Haruhiko Mikimoto

Haruhiko Mikimoto
美樹本 晴彦
Born
Haruhiko Satō (佐藤晴彦, Satō Haruhiko)

(1959-08-28) August 28, 1959 (age 65)
Tokyo, Japan
Occupation(s)Anime character designer, illustrator and manga artist

Haruhiko Mikimoto (美樹本 晴彦, Mikimoto Haruhiko, born Haruhiko Satō (佐藤晴彦, Satō Haruhiko), August 28, 1959 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese anime character designer, illustrator and manga artist. Mostly active during the 1980s, during that decade he rose to prominence and is considered one of the top character designers of his time.

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.