Hiroshi Nishiyama

Hiroshi Nishiyama
Place of birth: Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Employment history: Sega of Japan Sega of America Divisions: Sonic Team USA Sonic Studio
Role(s): Artist
Education: Tokyo University of the Arts (1995)

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Hiroshi Nishiyama (西山 洋) is a designer and art director. In 1999, he moved to Sega of America (Sonic Team USA), where he worked on the development of the Sonic series as a lead environment artist. After working for several game companies, he returned to Japan for family reasons, and in 2014, he returned to Sega of America to work in the US again. After working on mobile game development, he moved to Sega of America (Sonic Pillar) in Los Angeles as an Art Director in March 2019, where he is in charge of art direction for Sonic content, including game development, merchandising, and animation.

Production history

Games

• Astal (Saturn; 1995) — End Credits Background
• Sonic R (Saturn; 1997) — Graphic Advisors
• Sonic R (Windows PC; 1998) — Graphic advisors
• Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast; 1998) — Lead field artists
• Sonic Adventure 2 (Dreamcast; 2001) — Field Art Director
• Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (GameCube; 2001) — Field Art Director
• Shadow the Hedgehog (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Field Art Director
• Shadow the Hedgehog (GameCube; 2005) — Field Art Director
• Shadow the Hedgehog (Xbox; 2005) — Field Art Director
• Shadow the Hedgehog (PlayStation 2; 2005) — CG Movie Supervisors
• Shadow the Hedgehog (GameCube; 2005) — CG Movie Supervisors
• Shadow the Hedgehog (Xbox; 2005) — CG Movie Supervisors
• Sonic Riders (PlayStation 2; 2006) — Special Thanks
• Sonic Riders (GameCube; 2006) — Special Thanks
• Sonic Riders (Xbox; 2006) — Special Thanks
• Sonic Riders (Windows PC; 2006) — Special Thanks
• Sonic Rivals (PlayStation Portable; 2006) — Art Supervisors
• Sonic Rivals 2 (PlayStation Portable; 2007) — Art Supervisors
• NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams (Wii; 2007) — Nightopia Artists
• War Pirates: Heroes of the Sea (iOS; 2015) — デザイナー (as 西山 洋)
• War Pirates: Heroes of the Sea (Android; 2015) — デザイナー (as 西山 洋)
• The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog (Steam; 2023) — SEGA Special Thanks
• The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog (Steam OS X; 2023) — SEGA Special Thanks
• Sonic Dream Team (iOS; 2023) — Game Graphic Supervisor
• Sonic Dream Team (Apple TV; 2023) — Game Graphic Supervisor
• Sonic Dream Team (Mac App Store; 2023) — Game Graphic Supervisor
• Sonic X Shadow Generations (PlayStation 5; 2024) — Director of Creative Services
• Sonic X Shadow Generations (Xbox One; 2024) — Director of Creative Services
• Sonic X Shadow Generations (Nintendo Switch; 2024) — Director of Creative Services

Videos

• Chao In Space (YouTube; 2019) — Executive Producers
• Sonic 30th Anniversary Symphony (YouTube; 2021) — Special Thanks
• Sonic Colors: Rise of the Wisps (YouTube; 2021) — Executive Producers
• Sonic Frontiers Prologue: Divergence (YouTube; 2022) — Executive Producers
• Sonic Superstars: Trio of Trouble (YouTube; 2023) — Executive Producers

External links

New Japanese Artists Working Abroad: Nishiyama Hiroshi [Translation]