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{{sub-stub}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (新井 健二) joined Sega in 1991. After serving as designer at the third AM R&D division, he went from the arcade title [[Sega Rally 2]] to the role of assistant producer. Afterwards, he worked on numerous racing games as producer at Sega Rosso. He is a car lover, to the point that he rides one on weekends all the way to where Mt. Fuji is.
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{{sub-stub}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (新井 健二) joined Sega in 1991 and was assigned to [[Sega AM3|AM R&D Dept. #3]] as a graphic designer, with his debut being ''[[Dark Edge]]''{{ref|https://ghostarchive.org/archive/C0AEt|https://twitter.com/arachu0902/status/858024185704087552}}. He took on the role of assistant producer starting with the arcade title [[Sega Rally 2]]. Afterwards, he worked on numerous racing games as producer at [[Sega Rosso]]. He is a car lover, to the point that he rides one on weekends all the way to where Mt. Fuji is.
  
 
==Production history==
 
==Production history==
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{{ProductionHistory|Kenji Arai|あらい けんじ|新井 健二}}
  
*''[[Initial D: Street Stage]]'' (2006) — Producer
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*''[[Sega Rally 2006]]'' (2006) — Producer
 
*''[[Sega Rally 2006]]'' (2006) — Producer
*''[[Initial D Arcade Stage 4]]'' (2007) — Producer
 
*''[[Initial D: Extreme Stage]]'' (2008) — Producer
 
*''[[The World of Three Kingdoms]]'' (2014) — Producer
 
 
*''[[Initial D Arcade Stage Zero]]'' (2017) — Producer
 
*''[[Initial D Arcade Stage Zero]]'' (2017) — Producer
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==Magazine articles==
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{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Magazine articles}}
  
 
==Photographs==
 
==Photographs==
 
:''Main article: [[:Category:Photos of {{PAGENAME}}|Photos of {{PAGENAME}}]]
 
:''Main article: [[:Category:Photos of {{PAGENAME}}|Photos of {{PAGENAME}}]]
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==Interviews==
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* [https://sega.jp/fb/creators/vol_16/1.html {{PAGENAME}} interview by Sega (June 26, 2003)]
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* [https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/20040315/intd.htm {{PAGENAME}} & Kazumasa Nishijima interview by GAME Watch (March 15, 2004)]
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
* [https://sega.jp/fb/creators/vol_16/1.html Kenji Arai interview by Sega (June 26, 2003)]
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* [http://backup.segakore.fr/hitmaker/site/columnpast/column157.html Hito Maker entry #157]
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

Latest revision as of 11:29, 21 April 2024

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Kenji Arai
Date of birth: 1970 (age 53-54)
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Role(s): Artist, Producer



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Kenji Arai (新井 健二) joined Sega in 1991 and was assigned to AM R&D Dept. #3 as a graphic designer, with his debut being Dark Edge[7]. He took on the role of assistant producer starting with the arcade title Sega Rally 2. Afterwards, he worked on numerous racing games as producer at Sega Rosso. He is a car lover, to the point that he rides one on weekends all the way to where Mt. Fuji is.

Production history

Games

Videos

Music

Magazine articles

Main article: Kenji Arai/Magazine articles.

Photographs

Main article: Photos of Kenji Arai

Interviews

External links

References

  1. http://buzz.sega.jp/2013/06/initiald_soundtrack.html (Wayback Machine: 2013-06-29 02:07)
  2. https://www.famitsu.com/news/201312/19044717.html (Wayback Machine: 2013-12-19 05:36)
  3. Kenji Arai's 2019-02 business card
  4. Kenji Arai's 2020-06 business card
  5. Kenji Arai's 2021-12 business card
  6. Kenji Arai's 2023-04 business card
  7. @arachu0902 on Twitter (Ghostarchive)
  8. File:BakuBaku Saturn JP SSEnding.pdf