Yoshiyuki Tomino
b. 1941, Odawara, Kanagawa, Japan
Director · Original Concept
Also a screenwriter, lyricist, novelist, and manga author. Began his career in 1963 on Astro Boy, Japan’s first half-hour television anime series. Has shaped Japanese television animation since its earliest days.
Best known for the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise, Space Runaway Ideon, and Aura Battler Dunbine.
Photographed in 2015.
