Yutaka Izubuchi

is a Japanese illustrator, anime designer and director. Izubuchi is credited for designing costumes, characters and creatures, but most of his designs are mechanical (both robots and other vehicles). He created and directed the "RahXephon" seriescite journal
last = Wong
first = Amos
authorlink =
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year = 2003
month = February
title = Interview with Yutaka Izubuchi
journal = Newtype USA
volume = 2
issue = 2
pages = 14–15
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id = ] and also created a manga story called "Rune Masquer".cite web
last = Broestl
first = Sean
year = 2006
url = http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention.php?id=336
title = Anime Expo 2006 - Yutaka Izubuchi Focus Panel
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publisher = Anime News Network
accessmonthday = 11 July
accessyear = 2006]

Among Izubuchi's design credits are various "Gundam" and "Patlabor" shows. He also created the Protect-Gear armor used in the Kerberos saga ("Jin-Roh", etc.).

The ADV Films promotional materials for "RahXephon"cite web
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date = 2003-03-20
url = http://www.advfilms.com/Films_UpdateDetails.asp?ID=1022
title = Anticipation continues to build for release of RahXephon 1: Threshold
work =
publisher = ADV Films
accessdate = 2006-08-07] and some reviews cite web |url=http://www.amazon.com/RahXephon-Threshold-Vol-Yutaka-Izubuchi/dp/B0000844JY/ |title=RahXephon - Threshold (Vol. 1): Editorial Reviews |accessdate=2006-10-12 |last=Solomon |first=Charles |date= |year= |month= |work=Amazon.com] note that "Gasaraki" is an Izubuchi credit, but although he did mecha design on that show he was not responsible for writing or directing.

Izubuchi designed the costume for one of the characters of the "Cutie Honey" live action movie (2004), directed by Hideaki Anno of "Neon Genesis Evangelion" fame; earlier, Anno and Izubuchi (called "Bu-chan" by Anno) both had their mecha designs appear on "" (1988).

Izubuchi did some additional design work for Tomoki Kyoda's "Eureka Seven". Kyoda was an assistant director and episode director on "RahXephon" and directed its theatrical adaptation.

As of 2006, Izubuchi said that the design work he was most proud of was on "".

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