Rie Sakurai

Rie Sakurai
Employment history: Data East Sega-AM2 Hitmaker (2000-11 – ) Sega Divisions: Sega AM3 Sega AM1 Sega R&D1 Sega
Role(s): Artist, Director

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Rie Sakurai (櫻井 里英) is a 3D modeler and art director, as well as director of the game Manic Panic Ghosts. She, like many other members of Data East, migrated to Sega through Shenmue, joining Hitmaker in 2001, becoming part of the Crazy Taxi 3 team.

Production history

• Magical Drop 2 (Saturn; 1996) — Graphic design (as R.Sakurai)
• Magical Drop 2 (Saturn; 1996) — The Empress (as R.Sakurai)
• Magical Drop III Toretate Zoukangou! (Saturn; 1997) — Cooperation (as R.Sakurai)
• Shenmue II (Dreamcast; 2001) — 3D Character Designers
• Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller (Xbox; 2002) — Graphic Designers
• Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller (Windows PC; 2004) — Graphic Designers
• Zunou Nouryoku Koujou Machine Touch de Zuno: Tanoshiku check? Soretomo Battle!? (NAOMI; 2006) — Artist
• Manic Panic Ghosts (NAOMI; 2007) — Director
• Let's Go Island: Lost on the Island of Tropics (RingWide; 2010) — Art Director
• Chain Chronicle (Android; 2013) — Lead Designer
• Chain Chronicle (Android; 2013) — Designer
• Chain Chronicle (iOS; 2013) — Lead Designer
• Chain Chronicle (iOS; 2013) — Designer
• 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
• Puyo Puyo Puzzle Pop (Apple TV; 2024) — Development Support
• Sonic X Shadow Generations (PlayStation 5; 2024) — Character Artists
• Sonic X Shadow Generations (Xbox One; 2024) — Character Artists
• Sonic X Shadow Generations (Nintendo Switch; 2024) — Character Artists
• Propeller Arena: Aviation Battle Championship (Dreamcast; unreleased) — Character Modelling

External links

• Hito Maker entry #92