Ikuto Yamashita
Ikuto Yamashita (山下いくと) (born 1965 in Gifu, Japan) was the lead mecha designer of Evangelion and designed Eva 01 (plus what else?? need references!). He is a graduate of Nagoya University Of Arts, has designed mecha for numerous anime and created the sci-fi manga series, Dark Whisper.[1]
In 2002, Yamashita was asked to create new designs for the Neon Genesis Evangelion 2 video game, specifically to create a "heavy-armored Eva for use in hand-to-hand combat." This resulted in designs for F-Type Eva equipment and a new design of Jet Alone, the mecha from Episode 07 of Evangelion.
He created new designs of the NERV and SEELE logos for Rebuild of Evangelion.
References
- ↑ Newtype USA, January 2004, 13-14.
"The design concept is "Enormous Power Restrained" ", Neon Genesis Evangelion manga, Vol 1, essay by Yamashita.
