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^[1]
Sonic R (Saturn; 1997) — Graphic Advisors^[2]
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^[3]
NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams (Wii; 2007) — Nightopia Artists
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]

References

[:File:Astal_Saturn_US_credits.pdf_p-1] File:Astal Saturn US credits.pdf

[:File:Sonic_R_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-2] File:Sonic R Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:SonicRivals2_PSP_US_manual.pdf_p23-3] File:SonicRivals2 PSP US manual.pdf, page 23

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