Kazuyuki Hoshino
From Sega Retro
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| Kazuyuki Hoshino |
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| Place of birth: Japan |
| Company(ies): Sega of Japan, Sega of America, Sonic Team, Sonic Studio |
| Role(s): Artist, Director |
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Kazuyuki Hoshino (星野 一幸) is the character designer for Sonic CD, in which he introduced such fan favorites as Amy Rose and the robotic doppelganger Metal Sonic. He was also one of the main character designers in NiGHTS into Dreams, and since Sonic Adventure has been an Art Director. His position altered after NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams, where he worked as Senior Art Director and a Supervisor.
Production history
- Aworg: Hero in the Sky (Mega Drive; 1991) — Designer (as Luckystar)
- Teddy Boy Blues (Mega Drive; 1992) — Special Thanks to (as Star Field)
- Quiz Scramble Special (Mega-CD; 1992) — Graphic (as Lucky Star)
- Panic! (Mega-CD; 1993) — グラフィックデザイン助っ人 (as 星野 一幸)
- Panic! (Mega-CD; 1993) — Graphic Design
- Panic! (PlayStation 2; 2002) — グラフィックデザイン助っ人 (as 星野 一幸)
- Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Mega-CD; 1993) — Character Designer
- Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Mega-CD; 1993) — Special Stage Designers
- Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Mega-CD; 1993) — Visual Design
- Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Mega-CD; 1993) — Illustrations
- Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Windows PC; 1996) — Character Designer
- Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Windows PC; 1996) — Special Stage Designers
- Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Windows PC; 1996) — Visual Design
- Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Windows PC; 1996) — Sprite Design
- NiGHTS into Dreams (Saturn; 1996) — Character Designer
- NiGHTS into Dreams (PlayStation 2; 2008) — Supervisors
- NiGHTS Original Soundtrack (CD; 1996) — Cover Design Art-coordination
- Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Saturn; 9999) — Artists (SOJ)
- Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams (Saturn; 1996) — Visual Designers
- Sonic Jam () — Artists
- Sonic Jam (Saturn; 1997) — Artists
- Sonic R (Saturn; 1997) — Additional Artwork
- Sonic R (Windows PC; 1998) — Additional artwork
- Burning Rangers (Saturn; 1998) — Internet Support
- Sonic Team "PowerPlay" (CD; 1998) — Jacket Design
- Sonic Adventure Songs With Attitude ~Vocal mini-Album~ (CD; 1998) — Cover Art[1]
- Sonic Adventure Remix (CD; 1998) — Special Thanks to[2]
- Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast; 1998) — Art director
- Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast; 1998) — Lead field artists
- Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast; 1998) — Enemy character designers
- Sonic Adventure "Digi-LOG Conversation" Original Sound Track (CD; 1999) — Cover Art[3]
- Sonic Adventure 2 (Dreamcast; 2001) — Art Director
- Sonic Adventure 2 (Dreamcast; 2001) — Player Character Designers
- Sonic Adventure 2 (Dreamcast; 2001) — Enemy Character Designers
- Sonic Adventure 2 (Dreamcast; 2001) — CG Movie Director
- Multi-dimensional Sonic Adventure 2 Original Sound Track (CD; 2001) — Cover Art[4]
- Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (GameCube; 2001) — Art Director
- Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (GameCube; 2001) — Player Character Designers
- Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (GameCube; 2001) — Enemy Character Designers
- Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (GameCube; 2001) — CG Movie Director
- Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (GameCube; 9999) — Character Designers
- Complete Trinity Sonic Heroes - Original Soundtrax (CD; 2004) — Artwork[5]
- Sonic Gems Collection () — Special Thanks
- Shadow the Hedgehog Original Soundtrax (CD; 2006) — Artwork[6]
- Lost and Found: Shadow the Hedgehog Vocal Trax (CD; 2006) — Artwork[7]
- Sonic Rivals () — Art Supervisors
- Sonic Rivals () — Character Artwork
- Sonic Rivals (PlayStation Portable; 2006) — Art Supervisors
- Sonic Rivals (PlayStation Portable; 2006) — Character Artwork
- NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams (Wii; 2007) — Art Director
- NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams (Wii; 2007) — Lead Character Designer
- True Blue: The Best of Sonic the Hedgehog (CD; 2008) — Supervisors[8]
- Sonic Generations (Nintendo 3DS; 2011) — Special Thanks
- Puyo Puyo Tetris (Nintendo 3DS; 2014) — Project Support
- Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric () — Character Supervisors
- Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric (Wii U; 2014) — Character Supervisors
- Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal (Nintendo 3DS; 2014) — Character Supervisors
- Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice (Nintendo 3DS; 2016) — Character Supervisors
- Sonic Mania () — Director of Creative Services
- Sonic Mania Plus Original Soundtrack (CD; 2018) — Artwork design by[9]
- Maximum Overdrive - Team Sonic Racing Original Soundtrack (CD; 2019) — Art Assets Supervisor[10]
- Sega Ages Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Nintendo Switch; 2020) — Special Thanks
- Sonic the Hedgehog DJ Style "Party" (CD; 2020) — Special Thanks
- Sonic CD (Japanese edition) (1993) — Character Designer, Special Stage Designer, Visual Design, Illustrations, Sprite Design (Secret Special Stage Staff)
- Knuckles Chaotix (1995) — Original Character Concept (as Kazuyoshi Yoshino), Character Designer (as Kazuyoshi Yoshino), Enemy Designer (as Kazuyoshi Yoshino)
- Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Saturn version) (1996) — Artist (SOJ) (Special Stage Development)
- Sonic R (Saturn version) (1997) — Additional Artwork (Sega Enterprises Ltd.)
- Sonic Jam (1997) — Artist
- Burning Rangers (1998) — Internet Support
- Sonic R (PC version) (1998) — Additional artwork (Sega Enterprises Ltd.) (Sega)
- Sonic Adventure (1998) — Art Director, Lead Field Artist, Enemy Character Designer
- Sonic Adventure 2 (2001) — Art Director, Player Character Designer, Enemy Character Designer, CG Movie Director
- Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (2003) — Character Designer (Sonic Adventure DX Staff)
- Sonic Heroes (2003) — Art Director, Enemy Designer, Story Board Designer
- Sonic Gems Collection (2005) — Special Thanks
- Shadow the Hedgehog (2005) — Art Director, Character Designer, Enemy Artist, Weapon Artist, CG Movie Supervisor
- Sonic Rivals (2006) — Art Supervisor, Character Artwork
- Sonic Rivals 2 (2007) — Art Supervisor, Character Artwork
- Sonic Unleashed (2008) — Special Thanks
- Sonic and the Black Knight (2009) — Special Thanks
- Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii version) (2009) — Art Director, Graphic UI Artist
- Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (2010) — CS2 R&D (Sega Japan)
- Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode I (2010) — Special Thanks (Sega Corporation)
- Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Wii version) (2011) — Senior Art Director (Art Design Section)
- Sonic Generations (2011) — Special Thanks
- Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (3DS version) (2012) — Senior Art Director (Art Design)
- Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (2012) — CS2 R&D (Sega Corporation)
- Sonic Lost World (2013) — Project Support (Sega Corporation)
- Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games (2013) — Senior Art Director (Sega Development Team)
- Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (2014) — Supervisor (Original Games)
- Sonic Boom (2014) — Sonic Character & Universe Supervision
- Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric (2014) — Character Supervisor (Sonic Team) (Sega of Japan) (Sega)
- Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal (2014) — Character Supervisor (Sega of Japan CS2) (Sega of Japan)
- Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (2014) — Supervisor (Original Games)
- Sonic Runners (2015) — Project Support
- Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (2016) — Senior Art Director (Sega Games Development Team)
- Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice (2016) — Project Support
- Puyo Puyo Tetris (Switch version) (2017) — Project Manager
- Sonic Mania (2017) — Director of Creative Services (Sega), Animation Supervisor (Animation Intro), Director of Creative Services (Creative Services)
- Sonic Forces (2017) — Director of Creative (SEGA of America, Inc.)
Photographs
- Main article: Photos of Kazuyuki Hoshino
External links
References
- ↑ File:SongsWithAttitude CD JP booklet.pdf, page 7
- ↑ File:SARemix CD JP booklet.pdf, page 9
- ↑ File:SADLCOST CD JP booklet1.pdf, page 2
- ↑ File:MDSA2OST poster1.pdf, page 1
- ↑ File:CompleteTrinity CD JP booklet.pdf, page 8
- ↑ File:StHOriginalSoundtrax CD JP booklet.pdf, page 2
- ↑ File:LostandFound CD JP booklet.pdf, page 6
- ↑ File:TrueBlue CD JP booklet.pdf, page 5
- ↑ File:SMPOST CD JP booklet.pdf, page 3
- ↑ File:MaximumOverdrive CD JP inlay front.jpg
