Hiroyuki Kobayashi (producer)

Hiroyuki Kobayashi
Native name 小林 裕幸
Born (1972-08-12) 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.

Anime

Kobayashi has also worked on several anime series.

References

  1. 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 10, 2011. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
  2. ↑ "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 10, 2011. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
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