Kimitoshi Yamane

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Kimitoshi Yamane (山根公利, Yamane Kimitoshi, born January 30, 1966 in Shimane Prefecture) is a Japanese mecha designer. Yamane began his career and honed his skills at noted studio Artmic in the 1980s, beginning with Bubblegum Crisis, A.D. Police: Dead End City, Gall Force and Megazone 23. After the studio was disbanded, he started his career as a freelancer and worked on numerous series as mecha designer, including The Vision of Escaflowne, Cowboy Bebop, Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team and Mobile Fighter G Gundam. He worked for the first time with Shinichirō Watanabe on Cowboy Bebop. His work on non-robot productions such as The Silent Service, Gatchaman (OVA) and numerous Artmic works have also been lauded.

Yamane has also authored a book, Kimitoshi Yamane Mecha Zukan.

Filmography

Bubblegum Crisis (1987–1991)

Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01 (1988)

Hades Project Zeorymer (1988–1990)

Rhea Gall Force (1989)

The Three-Eyed One (1990–1991)

Bubblegum Crash (1991)

Detonator Orgun (1991-1993)

Gall Force: New Era (1991)

Casshan: Robot Hunter (1993–1994)

Gatchaman (1994–1995)

Mobile Fighter G Gundam (1994–1995)

The Vision of Escaflowne (1996)

Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team (1996–1999)

Voogie's Angel (1997-1998)

Spriggan (1998)

Cowboy Bebop (1998–1999)

Infinite Ryvius (1999–2000)

Escaflowne (2000)

Argento Soma (2000–2001)

Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001)

Mobile Suit Gundam SEED (2002–2003)

Overman King Gainer (2002–2003)

Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny (2004–2005)

Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO (2004–2006)

Starship Operators (2005)

Tide-Line Blue (2005)

Cluster Edge (2005–2006)

Galaxy Angel II (2006)

Glass Fleet (2006)

Mobile Suit Gundam SEED C.E. 73: Stargazer (2006)

Kishin Taisen Gigantic Formula (2007)

Xam'd: Lost Memories (2008–2009)

Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO 2 (2008–2009)

Five Numbers! (2011)

Eureka Seven: AO (2012)

Space Battleship Yamato 2199 (2013)

Gundam Reconguista in G (2014)

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