Studio Nue, Inc. is a Japanese design studio formed in 1972 by Naoyuki Kato, Kenichi Matsuzaki, Kazutaka Miyatake, and Haruka Takachiho. Crystal Art Studio would change their name to Studio Nue in 1974.
They were known as the co-creators of the Macross franchise along with Artland and Big West Advertising.
Mechanical designer Shōji Kawamori is a notable member of Studio Nue and is remembered as the key creator of Macross.
The mascot for Studio Nue was based on the Nue yōkai from Japanese mythology. From Wikipedia
