Masahiro Kumono
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| Date of birth: 1969 (age 54-55) |
| Role(s): Artist, Producer, Director |
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Masahiro Kumono (雲野 雅広) is a game planner. Having joined Sega in 1992, he worked as a designer on titles such as OutRun on the Mega Drive and Tempo on the 32X before slowly shifting to CG-related work. He handled movie production on a series of family titles such as J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou!, NiGHTS into Dreams, Panzer Dragoon Saga and Sonic Adventure, and was the movie director for Sakura Wars 3 and 4. In 2005 he left Sega and joined CAVE, working there from 2009 to 2010. A year later he joined Acquire and has been working there to this day.
Production history
Games
- Panic! (Mega-CD; 1993) — グラフィックデザイン助っ人[1] (as 雲野 雅広)
- Panic! (Mega-CD; 1993) — Graphic Design[2] (as Masahiro Unno)
- OutRunners (Mega Drive; 1994) — Designer[3] (as KumoPU)
- Tempo (32X; 1995) — 32X Graphics[4]
- Iron Storm (Saturn; 1995) — ユニットデザイン (as 雲野 雅広)
- Iron Storm (Saturn; 1995) — Unit Design (as Masahiro Unno)
- J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! (Saturn; 1996) — オープニング エンディング (as 雲野 雅広)
- NiGHTS into Dreams (Saturn; 1996) — CG Movie Artists[5]
- Panzer Dragoon Saga (Saturn; 1998) — キャラクター作成／アニメーション (as 雲野 雅広)
- Panzer Dragoon Saga (Saturn; 1998) — 絵コンテ／演出 (as 雲野 雅広)
- Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast; 1998) — CG movie artists
- Sakura Taisen 3: Paris wa Moeteiru ka (Dreamcast; 2001) — ムービーデザイナー (as 雲野 雅広)
- Guru Guru Onsen 2 (Dreamcast; 2001) — R&Dマネジメント (as 雲野 雅広)
- Guru Guru Onsen 3 (Dreamcast; 2002) — R&Dマネジメント (as 雲野 雅広)
- Sakura Taisen 4: Koi Seyo, Otome (Dreamcast; 2002) — アートコーディネーター (as 雲野 雅広)
- Panic! (PlayStation 2; 2002) — グラフィックデザイン助っ人 (as 雲野 雅広)
- Online Games: Dai Guru Guru Onsen (PlayStation 2; 2002) — R&Dマネジメント (as 雲野 雅広)
- Shinobi (PlayStation 2; 2002) — コンテ (as 雲野 雅広)
- Shinobi (PlayStation 2; 2002) — チーフディレクター (as 雲野 雅広)
- Shinobi (PlayStation 2; 2002) — Storyboarding
- Shinobi (PlayStation 2; 2002) — CHIEF DIRECTOR
- Nightshade (PlayStation 2; 2003) — シニアディレクター (as 雲野 雅広)
- Nightshade (PlayStation 2; 2003) — Senior Director
- The Rub Rabbits! (Nintendo DS; 2005) — Producer
- Sonic the Hedgehog (PlayStation 3; 2006) — Producer
- Sonic the Hedgehog (Xbox 360; 2006) — Producer
- NiGHTS into Dreams (PlayStation 2; 2008) — Special Thanks
Music
- Shinobi Original Soundtrack (CD; 2002) — Game Director[6]
- OutRun (Mega Drive Version) (1991)
- Sonic Adventure (1998) — CG Movie Artist
- Sakura Wars 3 (2001) — CG Movie Artist
- Sakura Wars 4 (2002) — CG Movie Artist
- Shinobi (PlayStation 2 Version) (2002) — Chief Director, Storyboarding
- Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) — Producer
Interviews
- Masahiro Kumono interview by Sega (December 5, 2002)
- Masahiro Kumono interview by Sonic Channel (December 1, 2006)