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Kenji Arai

Date of birth: 1970 (age 53-54)
Employment history: Sega Enterprises Divisions: Sega AM3 AM Annex Sega AM12 Sega Software R&D Dept. 5 Sega Rosso Hitmaker Sega Divisions: Sega AM3 Sega AM1 Sega R&D1 Sega Interactive Divisions: R&D3 R&D4 Sega Divisions: Sega AJ5 Sega 2nd Development Division
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^[6]. 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

Dark Edge (System 32; 1993) — Graphics Design
Jurassic Park (System 32; 1994) — graphic designers
Sega Rally Championship (Model 2; 1995) — Graphic Designer
Baku Baku Animal (Saturn; 1995) — ぎじゅつきょうりょく^[7] (as あらいけんじ)
Sega Touring Car Championship (Model 2; 1996) — Graphic Designer
Sega Rally 2 (Model 3; 1998) — Assistant Producers
Sega Rally 2 (Dreamcast; 1999) — Assistant Producers
Sega Rally 2 (Dreamcast; 1999) — License Cordinator
Sega Rally 2 (Windows PC; 1999) — License Cordinator
NASCAR Arcade (Hikaru; 2000) — Producer
Initial D: Arcade Stage (NAOMI 2 GD-ROM; 2002) — Producer
Initial D: Arcade Stage Ver. 2 (NAOMI 2 GD-ROM; 2002) — プロデューサー (as 新井健二)
Initial D: Special Stage (PlayStation 2; 2003) — プロデューサー (as 新井健二)
Initial D Arcade Stage Ver. 3 (NAOMI 2 GD-ROM; 2004) — プロデューサー (as 新井健二)
Sega Rally Championship (PlayStation 2; 2006) — Graphic Designer
Initial D: Street Stage (PlayStation Portable; 2006) — シリーズプロデューサー (as 新井健二)
Hummer Extreme Edition (Lindbergh; 2009) — Support
Initial D Arcade Stage 5 (Lindbergh; 2009) — Producer
Initial D Arcade Stage 6 AA (RingEdge; 2011) — Producer
Initial D Arcade Stage 7 AA X (RingEdge; 2012) — Producer
The World of Three Kingdoms (Arcade; 2014) — Producer
The World of Three Kingdoms (Arcade; 2014) — Gameplay
Initial D: Perfect Shift Online (Nintendo 3DS; 2014) — Producer/Supervisor
Initial D Arcade Stage 8 Infinity (RingEdge; 2014) — Producer
Maimai PiNK (RingEdge 2; 2015) — Producer
Maimai Finale (RingEdge 2; 2018) — プロデューサー (as 新井健二)
Initial D The Arcade (ALLS MX2.1; 2021) — Producer
Ongeki bright Memory (ALLS HX; 2022) — プロデューサー (as 新井健二)

Videos

Sega Amusement CG World Best Collection (LaserDisc; 1995) — Graphic Designers
CGMV Sega Rally Championship 1995 (VHS; 1995) — Graphic Designers
CGMV Sega Rally Championship 1995 (VHS; 1995) — Technical Driver

Music

Initial D Special Stage Sega Original Tracks (CD; 2004) — Producer
Initial D Arcade Stage Sega Original Tracks (CD; 2004) — Producer
The Works II (CD; 2016) — Producers & Directors for the Original Projects

Sega Rally 2006 (2006) — Producer
Initial D Arcade Stage Zero (2017) — Producer

Magazine articles

Main article: Kenji Arai/Magazine articles.

Photographs

Main article: Photos of Kenji Arai

Interviews

External links

Hito Maker entry #157

References

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

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[3] Kenji Arai's 2019-02 business card

[4] Kenji Arai's 2020-06 business card

[5] Kenji Arai's 2023-04 business card

[https:.2F.2Fghostarchive.org.2Farchive.2FC0AEt-6] @arachu0902 on Twitter (Ghostarchive)

[:File:BakuBaku_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-7] File:BakuBaku Saturn JP SSEnding.pdf

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 | company=[[Sega Corporation (2000-2015)|Sega]]
-| divisions=[[Sega AJ5]]<ref>Kenji Arai's 2020-06 business card</ref>, [[Sega GCS2]]<ref>Kenji Arai's 2021-12 business card</ref>, [[Sega GCS1]]<ref>Kenji Arai's 2023-04 business card</ref>
+| divisions=[[Sega AJ5]]<ref>Kenji Arai's 2020-06 business card</ref>, [[Sega 2nd Development Division]]<ref>Kenji Arai's 2023-04 business card</ref>
 }}
 | role=Artist, Producer