Cast information

Ryusuke Hikawa

Anime and Special Effects Researcher
Visiting Professor at Meiji University Graduate School

--- was born in 1958 in Hyogo Prefecture. He graduated from the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering of the School of Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, in March 1983. He successfully held several positions at various events such as the Japan Media Arts Festival and the Mainichi Film Awards as a member of the jury. He is the author of Japanese Animation Guide: The History of Robot Anime, a report written for the Agency of Cultural Affairs. He is a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan (SFWJ). He conducts research on Anime based on his experience as a Communications System Engineer in manufacturing companies.

Seiji Mizushima

animation director

He was in charge of Mobile Suit Gundam 00 . His major past works: Fullmetal Alchemist, Oh! Edo Rocket, Hanamaru Kindergarten, UN-GO, RAKUEN TSUIHO -Expelled from Paradise-, Concrete Revolutio: Superhuman Phantasmagoria, etc.

Kenji Teraoka

mechanic designer

He was engaged in Mobile Suit Gundam 00 as a Mechanic designer as well as a science-fiction researcher. His major past works: Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Code Geass:Lelouch of the Rebellion, Valvrave the Liberator, Gundam Build Fighters, Cross Ange: Rondo of Angel and Dragon, etc.

Tomoyuki Miyashita

Professor in the Department of Applied Physics, School of Science and Engineering, WASEDA University

1992 - Shin Nippon Steel Corporation
2000 - Waseda University, Assistant
2002 - Doctor of Engineering
2003 - Ibaraki University, Assistant
2005 to present - Waseda University, Associate Professor
• Next Generation Robots Research Organization
• Next Generation Cars Research Organization
• Researcher at Space Science and Technology Observation Research Institute
• Main research area – examination of supporting technology for mechanical structures design considering dynamic characteristics through real machines

Hiroharu Sekiguchi

Hino Motors, Ltd. Design division

Pitoyo Hartono

GGC Leader/Professor in the Department of Mechanics and Information, CHUKYO University.

Year of Birth: May 1969
Place of Birth: Indonesia
Education:・Doctor of Enginnering (Ph.D.) in the Department of Pure and Applied Physics, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, WASEDA University (February 2002)
Career History: ・Visiting Lecturer (full-time), WABOT HOUSE Laboratory, WASEDA University
・Associate Professor, Hakodate Future University(2005-2010)
・Professor, Chukyo University (October 2010~)
Research Interests: Neural network and computational intelligence theory for the robotics

Sasaki Shin

GUNDAM GLOBAL CHALLENGE/SUNRISE Inc.