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Kazutaka Miyatake

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Kazutaka Miyatake
宮武 一貴
Born
Kazutaka Watanabe

(1949-09-21) September 21, 1949 (age 75)
NationalityJapanese
EducationTokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Occupations
  • Visual artist
  • mechanical designer
Spouse
Tomoko Watanabe
(died 2021)

Kazutaka Watanabe[1] (Japanese: 渡邊 一貴, Hepburn: Watanabe Kazutaka, born September 21, 1949), better known as Kazutaka Miyatake (宮武 一貴, Miyatake Kazutaka), is a Japanese visual artist and anime designer known for the mechanical design of the Macross TV series and a number of its continuations from Studio Nue, of which he is a founding member. He has also contributed to the mecha design of other series such as Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny.

Mechanical design

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Miyatake has designed the spaceships of several famous anime series. His attention to detail and mechanical realism have made his designs still admired upon and used in anime series and related products after several years of their initial appearance in visual media. One of Miyatake's most famous designs is the SDF-1 Macross spacecraft. Other designs of note have been his Gatlantis Empire spaceship designs for Space Battleship Yamato II and the Zentradi spaceships and mecha from Macross as well as the titular mecha from the Dunbine and Orguss TV series and the Gunbuster original video animation (OVA).

He also created the Mobile Infantry power armor design for a Japanese edition of the Starship Troopers 1959 novel in the 1970s.[2] This design has been featured in the Daicon III and IV Opening Animations from 1981 and 1983, as well as the Starship Troopers OVA adaptation from 1988.

Personal life

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Miyatake was married to Tomoko Watanabe (born 1960/1961). On May 22, 2021, a fire broke out at their home in Yokosuka. As a result, he suffered from carbon monoxide poisoning and was taken to hospital along with his wife who later succumbed to her injuries.[3]

Works

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References

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  1. ^ 宮武 一貴(かづたか)さん [Mr. Kazutaka Miyatake]. Town News (in Japanese). November 20, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  2. ^ Barder, Ollie (December 26, 2019). "Kazutaka Miyatake On Studio Nue And The Birth Of Real Robot Mecha Design". Forbes. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  3. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (May 29, 2021). "Macross Mechanical Designer Kazutaka Miyatake Discharged from Hospital". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  4. ^ "Playstation Interview: Mechanical Designer Kazutaka Miyatake". Star Blazers. Voyager Entertainment. June 10, 2000. Archived from the original on November 29, 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
  5. ^ a b Uchū Kakeru Senshi-tachi Gandamu Senchurī 宇宙翔ける戦士達 GUNDAM CENTURY [Space-Flying Warriors Gundam Century] (in Japanese). Minori Shobo. 1981. p. 146.
  6. ^ Miyatake 2005, pp. 3–14.
  7. ^ Miyatake 2005, pp. 95–109.
  8. ^ Miyatake 2005, pp. 15–29.
  9. ^ Miyatake 2005, pp. 30–45.
  10. ^ Miyatake 2005, pp. 47–80.
  11. ^ "Infinite Space (Nintendo DS)". MobyGames. June 4, 2010. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  12. ^ Barder, Ollie. "Shoji Kawamori And Kazutaka Miyatake Confirmed As Mecha Designers For 'Armored Core VI'". Forbes. Retrieved January 22, 2024.

Bibliography

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  • Miyatake, Kazutaka (2005). Miyatake Kazutaka Makurosu ando Ōgasu Dezain Wākusu 宮武一貴 マクロス&オーガス デザインワークス [Kazutaka Miyatake Macross & Orguss Design Works]. Mechanical Design Works Series (in Japanese). Tokyo: Movic. ISBN 4-89601-629-7.
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