Ikuto Yamashita (山下いくと, Yamashita Ikuto?, born on 23 August 1965) is a Japanese male mangaka and designer.[1] He is the mechanical designer responsable for various designs in the Neon Genesis Evangelion and the Rebuild of Evangelion film series.[2] He also wrote and illustrated the novel Neon Genesis Evangelion: ANIMA. He also published a collection of unused alternate plans for the series ending and a movie follow up, Sore o Nasumono: Neon Genesis Evangelion Concept Design Works.
Overview[]
Example of his work before Evangelion in Sore o Nasumono: Neon Genesis Evangelion Concept Design Works.
Yamashita was born in the Gifu Prefecture and is a graduate of the Nagoya University Of Arts.
Works[]
Theatrical Films[]
- Evangelion: Death and Rebirth (1997) - Mechanical Design
- The End of Evangelion (1997) - Original Mechanical Design
- Top wo Nerae! & Top wo Nerae 2! Gattai Movie!!(1997) - Setting
- Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (2007) - Mechanical Design
- Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2009) - Mechanical Design
- Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo (2012) - Mechanical Design, Image Board
- Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon A Time (2021) - Design, Key Animation, Main Mechanical Design
- Shin Ultraman (2022) - Mechanical and Prop Design
- Shin Kamen Rider (2023) - Design
TV Anime/OVA[]
- Gunbuster (1988) - Setting
- Nadia, the secret of blue water (1990) - Mechanical Design
- Neon Genesis Evangelion (anime) (1995) - Mechanical Design
- Blue Submarine No. 6 (1998) - Mechanical Design
- Kurogane Communication (1998) - Mechanical Design
- Sentou Yousei Yukikaze (2002) - Mechanical Design, Script (Episode 5)
- Sentou Yousei Shoujo Tasukete! Mave-chan (2005) - Original Character Design
- Kishin Taisen Gigantic Formula (2007) - Mechanical Design (Isthar-XII)
- Iconic Field (2015) - Director, Original Creator, Mechanical Design, Character Design
Published works[]
- Dark Whisper (1990) - Writer, Illustrator
- BP EMISSION ADVANCED (1996) - Writer, Illustrator
- Sore o Nasumono: Neon Genesis Evangelion Concept Design Works (1998) - Writer, Illustrator
- Neon Genesis Evangelion: ANIMA (2008) - Writer, Illustrator
- Neon Genesis Evangelion: ANIMA Visual Book (2010) - Writer, Illustrator
Video Games[]
- Neon Genesis Evangelion (Sega Saturn) (1996) - Angel design (Unnamed Angel)
- Neon Genesis Evangelion: Iron Maiden (1997) - Guest Mechanical Design (T•RIDEN•T).
- Neon Genesis Evangelions (2003) - Mechanical Design (Jet Alone Kai and Evangelion Unit-01 Type F)
External Links[]
- Ikuto Yamashita at the Anime News Network
- Ikuto Yamashita's Twitter profile
References[]
- ↑ http://wiki.evageeks.org/Ikuto_Yamashita
- ↑ "Ikuto Yamashita came up with the new designs, which use an apple motif." The new NERV emblem will be a partially eaten Apple, while the SEELE one is composed of an apple and a serpent--a clear reference to Adam and Eve's exile from paradise. Religious symbols played a significant role in the original TV series, and they were responsible for much of the buzz surrounding it. - Newtype USA Feb 2007
- ↑ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=3734
| Evangelion Staff | ||
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| Staff | Hideaki Anno • Kazuya Tsurumaki • Masayuki • Katsuichi Nakayama • Mahiro Maeda • Yoshiyuki Sadamoto • Takeshi Honda • Ikuto Yamashita • Mitsuo Iso • Atsushi Nishigori • Hidenori Matsubara • Hiroyuki Utatane • Kio Seiji • Yoshitoh Asari • Shuichi Iseki • Shinji Higuchi • Yutaka Izubuchi • Hiroshi Yamaguchi • Yoji Enokido • Yasuhiro Kamimura • Akio Satsukawa • Shirō Sagisu • Yoko Takahashi • Hikaru Utada | |
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