Masaru Kohayakawa

Masaru Kohayakawa
Date of birth: 1979 (age 44-45)
Employment history: Hitmaker (2003 – ) Sega Divisions: Sega AM3 Sega AM1 Sega R&D1 Sega Interactive Divisions: R&D3 Sega
Role(s): Designer, Director

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Masaru Kohayakawa (小早川 賢), also known as Koha-D, is a planner and director at Sega. After joining Hitmaker in 2003, he immediately became a part of the team behind Avalon no Kagi.

Production history

Games

• Avalon no Kagi (Triforce; 2003) — Assistant Director
• Dinosaur King (Nintendo DS; 2007) — ゲームデザイナー (as こはやかわ まさる)
• Dinosaur King (Nintendo DS; 2007) — Game Designers
• Hummer Extreme Edition (Lindbergh; 2009) — Director
• Rekishi Taisen Gettenka: Tenkaichi Battle Royale (Nintendo DS; 2010) — プランナー (as こはやかわ まさる)
• Let's Go Island: Lost on the Island of Tropics (RingWide; 2010) — Game Designers
• Maimai (RingEdge 2; 2012) — Director
• Chunithm (Nu 1.1; 2015) — Director
• Maimai PiNK (RingEdge 2; 2015) — Chief Director (as Koha-D)
• Ongeki (ALLS HX; 2018) — ディレクター (as コハD)
• Ongeki bright Memory (ALLS HX; 2022) — 総合ディレクター (as 小早川 賢)
• Sonic Origins (PlayStation 4; 2022) — Development Support
• Sonic Origins (PlayStation 5; 2022) — Development Support
• Sonic Origins (Xbox One; 2022) — Development Support
• Sonic Origins (Nintendo Switch; 2022) — Development Support
• Samba de Amigo: Party-To-Go (iOS; 2023) — Development Support
• Samba de Amigo: Party-To-Go (Apple TV; 2023) — Development Support
• Samba de Amigo: Party-To-Go (Mac App Store; 2023) — Development Support
• Sonic Superstars (PlayStation 4; 2023) — Development Support
• Sonic Superstars (PlayStation 5; 2023) — Development Support
• Sonic Superstars (Nintendo Switch; 2023) — Development Support
• Sonic Superstars (Epic Games Store; 2023) — Development Support
• Sonic X Shadow Generations (PlayStation 5; 2024) — Development Support
• Sonic X Shadow Generations (Xbox One; 2024) — Development Support
• Sonic X Shadow Generations (Nintendo Switch; 2024) — Development Support

Music

• Seelisch Tact Original Sound Track (CD; 2015) — SPECIAL THANKS TO (as Koha-D)
• The Works II (CD; 2016) — Producers & Directors for the Original Projects
• Sega 60th Anniversary Official Bootleg DJ Mix (CD; 2021) — Special Thanks
• KOP5th Original CD (CD; 2024) — SPECIAL THANKS TO (as Koha-D)

• Avalon no Kagi Ver.1.20: Summon The New Monsters (2004) — Planner
• Dinosaur King (2005) — Planner
• Avalon no Kagi Ver.2 (2005) — Planner
• Maimai Plus (2012) — Director
• Maimai GreeN (2013) — Director
• Code of Joker (2013) — Director
• Maimai GreeN Plus (2014) — Director
• Maimai Orange (2014) — Director
• Maimai PinK (2015) — Director
• Chunithm Plus (2016) — Director
• Maimai Murasaki (2016) — Director
• Chunithm Air Plus (2017) — Director

Interviews

• Masaru Kohayakawa interview by Sega Interactive
• Masaru Kohayakawa interview by Sega Careers Site: Japanese, English

Photographs

Main article: Photos of Masaru Kohayakawa

External links

• Profile on Hitmaker (backup)
• Masaru Kohayakawa on Twitter