Masaki Hirooka
Masaki Hirooka (廣岡 政樹, Hiro-oka Masaki) is an artist whose work on the Shining series includes Shining Tears and Shining Force Cross. His work in Tears is uncredited; his personal website's resume states he drew the line art for the five pieces of art that appear in the game's credits. For Cross he is the main illustrator and character designer.
In addition to his numerous video game credits, Hirooka has provided artwork for many card games and books.
Game Credits
| JP Release | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | The Key of Avalon | Illustrator |
| 2003-06 | Nobunaga's Ambition Online | Some enemy designs |
| 2003-11 | Phantasy Star Online: Episode III - C.A.R.D. Revolution | Illustrator |
| 2004 | Alteil | Illustrated some cards for series one, two, and three |
| 2004-11 | Shining Tears | Ending Illustrations (line art, five pieces) |
| 2005 | Sangokushi Taisen | Illustrations for 12 cards |
| 2005-11 | Espagaluda II | Character Designer, World Illustrations, Promotional Art |
| 2006-02 | Fantasy Earth Zero | Illustrator |
| 2007-03 | Sonic and the Secret Rings | Promotional Visuals |
| 2006-11 | Culdcept Saga | Card Illustration Artist |
| 2008-02 | Sangokushi Online | Some enemy designs |
| 2008-10 | Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia | Character Design |
| 2008-12 | Suikoden Tierkreis | Character Design |
| 2009-12 | Shining Force Cross | Illustrator |
| 2010-10 | Xenoblade Chronicles | 2D Art Design |
| 2012-03 | Kid Icarus: Uprising | Character Design |
| 2014-08 | Terra Battle | Graphic Design |
| 2014-10 | Chaos Rings III | Card Illustrations |
| 2015-04 | Bravely Second: End Layer | Background Art |
| 2015-12 | Final Fantasy Dimensions II | Character Designer |
| 2015-12 | Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE | Mirage Design |
| 2017-02 | Let It Die | Weapon and Equipment Artist |
| 2017-02 | Fire Emblem Heroes | Illustrations |
| 2017-06 | Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology | Character Designer, Event Illustrations |
External Links
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/masaki_hirooka
- Website: http://backfire.jp
Staff Directory
| Shining Staff | |
|---|---|
| Artists | Yoshitaka Tamaki・Hiroshi Kajiyama・SUEZEN・Fumihide Aoki・Shin Yamanouchi・Tony Taka・Masaki Hirooka・Yuriko Nishiyama・pako・Noizi Ito・Shishizaru・HACCAN・Ryota Murayama |
| Musicians | Masahiko Yoshimura・Motoaki Takenouchi・Motoi Sakuraba |
| Writers | Masaki Wachi・Sami Shinosaki |
| Translators | Victor Ireland |
| Programmers | Kan Naito・Yasuhiro Taguchi・P. E. Jareth Hein |
| Directors | Kenji Orimo |
| Producers | Hiroyuki Takahashi・Shugo Takahashi・Tsuyoshi Sawada |
| Related Staff | |
| Artists | Masanori Sato |
| Translators | Jon Rodgers |