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Koji Takahashi is an art director at 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[]
Takahashi's first work was The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, where he designed various characters. After this, he reprised that role on Animal Crossing: Wild World and Phantom Hourglass.
He became the design director of Wii Music, and later carried on the same role on most entries of the Animal Crossing and The Legend of Zelda series, mostly on their Nintendo 3DS entries, as well as Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
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
- Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer (2015) - Design Director
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons (2020) - Art Director
Special Thanks[]
- Nintendoji (2012)
- Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U (2014) - Supervisor (Original Games)
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018) - Original Game Supervisor