Daisuke Tomoda

Daisuke Tomoda
Employment history: Sega Enterprises (1998-04 – ) Divisions: Sega Software R&D Dept. 6 Smilebit Amusement Vision Sega Divisions: New Entertainment R&D Dept. Sega CS1 Sega Networks Sega Games
Role(s): Artist
Education: Kyoto City University of Arts (Bachelor of Environmental Design, 1991-1995)

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Daisuke Tomoda (友田 大介) is a graphic artist at Sega of Japan. He joined Sega in 1998, his earliest known software being Dream Passport 2. At Smilebit, he worked as a GUI (graphical user interface) artist on the Jet Set Radio series, Panzer Dragoon Orta and Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! 2003. After moving to Amusement Vision and its successor New Entertainment R&D Dept., he became a character artist for the Yakuza franchise. Following his work on Binary Domain, he went into mobile game development beginning in 2012.

Production history

Games

• Dream Passport 2 (Dreamcast; 1999) — グラフィックデザイナー (as 友田 大介)
• Jet Set Radio (Dreamcast; 2000) — グラフィックデザイナー (as トモダ ダイスケ)
• Jet Set Radio (Dreamcast; 2000) — Graphic Designers
• De La Jet Set Radio (Dreamcast; 2001) — Graphic designer
• Jet Set Radio Future (Xbox; 2002) — Character Graphic Designer
• Panzer Dragoon Orta (Xbox; 2002) — System Screen Art Designer
• Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! 2003 (PlayStation 2; 2003) — デザイナー (as 友田 大介)
• Yakuza (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Character Design
• Yakuza 2 (PlayStation 2; 2006) — Character Design Lead
• Ryu ga Gotoku Kenzan! (PlayStation 3; 2008) — イベントキャラクター制作指揮 (as 友田 大介)
• Yakuza 3 (PlayStation 3; 2009) — Game Character Design Lead
• Binary Domain (Xbox 360; 2012) — Character Model Art Lead
• Kurohyou 2: Ryu ga Gotoku Ashura Hen (PlayStation Portable; 2012) — フェイスキャプチャー (as 友田 大介)
• War Pirates: Heroes of the Sea (iOS; 2015) — デザイナー (as 友田 大介)
• War Pirates: Heroes of the Sea (Android; 2015) — デザイナー (as 友田 大介)
• Yakuza Kiwami (PlayStation 3; 2016) — Yakuza Development Staff
• Yakuza Kiwami (PlayStation 4; 2016) — Yakuza Development Staff
• D×2: Shin Megami Tensei Liberation (Android; 2018) — 悪魔モデル (as 友田 大介)
• D×2: Shin Megami Tensei Liberation (iOS; 2018) — 悪魔モデル (as 友田 大介)
• D×2: Shin Megami Tensei Liberation (Android; 2018) — Demon Models
• D×2: Shin Megami Tensei Liberation (iOS; 2018) — Demon Models
• Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis (Windows PC; 2021) — Graphic Artists
• Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis (Xbox One; 2021) — Graphic Artists

Music

• Jet Set Radio Original Sound Tracks (CD; 2000) — Designer

External links

• Daisuke Tomoda on LinkedIn