Haruhiko Mikimoto
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese anime
character designer, illustrator
and manga artist. Mostly active during the 1980s, during that decade he rose to promience 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 The Super Dimension Fortress Macross
.
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
character designer, illustrator
Illustrator
An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text...
and manga artist. Mostly active during the 1980s, during that decade he rose to promience and is considered one of the top character designers of his time.
He graduated from Keio University
Keio University
,abbreviated as Keio or Keidai , is a Japanese university located in Minato, Tokyo. It is known as the oldest institute of higher education in Japan. Founder Fukuzawa Yukichi originally established it as a school for Western studies in 1858 in Edo . It has eleven campuses in Tokyo and Kanagawa...
, and attended the university in the same years as Macross creator Shōji Kawamori
Shoji Kawamori
is a Japanese anime creator, screenwriter and mechanical designer, having created or co-created such notable series as The Super Dimension Fortress Macross, The Vision of Escaflowne, Earth Maiden Arjuna, Genesis of Aquarion, Macross 7, and Macross Frontier. He is currently executive director at the...
and screenwriter Hiroshi Ōnogi
Hiroshi Onogi
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 with in The Super Dimension Fortress Macross.- Filmography :*...
. He joined the animation studio Artland
Artland (anime studio)
is a Japanese animation studio. It has produced numerous noted anime series, including the award-winning Mushishi and epic Legend of the Galactic Heroes...
while attending school, and was character designer in The Super Dimension Fortress Macross
The Super Dimension Fortress Macross
is an anime television series. According to story creator Shoji Kawamori, it depicts "a love triangle against the backdrop of great battles" during the first Human-alien war....
.
Anime works
Listed in alphabetical order.- Gunbuster: Aim For the Top! (character designer)
- Aquarian Age the Movie (character designer)
- Tetsuwan AtomAstro Boy (1980s)is a remake of the 1960s anime series of the same name; both series are adapted from the manga by Osamu Tezuka.This series, which first aired during the 1980s, placed more focus on Astro's robotic skills and a somewhat darker storyline than the previous incarnation of the series. While mostly...
(1980 version) (in-between animationTweeningInbetweening or tweening is the process of generating intermediate frames between two images to give the appearance that the first image evolves smoothly into the second image. Inbetweens are the drawings between the key frames which help to create the illusion of motion...
, key animationKey frameA key frame in animation and filmmaking is a drawing that defines the starting and ending points of any smooth transition. They are called "frames" because their position in time is measured in frames on a strip of film...
) - Blue Remains (character designer)
- Gandalla: King of the Burning Desert (character designer)
- Gundam Neo Experience 0087: Green Divers (character designer),
- Hi-Speed Jecy (character designer)
- Macross 7Macross 7is 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, 1994 to September 24, 1995 at 11:00 AM, and 49 episodes were aired...
(character designer, Ending Animation)- Macross 7: The Galaxy's Calling Me! (character designer)
- Macross Dynamite 7Macross Dynamite 7is an anime OVA set one year after the events in Macross 7. Released in 1997 in celebration of Macross' 15th anniversary, Macross Dynamite 7 was a four episode OVA that continued the Macross 7 series' story.-Synopsis:...
(character designer)
- Megazone 23Megazone 23is a four-part original video animation created by AIC, written by Hiroyuki Hoshiyama, and directed by Noboru Ishiguro, Ichiro Itano, Kenichi Yatagai and Shinji Aramaki. The series was originally titled but the title was changed just before release....
(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 PocketMobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocketis a 1989 Japanese science fiction original video animation series, the first such series in the Gundam franchise. Directed by Fumihiko Takayama, it was also the first time anyone other than creator Yoshiyuki Tomino was given a chance to direct a Gundam story. Released in 1989, it serves to...
(character designer) - Rayca (character designer)
- SalamanderSalamander (anime)is an 1988 OVA miniseries based on Konami's arcade game, Salamander. There were three volumes released on VHS and Laserdisc. The series is not canon however; as the MSX Gradius series states that the events with Gofer takes place over two-hundred years after the crisis with Zelos and his Salamander...
(character designer) - The Super Dimension Fortress MacrossThe Super Dimension Fortress Macrossis an anime television series. According to story creator Shoji Kawamori, it depicts "a love triangle against the backdrop of great battles" during the first Human-alien war....
(character designer, character animation director)- The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love?The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love?, also known as The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love? or Super Spacefortress Macross , is a 1984 Japanese animated movie based around the Macross television series.The movie is a film adaptation of the original Macross series, with new animation...
(character designer, animation director) - The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Flash Back 2012The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Flash Back 2012is a 1987 collection of music videos from the The Super Dimension Fortress Macross animated television series and the Macross: Do You Remember Love? theatrical film remake...
(character designer, animation director) - The Super Dimension Fortress Macross II: Lovers, AgainThe Super Dimension Fortress Macross II: Lovers, Again, also known as The Super Dimension Fortress Macross II: Lovers, Again or Super Dimensional Fortress Macross II, is the first animated sequel to The Super Dimension Fortress Macross to feature a new cast of characters...
(character designer)
- The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love?
- The Super Dimension Century OrgussThe Super Dimension Century Orgussis an anime science fiction series. It inspired an OVA sequel series called Super Dimension Century Orguss 02. Orguss was the second part of The Super Dimension trilogy from Big West, preceded by The Super Dimension Fortress Macross and then followed by The Super Dimension Cavalry Southern...
(character designer, animation directorAnimation directorAn animation director is the director in charge of all aspects of the animation process during the production of an animated film or animated segment for a live-action film...
)- Super Dimension Century Orguss 02 (character designer)
- TytaniaTytaniais a Japanese novel series written by Yoshiki Tanaka that has not been concluded yet, with the latest volume being released in 1991. It has been adapted into an animated television series directed by Noboru Ishiguro. It premiered on NHK's BS-2 satellite channel on October 9, 2008...
(Character Designer)
Games
- Aisle LordAisle Lordis a video game released for the Sega Mega CD platform on May 29, 1992 by Telenet Japan and developed by Wolf Team.-Staff:*Animation Director, Character Designer: Haruhiko Mikimoto*Photography Staff: Mitomo Studio-Cast:*Rōru: Toshihiko Seki...
-- Mega CD (character designer) - Dogu Senki -- Dreamcast (chacracter designer)
- FZ Axis -- Mega Drive (character designer)
- The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Scrambled ValkyrieThe Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Scrambled Valkyriewas a 16-megabit, 2D shooter released on the Nintendo Super Famicom in 1993 based on the 1984 animated movie The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love?. The story took place after the movie's ending but before the launch of the SDF-2 Megaroad-01. It is infamous in the US for its...
-- Super FamicomSuper Nintendo Entertainment SystemThe Super Nintendo Entertainment System is a 16-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America, Europe, Australasia , and South America between 1990 and 1993. In Japan and Southeast Asia, the system is called the , or SFC for short...
(character designer) - Khamrai -- PlayStationPlayStationThe is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console first released by Sony Computer Entertainment in Japan on December 3, .The PlayStation was the first of the PlayStation series of consoles and handheld game devices. The PlayStation 2 was the console's successor in 2000...
(character designer) - Macross VF-X -- PlayStation (character designer)
- Macross VF-X2 -- PlayStation (character designer)
- Quo Vadis -- Sega SaturnSega SaturnThe is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console that was first released by Sega on November 22, 1994 in Japan, May 11, 1995 in North America, and July 8, 1995 in Europe...
, PlayStation (character designer)- Quovadis 2 -- Sega Saturn (character designer)
- Record of Lodoss War: Advent of KardisRecord of Lodoss Waris a franchise of fantasy novels by Ryo Mizuno based around the work he originally created for a world called Forcelia for role-playing games . There have since been multiple manga, anime and computer game adaptations, several of which have been translated into English...
-- Dreamcast (cover illustration) - A Sherd of Youthful Memories -- PlayStation (character designer)
- The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love? (game)The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love? (game)The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love? is a 2D shooter adaptation of the 1984 anime film of the same title, released exclusively in Japan on the Sega Saturn in 1997 and the Sony PlayStation in 1999. The Saturn version was released to coincide with the 15th anniversary of the...
-- Sega Saturn, PlayStation (character designer) - Top o Nerae!GunbusterGunbuster, known in Japan as is a six episode anime OVA series created by Gainax in 1988. It was the directorial debut of Hideaki Anno, best known as the director of Neon Genesis Evangelion. The title is a combination of the titles of classic tennis anime Aim for the Ace!, whose plot inspired...
-- PlayStation 2 (character designer) - The Super Dimension Fortress Macross (game)The Super Dimension Fortress Macrossis an anime television series. According to story creator Shoji Kawamori, it depicts "a love triangle against the backdrop of great battles" during the first Human-alien war....
-- PlayStation 2PlayStation 2The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...
(character designer) - Macross Ace FrontierMacross Ace Frontieris 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...
-- PlayStation PortablePlayStation PortableThe is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Corporation Development of the console was announced during E3 2003, and it was unveiled on , 2004, at a Sony press conference before E3 2004...
(character designer)
Artbooks and collections
Listed in alphabetic order. ISBN is for Japanese release unless otherwise noted.- Elverz, ISBN 4-8291-9107-4
- Haruhiko Mikimoto Illustrations
- ISBN 0-945814-52-6 (USA, hardcover)
- ISBN 0-945814-51-8 (USA, softcover)
- Hoshi no Kismet, ISBN 4-253-01066-0
- Innocence, ISBN 4-04-853663-X
- It's Artland, ISBN 4-88144-032-2
- Michinoku Gashū, ISBN 4-19-669538-8
- Mikimoto Haruhiko Cel Works, ISBN 4-19-669607-4
- Movement, ISBN 4-8291-9102-3
- My Time, ISBN 4-8291-9112-0
- Quo Vadis Visual Book, ISBN 4-575-28720-2
- Roman Album Series Haruhiko Mikimoto Illustrations
- A Sherd of Youthful Memories Deep File, ISBN 4-901159-00-3
- A Sherd of Youthful Memories Visual Works, ISBN 4-87709-359-1
- This Is Animation: Chō Jikū Yōsai Macross Character-hen, ISBN 4-09-199521-7
- Visualist Series: Haruhiko Mikimoto Collection (laserdiscLaserdiscLaserDisc was a home video format and the first commercial optical disc storage medium. Initially licensed, sold, and marketed as MCA DiscoVision in North America in 1978, the technology was previously referred to interally as Optical Videodisc System, Reflective Optical Videodisc, Laser Optical...
, VHSVHSThe Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan ....
, and CD-ROMCD-ROMA CD-ROM is a pre-pressed compact disc that contains data accessible to, but not writable by, a computer for data storage and music playback. The 1985 “Yellow Book” standard developed by Sony and Philips adapted the format to hold any form of binary data....
)
Illustration works
Listed in alphabetic order. ISBN is for Japanese release unless otherwise noted.- Baby BirthBaby BirthBaby Birth is a two volumes manga series written by Sukehiro Tomita and illustrated by Haruhiko Mikimoto.- Story :Hizuru Oborozuki is a student of the TIAA, a prestigious Arts school in Tokyo, and the local ace of ice skating, though she doesn't train much; Takuya Hijo is a young composer who has...
(illustrator, manga written by Sukehiro Tomita)- vol.1, ISBN 4-06-349061-0 (Japan), ISBN 1-59182-372-2 (USA)
- vol.2, ISBN 4-06-349102-1 (Japan), ISBN 1-59182-373-0 (USA)
- Chō Jikū Seiki Orguss 02
- vol.1, ISBN 4-09-440193-8
- vol.2, ISBN 4-09-440194-6
- vol.3, ISBN 4-09-440195-4
- vol.4, ISBN 4-09-440196-2
- Chō Jikū Yōsai Macross TV-ban Anime Novels vol.1, ISBN 4-09-198001-5 (cover, illustrator, novel by Toshiki InoueToshiki Inoueis a Japanese screenwriter from Saitama Prefecture. He is known for his work on anime and tokusatsu dramas and films. He is the son of Masaru Igami, who himself was a screenwriter for tokusatsu dramas.-TV anime:*Akakage...
) - Ecole Du Ciel
- vol.1 (cover, inside illustration, novel by Kenichi Nakahara), ISBN 4-04-429801-7
- vol.2 (cover, inside illustration, novel by Kenichi Nakahara), ISBN 4-04-429802-5
- Gekijoban Chō Jikū Yōsai Macross: Ai Oboete Imasu ka, ISBN 4-09-440004-4 (cover, illustrator, novel by Sukehiro Tomita)
- Gekijoban Chō Jikū Yōsai Macross 2
- vol.1, ISBN 4-09-440011-7
- vol.2, ISBN 4-09-440012-5
- vol.3, ISBN 4-09-440013-3
- vol.4, ISBN 4-09-440014-1
- vol.5, ISBN 4-09-440015-X
- Gunbuster Perfect Guide (character designer)
- Hakkenden (cover, illustrator)
- vol.1, ISBN 4-09-440261-6
- vol.2, ISBN 4-09-440262-4
- vol.3, ISBN 4-09-440263-2
- Hayase Misa: Shiroi Tsuioku, ISBN 4-19-669519-1 (illustrator, novel by Hiroshi Ohnogi)
- Live of Legend: Lynn Minmay/Mylene Jenius (character designer)
- Marginal Masters
- vol.1, ISBN 4-19-669615-5
- vol.2, ISBN 4-19-669635-X
- vol.3, ISBN 4-19-669639-2
- My Inference And Her Reason, ISBN 4-04-428001-0 (cover, novel by Tsuguya Murase)
- Mysterious Warrior Thief T.T. (cover, illustrator, novels by Eiichiro Saito)
- vol.1, ISBN 4-04-164701-0
- vol.3, ISBN 4-04-164703-7
- vol.4, ISBN 4-04-164704-5
- New Record of Lodoss War, (Introduction) ISBN 4-04-460426-6 (cover, inside illustrations, novels by Ryo MizunoRyo Mizunois a Japanese author and game designer. Mizuno created Record of Lodoss War, Rune Soldier, Sword World RPG and Starship Operators. He was also involved with the Galaxy Angel manga. Mizuno recently worked on Tri-Ace and Square Enix's action-RPG Infinite Undiscovery. He has shown talent in both...
)- vol.1, ISBN 4-04-460424-X
- vol.2, ISBN 4-04-460423-1
- vol.3, ISBN 4-04-460425-8
- vol.4, ISBN 4-04-460428-2
- vol.5, ISBN 4-04-460429-0
- vol.6, ISBN 4-04-460430-4
- Oboete Imasu ka: Eiga "Chō Jikū Yōsai Macross" yori, ISBN 4-19-669544-2 (cover, illustrator)
- Seishun! Tonari-gumi: Kimi to Hanashitai, ISBN 4-19-669585-X (cover, illustrator)
- Titania (cover, illustrator, novels by Yoshiki TanakaYoshiki TanakaDr. Yoshiki Tanaka is a Japanese novelist. He was born in Kumamoto Prefecture and took his doctorate degree in Japanese Language and Literature in the Graduate School of Gakushūin University in Tokyo....
)- vol.1, ISBN 4-19-153817-9
- vol.2, ISBN 4-19-154060-2
- vol.3, ISBN 4-7575-1135-3
- Tōsō no Eden, ISBN 4-19-669593-0 (illustrator)
Manga
Listed in alphabetic order. ISBN is for Japanese release unless otherwise noted.- Cherish, ISBN 4-04-852489-5
- Macross 7: TrashMacross 7: Trashis a manga series by Haruhiko Mikimoto, serving as a side-story to Macross 7. Unlike many other Macross titles, Trash does not feature any mecha or vehicle combat, instead focusing on the characters themselves....
- vol.1, ISBN 4-04-713105-9
- vol.2, ISBN 4-04-713122-9
- vol.3, ISBN 4-04-713142-3
- vol.4, ISBN 4-04-713183-0
- vol.5, ISBN 4-04-713198-9
- vol.6, ISBN 4-04-713230-6
- vol.7, ISBN 4-04-713293-4
- vol.8, ISBN 4-04-713397-3
- Marionette GenerationMarionette Generationis 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 1989 and March 1998. The series was licensed in North America by Viz...
- vol.1, ISBN 4-04-852221-3 (Japan), ISBN 1-56931-558-2 (USA)
- vol.2, ISBN 4-04-852225-6 (Japan)
- vol.3, ISBN 4-04-852480-1 (Japan), ISBN 1-59116-024-3 (USA)
- vol.4, ISBN 4-04-852588-3 (Japan), ISBN 1-59116-055-3 (USA)
- vol.5, ISBN 4-04-852803-3 (Japan), ISBN 1-59116-200-9 (USA)
- Mobile Suit Gundam: École du Ciel
- vol.1, ISBN 4-04-713520-8, ISBN 4-04-713521-6 (special edition, bonus CD-ROM) (Japan), ISBN 1-59532-851-3 (USA)
- vol.2, ISBN 4-04-713564-X (Japan), ISBN 1-59532-852-1 (USA)
- vol.3, ISBN 4-04-713612-3 (Japan), ISBN 1-59532-853-X (USA)
- vol.4, ISBN 4-04-713641-7 (Japan), ISBN 1-59532-854-8 (USA)
- vol.5, ISBN 4-04-713687-5, ISBN 4-04-900768-1 (special edition, bonus figure) (Japan), ISBN 1-59816-209-8 (USA)
- vol.6, ISBN 4-04-713723-5
- vol.7, ISBN 4-04-713752-9
- vol.8, ISBN 4-04-713802-9, ISBN 4-04-900780-0 (special edition, bonus figure)
- vol.9, ISBN 4-04-713854-1
- Reverb, ISBN 4-04-926186-3
- The Super Dimension Fortress MacrossThe Super Dimension Fortress Macrossis an anime television series. According to story creator Shoji Kawamori, it depicts "a love triangle against the backdrop of great battles" during the first Human-alien war....
: 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)
External links
- Interlude: Mikimoto Haruhiko Official Site (in Japanese)
- Haruhiko Mikimoto at the Macross Compendium