As many of my blog readers might know, I am a big fan of renowned sculptor/concept artist Takayuki Takeya (竹谷隆之), a truly extraordinary artist who has crafted some of the most amazing creature designs for Japanese film/TV like Shin-Godzilla, Attack On Titan, the Giant God Warrior short film, and many many other tokusatsu productions.

Over the years I have seen many pictures of Takeya’s atelier, a fascinating workspace crammed full of his beautiful sculptural creations and collected treasures, but it is only now, thanks to a video shared on youtube by his daughter that we get to have a very intimate tour of his studio. Check it out below –

A truly fascinating and insightful peek into the creative workspace of this incredibly talented sculptor and concept artist. I very highly recommend checking out all his art books which showcase the amazing scope of his artistry.

You can tell ALOT about a person by the company they keep. ?Here are but a few of the creative luminaries I spotted in renowned sculptor Takayuki Takeya's studio tour video shot by his daughter – ( link to full video in comments below ?) pic.twitter.com/7IZsaWrnBs

— blauereiter (@blauereiter) August 10, 2025

(above) My twitter post with mentions of Takeya’s creative contemporaries spotted in the video; renowned manga artist Katsuya Terada ( whom Takeya went to school with ) and the late Yasushi Nirasawa, famed creature designer.

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