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Kanako Kusunoki

Employment history: Sega (2008^[1] – ) Divisions: Sega CS3 Sega Games Divisions: CS Studio 3 Div. 2 Sega
Role(s): Designer, Director

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Kanako Kusunoki (楠香奈子) is a game designer turned director at Sega of Japan. She joined Sega in 2008^[1] and was assigned to CS R&D Dept. #3, working as a game designer on the development of the Phantasy Star series and Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA series^[1]. After CS3 was dissolved, she joined CS2, thus becoming a part of Sonic Team, where she was notable as the lead game designer for the adventure part of Shin Sakura Taisen^[1]. As she had worked on several rhythm games prior, she helped CS2 with Uta Kumi 575, Miracle Girls Festival and much later, as director, Samba de Amigo: Party-To-Go.

Production history

Phantasy Star Portable (PlayStation Portable; 2008) — Special Thanks
Phantasy Star 0 (Nintendo DS; 2008) — Quests
K-On! Houkago Live!! (PlayStation Portable; 2010) — アシスタントディレクター (as 楠香奈子)
Shining Hearts (PlayStation Portable; 2010) — スペシャルサンクス (as 楠香奈子)
Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F (PlayStation 3; 2013) — Game Designers
Uta Kumi 575 (PlayStation Vita; 2014) (as 楠香奈子)
Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F 2nd (PlayStation 3; 2014) — Game Designers
Miracle Girls Festival (PlayStation Vita; 2015) — 技術協力 (as 楠香奈子)
Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X (PlayStation 4; 2016) — Game Designers
Shin Sakura Taisen (PlayStation 4; 2019) — Game Designers
Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 (Nintendo Switch; 2020) — Game Designers
Lost Judgment (PlayStation 4; 2021) — Event Scene Design
Lost Judgment (PlayStation 5; 2021) — Event Scene Design
Lost Judgment (Xbox One; 2021) — Event Scene Design
Sonic Origins (PlayStation 4; 2022) — Lead Game Design
Sonic Origins (PlayStation 5; 2022) — Lead Game Design
Sonic Origins (Xbox One; 2022) — Lead Game Design
Sonic Origins (Nintendo Switch; 2022) — Lead Game Design
Samba de Amigo: Party-To-Go (iOS; 2023) — Director
Samba de Amigo: Party-To-Go (Apple TV; 2023) — Director
Samba de Amigo: Party-To-Go (Mac App Store; 2023) — Director

Interviews

Shin Sakura Taisen Developer Interview (December 12, 2019)

External links

Kanako Kusunoki on Facebook

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 https://www.sega.co.jp/en/recruit/episode/episode02/ (Wayback Machine: 2021-02-14 00:06)

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-{{sub-stub}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (楠 香奈子) is a game designer turned director at [[Sega of Japan]]. She joined Sega in 2008{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20210214000613/https://www.sega.co.jp/en/recruit/episode/episode02/}} and was assigned to [[Sega CS3 (2008-current)|CS R&D Dept. #3]], working as a game designer on the development of the ''[[:category:Phantasy Star (franchise)|Phantasy Star]]'' series and ''[[:category:Hatsune Miku|Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA]]'' series{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20210214000613/https://www.sega.co.jp/en/recruit/episode/episode02/}}. After CS3 was dissolved, she joined [[Sega CS2 (2008-current)|CS2]], thus becoming a part of [[Sonic Team]], where she was notable as the lead game designer for the adventure part of ''[[Shin Sakura Taisen]]''{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20210214000613/https://www.sega.co.jp/en/recruit/episode/episode02/}}. As she had worked on several rhythm games prior, she helped CS2 with ''[[Uta Kumi 575]]'', ''[[Miracle Girls Festival]]'' and much later, as director, ''[[Samba de Amigo: Party-To-Go]]''.
+{{sub-stub}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (楠 香奈子) is a game designer turned director at [[Sega of Japan]]. She joined Sega in 2008{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20210214000613/https://www.sega.co.jp/en/recruit/episode/episode02/}} and was assigned to [[Sega CS3 (2008-2015)|CS R&D Dept. #3]], working as a game designer on the development of the ''[[:category:Phantasy Star (franchise)|Phantasy Star]]'' series and ''[[:category:Hatsune Miku|Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA]]'' series{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20210214000613/https://www.sega.co.jp/en/recruit/episode/episode02/}}. After CS3 was dissolved, she joined [[Sega CS2 (2008-current)|CS2]], thus becoming a part of [[Sonic Team]], where she was notable as the lead game designer for the adventure part of ''[[Shin Sakura Taisen]]''{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20210214000613/https://www.sega.co.jp/en/recruit/episode/episode02/}}. As she had worked on several rhythm games prior, she helped CS2 with ''[[Uta Kumi 575]]'', ''[[Miracle Girls Festival]]'' and much later, as director, ''[[Samba de Amigo: Party-To-Go]]''.
 ==Production history==