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Masahiro Kumono

Date of birth: 1969-06-05 (age 55)
Employment history: Sega Enterprises (1992^[1] – ) Overworks Sega Divisions: Global Entertainment R&D Dept. 1 Cave Acquire
Role(s): Artist, Producer, Director

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Masahiro Kumono (雲野雅広) is a game planner. Having joined Sega in 1992^[1], he worked as a designer on titles such as OutRunners on the Mega Drive and Tempo on the 32X before slowly shifting to CG-related work. He handled movie production on a series of family titles such as J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou!, NiGHTS into Dreams, Panzer Dragoon Saga and Sonic Adventure, and was the movie director for Sakura Wars 3 and 4. In 2005 he left Sega and joined CAVE, working there from 2009 to 2010. A year later he joined Acquire and has been working there to this day.

Production history

Games

Panic! (Mega-CD; 1993) — グラフィックデザイン助っ人^[3] (as 雲野雅広)
Panic! (Mega-CD; 1993) — Graphic Design^[4] (as Masahiro Unno)
OutRunners (Mega Drive; 1994) — Designer^[5] (as KumoPU)
Tempo (32X; 1995) — 32X Graphics^[6]
Iron Storm (Saturn; 1995) — ユニットデザイン^[7] (as 雲野雅広)
Iron Storm (Saturn; 1995) — Unit Design (as Masahiro Unno)
J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! (Saturn; 1996) — オープニングエンディング^[8] (as 雲野雅広)
NiGHTS into Dreams (Saturn; 1996) — CG Movie Artists^[9]
Panzer Dragoon Saga (Saturn; 1998) — キャラクター作成／アニメーション^[10] (as 雲野雅広)
Panzer Dragoon Saga (Saturn; 1998) — 絵コンテ／演出^[10] (as 雲野雅広)
Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast; 1998) — CG movie artists
Guru Guru Onsen 2 (Dreamcast; 2001) — R&Dマネジメント (as 雲野雅広)
Guru Guru Onsen 3 (Dreamcast; 2002) — R&Dマネジメント (as 雲野雅広)
Sakura Taisen 4: Koi Seyo, Otome (Dreamcast; 2002) — アートコーディネーター (as 雲野雅広)
Panic! (PlayStation 2; 2002) — グラフィックデザイン助っ人 (as 雲野雅広)
Online Games: Dai Guru Guru Onsen (PlayStation 2; 2002) — R&Dマネジメント (as 雲野雅広)
Shinobi (PlayStation 2; 2002) — コンテ (as 雲野雅広)
Nightshade (PlayStation 2; 2003) — シニアディレクター (as 雲野雅広)
Nightshade (PlayStation 2; 2003) — Senior Director
Sakura Taisen V Episode 0: Kouya no Samurai Musume (PlayStation 2; 2004) — スペシャルサンクス (as 雲野雅広)
Sakura Taisen 3: Paris wa Moeteiru ka (PlayStation 2; 2005) — ムービー協力 (as 雲野雅広)
The Rub Rabbits! (Nintendo DS; 2005) — Producer
Doraemon: Nobita no Kyouryuu 2006 DS (Nintendo DS; 2006) — スペシャルサンクス (as くものまさひろ)
Sonic the Hedgehog (PlayStation 3; 2006) — Producer
Sonic the Hedgehog (Xbox 360; 2006) — Producer
NiGHTS into Dreams (PlayStation 2; 2008) — Special Thanks

Music

Shinobi Original Soundtrack (CD; 2002) — Game Director^[11]
Akadoko & Kimishine♥Ai no Densetsu CD♥ (CD; 2005) — Voice Actor
Akadoko & Kimishine♥Ai no Densetsu CD♥ (CD; 2005) — Producer

Interviews

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

Photographs

Main article: Photos of Masahiro Kumono

References

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20160323022740.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Ffb.2Fcreators.2Fvol_8.2F1.html-1] 1.0 ^1.1 https://sega.jp/fb/creators/vol_8/1.html (Wayback Machine: 2016-03-23 02:27)

[http:.2F.2Fsonic.sega.jp.2FSonicChannelOld.2Fcreators.2F008.2Findex.html-2] ttp://sonic.sega.jp/SonicChannelOld/creators/008/index.html

[:File:Switch_MCD_credits.pdf_p-3] File:Switch MCD credits.pdf

[:File:Panic_MCD_credits.pdf_p-4] File:Panic MCD credits.pdf

[:File:OutRunners_MD_credits.pdf_p-5] File:OutRunners MD credits.pdf

[:File:Tempo_32X_credits.pdf_p-6] File:Tempo 32X credits.pdf

[:File:World_Advanced_Daisenryaku_Koutetsu_no_Senpuu_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-7] File:World Advanced Daisenryaku Koutetsu no Senpuu Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:J.League_Pro_Soccer_Club_o_Tsukurou.21_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-8] File:J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:NiGHTS_into_Dreams_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-9] File:NiGHTS into Dreams Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:Azel_Panzer_Dragoon_RPG_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-10] 10.0 ^10.1 File:Azel Panzer Dragoon RPG Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:ShinobiOST_CD_JP_Booklet.pdf_p11-11] File:ShinobiOST CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 11

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+{{sub-stub}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (雲野 雅広) is a game planner. Having joined Sega in 1992{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20160323022740/https://sega.jp/fb/creators/vol_8/1.html}}, he worked as a designer on titles such as ''[[OutRunners]]'' on the Mega Drive and ''[[Tempo]]'' on the 32X before slowly shifting to CG-related work. He handled movie production on a series of family titles such as ''[[J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! (Saturn)|J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou!]]'', ''[[NiGHTS into Dreams]]'', ''[[Panzer Dragoon Saga]]'' and ''[[Sonic Adventure]]'', and was the movie director for ''[[Sakura Wars 3]]'' and ''[[Sakura Wars 4|4]]''. In 2005 he left Sega and joined CAVE, working there from 2009 to 2010. A year later he joined Acquire and has been working there to this day.
 ==Production history==
-{{ProductionHistory|Masahiro Kumono|Masahiro Unno|KumoPU|雲野 雅広}}
+{{ProductionHistory|Masahiro Kumono|Masahiro Unno|KumoPU|くもの まさひろ|雲野 雅広|雲野雅広}}
-* ''[[OutRun]]'' (Mega Drive Version) (1991)
+==Interviews==
-* ''[[Sonic Adventure]]'' (1998) — CG Movie Artist
+{{mirror}}
-* ''[[Sakura Wars 3]]'' (2001) — CG Movie Artist
+* [https://sega.jp/fb/creators/vol_8/1.html Masahiro Kumono interview by Sega (December 5, 2002)]
-* ''[[Sakura Wars 4]]'' (2002) — CG Movie Artist
+* [http://sonic.sega.jp/SonicChannelOld/creators/008/index.html Masahiro Kumono interview by Sonic Channel (December 1, 2006)] [[https://browniehideout.wordpress.com/2022/07/13/creators-interview-008-kumono-masahiro/ Translated]]
-* ''[[Shinobi (2002)|Shinobi]]'' (PlayStation 2 Version) (2002) — Chief Director, Storyboarding
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081007205442/http://sega.jp/segavoice/vol59/ ''SEGA VOICE'' interview with {{PAGENAME}} & Shun Nakamura (December 21, 2006)]
-* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (2006 game)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' (2006) — Producer
-[http://sonic.sega.jp/SonicChannelOld/creators/008/index.html Masahiro Kumono interview by Sonic Channel (December 1, 2006)]
+==Photographs==
+:''Main article: [[:Category:Photos of {{PAGENAME}}|Photos of {{PAGENAME}}]]
 ==References==
 <references/>
-[[Category:Producers]]
-[[Category:Directors]]