# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/shoji-kawamori
# Generated: 2026-08-15T19:40:05.027Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/shoji-kawamori"
name: "Shōji Kawamori"
slug: "shoji-kawamori"
description: "Shōji Kawamori  is a Japanese animation creator and producer, screenwriter, visual artist, and mecha designer. He is best known for creating the Macross mecha animated franchise and the Diaclone toyline, which were in turn the basis for the Robotech and Transformers franchises, respectively. He is also known for creating The Vision of Escaflowne anime series. He pioneered several innovative concepts in his works, such as transforming mecha and virtual idols. His work has had a significant impact on popular culture, both in Japan and internationally."
tagline: "Japanese mechanic designer, anime director, director"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Sh%C3%B4ji_Kawamori_-_Vendredi_-_Japan_Expo_2013_-_P1660794.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Japan"
  isoCode: "JP"
category:
  name: "Writers"
  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1960-02-20"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           51.3
  momentum:             0.3564573622155196
  historical:           12.93861066666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     75
  profileCompleteness:  85
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/kawamoriexpo"
    handle:    "kawamoriexpo"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0442828/"
    handle:    "nm0442828"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://shojikawamori.jp/"
sources:
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
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    title: "شوچى كاوامورى"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sh%C5%8Dji_Kawamori"
    title: "Shōji Kawamori"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sh%C5%8Dji_Kawamori"
    title: "Shōji Kawamori"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sh%C5%8Dji_Kawamori"
    title: "Shōji Kawamori"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%AC%DB%8C_%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B1%DB%8C"
    title: "شوجی کاواموری"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sh%C5%8Dji_Kawamori"
    title: "Shōji Kawamori"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sh%C5%8Dji_Kawamori"
    title: "Shōji Kawamori"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B2%B3%E6%A3%AE%E6%AD%A3%E6%B2%BB"
    title: "河森正治"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%B9%B4%EC%99%80%EB%AA%A8%EB%A6%AC_%EC%87%BC%EC%A7%80"
    title: "카와모리 쇼지"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sh%C5%8Dji_Kawamori"
    title: "Shōji Kawamori"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawamori_Sh%C5%8Dji"
    title: "Kawamori Shōji"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B2%B3%E6%A3%AE%E6%AD%A3%E6%B2%BB"
    title: "河森正治"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q630431"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/76408"
    title: "Shoji Kawamori"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump