Takara Tomy Seminal Designer Hideaki Yoke Retires
Thursday, March 30th, 2017 1:19AM CDT
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Via the Instagram account of Aaron Archer, we have learned of the retirement of one of the foundations of the Transformers lines, along with the Micro-Robots in Micronauts, and the designs for G1 Optimus Prime, Ravage, Scourge, Perceptor - plus the contact between Hasbro and Takara Tomy in their early days: Hideaki Yoke.
Find out more below!
Find out more below!
This is Yoke san. Tonight I was privileged to celebrate his retirement from Takara/Tomy. Yoke san is TRANSFORMERS! Yoke san helped design G1 Optimus Prime, Perceptor, Scourge and others, He shepherded the Transformers partnership between Takara/Tomy and Hasbro since 1983. He was there for every toy product and every piece of media since the beginning.
Credit(s): AAron Archer
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Re: Takara Tomy Seminal Designer Hideaki Yoke Retires (1870436)
Posted by Decepticon Stryker on March 30th, 2017 @ 2:22am CDT
Posted by Decepticon Stryker on March 30th, 2017 @ 2:22am CDT
Enjoy your retirement Yoke san. You deserve it.
Re: Takara Tomy Seminal Designer Hideaki Yoke Retires (1870448)
Posted by fenrir72 on March 30th, 2017 @ 4:16am CDT
Posted by fenrir72 on March 30th, 2017 @ 4:16am CDT
Another engineering GOD rests! 
More on Yoke san
http://www.camphortree.net/tf/tidbits/botcon2005.txt
Metroplex, the datsun guys and what would become Optimus was his work (and Shoji Kawamori) because the original guy assigned to him couldn't meet the deadline or something.
More on Yoke san
http://www.camphortree.net/tf/tidbits/botcon2005.txt
Metroplex, the datsun guys and what would become Optimus was his work (and Shoji Kawamori) because the original guy assigned to him couldn't meet the deadline or something.
Re: Takara Tomy Seminal Designer Hideaki Yoke Retires (1870485)
Posted by ScottyP on March 30th, 2017 @ 8:35am CDT
Posted by ScottyP on March 30th, 2017 @ 8:35am CDT
Here's to a long, happy, and healthy retirement for him. May your wires never cross and your luster never dull!
Re: Takara Tomy Seminal Designer Hideaki Yoke Retires (1870493)
Posted by It Is Him on March 30th, 2017 @ 8:59am CDT
Posted by It Is Him on March 30th, 2017 @ 8:59am CDT
Happy retirement to yoke-san!
Also, what is archer up to these days?
Also, what is archer up to these days?
Re: Takara Tomy Seminal Designer Hideaki Yoke Retires (1870501)
Posted by Sabrblade on March 30th, 2017 @ 9:25am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on March 30th, 2017 @ 9:25am CDT
For a second, I was afraid that this news was gonna say that he has passed away. So relieved that that isn't the case.
Avoiding barbershops, from the looks of him.It Is Him wrote:Also, what is archer up to these days?
Re: Takara Tomy Seminal Designer Hideaki Yoke Retires (1870547)
Posted by Microraptor on March 30th, 2017 @ 12:25pm CDT
Posted by Microraptor on March 30th, 2017 @ 12:25pm CDT
Damnit Archer, get a haircut.
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