Hiroyuki Kobayashi (producer)
| Hiroyuki Kobayashi | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 小林 裕幸 |
| Born |
August 12, 1972 Nagoya, Japan |
| Nationality | Japan |
| Alma mater | Chukyo University |
| Occupation | Video game and anime producer, planner, and supervisor |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Employer | Capcom |
| Notable work |
Dino Crisis series Resident Evil series Sengoku Basara series |
Hiroyuki Kobayashi (小林 裕幸 Kobayashi Hiroyuki, born August 12, 1972 in Nagoya, Japan[1]) is a Japanese video game and anime television series producer and supervisor. He is employed by Capcom.[1]
Works
Kobayashi studied computer science at Chukyo University. After graduating, he was hired at Capcom in 1995 as a programmer on the first Resident Evil game.[1] After working as programmer on the sequel and a planner on the first Dino Crisis game, his first producer role was on Dino Crisis 2 in 2000.[1]
Starting with the first Sengoku Basara game (titled Devil Kings in North America) in 2005, Kobayashi worked as the producer for the video game series as well as a planning supervisor for the various anime adaptations. He was very interested in the Sengoku period and wanted to create an action game inspired by that period.[2]
Video games
Kobayashi has worked on a number of video games, including the following (dates given are for the Japanese release). Credits are for producer unless otherwise indicated.
- Resident Evil (programmer, 1996)
- Resident Evil 2 (programmer, 1998)
- Dino Crisis (planner, 1999)
- Dino Crisis 2 (2000)
- Devil May Cry (2001)
- Resident Evil Code: Veronica X (associate producer, 2001)
- Resident Evil (2002)
- Resident Evil Zero (promotional producer, 2002)
- Dino Crisis 3 (2003)
- P.N.03 (2003)
- Under the Skin (2004)
- Resident Evil 4 (2005)
- Killer7 (2005)
- Sengoku Basara (2005)
- Sengoku Basara 2 (2006)
- Sengoku Basara 2 Heroes (2007)
- Devil May Cry 4 (2008)
- Sengoku Basara X (2008)
- Sengoku Basara: Battle Heroes (2009)
- Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes (2010)
- Sengoku Basara Chronicle Heroes (2011)
- Dragon's Dogma (2012)
- Resident Evil 6 (executive producer, 2012)
- Project X Zone (Supervision & Cooperation (Devil May Cry Series), 2012)
- Sengoku Basara 4 (2014)
- Gaist Crusher (2014)
Anime
Kobayashi has also worked on several anime series.
- Devil May Cry: The Animated Series (anime television series, supervisor, 2007)
- Resident Evil: Degeneration (CG anime film, producer, 2008)
- Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings (anime television series, planning supervisor, 2009)
- Sengoku Basara II (anime television series, planning supervisor, 2010)
- Sengoku Basara: The Last Party (anime film, planning supervisor, 2011)
- Resident Evil: Damnation (CG anime film, producer, 2012)
References
- 1 2 3 4 "インタビュー 小林裕幸さん" [Interview: Mr. Hiroyuki Kobayashi]. Sony Computer Entertainment. October 2006. Archived from the original on August 9, 2011. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
- ↑ "インタビュー ： 「ＰＳＰ版は集大成」 「戦国ＢＡＳＡＲＡ」シリーズの小林裕幸プロデューサー" [Interview: PSP Compilation Sengoku Basara series producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi]. Mantan Web. May 6, 2009. Archived from the original on August 9, 2011. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
External links
- Hiroyuki Kobayashi (producer) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Hiroyuki Kobayashi at the Internet Movie Database
- Hiroyuki Kobayashi at MobyGames
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