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[[File:Shinya Kumazaki GDC 2023 panel.jpg| | {{Infobox-Staff | ||
|image= [[File:Shinya Kumazaki GDC 2023 panel.jpg|250px]] | |||
|caption= '''Shinya Kumazaki''' in 2023 | |||
|born= May 21, 1979 | |||
|died= | |||
|role= General Director & Designer | |||
|employer= [[HAL Laboratory]] | |||
|works= Many ''Kirby'' games, starting with ''[[Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]'' | |||
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'''Shinya Kumazaki''' ('''熊崎信也''' ''Kumazaki Shinya'', born May 21, 1979) is a Japanese video game designer, graphic designer, and chief director for [[HAL Laboratory]]. He began working as a designer on ''[[Kirby Air Ride]]'' (including work on course design), then on ''[[Kirby: Canvas Curse]]'' (specifically handling the story and [[Drawcia|final boss]]).<ref name="nom0811">[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/nom/0811/staff/index.html Nintendo Online Magazine staff profiles for Kirby Super Star Ultra]</ref><ref name="kirby30threpo">[https://www.ndw.jp/kirby-30th-musicfest-5/ Nintendo Dream interview with Kumazaki about the 30th Anniversary Music Festival]</ref> Subsequently, he served as director on ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]'' for the first time. He is currently managing the development of the entire [[Kirby (series)|''Kirby'' series]] as General Director since ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]'', a position previously held by [[Masahiro Sakurai]]. | '''Shinya Kumazaki''' ('''熊崎信也''' ''Kumazaki Shinya'', born May 21, 1979) is a Japanese video game designer, graphic designer, and chief director for [[HAL Laboratory]]. He began working as a designer on ''[[Kirby Air Ride]]'' (including work on course design), then on ''[[Kirby: Canvas Curse]]'' (specifically handling the story and [[Drawcia|final boss]]).<ref name="nom0811">[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/nom/0811/staff/index.html Nintendo Online Magazine staff profiles for Kirby Super Star Ultra]</ref><ref name="kirby30threpo">[https://www.ndw.jp/kirby-30th-musicfest-5/ Nintendo Dream interview with Kumazaki about the 30th Anniversary Music Festival]</ref> Subsequently, he served as director on ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]'' for the first time. He is currently managing the development of the entire [[Kirby (series)|''Kirby'' series]] as General Director since ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]'', a position previously held by [[Masahiro Sakurai]]. | ||
==List of | ==List of works== | ||
===Games=== | ===Games=== | ||
* ''[[Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]'' - Communication Debug<ref name="nom0811"/><ref name="kirby30threpo"/> | * ''[[Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]'' - Communication Debug<ref name="nom0811"/><ref name="kirby30threpo"/> | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Like many staff members of [[HAL Laboratory]], Shinya Kumazaki signs with the initials of his | *Like many staff members of [[HAL Laboratory]], Shinya Kumazaki signs with the initials of his romanized name (his being S.K.). | ||
*Shinya Kumazaki once had a female pet cat called Tom (now deceased) whose voice was sampled for [[Star Dream]] and [[Nago]] (for the [[Cleaning]] ability in ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]''). He currently has a male pet cat called Sora-kun, whose voice was sampled for [[Clawroline]].<ref>''Nintendo Dream'' vol. 337, page 15</ref> | *Shinya Kumazaki once had a female pet cat called Tom (now deceased) whose voice was sampled for [[Star Dream]] and [[Nago]] (for the [[Cleaning]] ability in ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]''). He currently has a male pet cat called Sora-kun, whose voice was sampled for [[Clawroline]].<ref>''Nintendo Dream'' vol. 337, page 15</ref> | ||
*Shinya Kumazaki has a personal art gallery where he has illustrated some ''Kirby'' characters, including [[Drawcia]] and [[Taranza]]. The gallery can be viewed [http://kumayou.halfmoon.jp/gallery/index.html here]. | *Shinya Kumazaki has a personal art gallery where he has illustrated some ''Kirby'' characters, including [[Drawcia]] and [[Taranza]]. The gallery can be viewed [http://kumayou.halfmoon.jp/gallery/index.html here]. | ||
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