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Kenjiro Morimoto

Place of birth: Osaka, Japan
Employment history: Sega Enterprises (1998-04 – ) Divisions: Sega CS3 Sega Software R&D Dept. 8 Sonic Team Sega Divisions: Global Entertainment R&D Dept. 1 Sega CS2 Probe
Role(s): Designer, Director
Education: Edogawa University (1993-1997)

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Kenjiro Morimoto (森本兼次郎) is a game planner who worked at Sega from April 1998 to January 2018, currently working at CURIOSTUDIO.^[2]

Production history

Games

Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast; 1998) — Enemy game designers
Phantasy Star Online Ver. 2 (Dreamcast; 2001) — Network/Word Select
Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II (GameCube; 2002) — Word Select
Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II (Xbox; 2003) — Word Select
Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (GameCube; 2003) — Director
Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (GameCube; 2003) — Lead Game Designer
Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (GameCube; 2003) — Mission Mode Game Designers
Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (GameCube; 2003) — GBA Minigame Designer
Sonic Riders (PlayStation 2; 2006) — Director
Sonic Riders (GameCube; 2006) — Director
Sonic Riders (Xbox; 2006) — Director
Sonic Riders (PlayStation 2; 2006) — Main Game Designer
Sonic Riders (GameCube; 2006) — Main Game Designer
Sonic Riders (Xbox; 2006) — Main Game Designer
Sonic Riders (PlayStation 2; 2006) — Story Board Designers
Sonic Riders (GameCube; 2006) — Story Board Designers
Sonic Riders (Xbox; 2006) — Story Board Designers
Sonic Riders (Windows PC; 2006) — Director
Sonic Riders (Windows PC; 2006) — Main Game Designer
Sonic Riders (Windows PC; 2006) — Story Board Designers
Sonic Unleashed (PlayStation 2; 2008) — Special Thanks
Sonic Unleashed (Wii; 2008) — Special Thanks
Sonic Free Riders (Xbox 360; 2010) — Producer and Director
Uta Kumi 575 (PlayStation Vita; 2014) — プロデューサー (as 森本兼次郎)
Uta Kumi 575 (PlayStation Vita; 2014) — 作詞＆作曲 (as 森本兼次郎)
Miracle Girls Festival (PlayStation Vita; 2015) — プロデューサー (as 森本兼次郎)

Music

Sonic Riders Original Soundtrack "Speedbeats Grand Prix" (CD; 2006) — Director^[3]
Sonic Riders Shooting Star Story Original Soundtrack "Zero Gravity Tracks" (CD; 2008) — CD-Produceder^[4]
Sonic Free Riders Original Soundtrack: Break Free (CD; 2010) — Producer & Director^[5]

Song credits

Main article: Kenjiro Morimoto/Song credits.

Uta Kumi 575

かみかくし — Music & Lyrics
妄想カノジョ — Music & Lyrics
メガネ女史の叫び — Lyrics
レベルリセット — Lyrics
おくり歌 — Lyrics

Interviews

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

External links

References

↑ http://sonic.sega.jp/SonicChannelOld/creators/002/index.html (Wayback Machine: 2015-12-30 13:05)
↑ https://jp.linkedin.com/in/morimotokenjiro
↑ File:SonicRidersOST CD JP booklet.pdf, page 3
↑ File:SRZGOST CD JP booklet.pdf, page 7
↑ File:SFROST CD JP booklet.pdf, page 3

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20151230130532.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fsonic.sega.jp.2FSonicChannelOld.2Fcreators.2F002.2Findex.html-1] ttp://sonic.sega.jp/SonicChannelOld/creators/002/index.html (Wayback Machine: 2015-12-30 13:05)

[https:.2F.2Fjp.linkedin.com.2Fin.2Fmorimotokenjiro-2] ttps://jp.linkedin.com/in/morimotokenjiro

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

[:File:SRZGOST_CD_JP_booklet.pdf_p7-4] File:SRZGOST CD JP booklet.pdf, page 7

[:File:SFROST_CD_JP_booklet.pdf_p3-5] File:SFROST CD JP booklet.pdf, page 3

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-* ''[[Sonic Adventure]]'' (1998) — Enemy Game Designer
+==Song credits==
-* ''[[Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut]]'' (2003) — Director, Lead Game Designer, Mission Mode Game Designer, GBA Mini Game Designer
+{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Song credits}}
-* ''[[Sonic Heroes]]'' (2004) — Speical Stage Game Designer, Assistant Producer
+===''[[Uta Kumi 575]]''===
-* ''[[Sonic Riders]]'' (2006) — Director, Main Game Designer, Story Board Designer
+*{{rolloverText|かみかくし|Kami Kakushi}} — Music & Lyrics
-* ''[[Sonic and the Secret Rings]]'' (2007) — Party Mode Director
+*{{rolloverText|妄想カノジョ|Moso Kanojo}} — Music & Lyrics
-* ''[[Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity]]'' (2008) —  Producer, Director, Game System Designer
+*{{rolloverText|メガネ女史の叫び|Megane Joshi no Sakebi}} — Lyrics
-* ''[[Sonic Unleashed]] (Wii & PS2 Version)'' (2008) — Special Thanks
+*{{rolloverText|レベルリセット|Level Reset}} — Lyrics
-* ''[[Sonic Free Riders]]'' (2010) — Producer, Director
+*{{rolloverText|おくり歌|Okuri Uta}} — Lyrics
-* ''[[Uta Kumi 575]]'' (2014) — Producer
 ==Interviews==
-* [http://sonic.sega.jp/SonicChannelOld/creators/002/index.html Kenjiro Morimoto interview by Sonic Channel (April 28, 2006)]
+{{mirror}}
-* [http://sonic.sega.jp/SonicChannelOld/creators/021/index.html Kenjiro Morimoto interview by Sonic Channel (January 8, 2008)]
+* [http://sonic.sega.jp/SonicChannelOld/creators/002/index.html Kenjiro Morimoto interview by Sonic Channel (April 28, 2006)] [[https://browniehideout.wordpress.com/2022/07/07/creators-interview-002-morimoto-kenjirou/ Translated]]
+* [http://sonic.sega.jp/SonicChannelOld/creators/021/index.html Kenjiro Morimoto interview by Sonic Channel (January 8, 2008)] [[https://browniehideout.wordpress.com/2022/07/27/creators-interview-021-morimoto-kenjirou/ Translated]]
 ==External links==
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 ==References==
 <references/>
-[[Category: Sonic Team]]
-[[Category: Sega GE2]]
-[[Category: Sega CS3 (2008-current)]]