[b]Takani Yoshiyuki[/b] (高荷 義之, born December 18, 1935) is a legendary Japanese illustrator known for his paintings of [[realistic]], as well as fictional, [[military]] hardware. His illustrations have been used as packaging art for numerous resin kits and movie posters for several decades. 

Takani began his career by doing boxart for military [[aircraft]], [[tank]]s and [[battleship]] model kits in the 1950s and 1960s. Since then he has done art for several [[science fiction]] and [[mecha]] shows from the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. Among them [[Uchuu Senkan Yamato]], [[Gundam]], [[Sentou Mecha Xabungle]], [[Macross]], [[Orguss]], [[Kikou-Kai Galient]], [[Transformers]], [[Neon Genesis Evangelion]] and many others. 

Since the late 80s he also created the [[box art]] of several action and military themed [[video game]]s. Takani was responsible for drawing the cover artwork for [i][[Metal Gear 2]]: Solid Snake[/i] and contributed to additional illustrations in the Japanese premium package editions of [i][[Metal Gear Solid]]: The Twin Snakes[/i] and [i][[Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater]]: Snake Eater[/i].

Takani's work and life has inspired the careers of [[tenjin_hidetaka|many notable Japanese realistic artists]] in the last decades.

h4. See also
* [[Takani Yoshiyuki (Style)]]
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