Person: Katoki Hajime

Katoki Hajime was born December 3, 1963 in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. He is a famous mechanical designer known for his work in the Gundam series. He was the main mechanical designer for V Gundam as well as for Gundam W: Endless Waltz. In the latter, he used a more fantastical approach in design and created one of his most famous mechas - Wing Gundam Zero Custom.

Katoki's designs usually have a blocky, sturdy look to them that has lead many fans to say his designs are the way giant robots should look. His excellent attention to detail makes him a wonderful illustrator for diagrams and cutaway views of mecha that help many people visualize his designs as real machines.