Shinkichi Tanahashi

Shinkichi Tanahashi
Employment history: Sega of Japan Divisions: Sega Software R&D Dept. 9 United Game Artists Sonic Team Sega of Japan Divisions: Sega CS2
Role(s): Artist, Lead Artist

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Shinkichi Tanahashi (棚橋 伸吉) is a graphic artist, associated with the development of a few SEGA titles. He was originally employed at United Game Artists, but when the company merged with Sonic Team in 2004, he became a Sonic Team employee.

He specializes in character modeling, and was the lead character artist for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of Sonic Unleashed.

Production history

• Space Channel 5 (Dreamcast; 1999) — Character Modeling Unit
• Space Channel 5: Part 2 (Dreamcast; 2002) — Character Modeling
• Space Channel 5: Part 2 (PlayStation 2; 2002) — Character Modeling
• Space Channel 5 (PlayStation 2; 2002) — Character Modeling Unit
• Space Channel 5: Special Edition (PlayStation 2; 2003) — Character Modeling Unit
• Space Channel 5: Special Edition (PlayStation 2; 2003) — Character Modeling
• Astro Boy (PlayStation 2; 2004) — Character Modeling
• Sega Superstars (PlayStation 2; 2004) — Artists
• Sonic the Hedgehog (PlayStation 3; 2006) — Character Artists
• Sonic the Hedgehog (Xbox 360; 2006) — Character Artists
• Sonic Colours (Wii; 2010) — Character Artists
• Sonic Generations (Steam; 2011) — Lead Character Artist
• Sonic Generations (Windows PC; 2011) — Lead Character Artist
• Sonic Generations (Xbox 360; 2011) — Lead Character Artist
• Sonic Generations (PlayStation 3; 2011) — Lead Character Artist
• Sonic Generations (Nintendo 3DS; 2011) — Artists
• Project X Zone (Nintendo 3DS; 2012) — スペースチャンネル5』シリーズ (as 棚橋 伸吉)
• Project X Zone (Nintendo 3DS; 2012) — [Space Channel 5] Series
• Sonic Lost World (Wii U; 2013) — Character Artists
• Sonic Runners (iOS; 2015) — Artists
• Sonic Runners (Android; 2015) — Artists
• Shin Sakura Taisen (PlayStation 4; 2019) — Character Modeling Artists
• Space Channel 5 VR Kinda Funky News Flash! (PlayStation 4; 2020) — Art Team’s Special Thanks to
• Sonic Colours: Ultimate (Xbox One; 2021) — Character Artists
• Sonic Colours: Ultimate (PlayStation 4; 2021) — Character Artists
• Sonic Colours: Ultimate (Nintendo Switch; 2021) — Character Artists
• Sonic Colours: Ultimate (Epic Games Store; 2021) — Character Artists
• Sonic Colours: Ultimate (Steam; 2023) — Character Artists
• Sonic X Shadow Generations (PlayStation 5; 2024) — Special Thanks
• Sonic X Shadow Generations (Xbox One; 2024) — Special Thanks
• Sonic X Shadow Generations (Nintendo Switch; 2024) — Special Thanks

• Sonic Runners (2015) — Artist

External links

• Staff profile on www.u-ga.com