Kenji Arai

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. 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 (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

• Kenji Arai interview by Sega (June 26, 2003)
• Kenji Arai & Kazumasa Nishijima interview by GAME Watch (March 15, 2004)

External links

• Hito Maker entry #157