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Yutaka Izubuchi

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  • Art Department
  • Writer
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Yutaka Izubuchi was born on 8 December 1958 in Tokyo, Japan. Yutaka is a writer, known for RahXephon (2002), Metallic Rouge (2024) and Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (2007).
BornDecember 8, 1958
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    Known for

    Aya Hisakawa, Houko Kuwashima, and Hiro Shimono in RahXephon (2002)
    RahXephon
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Animation Department
    Metallic Rouge (2024)
    Metallic Rouge
    5.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer(creator)
    Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (2007)
    Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone
    7.5
    • Art Department
    • 2007
    Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001)
    Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
    7.8
    • Art Department
    • 2001

    Credits

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    Animation Department



    • Patlabor EZY
      • ingram designer
      • In Production
      • TV Series
      • 2026
    • Space Battleship Yamato 50th Anniversary Project
      • mechanical designer
      • In Production



    • Pluto (2023)
      Pluto
      8.1
      TV Mini Series
      • mechanical designer
      • 2023
    • Eureka: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution (2021)
      Eureka: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution
      6.9
      • mechanical designer
      • 2021
    • Gravity Rush: The Animation - Overture (2016)
      Gravity Rush: The Animation - Overture
      6.6
      TV Short
      • guest character designer
      • 2016
    • Mobile Police Patlabor Reboot (2016)
      Mobile Police Patlabor Reboot
      7.1
      Short
      • mechanical designer
      • 2016
    • Space Battleship Yamato 2199 (2012)
      Space Battleship Yamato 2199
      8.1
      TV Series
      • mechanical designer
      • layout supervisor
      • 2012–2013
    • Kishin Taisen Gigantic Formula (2007)
      Kishin Taisen Gigantic Formula
      6.7
      TV Series
      • mechanical designer
      • 2007
    • Kamen Rider: The First (2005)
      Kamen Rider: The First
      6.3
      • character designer: refinement
      • 2005
    • Strange Steel Fairy Rouran (2002)
      Strange Steel Fairy Rouran
      TV Series
      • main mechanical designer
      • 2002–2003
    • Aya Hisakawa, Houko Kuwashima, and Hiro Shimono in RahXephon (2002)
      RahXephon
      7.2
      TV Series
      • mechanical designer
      • 2002
    • WXIII: Patlabor (2001)
      WXIII: Patlabor
      6.6
      • mechanical designer
      • 2001
    • Gasaraki (1998)
      Gasaraki
      6.4
      TV Series
      • mechanical designer
      • 1998–1999
    • Trials of Mana (1995)
      Trials of Mana
      7.9
      Video Game
      • character designer
      • 1995
    • Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993)
      Patlabor 2: The Movie
      7.5
      • mechanical designer
      • 1993
    • Secret of Mana (1993)
      Secret of Mana
      8.5
      Video Game
      • character designer
      • 1993
    • Tekkaman Blade (1992)
      Tekkaman Blade
      8.0
      TV Series
      • assistant mechanical designer
      • 1992–1993

    Art Department



    • Tomoyo Kurosawa in Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX (2025)
      Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX
      6.9
      TV Series
      • design works
      • 2025
    • Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX: Beginning (2025)
      Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX: Beginning
      7.0
      • design works
      • 2025
    • Shin Kamen Rider (2023)
      Shin Kamen Rider
      6.1
      • designer
      • 2023
    • Anemone: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution (2018)
      Anemone: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution
      7.2
      • design works
      • 2018
    • Full Metal Panic! Invisible Victory (2018)
      Full Metal Panic! Invisible Victory
      7.4
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2018
    • Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution 1 (2017)
      Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution 1
      5.2
      • design works
      • 2017
    • Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark (2014)
      Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark
      7.0
      • storyboard artist
      • 2014
    • Hiroshi Fujioka, Ryô Hayami, Shun Sugata, Seiji Takaiwa, Kenji Tominaga, Yasuhiro Takeuchi, Kento Handa, Mizuho Nogawa, Renn Kiriyama, Yoshifumi Oshikawa, Masahiro Inoue, Ryoko Gomi, Gaku Sano, Masashi Takada, and Yugo Fujii in Super Hero Taisen Kamen Rider feat. Super Sentai: Heisei Rider vs. Showa Rider (2014)
      Super Hero Taisen Kamen Rider feat. Super Sentai: Heisei Rider vs. Showa Rider
      6.4
      • creature designer
      • 2014
    • Space Battleship Yamato 2199 (2012)
      Space Battleship Yamato 2199
      8.1
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist: opening sequence
      • storyboard artist
      • 2012–2013
    • Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo (2012)
      Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo
      6.9
      • design works
      • 2012
    • Psalms of Planets Eureka SeveN: Episode 51: New Order
      7.6
      TV Short
      • design works
      • 2012
    • Eternal Quon 6: Eternal Quon (2011)
      Eternal Quon 6: Eternal Quon
      6.9
      • concept designer
      • 2011
    • Eternal Quon 5: The Return of the Invincible (2011)
      Eternal Quon 5: The Return of the Invincible
      6.8
      • concept designer
      • 2011
    • Eternal Quon 4: The Roaring Anxiety (2011)
      Eternal Quon 4: The Roaring Anxiety
      6.8
      • concept designer
      • 2011
    • Eternal Quon 3: The Complicity of Dreams (2011)
      Eternal Quon 3: The Complicity of Dreams
      6.5
      • concept designer
      • 2011

    Writer



    • Patlabor EZY
      • creator: original work (creator)
      • In Production
      • TV Series
      • 2026



    • Metallic Rouge (2024)
      Metallic Rouge
      5.9
      TV Mini Series
      • composition
      • creator: original idea
      • head writer (creator) ...
      • 2024
    • Mobile Police Patlabor Reboot (2016)
      Mobile Police Patlabor Reboot
      7.1
      Short
      • original work (as Headgear)
      • 2016
    • Toshio Kakei, Reiko Takashima, Seiji Fukushi, Erina Mano, Kôtarô Yoshida, and Rina Ota in The Next Generation Patlabor: Tokyo War (2015)
      The Next Generation Patlabor: Tokyo War
      4.3
      • original work (as Headgear)
      • 2015
    • The Next Generation: Patlabor (2014)
      The Next Generation: Patlabor
      4.9
      TV Series
      • original work (as Headgear)
      • 2014–2015
    • Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark (2014)
      Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark
      7.0
      • screenplay
      • 2014
    • Space Battleship Yamato 2199: A Voyage to Remember (2014)
      Space Battleship Yamato 2199: A Voyage to Remember
      6.7
      • screenplay
      • 2014
    • Space Battleship Yamato 2199: And Now the Warship Comes (2013)
      Space Battleship Yamato 2199: And Now the Warship Comes
      • screenwriter
      • 2013
    • Space Battleship Yamato 2199 (2012)
      Space Battleship Yamato 2199
      8.1
      TV Series
      • screenwriter
      • teleplay
      • 2012–2013
    • Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Defense of the Galactic March (2013)
      Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Defense of the Galactic March
      • screenwriter
      • 2013
    • Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Arrival! Large Magellanic Cloud (2013)
      Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Arrival! Large Magellanic Cloud
      • screenwriter
      • 2013
    • Space Battleship Yamato 2199: The Redolence of Intergalactic Space (2013)
      Space Battleship Yamato 2199: The Redolence of Intergalactic Space
      • screenwriter
      • 2013
    • Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Endless Voyage (2012)
      Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Endless Voyage
      • screenwriter
      • 2012
    • Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Desperate Struggle in the Heliosphere (2012)
      Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Desperate Struggle in the Heliosphere
      • screenwriter
      • 2012
    • Star Blazers 2199 (2012)
      Star Blazers 2199
      7.7
      • screenwriter
      • 2012
    • Shangri-La (2009)
      Shangri-La
      6.0
      TV Series
      • screenplay
      • 2009

    Personal details

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    • Born
      • December 8, 1958
      • Tokyo, Japan

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