Hidetaka Tenjin

Hidetaka Tenjin is a Japanese mecha anime artist and science fiction illustrator. Born on October 13, 1973, in Nishinomiya, Kobe City, Tenjin pursued a degree in mechanical control systems from the Shibaura Institute of Technology's Department of System Engineering. After graduating, he became a freelance illustrator and eventually established the Tenjin Studio Ltd. Throughout his career, Tenjin has worked on various projects, including plastic model box art, video game software and DVD cover art, and illustrations. He is best known for his contributions to the Hasegawa Macross series, the Bandai MG Gundam series, Konami's Gradius V videogame, and Space Battleship Yamato Fact File illustrations. Additionally, Tenjin has worked as an animation artist on anime productions such as Macross Zero, Sousei no Aquarion, Gundam Evolve, Macross Frontier, and more.