Mie Kumagai
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Mie Kumagai |
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Date of birth: 1968-06-11[1] (age 56) |
Employment history: Sega Enterprises (1993[1] – )
Divisions:
Divisions:
Colopl[2]
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Role(s): Producer, Director |
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Mie Kumagai (熊谷 美恵), joined Sega AM3 in 1993 and succeeded Hisao Oguchi as head of Hitmaker. She is mainly credited for spearheadding the Virtua Tennis series of games.
After Sega AM3 was dissolved in 2008 she joined AM2, bringing with her legacy AM3 series Gunblade NY, Virtua Tennis and Derby Owners Club, and primarily produced the department's mobile games. Shortly after their original mobile game Squads: Saikyou no Kizuna, she left Sega to join mobile-focused developer Colopl.[2]
Production history
Games
- Rail Chase 2 (Model 2; 1995) — Produced by
- Gunblade NY (Model 2; 1996) — Producer
- Decathlete (Saturn; 1996) — Producer[3]
- Sonic Jam (Saturn; 1997) — Special Thanks[4]
- Winter Heat (Sega Titan Video; 1997) — Producer
- Winter Heat (Saturn; 1998) — Producer[5]
- Magical Truck Adventure (Model 3; 1998) — Producer & Director
- Toy Fighter (NAOMI; 1999) — Producers
- Virtua Tennis (NAOMI; 1999) — Producer
- Kasei Channel Mars TV (NAOMI; 1999) — Producer
- Confidential Mission (NAOMI GD-ROM; 2000) — Producer/Director
- Virtua Tennis (Dreamcast; 2000) — Producer
- Virtua Tennis 2 (NAOMI; 2001) — Producer
- Confidential Mission (Dreamcast; 2001) — Producer/Director
- Virtua Tennis 2 (Dreamcast; 2001) — Producer
- Virtua Tennis (Game Boy Advance; 2002)
- Cyber Troopers Virtual-On: Marz (PlayStation 2; 2003) — Producer
- Avalon no Kagi (Triforce; 2003) — Producer
- Astro Boy: Omega Factor (Game Boy Advance; 2003) — Producer
- Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 15: Decathlete Collection (PlayStation 2; 2004) — Special Thanks
- Avalon no Kagi 2: Chitsujo to Kairitsu (Triforce; 2004) — Producer
- Derby Owners Club Online (Windows PC; 2004) — Producer
- The Quiz Show (NAOMI Satellite Terminal; 2005) — Producer
- Dai 3 Ji Super Robot Taisen Alpha: Shuuen no Ginga e (PlayStation 2; 2005) — 製作協力[6] (as 熊谷 美恵)
- Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 20: Space Harrier II ~Space Harrier Complete Collection~ (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Special Thanks
- Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 21: SDI & Quartet: Sega System 16 Collection (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Special Thanks
- Virtua Tennis 3 (Lindbergh; 2006) — Producer
- Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 24: Last Bronx -Tokyo Bangaichi- (PlayStation 2; 2006) — Special Thanks
- Let's Go Jungle!: Lost on the Island of Spice (Lindbergh; 2006) — Special Thanks to
- Manic Panic Ghosts (NAOMI; 2007) — Special Thanks To
- Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 31: Cyber Troopers Virtual-On (PlayStation 2; 2007) — Special Thanks
- Derby Owners Club 2008: Feel the Rush (Lindbergh Blue; 2008) — Senior Producer
- Sega Superstars Tennis (PlayStation 3; 2008) — AM3
- Sega Superstars Tennis (Wii; 2008) — AM3
- Sega Superstars Tennis (Nintendo DS; 2008) — AM3
- Cyber Troopers Virtual-On: Oratorio Tangram M.S.B.S. Ver. 5.66 (Xbox 360; 2009) — Special Thanks...
- Gunblade NY & LA Machineguns (Wii; 2010) — Producer
- Virtua Tennis 4 (Wii; 2011) — Creative Producer
- Virtua Tennis 4 (Windows PC; 2011) — Creative Producer
- Virtua Tennis 4 (PlayStation 3; 2011) — Creative Producer
- Virtua Tennis 4 (Xbox 360; 2011) — Creative Producer
- Virtua Tennis Challenge (Android; 2012) — Producer
- Virtua Tennis Challenge (iOS; 2012) — Producer
- Derby Owners Club (iOS; 2012) — Producer
- Border Break Mobile: Shippuu no Gun Front (iOS; 2013) — Co-Producer
- Derby Owners Club (Android; 2013) — Producer
- Border Break Mobile: Shippuu no Gun Front (Android; 2013) — Co-Producer
- Squads: Saikyou no Kizuna (Android; 2015) — Producer
- Squads: Saikyou no Kizuna (iOS; 2015) — Producer
- Yumeiro Cast (iOS; 2015) — Producer
- Yumeiro Cast (Android; 2015) — Producer
Music
- Magical Truck Adventure (CD; 1999) — Game Producer & Director
- Dennou Senki Virtual-On Marz Official Sound Data (CD; 2003) — GAME Produce
- From Loud 2 Low: Takenobu Mitsuyoshi Works (CD; 2003) — Executive Producer
- OutRun 20th Anniversary Box (CD; 2007) — Special Thanks
- Musica e WCCF Secondo Movimento (CD; 2008) — Executive Producer
- Gunblade NY & L.A. Machineguns Original Soundtrack (CD; 2011) — SPECIAL THANKS to[7]
- Magical Truck Adventure (1998)
- Derby Owners Club (1999) — Producer
- Derby Owners Club 2000 (2000) — Producer
- Derby Owners Club World Edition (2001) — Producer
- Derby Owners Club 2 (2002) — Producer
- Derby Owners Club Online (2004) — Producer
- Avalon no Kagi Ver.1.20: Summon The New Monsters (2004) — Producer
- Avalon no Kagi Ver.2 (2005) — Producer
- Derby Owners Club 2008: Feel the Rush — Producer
- Derby Owners Club 2009: Ride for the Live (2009) — Producer
- Derby Owners Club (iOS and Android Versions) — Creative Producer
- Virtua Tennis Challenge (2012) — Creative Producer
- Squads (2015) — Creative Producer
Magazine articles
- Main article: Mie Kumagai/Magazine articles.
Photographs
- Main article: Photos of Mie Kumagai
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://sega.jp/studio/hm.html (Wayback Machine: 2004-04-15 22:31)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://www.redbull.com/jp-ja/game-producer-mie-kumagai
- ↑ File:Decathlete_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf
- ↑ File:Sonic Jam Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:WinterHeat_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf
- ↑ File:D3SRWAlpha_PS2_JP_SSEnding.pdf
- ↑ File:GNYLAMOST CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 7