Kazuyuki Hoshino
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Kazuyuki Hoshino |
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Place of birth: Japan |
Date of birth: 1967-03-02[1] (age 56) |
Employment history:
Divisions:
Sega of America (1999-04[2] – )
Divisions:
Sega of America (?? – 2008-01[2])
Divisions:
Divisions:
Divisions:
Sega of Japan (2019-04[2] – )
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Role(s): Artist, Director |
Education: Tama Art University (1990)[2] |
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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.
Contents
Production history
Games
- Aworg: Hero in the Sky (Mega Drive; 1991) — Designer (as Luckystar)
- Teddy Boy Blues (Mega Drive; 1992) — Special Thanks to (as Star Field)
- Wondermega Collection (Mega-CD; 1992) — Graphic (as Lucky Star)
- 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[5]
- Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Mega-CD; 1993) — Character Designer[6]
- Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Mega-CD; 1993) — Special Stage Designers[6]
- Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Mega-CD; 1993) — Visual Design[6]
- Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Mega-CD; 1993) — Illustrations[6]
- Chaotix (32X; 1995) — Original Character Concept[7] (as Kazuyoshi Hoshino)
- Chaotix (32X; 1995) — Character Designer[7] (as Kazuyoshi Hoshino)
- Chaotix (32X; 1995) — Enemy Designer[7] (as Kazuyoshi Hoshino)
- NiGHTS into Dreams (Saturn; 1996) — Character Designer[8]
- Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Windows PC; ?) — Character Designer
- Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Windows PC; ?) — Special Stage Designers
- Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Windows PC; ?) — Visual Design
- Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Windows PC; ?) — Sprite Design
- Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams (Saturn; 1996) — Visual Designers
- Sonic Jam (Saturn; 1997) — Artists[9]
- Sonic R (Saturn; 1997) — Additional Artwork[10]
- Burning Rangers (Saturn; 1998) — Internet Support
- Sonic R (Windows PC; ?) — Additional artwork
- Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast; 1998) — Art director
- Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast; 1998) — Lead field artists
- Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast; 1998) — Enemy character designers
- Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Saturn; 1996) — Artists (SOJ)[11]
- 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
- 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
- Panic! (PlayStation 2; 2002) — グラフィックデザイン助っ人 (as 星野 一幸)
- Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (GameCube; 2003) — Character Designers
- Sonic Heroes (PlayStation 2; 2003) — Art Director
- Sonic Heroes (GameCube; 2003) — Art Director
- Sonic Heroes (PlayStation 2; 2003) — Enemy Designer
- Sonic Heroes (GameCube; 2003) — Enemy Designer
- Sonic Heroes (PlayStation 2; 2003) — Story Board Designers
- Sonic Heroes (GameCube; 2003) — Story Board Designers
- Sonic Gems Collection (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Special Thanks
- Sonic Gems Collection (GameCube; 2005) — Special Thanks
- Shadow the Hedgehog (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Art Director
- Shadow the Hedgehog (GameCube; 2005) — Art Director
- Shadow the Hedgehog (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Character Designers
- Shadow the Hedgehog (GameCube; 2005) — Character Designers
- Shadow the Hedgehog (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Enemy Artists
- Shadow the Hedgehog (GameCube; 2005) — Enemy Artists
- Shadow the Hedgehog (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Weapon Artists
- Shadow the Hedgehog (GameCube; 2005) — Weapon Artists
- Shadow the Hedgehog (PlayStation 2; 2005) — CG Movie Supervisors
- Shadow the Hedgehog (GameCube; 2005) — CG Movie Supervisors
- Sonic Rivals (PlayStation Portable; 2006) — Art Supervisors
- Sonic Rivals (PlayStation Portable; 2006) — Character Artwork
- Sonic Rivals 2 (PlayStation Portable; 2007) — Art Supervisors[12]
- NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams (Wii; 2007) — Art Director
- NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams (Wii; 2007) — Lead Character Designer
- NiGHTS into Dreams (PlayStation 2; 2008) — Supervisors
- Blazer Drive (Nintendo DS; 2008) — ミスティッカー制作協力 (as 星野 一幸)
- Sonic Unleashed (PlayStation 3; 2008) — Special Thanks
- Sonic Unleashed (Xbox 360; 2008) — Special Thanks
- Sonic and the Black Knight (Wii; 2009) — Special Thanks
- Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii; 2009) — Art Director
- Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii; 2009) — Graphic UI Artists
- Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode I (iOS; 2010)
- Sonic Generations (Nintendo 3DS; 2011) — Special Thanks
- Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Wii; 2011) — Senior Art Director
- Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Xbox 360; 2011) — Character Designer
- Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Xbox 360; 2011) — Special Stage Designers
- Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Xbox 360; 2011) — Visual Design
- Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Xbox 360; 2011) — Illustrations
- Sonic the Hedgehog CD (PlayStation 3; 2011) — Character Designer
- Sonic the Hedgehog CD (PlayStation 3; 2011) — Special Stage Designers
- Sonic the Hedgehog CD (PlayStation 3; 2011) — Visual Design
- Sonic the Hedgehog CD (PlayStation 3; 2011) — Illustrations
- Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS; 2012) — Senior Art Director
- Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (Windows PC; ?) — CS2 R&D
- Sonic Lost World (Wii U; 2013) — Project Support
- Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games (Wii U; 2013) — Senior Art Director
- Puyo Puyo Tetris (Nintendo 3DS; 2014) — Project Support
- Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo 3DS; 2014) — Supervisors (Original Games)
- Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (Wii U; 2014) — Supervisors (Original Games)
- Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal (Nintendo 3DS; 2014) — Character Supervisors
- Sonic Runners (iOS; 2015) — Project Support
- Sonic Runners (Android; 2015) — Project Support
- Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS; 2016) — Senior Art Director
- Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Wii U; 2016) — Senior Art Director
- Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice (Nintendo 3DS; 2016) — Character Supervisors
- Puyo Puyo Chronicle (Nintendo 3DS; 2016) — Project Support
- Sonic Mania (PlayStation 4; 2017) — Director of Creative Services
- Sonic Mania (PlayStation 4; 2017) — Animation Supervisor
- Sonic Forces (PlayStation 4; 2017) — Director of Creative
- Sega Ages Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Nintendo Switch; 2020) — Special Thanks
- Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 (Nintendo Switch; 2020) — Project Support
- Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 (Nintendo Switch; 2020) — Special Thanks
- Sonic Colours: Ultimate (Xbox One; 2021) — Producer
- Sonic Colours: Ultimate (PlayStation 4; 2021) — Producer
- Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania (PlayStation 4; 2021) — Special Thanks
- Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania (PlayStation 5; 2021) — Special Thanks
- Sonic Origins (PlayStation 4; 2022) — Sonic Character Supervisors
- Sonic Origins (PlayStation 5; 2022) — Sonic Character Supervisors
- Sonic Frontiers (PlayStation 4; 2022) — Sonic Character Supervisors
- Sonic Frontiers (PlayStation 5; 2022) — Sonic Character Supervisors
- The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog (Steam; 2023) — Sonic Character Supervisors
- The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog (Steam OS X; 2023) — Sonic Character Supervisors
- Sonic Superstars (PlayStation 4; 2023) — Sonic Characters Supervisors
- Sonic Superstars (PlayStation 5; 2023) — Sonic Characters Supervisors
Videos
- Sonic Mania Adventures (??; 2018) — Executive Producers
- Team Sonic Racing Overdrive () — Executive Producers
- Chao In Space () — Executive Producers
- Sonic 30th Anniversary Symphony () — Special Thanks
- Sonic Colors: Rise of the Wisps () — Executive Producers
- Sonic Frontiers Prologue: Divergence (??; ?) — Executive Producers
- Sonic Superstars: Trio of Trouble (??; ?) — Executive Producers
Music
- NiGHTS Original Soundtrack (CD; 1996) — Cover Design Art-coordination
- Sonic Team "PowerPlay" (CD; 1998) — Jacket Design
- Sonic Adventure Songs With Attitude ~Vocal mini-Album~ (CD; 1998) — Cover Art[13]
- Sonic Adventure Remix (CD; 1998) — Special Thanks to[14]
- Sonic Adventure "Digi-LOG Conversation" Original Sound Track (CD; 1999) — Cover Art[15]
- Multi-dimensional Sonic Adventure 2 Original Sound Track (CD; 2001) — Cover Art[16]
- Complete Trinity Sonic Heroes - Original Soundtrax (CD; 2004) — Artwork[4]
- Shadow the Hedgehog Original Soundtrax (CD; 2006) — Artwork[17]
- Lost and Found: Shadow the Hedgehog Vocal Trax (CD; 2006) — Artwork[18]
- True Blue: The Best of Sonic the Hedgehog (CD; 2008) — Supervisors[19]
- Sonic Mania Plus Original Soundtrack (CD; 2018) — Artwork design by[20]
- Maximum Overdrive - Team Sonic Racing Original Soundtrack (CD; 2019) — Art Assets Supervisor[21]
- Sonic the Hedgehog DJ Style "Party" (CD; 2020) — Special Thanks
Books
- Sonic Adventure Perfect Guide (Book; 1999) — 製作協力 (as 星野一幸)
Hardware
- Mega Drive Mini 2 (Mega Drive; 2022)
- Sonic Boom (2014) — Sonic Character & Universe Supervision
- Puyo Puyo Tetris (Switch version) (2017) — Project Manager
Photographs
- Main article: Photos of Kazuyuki Hoshino
External links
References
- ↑ http://www.sonicteam.com:80/fromteam/interview/hoshino/hoshino.html (Wayback Machine: 2001-08-14 20:45)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 https://www.linkedin.com/in/kazuyuki-hoshino-b1424b2a/
- ↑ Harmony, "1996 11-12" (JP; 1996-11-28), page 26
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 File:CompleteTrinity CD JP booklet.pdf, page 8
- ↑ File:Panic MCD credits.pdf
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 File:Sonic CD MCD JP credits.pdf
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 File:Chaotix 32X good ending credits.pdf
- ↑ File:NiGHTS into Dreams Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Sonic Jam Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Sonic R Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Sonic 3D Blast Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:SonicRivals2 PSP US manual.pdf, page 23
- ↑ 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: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
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