Takashi Yuda

Takashi Yuda

Place of birth: Brasília, Brazil
Date of birth: 1965-09-21 (age 59)
Employment history: Sega Enterprises (1990^[1] – ) Divisions: Sega R&D 6 Sega CS2 Sega of America (1993 – 1994) Divisions: Sega Technical Institute Sega Enterprises Divisions: Sega CS1 Sega CS Sega CS2 Sega Software R&D Dept. 9 United Game Artists Sonic Team Sega Divisions: Global Entertainment R&D Dept. 1 AQ Interactive (2006^[3] – ) Square Enix (2009^[3] – ) 8Bit Monkey Studio (2018^[3] – ) Daido University (2023^[3] – )
Role(s): Artist, Director, Producer
Education: Musashino Art University (1989)

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Takashi "Thomas" Yuda (湯田高志) is a game planner. He joined Sega in 1990 and was assigned to Sega R&D 6 as an artist, serving as main designer and other such roles for the Disney series titles on the Mega Drive. Afterwards, he worked as director for Space Channel 5 on the Dreamcast at United Game Artists and transferred to Sonic Team. He is known for being the character designer of Knuckles the Echidna. He later went on to direct the Puyo Puyo series and serve as producer for Sonic Riders. After leaving Sega in March 2005, he worked at several companies such as Artoon and Square Enix before founding the company Neilo in January 2013. He left Neilo in October 2018.

Career

Production history

Games

The Revenge of Shinobi (Mega Drive; 1989) — Designer^[4] (as Thomas Yuuda)
ESWAT: City Under Siege (Mega Drive; 1990) — Special Thanks to^[5] (as Thomas Yuuda)
QuackShot Starring Donald Duck (Mega Drive; 1991) — Art Director^[6] (as Thomas Yuuda)
QuackShot Starring Donald Duck (Mega Drive; 1991) — Artists^[6] (as Thomas Yuuda)
Sports Talk Baseball (Mega Drive; 1992) — Graphic Designer (as Thomas ♥ Yuuda)
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Game Gear; 1992) — Thanks^[7] (as Thomas Y)
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Master System; 1992) — Thanks^[8] (as Thomas Y)
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (Mega Drive; 1994) — Character Designer^[9] (as Takashi Thomas Yuda)
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (Mega Drive; 1994) — Animator^[9] (as Takashi Thomas Yuda)
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (Mega Drive; 1994) — Scene Artists^[9] (as Takashi Thomas Yuda)
Sonic & Knuckles (Mega Drive; 1994) — Character Designer^[10] (as Takashi Thomas Yuda)
Sonic & Knuckles (Mega Drive; 1994) — Scene Artists^[10] (as Takashi Thomas Yuda)
Sonic & Knuckles (Mega Drive; 1994) — Character Artist (as Takashi Thomas Yuda)
Gale Racer (Saturn; 1994) — Graphic Designer^[11] (as Takashi Thomas Yuda)
Chaotix (32X; 1995) — Original Character Concept^[12] (as Takashi "Thomas" Yuda)
Sega International Victory Goal (Saturn; 1995) — Design (as Takashi T Yuda)
Victory Goal '96 (Saturn; 1996) — Designers^[13] (as Takashi Thomas Yuda)
Sakura Taisen (Saturn; 1996) — グラフィックデザイナー^[14] (as 湯田高志)
J.League Victory Goal '97 (Saturn; 1997) — Special Thanks To^[15]
Space Channel 5 (Dreamcast; 1999) — Fuse (as Takashi Thomas Yuda)
Space Channel 5 (Dreamcast; 1999) — Director (as Takashi Thomas Yuda)
Roommania 203 (Dreamcast; 2000) — スペシャルサンクス (as 湯田高志)
Space Channel 5: Part 2 (Dreamcast; 2002) — Fuse (as Takashi Thomas Yuda)
Space Channel 5: Part 2 (Dreamcast; 2002) — Supervisor (as Takashi Thomas Yuda)
Space Channel 5: Part 2 (PlayStation 2; 2002) — Fuse (as Takashi Thomas Yuda)
Space Channel 5: Part 2 (PlayStation 2; 2002) — Supervisor (as Takashi Thomas Yuda)
Space Channel 5 (PlayStation 2; 2002) — Fuse (as Takashi Thomas Yuda)
Space Channel 5 (PlayStation 2; 2002) — Director (as Takashi Thomas Yuda)
Space Channel 5: Ulala's Cosmic Attack (Game Boy Advance; 2003) — Supervisors (as Takashi Thomas Yuda)
Puyo Pop Fever (NAOMI; 2003) — Director
Space Channel 5: Special Edition (PlayStation 2; 2003) — Director (as Takashi Thomas Yuda)
Space Channel 5: Special Edition (PlayStation 2; 2003) — Supervisor (as Takashi Thomas Yuda)
Sega Superstars (PlayStation 2; 2004) — Producer
Sega Superstars (PlayStation 2; 2004) — Voice Actors
Puyo Puyo Fever 2 (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Producer
Sonic Riders (PlayStation 2; 2006) — Producer
Sonic Riders (GameCube; 2006) — Producer
Sonic Riders (Xbox; 2006) — Producer
Sonic Riders (Windows PC; 2006) — Producer

Music

Space Channel 5 Original Soundtrack (CD; 2000) — Art Direction & Design^[16] (as Takashi Thomas Yuda)
Space Channel 5 Part 2 Soundtrack Volume "Chu!!" (CD; 2002) — Fuse (as Takashi Thomas Yuda)
Space Channel 5 Part 2 Soundtrack Volume "Hey!!" (CD; 2002) — Fuse (as Takashi Thomas Yuda)
Space Channel 5 Part 2 Moji Moji ★ Can't Stop Remix (CD; 2002) — Fuse^[17] (as Takashi Thomas Yuda)
Sonic Riders Original Soundtrack "Speedbeats Grand Prix" (CD; 2006) — Producer^[18]

Interviews

Some or all of the following content should be mirrored on Sega Retro (or Retro CDN).

External links

Staff profile on www.u-ga.com

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 http://sega.jp/segavoice/vol18/ (Wayback Machine: 2008-10-08 06:09)
↑ http://sega.jp/segamoba/about/column.html (Wayback Machine: 2009-12-19 12:39)
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 https://www.daido-it.ac.jp/dept/information_design/prof/prof15.html (Wayback Machine: 2023-10-17 06:27)
↑ File:Revenge of Shinobi MD credits.pdf
↑ File:ESWAT MD credits.pdf
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 File:QuackShot MD credits.pdf
↑ File:Sonic the Hedgehog 2 GG credits.pdf
↑ File:Sonic the Hedgehog 2 SMS credits.pdf
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 File:Sonic the Hedgehog 3 MD credits.pdf
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 File:Sonic & Knuckles MD credits.pdf
↑ File:Galeracer_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf
↑ File:Chaotix 32X good ending credits.pdf
↑ File:Victory Goal '96 Saturn credits.pdf
↑ File:Sakura Taisen Saturn credits.pdf
↑ File:Victory Goal '97 Saturn credits.pdf
↑ File:SC5OST CD JP card5.pdf, page 2
↑ File:SC5P2MMCRS CD JP card4.pdf, page 2
↑ File:SonicRidersOST CD JP booklet.pdf, page 3

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20081008060903.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Fsegavoice.2Fvol18.2F-1] 1.0 ^1.1 http://sega.jp/segavoice/vol18/ (Wayback Machine: 2008-10-08 06:09)

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20091219123904.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Fsegamoba.2Fabout.2Fcolumn.html-2] ttp://sega.jp/segamoba/about/column.html (Wayback Machine: 2009-12-19 12:39)

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20231017062724.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fwww.daido-it.ac.jp.2Fdept.2Finformation_design.2Fprof.2Fprof15.html-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 https://www.daido-it.ac.jp/dept/information_design/prof/prof15.html (Wayback Machine: 2023-10-17 06:27)

[:File:Revenge_of_Shinobi_MD_credits.pdf_p-4] File:Revenge of Shinobi MD credits.pdf

[:File:ESWAT_MD_credits.pdf_p-5] File:ESWAT MD credits.pdf

[:File:QuackShot_MD_credits.pdf_p-6] 6.0 ^6.1 File:QuackShot MD credits.pdf

[:File:Sonic_the_Hedgehog_2_GG_credits.pdf_p-7] File:Sonic the Hedgehog 2 GG credits.pdf

[:File:Sonic_the_Hedgehog_2_SMS_credits.pdf_p-8] File:Sonic the Hedgehog 2 SMS credits.pdf

[:File:Sonic_the_Hedgehog_3_MD_credits.pdf_p-9] 9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 File:Sonic the Hedgehog 3 MD credits.pdf

[:File:Sonic_.26amp.3B_Knuckles_MD_credits.pdf_p-10] 10.0 ^10.1 File:Sonic & Knuckles MD credits.pdf

[:File:Galeracer_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-11] File:Galeracer_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf

[:File:Chaotix_32X_good_ending_credits.pdf_p-12] File:Chaotix 32X good ending credits.pdf

[:File:Victory_Goal_.2796_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-13] File:Victory Goal '96 Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:Sakura_Taisen_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-14] File:Sakura Taisen Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:Victory_Goal_.2797_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-15] File:Victory Goal '97 Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:SC5OST_CD_JP_card5.pdf_p2-16] File:SC5OST CD JP card5.pdf, page 2

[:File:SC5P2MMCRS_CD_JP_card4.pdf_p2-17] File:SC5P2MMCRS CD JP card4.pdf, page 2

[:File:SonicRidersOST_CD_JP_booklet.pdf_p3-18] File:SonicRidersOST CD JP booklet.pdf, page 3

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