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Pictured with the intellectual properties that he created and designed himself

Shoji Kawamori is a mechanical designer and anime director with a very distinctive visual aesthetic and animation style. He frequently works together with Yoko Kanno and the animation director Ichiro Itano.

He has directed the following:

Super Dimension Fortress Macross
- Macross Plus: With Shinichiro Watanabe
- Macross 7
- Macross Zero
- Macross Frontier
Tenkuu no Escaflowne (The Vision of Escaflowne)
Earth Maiden Arjuna
Sousei no Aquarion (Genesis of Aquarion)
- Aquarion Evol
Basquash

He has also done mechanical design for the following:

LEGO
Dangaioh
Battle Tech: Until Harmony Gold filed a lawsuit in contravention of decisions that were made in Japanese courts.
Patlabor series
Future GPX Cyber Formula series: Technically cars, but they're mechanical designs nonetheless.
Outlaw Star
Cowboy Bebop: With Shinichiro Watanabe
Armored Core series
Eureka Seven
Transformers: Masterpiece Starscream and Hybrid Style Convoy
Ace Combat Assault Horizon: Designed the ASF-X Shinden II. His Macross background shows through with it's design and functions.
Time Jam: Valérian and Laureline

He frequently uses the following:

Belligerent Sexual Tension
Humongous Mecha
Love Triangle
Macross Missile Massacre
Organic Technology
Red Oni, Blue Oni
Theme Music Power-Up
Transforming Mecha
Trolling Creator / Wrong Genre Savvy: He has a way with audience expectations, even those who have been following his work for a long time.

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