In 2016, I joined the pre-production team for Transformers: Combiner Wars (a collaboration between Machinima Inc. and Hasbro Studios). Faced with a blank slate—no script or visual references—I collaborated directly with Animation Director Kenji Nakamura (Gatchaman Crowds) to engineer the series' creative foundation, defining its distinctive tone and visual identity from the ground up.
Client: Tatsunoko Production, Hasbro Studios, Machinima Inc.
Creative Director, Designer: Manabu Gaku Inada
Layout Artist: Kaichiro Terada
Year: 2015
Creative Director, Designer: Manabu Gaku Inada
Layout Artist: Kaichiro Terada
Year: 2015
A high-stakes confrontation: Optimus Prime, Windblade, and Megatron face off against Devastator. Featuring line art by Kaichiro Terada, with art direction and coloring by Manabu Inada.
StarScream has emerged alongside Enigma. The line art is created by Kaichiro Terada, while the art direction and color rendering are executed by Manabu Inada.
Dawn of Metroplex City
Sunset of Metroplex City
Metroplex city with a unique weather system. Line art by Kaichiro Terada; art direction and color by Manabu Inada.
First rough Sketch by Inada
Kaichiro's drawing based on Inada's rough sketch
Early concept sketches of Starscream by Manabu Inada (left) and Kaichiro Terada's first sketch of Starscream (opposite).
Early concept sketches of Devastator by Manabu Inada (top) and Kaichiro Terada's first sketch of Devastator (bottom).
Final line drawing by Kaichiro Terada
