河森正治
He graduated from Keio University, and attended the university in the same years as "Macross" creator Shōji Kawamori and screenwriter Hiroshi Ōnogi. He joined the animation studio Artland while attending school, and was character designer in several anime series, including "The Super Dimension Fortress Macross", "Macross 7", "Gunbuster" and "Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress".