Difference between revisions of "Yuji Uekawa"

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==Production history==
 
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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
 
* ''[[Sonic 3D Blast]]'' (1996) — Artist
 
* ''[[Sonic Jam]]'' (1997) — Artist
 
* ''[[Sonic Jam]]'' (1997) — Artist
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* ''[[Sonic R]]'' (PC version) (1998) — Character designer (Sega Enterprises Ltd.) (Sega)
 
* ''[[Sonic R]]'' (PC version) (1998) — Character designer (Sega Enterprises Ltd.) (Sega)
 
* ''[[Sonic Adventure]]'' (1998) — Character designer, Character motion designer, "Chaos" character designer
 
* ''[[Sonic Adventure]]'' (1998) — Character designer, Character motion designer, "Chaos" character designer
* ''[[ChuChu Rocket!]]'' (Dreamcast version) (1999) — Art Director
 
* ''[[ChuChu Rocket!]]'' (GBA version) (2001) — Art Director (Design), Art Director (Design) (Original Staff)
 
 
* ''[[Sonic Shuffle]]'' (2000) — Supervisor (Sonic Team)
 
* ''[[Sonic Shuffle]]'' (2000) — Supervisor (Sonic Team)
* ''[[Samba de Amigo]]'' (2000) — Character Designer
 
* ''[[Samba de Amigo Ver. 2000]]'' (2000) — Character Designer
 
 
* ''[[Sonic Adventure 2]]'' (2001) — Player Character Designer, Product Support
 
* ''[[Sonic Adventure 2]]'' (2001) — Player Character Designer, Product Support
 
* ''[[Sonic Adventure 2: Battle]]'' (2001) — Player Character Designer, Product Support
 
* ''[[Sonic Adventure 2: Battle]]'' (2001) — Player Character Designer, Product Support
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* ''[[Sonic Pinball Party]]'' (2003) — Art Director
 
* ''[[Sonic Pinball Party]]'' (2003) — Art Director
 
* ''[[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)
 
* ''[[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)
* ''[[Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg]]'' (2003) — Character Coordinator
 
 
* ''[[Sonic Battle]]'' (2003) — Design Coordinator
 
* ''[[Sonic Battle]]'' (2003) — Design Coordinator
 
* ''[[Sonic Heroes]]'' (2003) — Menu Screen Artist, Product Support
 
* ''[[Sonic Heroes]]'' (2003) — Menu Screen Artist, Product Support
 
* ''[[Sonic Advance 3]]'' (2004) — Art Director
 
* ''[[Sonic Advance 3]]'' (2004) — Art Director
* ''[[Puyo Pop Fever]]'' (GBA version) (2004) — Art Director
 
 
* ''[[Sonic Mega Collection Plus]]'' (2004) — Illustrator (Sega Corporation)
 
* ''[[Sonic Mega Collection Plus]]'' (2004) — Illustrator (Sega Corporation)
 
* ''[[Sonic Gems Collection]]'' (2005) — Illustrator (Sega Corporation)
 
* ''[[Sonic Gems Collection]]'' (2005) — Illustrator (Sega Corporation)
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* ''[[Sonic Rush Adventure]]'' (2007) — Art Director
 
* ''[[Sonic Rush Adventure]]'' (2007) — Art Director
 
* ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]'' (2007) — Sonic Family Character Supervisor
 
* ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]'' (2007) — Sonic Family Character Supervisor
* ''[[The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return]]'' (2007) — Promotional Visuals
 
 
* ''[[Sega Superstars Tennis]]'' (2008) — Special Thanks  
 
* ''[[Sega Superstars Tennis]]'' (2008) — Special Thanks  
 
* ''[[Sonic Unleashed]]'' (Xbox 360 & PS3 versions) (2008) — Publicity Artwork
 
* ''[[Sonic Unleashed]]'' (Xbox 360 & PS3 versions) (2008) — Publicity Artwork
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Revision as of 06:33, 20 January 2018

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Yuji Uekawa
Company(ies): Sega of Japan
Role(s): Artist, Designer

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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

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