Takenori Kimoto is a charater and effect designer involved with Capcom since Super Street Fighter II Turbo, for which he served as a planner. He is, however, more notable for his work on the Darkstalkers series, where he designed Anakaris. Other work includes One Piece Mansion, Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney and the cancelled Mega Man Universe.

He is mainly known by his alias, Kimo Kimo.