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Kazuyuki Hoshino

Role(s): Artist

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Kazuyuki Hoshino is the character designer for Sonic CD, in which he introduced such fan favorites as Amy Rose and the robotic doppelganger Metal Sonic. He was also one of the main character designers in NiGHTS into Dreams, and since Sonic Adventure has been an art director. His position altered after NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams, where he worked as senior art director and a supervisor.

Production history

Games

Aworg: Hero in the Sky (Mega Drive; 1991) — Designer^[1] (as Luckystar)
Teddy Boy Blues (Mega Drive; 1992) — Special Thanks to^[2] (as Star Field)
Panic! (Mega-CD; 1993) — Graphic Design^[3]
Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Mega-CD; 1993) — Character Designer^[4]
Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Mega-CD; 1993) — Special Stage Designers^[4]
Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Mega-CD; 1993) — Visual Design^[4]
Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Mega-CD; 1993) — Illustrations^[4]
Game no Kanzume Vol. 2 (Mega-CD; 1994) — Designer^[1] (as Luckystar)
Game no Kanzume Vol. 2 (Mega-CD; 1994) — Special Thanks to^[2] (as Star Field)
NiGHTS into Dreams (Saturn; 1996) — Character Designer^[5]
Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Windows PC; 1996) — Character Designer^[6]
Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Windows PC; 1996) — Special Stage Designers^[6]
Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Windows PC; 1996) — Visual Design^[6]
Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams (Saturn; 1996) — Visual Designers
Sonic Jam (Saturn; 1997) — Artists^[7]
Sonic R (Saturn; 1997) — Additional Artwork^[8]
Burning Rangers (Saturn; 1998) — Internet Support^[9]
Sonic R (Windows PC; 1998) — Additional artwork
Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast; 1998) — Art director
Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast; 1998) — Lead field artists
Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Saturn; 1996) — Artists (SOJ)^[10]
Sonic Adventure 2 (Dreamcast; 2001) — Art Director
Sonic Adventure 2 (Dreamcast; 2001) — Player Character Designers
Sonic Adventure 2 (Dreamcast; 2001) — Enemy Character Designers
Sonic Adventure 2 (Dreamcast; 2001) — CG Movie Director
Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (GameCube; 2001) — Art Director
Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (GameCube; 2001) — Player Character Designers
Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (GameCube; 2001) — Enemy Character Designers
Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (GameCube; 2001) — CG Movie Director
Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (GameCube; 2003) — Character Designers
Sonic Heroes (PlayStation 2; 2003) — Art Director
Sonic Heroes (GameCube; 2003) — Art Director
Sonic Heroes (Xbox; 2003) — Art Director
Sonic Heroes (PlayStation 2; 2003) — Enemy Designer
Sonic Heroes (GameCube; 2003) — Enemy Designer
Sonic Heroes (Xbox; 2003) — Enemy Designer
Sonic Heroes (PlayStation 2; 2003) — Story Board Designers
Sonic Heroes (GameCube; 2003) — Story Board Designers
Sonic Heroes (Xbox; 2003) — Story Board Designers
Sonic Gems Collection (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Special Thanks
Sonic Gems Collection (GameCube; 2005) — Special Thanks
Shadow the Hedgehog (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Art Director
Shadow the Hedgehog (GameCube; 2005) — Art Director
Shadow the Hedgehog (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Character Designers
Shadow the Hedgehog (GameCube; 2005) — Character Designers
Shadow the Hedgehog (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Enemy Artists
Shadow the Hedgehog (GameCube; 2005) — Enemy Artists
Shadow the Hedgehog (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Weapon Artists
Shadow the Hedgehog (GameCube; 2005) — Weapon Artists
Shadow the Hedgehog (PlayStation 2; 2005) — CG Movie Supervisors
Shadow the Hedgehog (GameCube; 2005) — CG Movie Supervisors
Sonic Rivals (PlayStation Portable; 2006) — Art Supervisors
Sonic Rivals (PlayStation Portable; 2006) — Character Artwork
Sonic Rivals 2 (PlayStation Portable; 2007) — Art Supervisors^[11]
NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams (Wii; 2007) — Art Director
NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams (Wii; 2007) — Lead Character Designer
NiGHTS into Dreams (PlayStation 2; 2008) — Supervisors
Sonic and the Black Knight (Wii; 2009) — Special Thanks
Wacky World of Sports (Wii; 2009) — Special Thanks
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii; 2009) — Art Director
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii; 2009) — Graphic UI Artists
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode I (iOS; 2010)
Sonic Generations (Nintendo 3DS; 2011) — Special Thanks
Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Xbox 360; 2011) — Character Designer
Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Xbox 360; 2011) — Special Stage Designers
Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Xbox 360; 2011) — Visual Design
Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Xbox 360; 2011) — Illustrations
Sonic the Hedgehog CD (PlayStation 3; 2011) — Character Designer
Sonic the Hedgehog CD (PlayStation 3; 2011) — Special Stage Designers
Sonic the Hedgehog CD (PlayStation 3; 2011) — Visual Design
Sonic the Hedgehog CD (PlayStation 3; 2011) — Illustrations
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (Windows PC; 2013) — CS2 R&D
Sonic Lost World (Wii U; 2013) — Project Support
Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games (Wii U; 2013) — Senior Art Director
Puyo Puyo Tetris (Nintendo 3DS; 2014) — Project Support
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo 3DS; 2014) — Supervisors (Original Games)
Puyo Puyo Tetris (PlayStation 4; 2014) — Project Manager
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (Wii U; 2014) — Supervisors (Original Games)
Sonic Runners (iOS; 2015) — Project Support
Sonic Runners (Android; 2015) — Project Support
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS; 2016) — Senior Art Director
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Wii U; 2016) — Senior Art Director
Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice (Nintendo 3DS; 2016) — Character Supervisors
Puyo Puyo Tetris (Nintendo Switch; 2017) — Project Manager
Sonic Forces (PlayStation 4; 2017) — Director of Creative
Sonic Forces (Nintendo Switch; 2017) — Director of Creative
Team Sonic Racing (PlayStation 4; 2019) — Director of Creative Services
Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - The Official Video Game (PlayStation 4; 2019) — Development Support
Shin Sakura Taisen (PlayStation 4; 2019) — Development Support
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - Arcade Edition (ALLS UX; 2020) — Sonic Character Supervisor
Sega Ages Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Nintendo Switch; 2020) — Special Thanks
Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 (Nintendo Switch; 2020) — Project Support
Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 (Nintendo Switch; 2020) — Special Thanks
Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania (Xbox One; 2021) — Special Thanks
Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania (PlayStation 4; 2021) — Special Thanks
Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania (PlayStation 5; 2021) — Special Thanks
Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania (Nintendo Switch; 2021) — Special Thanks
Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania (Steam; 2021) — Special Thanks
Sonic Origins (PlayStation 4; 2022) — Sonic Character Supervisors
Sonic Origins (PlayStation 5; 2022) — Sonic Character Supervisors
Sonic Origins (Xbox One; 2022) — Sonic Character Supervisors
Sonic Origins (Nintendo Switch; 2022) — Sonic Character Supervisors
Sonic Frontiers (PlayStation 4; 2022) — Sonic Character Supervisors
Sonic Frontiers (PlayStation 5; 2022) — Sonic Character Supervisors
Sonic Frontiers (Nintendo Switch; 2022) — Sonic Character Supervisors
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog (Steam; 2023) — Sonic Character Supervisors
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog (Steam OS X; 2023) — Sonic Character Supervisors
Sonic Superstars (PlayStation 4; 2023) — Sonic Characters Supervisors
Sonic Superstars (PlayStation 5; 2023) — Sonic Characters Supervisors
Sonic Superstars (Nintendo Switch; 2023) — Sonic Characters Supervisors
Sonic Superstars (Epic Games Store; 2023) — Sonic Characters Supervisors
Puyo Puyo Puzzle Pop (Apple TV; 2024) — Sonic Character Supervisors

Videos

Sonic Mania Adventures (??; 2018) — Executive Producers
Team Sonic Racing Overdrive () — Executive Producers
Chao In Space () — Executive Producers
Sonic 30th Anniversary Symphony () — Special Thanks
Sonic Colors: Rise of the Wisps () — Executive Producers
Sonic Frontiers Prologue: Divergence (??; No results?) — Executive Producers
Sonic Superstars: Trio of Trouble (??; No results?) — Executive Producers

Music

NiGHTS Original Soundtrack (CD; 1996) — Cover Design Art-coordination
Sonic Team "PowerPlay" (CD; 1998) — Jacket Design
Sonic Adventure Songs With Attitude ~Vocal mini-Album~ (CD; 1998) — Cover Art^[12]
Sonic Adventure Remix (CD; 1998) — Special Thanks to^[13]
Sonic Adventure "Digi-LOG Conversation" Original Sound Track (CD; 1999) — Cover Art^[14]
Multi-dimensional Sonic Adventure 2 Original Sound Track (CD; 2001) — Cover Art^[15]
Complete Trinity Sonic Heroes - Original Soundtrax (CD; 2004) — Artwork^[16]
Lost and Found: Shadow the Hedgehog Vocal Trax (CD; 2006) — Artwork^[17]
Shadow the Hedgehog Original Soundtrax (CD; 2006) — Artwork^[18]
True Blue: The Best of Sonic the Hedgehog (CD; 2008) — Supervisors^[19]
Sonic Mania Plus Original Soundtrack (CD; 2018) — Artwork design by^[20]
Maximum Overdrive - Team Sonic Racing Original Soundtrack (CD; 2019) — Art Assets Supervisor^[21]
Sonic the Hedgehog DJ Style "Party" (CD; 2020) — Special Thanks
Rock 'n' Sonic The Hedgehog: Sessions! (CD; 2022) — Sonic Pillar Japan

Hardware

Mega Drive Mini 2 (Mega Drive; 2022)

Quiz Scramble Special (1992) — Graphic
Sonic CD (Japanese edition) (1993) — Character Designer, Special Stage Designer, Visual Design, Illustrations, Sprite Design (Secret Special Stage Staff)
Knuckles Chaotix (1995) — Original Character Concept (as Kazuyoshi Yoshino), Character Designer (as Kazuyoshi Yoshino), Enemy Designer (as Kazuyoshi Yoshino)
Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Saturn version) (1996) — Artist (SOJ) (Special Stage Development)
Sonic R (Saturn version) (1997) — Additional Artwork (Sega Enterprises Ltd.)
Sonic Jam (1997) — Artist
Burning Rangers (1998) — Internet Support
Sonic R (PC version) (1998) — Additional artwork (Sega Enterprises Ltd.) (Sega)
Sonic Adventure (1998) — Art director, Lead field artist, Enemy character designer
Sonic Adventure 2 (2001) — Art Director, Player Character Designer, Enemy Character Designer, CG Movie Director
Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (2003) — Character Designer (Sonic Adventure DX Staff)
Sonic Heroes (2003) — Art Director, Enemy Designer, Story Board Designer
Sonic Gems Collection (2005) — Special Thanks
Shadow the Hedgehog (2005) — Art Director, Character Designer, Enemy Artist, Weapon Artist, CG Movie Supervisor
Sonic Rivals (2006) — Art Supervisor, Character Artwork
Sonic Rivals 2 (2007) — Art Supervisor, Character Artwork
Sonic Unleashed (2008) — Special Thanks
Sonic and the Black Knight (2009) — Special Thanks
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii version) (2009) — Art Director, Graphic UI Artist
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (2010) — CS2 R&D (Sega Japan)
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode I (2010) — Special Thanks (Sega Corporation)
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Wii version) (2011) — Senior Art Director (Art Design Section)
Sonic Generations (2011) — Special Thanks
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (3DS version) (2012) — Senior Art Director (Art Design)
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (2012) — CS2 R&D (Sega Corporation)
Sonic Lost World (2013) — Project Support (Sega Corporation)
Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games (2013) — Senior Art Director (Sega Development Team)
Puyo Puyo Tetris (2014) — Project Support
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (2014) — Supervisor (Original Games)
Sonic Boom (2014) — Sonic Character & Universe Supervision
Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric (2014) — Character Supervisor (Sonic Team) (Sega of Japan) (Sega)
Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal (2014) — Character Supervisor (Sega of Japan CS2) (Sega of Japan)
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (2014) — Supervisor (Original Games)
Sonic Runners (2015) — Project Support
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (2016) — Senior Art Director (Sega Games Development Team)
Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice (2016) — Project Support
Puyo Puyo Tetris (Switch version) (2017) — Project Manager
Sonic Mania (2017) — Director of Creative Services (Sega), Animation Supervisor (Animation Intro), Director of Creative Services (Creative Services) (Sega of America Inc)

References

[:File:Aworg_MD_credits.pdf_p-1] 1.0 ^1.1 File:Aworg MD credits.pdf

[:File:Teddy_Boy_Blues_MD_credits.pdf_p-2] 2.0 ^2.1 File:Teddy Boy Blues MD credits.pdf

[:File:Panic_MCD_credits.pdf_p-3] File:Panic MCD credits.pdf

[:File:Sonic_CD_MCD_JP_credits.pdf_p-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 File:Sonic CD MCD JP credits.pdf

[:File:NiGHTS_into_Dreams_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-5] File:NiGHTS into Dreams Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:Sonic_CD_PC_DirectX_good_ending_credits.pdf_p-6] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 File:Sonic CD PC DirectX good ending credits.pdf

[:File:Sonic_Jam_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-7] File:Sonic Jam Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:Sonic_R_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-8] File:Sonic R Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:Burning_Rangers_JP_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-9] File:Burning Rangers JP Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:Sonic_3D_Blast_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-10] File:Sonic 3D Blast Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:SonicRivals2_PSP_US_manual.pdf_p23-11] File:SonicRivals2 PSP US manual.pdf, page 23

[:File:SongsWithAttitude_CD_JP_booklet.pdf_p7-12] File:SongsWithAttitude CD JP booklet.pdf, page 7

[:File:SARemix_CD_JP_booklet.pdf_p9-13] File:SARemix CD JP booklet.pdf, page 9

[:File:SADLCOST_CD_JP_booklet1.pdf_p2-14] File:SADLCOST CD JP booklet1.pdf, page 2

[:File:MDSA2OST_poster1.pdf_p1-15] File:MDSA2OST poster1.pdf, page 1

[:File:CompleteTrinity_CD_JP_booklet.pdf_p8-16] File:CompleteTrinity CD JP booklet.pdf, page 8

[:File:LostandFound_CD_JP_booklet.pdf_p6-17] File:LostandFound CD JP booklet.pdf, page 6

[:File:StHOriginalSoundtrax_CD_JP_booklet.pdf_p2-18] File:StHOriginalSoundtrax CD JP booklet.pdf, page 2

[:File:TrueBlue_CD_JP_booklet.pdf_p5-19] File:TrueBlue CD JP booklet.pdf, page 5

[:File:SMPOST_CD_JP_booklet.pdf_p3-20] File:SMPOST CD JP booklet.pdf, page 3

[:File:MaximumOverdrive_CD_JP_inlay_front.jpg_p-21] File:MaximumOverdrive CD JP inlay front.jpg

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 ==Production history==
 {{multicol|
-* ''[[Aworg: Hero in the Sky]]'' (1991) — Designer (as '''Luckystar''')
+{{ProductionHistory|Kazuyuki Hoshino|Kazuyoshi Yoshino|Luckystar|Star Field}}
-* ''[[Teddy Boy Blues]]'' (Mega Drive version) (1991) — Special Thanks (as '''Star Field''')
 * ''[[Quiz Scramble Special]]'' (1992) —  Graphic
-* ''[[Panic!]]'' (1993) — Graphic Design
 * ''[[Sonic CD]]'' (Japanese edition) (1993) — Character Designer, Special Stage Designer, Visual Design, Illustrations, Sprite Design (Secret Special Stage Staff)
 * ''[[Knuckles Chaotix]]'' (1995) — Original Character Concept (as '''Kazuyoshi Yoshino'''), Character Designer (as '''Kazuyoshi Yoshino'''), Enemy Designer (as '''Kazuyoshi Yoshino''')
-* ''[[NiGHTS into Dreams]]'' (1996) — Character Designer
-* ''[[Christmas NiGHTS]]'' (1996) — Visual Designer
 * ''[[Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island]]'' (Saturn version) (1996) — Artist (SOJ) (Special Stage Development)
 * ''[[Sonic R]]'' (Saturn version) (1997) — Additional Artwork (Sega Enterprises Ltd.)
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 * ''[[Sonic Rivals]]'' (2006) — Art Supervisor, Character Artwork
 * ''[[Sonic Rivals 2]]'' (2007) — Art Supervisor, Character Artwork
-* ''[[NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams]]'' (2007) — Art Director, Lead Character Designer
-* ''[[NiGHTS into Dreams]]'' (PS2 version) (2008) — Supervisor
 * ''[[Sonic Unleashed]]'' (2008) — Special Thanks
 * ''[[Sonic and the Black Knight]]'' (2009) — Special Thanks