara), *''Gekijoban Chō Jikū Yōsai Macross: Ai Oboete Imasu ka'', (cover, illustrator, novel by

) *''Gekijoban Chō Jikū Yōsai Macross 2'' **vol.1, **vol.2, **vol.3, **vol.4, **vol.5, *''Gunbuster Perfect Guide'' (character designer) *''Hakkenden'' (cover, illustrator) **vol.1, **vol.2, **vol.3, *''Hayase Misa: Shiroi Tsuioku'', (illustrator, novel by

Hiroshi Ohnogi is a common masculine Japanese given name. It can also be transliterated as Hirosi. Possible writings Hiroshi can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *浩, "meaning" *汎 *弘, *宏, *寛, *洋, *博, *博一, *博司, ...

) *''Live of Legend: Lynn Minmay/Mylene Jenius'' (character designer) *''Marginal Masters'' **vol.1, **vol.2, **vol.3, *''My Inference And Her Reason'', (cover, novel by Tsuguya Murase) *''Mysterious Warrior Thief T.T.'' (cover, illustrator, novels by Eiichiro Saito) **vol.1, **vol.3, **vol.4, *''New Record of Lodoss War'', (Introduction) (cover, inside illustrations, novels by

Ryo Mizuno is a Japanese author and game designer. Mizuno created ''Record of Lodoss War'', '' Sword World RPG'', ''Legend of Crystania'', ''Rune Soldier'', ''Starship Operators'', ''Record of Grancrest War'', and was the general supervisor of ''Galaxy A ...

) **vol.1, **vol.2, **vol.3, **vol.4, **vol.5, **vol.6, *''Oboete Imasu ka: Eiga "Chō Jikū Yōsai Macross" yori'', (cover, illustrator) *''Seishun! Tonari-gumi: Kimi to Hanashitai'', (cover, illustrator) *''Titania'' (cover, illustrator, novels by

Yoshiki Tanaka is a Japanese novelist. Early life and education He was born in Hondo, Kumamoto, Hondo, Kumamoto Prefecture and took his doctorate degree in Japanese Language and Literature in the Graduate School of Gakushuin University, Gakushūin Universit ...

) **vol.1, **vol.2, **vol.3, *''Tōsō no Eden'', (illustrator)

Manga

Listed in alphabetic order. ISBN is for Japanese release unless otherwise noted. *''Cherish'', *'' Macross 7: Trash'' **vol.1, **vol.2, **vol.3, **vol.4, **vol.5, **vol.6, **vol.7, **vol.8, *''

Marionette Generation is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Haruhiko Mikimoto. The manga was serialised in Kadokawa Shoten's ''Newtype'' beginning in 1989, and was later collected into five ''tankōbon'' volumes which were published between July ...

'' **vol.1, (Japan), (USA) **vol.2, (Japan) **vol.3, (Japan), (USA) **vol.4, (Japan), (USA) **vol.5, (Japan), (USA) *'' Mobile Suit Gundam École du Ciel'' **vol.1, , (special edition, bonus CD-ROM) (Japan), (USA) **vol.2, (Japan), (USA) **vol.3, (Japan), (USA) **vol.4, (Japan), (USA) **vol.5, , (special edition, bonus figure) (Japan), (USA) **vol.6, **vol.7, **vol.8, , (special edition, bonus figure) **vol.9, *''

Reverb Reverberation (also known as reverb), in acoustics, is a persistence of sound, after a sound is produced. Reverberation is created when a sound or signal is reflected causing numerous reflections to build up and then decay as the sound is abso ...

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: The First'' - ''Macross Ace'' Magazine

Other

*Aquarian Age Trading Card Game (card illustrations) *Chaos Gear Trading Card Game (card illustrations) *CM's Macross Figure Collection (cover illustration) * Gundam the Ride: A Baoa Qu (amusement park ride, character design) *Macross VF-X2 Original Soundtrack (cover, inside illustrations) *Macross 7 Trash (radio drama, illustrations) *''Marionette Generation: Out of Ganchu'' (CD album + illustration book) *Mobilesuit Gundam Hathaway's flash (novel illustration)

References

External links

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anime works at Media Arts Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Mikimoto, Haruhiko 1959 births Living people Anime character designers Macross Japanese animators People from Tokyo Manga artists from Tokyo Keio University alumni Video game artists