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Ryo Kudou

Date of birth: 1964^[1] (age 59-60)
Employment history: Sega Enterprises Divisions: Sega CS2
Role(s): Designer
Education: University of Tsukuba (Arts)^[1]
Twitter: @rin_kotou

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Ryo Kudou (工藤稜) is a character designer and artist from the early to mid 1990s. He worked on various Game Gear and Master System games initially, such as the GG Shinobi duology. He is best known for his work on Knuckles' Chaotix as a leading character, enemy and boss designer with Takumi Miyake.

Aliases

Ryo Kudou is most often credited with a slight variation on his name Kudou Ryo (the Japanese order of surname followed by given name) with his given name's first letter R shifted to the end of the surname, creating Kudor Yo. This alias is also given a unique Japanese spelling in Dark Wizard, 駆動利用 (pronounced Kudou Riyou). The English version of Dark Wizard replaces this name with ..., a name later seen in Streets of Rage III.

He has also confirmed that he worked on the games Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (Master System version) and The Cyber Shinobi^[2], which feature a pair of artists which could be additional aliases: Sadou/Mic-Satho (most likely Kudou's co-worker Sato^[3]) and Fudou/Fudho-Jyo/Fudo (the latter is also credited in Dragon Crystal).

Production history

Games

Columns (Game Gear; 1990) — Artists
Dragon Crystal (Game Gear; 1990) — Graphic^[4] (as Fudo)
The Cyber Shinobi (Master System; 1991) — Designer^[5] (as Fudho-Jyo)
The GG Shinobi (Game Gear; 1991) — Artwork^[6] (as Kudor-Yo)
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (Master System; 1991) — Designers^[7] (as Fudou)
Astérix (Master System; 1991) — Artist^[8] (as Kudor.Yo)
Defenders of Oasis (Game Gear; 1992) — Thanks^[9] (as Kudo)
Shinobi II: The Silent Fury (Game Gear; 1992) — Artwork^[10] (as Kodor Yo)
Seima Densetsu 3x3 Eyes (Mega-CD; 1993) — デザイン^[11] (as 工藤稜)
Dark Wizard (Mega-CD; 1993) — グラフィックス・データ^[12] (as 駆動利用)
Dark Wizard (Mega-CD; 1993) — Graphics Data^[13] (as ...)
Streets of Rage 3 (Mega Drive; 1994) — Character Design^[14] (as ...)
Streets of Rage 3 (Mega Drive; 1994) — Character Designers^[15] (as ...)
J.League Pro Striker 2 (Mega Drive; 1994) — Graphic Design^[16] (as Ryo Kudo)
Chaotix (32X; 1995) — Character Designer^[17]
Chaotix (32X; 1995) — Enemy Designer^[17]
Chaotix (32X; 1995) — Boss Designer^[17]
Magic Knight Rayearth (Saturn; 1995) — フィールドマップ制作 (as 工藤稜)
Magic Knight Rayearth (Saturn; 1995) — Field Map Production (as Ryou Kudo)
NiGHTS into Dreams (Saturn; 1996) — World Artists^[18] (as Ryo Kudo)
Sakura Taisen (Saturn; 1996) — グラフィックデザイナー (as 工藤稜)
Advanced World War: Sennen Teikoku no Koubou (Saturn; 1997) — グラフィックデザイナー (as 工藤稜)

Music

Legend of Joe Musashi: Shinobi Music Collection (CD; 2009) — Jacket Illustrator^[19]
Legend of Joe Musashi: Shinobi Music Collection (CD; 2009) — SPECIAL THANKS to^[19]

External links

Kaitamono blog

References

[https:.2F.2Fwww.kobe-du.ac.jp.2Ffaculty_member.2Fkudo-r.2F-1] 1.0 ^1.1 https://www.kobe-du.ac.jp/faculty_member/kudo-r/

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20231021214429.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fvgdensetsu.net.2F2_RyoKudou.html-2] ttps://vgdensetsu.net/2_RyoKudou.html (Wayback Machine: 2023-10-21 21:44)

[https:.2F.2Ftwitter.com.2Frin_kotou.2Fstatus.2F1409775082889646103-3] @rin_kotou on Twitter

[:File:Dragon_Crystal_GG_credits.pdf_p-4] File:Dragon Crystal GG credits.pdf

[:File:Cyber_Shinobi_SMS_credits.pdf_p-5] File:Cyber Shinobi SMS credits.pdf

[:File:GG_Shinobi_GG_credits.pdf_p-6] File:GG Shinobi GG credits.pdf

[:File:Moonwalker_SMS_credits.pdf_p-7] File:Moonwalker SMS credits.pdf

[:File:Asterix_SMS_credits.pdf_p-8] File:Asterix SMS credits.pdf

[:File:Defenders_of_Oasis_GG_credits.pdf_p-9] File:Defenders of Oasis GG credits.pdf

[:File:GG_Shinobi_II_GG_credits.pdf_p-10] File:GG Shinobi II GG credits.pdf

[:File:Seima_Densetsu_MCD_credits.pdf_p-11] File:Seima Densetsu MCD credits.pdf

[:File:Dark_Wizard_MCD_JP_credits.pdf_p-12] File:Dark Wizard MCD JP credits.pdf

[:File:Dark_Wizard_MCD_credits.pdf_p-13] File:Dark Wizard MCD credits.pdf

[:File:Bare_Knuckle_III_MD_credits.pdf_p-14] File:Bare Knuckle III MD credits.pdf

[:File:Streets_of_Rage_3_MD_credits.pdf_p-15] File:Streets of Rage 3 MD credits.pdf

[:File:Pro_Striker_2_MD_credits.pdf_p-16] File:Pro Striker 2 MD credits.pdf

[:File:Chaotix_32X_good_ending_credits.pdf_p-17] 17.0 ^17.1 ^17.2 File:Chaotix 32X good ending credits.pdf

[:File:NiGHTS_into_Dreams_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-18] File:NiGHTS into Dreams Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:ShinobiMusicCollection_CD_JP_Booklet.pdf_p11-19] 19.0 ^19.1 File:ShinobiMusicCollection CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 11

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-{{sub-stub}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (工藤 稜) is a character designer and artist from the early to mid 1990s. He is best known for his work on ''[[Knuckles' Chaotix]]'' as a leading character, enemy and boss designer with [[Takumi Miyake]].
+{{sub-stub}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (工藤 稜) is a character designer and artist from the early to mid 1990s. He worked on various [[Game Gear]] and [[Master System]] games initially, such as the ''GG Shinobi'' duology. He is best known for his work on ''[[Knuckles' Chaotix]]'' as a leading character, enemy and boss designer with [[Takumi Miyake]].
 ==Aliases==
 {{PAGENAME}} is most often credited with a slight variation on his name Kudou Ryo (the Japanese order of surname followed by given name) with his given name's first letter R shifted to the end of the surname, creating '''Kudor Yo'''. This alias is also given a unique Japanese spelling in ''[[Dark Wizard]]'', 駆動 利用 (pronounced Kudou Riyou). The English version of ''Dark Wizard'' replaces this name with '''...''', a name later seen in ''[[Streets of Rage III]]''.
-He has also confirmed that he worked on the games ''[[Michael Jackson's Moonwalker]]'' (Master System version) and ''[[The Cyber Shinobi]]''{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20231021214429/https://vgdensetsu.net/2_RyoKudou.html}}, which feature a pair of artists which could be additional aliases: [[Sadou]]/[[Mic-Satho]], and [[Fudou]]/[[Fudho-Jyo]]/[[Fudo]] (the latter is also credited in ''[[Dragon Crystal]]'').
+He has also confirmed that he worked on the games ''[[Michael Jackson's Moonwalker]]'' (Master System version) and ''[[The Cyber Shinobi]]''{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20231021214429/https://vgdensetsu.net/2_RyoKudou.html}}, which feature a pair of artists which could be additional aliases: '''Sadou'''/'''Mic-Satho''' (most likely Kudou's co-worker Sato{{ref|https://twitter.com/rin_kotou/status/1409775082889646103}}) and '''Fudou'''/'''Fudho-Jyo'''/'''Fudo''' (the latter is also credited in ''[[Dragon Crystal]]'').
 ==Production history==
-{{ProductionHistory|Ryo Kudou|Ryo Kudo|Ryou Kudo|Kudor-Yo|Kodor Yo|Kudor.Yo|Kudo|...|工藤 稜|駆動 利用}}
+{{ProductionHistory|Ryo Kudou|Ryo Kudo|Ryou Kudo|Kudor-Yo|Kodor Yo|Kudor.Yo|Kudo|Fudo|Fudou|Fudho-Jyo|...|工藤 稜|駆動 利用}}
-*''[[The Cyber Shinobi]]''{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20231021214429/https://vgdensetsu.net/2_RyoKudou.html}} (1991)
-*''[[Michael Jackson's Moonwalker]]''{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20231021214429/https://vgdensetsu.net/2_RyoKudou.html}} (Master System) (1991)
 ==External links==