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Koji Takahashi is a graphic designer who works in Nintendo, formerly in the EAD Division. He is mostly known for his design work in the Animal Crossing and The Legend of Zelda franchises.
History
His first work is the game The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker where he was a character designer. After this, he started working at the Animal Crossing series was a character designer and worked the two Nintendo DS Zelda games, as well as Wii Music, where he became a design director.
After Ryuji Kobayashi, the previous art director from the Animal Crossing series, went to work on The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, he took his role since Animal Crossing: New Leaf. He also worked in A Link Between Worlds.
Game Works
- The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (2002) - Character Design
- Animal Crossing e+ (2003) - Design
- Animal Crossing: Wild World (2005) - Character Design
- The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (2007) - Enemy Design
- Wii Music (2008) - Design Director
- The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (2009) - Design Lead / Player Design
- Animal Crossing: New Leaf (2012) - Design Director
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (2013) - Design Lead / Character
- Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U (2014) - Supervisor (Original Games)
- Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer (2015) - Design Director
Special Thanks
- Nintendoji (2012)
Gallery
Animal Crossing New Leaf Concept Art
Animal Crossing 3DS concept art