Sachiko Kawamura
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Sachiko Kawamura |
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Place of birth: Sendai, Miyagi prefecture, Japan |
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Role(s): Artist |
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Sachiko Kawamura (川村 幸子) is an artist for Sonic Team. She is known for creating the Chao and designing the Chao Garden gameplay for Sonic Adventure and Sonic Adventure 2 in conjunction with Yoshihisa Hashimoto. She worked once again with Hashimoto to redefine Sonic's look and feel for Sonic Unleashed. As of then, she has become the main Art Director for the mainline releases of Sonic games.
Production history
Games
- Sonic Jam (Saturn; 1997) — Artists
- Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast; 1998) — Visual effects designer
- Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast; 1998) — Artists
- Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Saturn; 1996) — Artists (SOJ)[2]
- ChuChu Rocket! (Dreamcast; 1999) — キャラクターデザイン (as かわむら さちこ)
- ChuChu Rocket! (Dreamcast; 1999) — Character Designer
- Roommania 203 (Dreamcast; 2000) — スペシャルサンクス (as 川村 幸子)
- Sonic Adventure 2 (Dreamcast; 2001) — Chao System Director
- Sonic Adventure 2 (Dreamcast; 2001) — Lead Chao Artist
- Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (GameCube; 2001) — Chao Director
- Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (GameCube; 2001) — Lead Chao Artists
- Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (GameCube; 2001) — Tiny Chao Garden Game Designers
- Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (GameCube; 2001) — Tiny Chao Garden Artists
- Sonic Advance (Game Boy Advance; 2001) — Designers
- Sonic Advance 2 (Game Boy Advance; 2002) — Designers
- Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (GameCube; 2003) — A‑Life System Designers
- Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (GameCube; 2003) — A‑Life System Artists
- Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (GameCube; 2003) — GBA Minigame Artist
- Sonic Pinball Party (Game Boy Advance; 2003) — Designers
- Sonic N (N-Gage; 2003) — Designers
- Sega Superstars (PlayStation 2; 2004) — Game Designers
- Sega Superstars (PlayStation 2; 2004) — Art Director
- Sonic Rush (Nintendo DS; 2005) — Special Thanks
- Puyo Puyo Fever 2 (PlayStation 2; 2005) — CG Design Section Manager
- Sonic and the Secret Rings (Wii; 2007) — Special Thanks
- Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii; 2007) — Sonic Family Character Supervisors
- Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo DS; 2008) — Sonic Family Character Supervisors
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii; 2008) — Supervisors (Original Games)
- Sega Superstars Tennis (PlayStation 3; 2008) — GE1
- Sega Superstars Tennis (Wii; 2008) — GE1
- The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return (Wii; 2008) — Special Thanks
- Sonic and the Black Knight (Wii; 2009) — Development Support
- Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (Xbox 360; 2010) — CS2 R&D
- Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (Wii; 2010) — CS2 R&D
- Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode I (iOS; 2010)
- Sonic Colours (Wii; 2010) — Art Director
- Sonic Colours (Wii; 2010) — Support Members from the Original Team
- Sonic Colours (Nintendo DS; 2010) — Art Director
- Sonic Generations (Nintendo 3DS; 2011) — Art Director
- Sonic Lost World (Nintendo 3DS; 2013) — Art Director
- Sonic Lost World (Wii U; 2013) — Art Director
- Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games (Wii U; 2013) — Project Support
- 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) — Project Support
- Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric (Wii U; 2014) — Project Support
- Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice (Nintendo 3DS; 2016) — Project Support
- Puyo Puyo Chronicle (Nintendo 3DS; 2016) — Project Support
- Sonic Forces (PlayStation 4; 2017) — Senior Art Director
- Sega Heroes (Android; 2018) — ChuChu Rocket
- Sega Ages OutRun (Nintendo Switch; 2018) — Special Thanks
- Sega Ages Alex Kidd in Miracle World (Nintendo Switch; 2019) — Special Thanks
- Sega Ages Puyo Puyo (Nintendo Switch; 2019) — Special Thanks
- Sega Ages Virtua Racing (Nintendo Switch; 2019) — Special Thanks
- Sega Ages Wonder Boy: Monster Land (Nintendo Switch; 2019) — Special Thanks
- Puyo Puyo Champions (Nintendo Switch; 2018) — Project Support
- Sega Ages Columns II (Nintendo Switch; 2019) — Special Thanks
- Sega Ages Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Nintendo Switch; 2020) — Special Thanks
- Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 (Nintendo Switch; 2020) — Project Support
- Sonic Origins (PlayStation 4; 2022) — Development Support
- Sonic Origins (PlayStation 5; 2022) — Development Support
- The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog (Steam; 2023) — SEGA Special Thanks
- The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog (Steam OS X; 2023) — SEGA Special Thanks
Videos
- Sonic - Night of the Werehog (??; ?) — Special Thanks
- Chao In Space () — Original Chao Design by
Music
- Planetary Pieces: Sonic World Adventure Original Soundtrack (CD; 2009) — Art Director[3]
- Vivid Sound x Hybrid Colors: Sonic Colors Original Soundtrack (CD; 2010) — Art Director[4]
- Sonic Generations Original Soundtrack: Blue Blur (CD; 2012) — Artworks[5]
- Sonic Lost World Original Soundtrack Without Boundaries (CD; 2013) — Art Director[6]
- Nounenrei Nou-Stress Kei Atama Scan (2006) — Character Designer
- Sonic Runners (2015) — Art Director
- Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (2016) — Project Support (Sega Games Development Team)
- Valkyria Chronicles 4 (2018) — Development Support
- Sonic Frontiers (2022) - Producer
Interviews
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