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'''Yuji Uekawa''''s (上川 祐司) first major project was cult favorite ''[[Ristar]]'', a character of his own design. His first Sonic title was the Saturn version of ''[[Sonic 3D Blast]]'', where he was a Special Stage artist. Since ''[[Sonic R]]'', he's been the main series character designer. His hip, stylized drawings gave Sonic an entirely new visual personality in ''[[Sonic Adventure]]'', and he's since loaned his talents to a number of Sonic Team titles, including ''[[Samba de Amigo]]'' and ''[[Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg]]''.
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{{sub-stub}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''''s (上川 祐司) first major project was cult favorite ''[[Ristar]]'', a character of his own design. His first Sonic title was the Saturn version of ''[[Sonic 3D Blast]]'', where he was a Special Stage artist. Since ''[[Sonic R]]'', he's been the main series character designer. His hip, stylized drawings gave Sonic an entirely new visual personality in ''[[Sonic Adventure]]'', and he's since loaned his talents to a number of Sonic Team titles, including ''[[Samba de Amigo]]'' and ''[[Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg]]''.
  
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* ''[[Ristar]]'' (1995) — Character Designer
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* ''[[Astal]]'' (1995) — Character Production
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* ''[[Sonic 3D Blast]]'' (1996) — Artist
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* ''[[Sonic X]]'' (2003) — Original Character Design
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* ''[[Sonic Jam]]'' (1997) — Artist
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* ''[[sonic:Sonic Boom (TV series)|Sonic Boom]]'' (2014) — Sonic Character & Universe Supervision
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* ''[[Sonic R]]'' (Saturn Version) (1997) — Character Designer (Sega Enterprises Ltd.)
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* ''[[Sonic R]]'' (PC Version) (1998) — Character designer (Sega Enterprises Ltd.) (Sega)
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* ''[[Sonic Adventure]]'' (1998) — Character designer, Character motion designer, "Chaos" character designer
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* ''[[ChuChu Rocket!]] (DC Version)'' (1999) — Art Director
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* ''[[ChuChu Rocket!]] (GBA Version)'' (2001) — Art Director
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* ''[[Sonic Shuffle]]'' (2000) — Supervisor (Sonic Team)
 
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* ''[[Samba de Amigo]]'' (2000) — Character Designer
 
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* ''[[Samba de Amigo Ver. 2000]]'' (2000) — Character Designer
 
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* ''[[Sonic Adventure 2]]'' (2001) — Player Character Designer, Product Support
 
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* ''[[Sonic Adventure 2: Battle]]'' (2001) — Player Character Designer, Product Support
 
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* ''[[Sonic Advance]]'' (2001) — Art Director
 
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* ''[[Sonic Mega Collection]]'' (2002) — Illustration (Compiled Under The Supervision of SONICTEAM, LTD.)
 
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* ''[[Sonic Advance 2]]'' (2002) — Art Director
 
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* ''[[Sonic Pinball Party]]'' (2003) — Art Director
 
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* ''[[Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut]]'' (2003) — Art Director (Sonic Adventure DX Staff), Lead Character Designer (Sonic Adventure DX Staff), Lead Visual Artist (Sonic Adventure DX Staff), Character Designer (Sonic Adventure Original Staff), Character Motion Designer (Sonic Adventure Original Staff), "Chaos" Character Designer (Sonic Adventure Original Staff)
 
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* ''[[Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg]]'' (2003) — Character Coordinator
 
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* ''[[Sonic Battle]]'' (2003) — Design Coordinator
 
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* ''[[Sonic Heroes]]'' (2003) — Menu Screen Artist, Product Support
 
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* ''[[Sonic Advance 3]]'' (2004) — Art Director
 
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* ''[[Puyo Pop Fever]]'' (GBA Version) (2004) — Art Director
 
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* ''[[Sonic Mega Collection Plus]]'' (2004) — Illustrator (Sega Corporation)
 
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* ''[[Sonic Gems Collection]]'' (2005) — Illustrator (Sega Corporation)
 
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* ''[[Shadow the Hedgehog (game)|Shadow the Hedgehog]]'' (2005) — Special Thanks
 
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* ''[[Sonic Rush]]'' (2005) — Art Director
 
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* ''[[Sonic Riders]]'' (2006) — Character Art Director
 
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* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (2006 game)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' (2006) — Publicity Artwork
 
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* ''[[Sonic and the Secret Rings]]'' (2007) — Promotional Visuals
 
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* ''[[Sonic Rush Adventure]]'' (2007) — Art Director
 
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* ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]'' (2007) — Sonic Family Character Supervisor
 
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* ''[[The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return]]'' (2007) — Promotional Visuals
 
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* ''[[Sega Superstars Tennis]]'' (2008) — Special Thanks
 
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* ''[[Sonic Unleashed]]'' (Xbox 360 & PS3 Versions) (2008) — Publicity Artwork
 
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* ''[[Sonic and the Black Knight]]'' (2009) — Cut Scene Artist, Promotional Visuals
 
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* ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'' (2009) — Sonic Family Character Supervisor
 
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* ''[[Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing]]'' (2010) — CS2 R&D (Sega Japan)
 
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* ''[[Sonic Free Riders]]'' (2010) — Scenario Supervisor, Sonic Character Supervisor
 
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* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode I]]'' (2010) — Artist
 
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* ''[[Sonic Colors]]'' (2010) — Sonic Character Supervisor (Sega)
 
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* ''[[Sonic Generations]]'' (2011) — Sonic Character Supervisor (Sega)
 
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* ''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]'' (2011/2012) — Sonic Character Supervisor
 
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* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II]]'' (2012) — Character Artist
 
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* ''[[Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed]]'' (2012) — CS2 R&D (Sega Corporation)
 
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* ''[[Sonic Lost World]]''  (Wii U & 3DS Version) (2013) — Sonic Character Supervisor
 
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* ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]'' (2013) — Sonic Character Supervisor (Sega Development Team)
 
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* ''[[sonic:Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS|Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' (2014) — Supervisor (Original Games)
 
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* ''[[Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric]]'' (2014) — Character Supervisor (Sonic Team) (Sega of Japan) (Sega)
 
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* ''[[Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal]]'' (2014) — Character Supervisor (Sega of Japan CS2) (Sega of Japan)
 
 
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[http://sonic.sega.jp/SonicChannelOld/creators/001/index.html Yuji Uekawa interview by Sonic Channel (April 3, 2006)] [[https://browniehideout.wordpress.com/2022/07/06/creators-interview-001-uekawa-yuuji/ Translated]]
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Latest revision as of 14:08, 2 June 2024

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Yuji Uekawa's (上川 祐司) first major project was cult favorite Ristar, a character of his own design. His first Sonic title was the Saturn version of Sonic 3D Blast, where he was a Special Stage artist. Since Sonic R, he's been the main series character designer. His hip, stylized drawings gave Sonic an entirely new visual personality in Sonic Adventure, and he's since loaned his talents to a number of Sonic Team titles, including Samba de Amigo and Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg.

Production history

Games

Music

  • Sonic X (2003) — Original Character Design
  • Sonic Boom (2014) — Sonic Character & Universe Supervision

Magazine covers

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Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1998-25: "1998-25 (1998-09-11,18)" (1998-08-28)
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Print advert in Dreamcast Magazine (JP) #1998-01: "1998-01 (1998-11-20)" (1998-11-06)
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Print advert in Dreamcast Magazine (JP) #1999-01: "1999-01 (1999-01-01)" (1998-12-18)
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Interviews

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Yuji Uekawa interview by Sonic Channel (April 3, 2006) [Translated]

Photographs

Main article: Photos of Yuji Uekawa

References

  1. ↑ https://www.ndw.jp/sonic25th-interview01/ (Wayback Machine: 2023-03-24 00:03)
  2. ↑ @SiFi_TZK on Twitter (Wayback Machine: 2-- :)
  3. ↑ File:Bio-Hazard Battle MD credits.pdf
  4. ↑ File:Ristar MD credits.pdf
  5. ↑ File:Kisuishou Densetsu Astal Saturn credits.pdf
  6. ↑ File:Astal Saturn US credits.pdf
  7. ↑ File:Sakura Taisen Saturn credits.pdf
  8. ↑ File:Sonic Jam Saturn credits.pdf
  9. ↑ File:Sonic R Saturn credits.pdf
  10. ↑ File:Sonic 3D Blast Saturn credits.pdf
  11. ↑ File:ChuChu Rocket! GBA credits.pdf
  12. ↑ File:Sonic Advance GBA credits.pdf
  13. ↑ File:Sonic Advance 2 GBA credits.pdf
  14. ↑ File:SonicMegaCollection GC US Credits.pdf
  15. ↑ File:Sonic Battle GBA credits.pdf
  16. ↑ File:Sonic Advance 3 GBA credits.pdf
  17. ↑ File:Puyo Puyo Fever GBA credits.pdf
  18. ↑ File:SADLCOST CD JP booklet1.pdf, page 2
  19. ↑ File:SonicXOST CD JP booklet.pdf, page 3
  20. ↑ File:SeveralWIlls CD JP booklet.pdf, page 15
  21. ↑ File:StHOST CD JP booklet.pdf, page 6
  22. ↑ File:SRAOST CD JP booklet.pdf, page 3
  23. ↑ File:TrueColorsTray.jpg
  24. ↑ File:SonicCD OST Tray.jpg
  25. ↑ File:SonicAdventureMusicExperience CD JP Box Tokyo.jpg
  26. ↑ File:MaximumOverdrive CD JP inlay front.jpg
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