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Shinichi Higashi (東 真一 Higashi Shin'ichi?), aka Touma, is a well-known, freelance figure artist and character designer who created Fang the Sniper, later referred to as Fang the Hunter.[2] He was hired by Sega for game development and briefly worked with Aspect. He would assist Sonic Team with the development of Sonic Jam and Sonic Adventure before leaving and becoming a Toy Designer.
History[]
Shinichi Higashi worked for Sega for ten years until 2002. While working for Sega, Higashi would also work with Aspect on the development of Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Trouble, where he would create his first professional character concept, Fang the Sniper.
As a student, Higashi got interested in Sega's blue mascot while he was studying in Art school to become a character designer. Sometime later, he would find himself in an interview held by Sega and got hired. Higashi worked in many departments, including at Sonic Team.[1]
After leaving Sega, Higashi then became a freelance figure artist, participated actively in art events to release his works in Japan and established TOUMART Inc. in 2005.[3] Many of his famous works include the wildly-popular Knuckle Bear vinyl figure range from 2003, Skuttle, Talons, Snout, Hell Hounds, BOO and many more.[4]
Notable non-Sonic works[]
- Sylvan Tale (1995) - Artist
- Astal (1995) — Special Thanks (as 東 真一)
- Nights into Dreams (1996) — World Artist
- Burning Rangers (1998) — Graphic Artist
- Skies of Arcadia (2000) — Character Models
- Guru Guru Onsen 2 (2001) — デザイナー (as 東 真一)
- Hey! Pikmin (2017) - Character Modelling & Motion
- Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey (2018) - Character Graphics
Credits[]
- Sonic Drift (1994) — Designer (as East)
- Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Trouble (1994) — Staff (as S.Higasi)
- Sonic Drift 2 (1995) — Special Thanks to (as S.Higashi)
- Tails Adventure (1995) — Artist (as S.Higashi)
- Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Saturn Version) (1996) — Artist (SOJ) (Special Stage Development)
- Sonic Jam (1997) — Artist
- Sonic Adventure (1998) — Modeling Art Support [NOTE: Events]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mise au point avec Touma. Artoyz.com (25 July 2007). Archived from the original on 24 November 2016. Retrieved on 6 September 2017. "Bonfil: Quel a été le premier personnage que tu as dessiné ? TOUMA: Mon premier personnage à Sega, c’était Fang the Sniper, un membre de la Sonic Family. Mon premier personnage en tant qu’artiste indépendant était Kaeeru Rider Series."
- ↑ Sonic Superstars. Website (June 23, 2023). Retrieved on June 23, 2023. "Character Summary: Fang is a springy jerboa that is light on his feet and is always looking for the next big score. A bounty hunter by trade, Fang the Hunter has been known by many different names over the years, likely due to his “WANTED” status with the authorities. Always trying to stay one step ahead, he’s constantly modifying and upgrading his primary mode of transportation, the Marvelous Queen."
- ↑ http://www.lovethroughdesign.com/touma
- ↑ http://www.playimaginative.com/designers.html
External Links[]
- TOUMART - Japanese homepage of his products.
- Myspace
- Shinichi Higashi at the Internet Movie Database
| Producers | Akinori Nishiyama · Takashi Iizuka · Yuji Naka · Yoji Ishii |
|---|---|
| Programmers | Takahiro Hamano · Takeshi Sakakibara · Tetsu Katano · Yuji Naka · Yoshihisa Hashimoto |
| Designers | Eitaro Toyoda · Hirokazu Yasuhara · Kazuyuki Hoshino · Makoto Yonezu · Manabu Kusunoki · Naoto Ohshima · Nobuhiko Honda · Hiroshi Miyamoto · Sachiko Kawamura · Shinichi Higashi · Shiro Maekawa · Shun Nakamura · Takashi Yuda · Yasushi Yamaguchi · Yoshitaka Miura · Yuji Uekawa |
| Directors | Hiroshi Nishiyama · Kenjiro Morimoto · Morio Kishimoto · Takashi Iizuka |
| Sound engineers | Hideaki Kobayashi · Jun Senoue · Kenichi Tokoi · Mariko Nanba · Masaru Setsumaru · Naofumi Hataya · Takahito Eguchi · Tatsuyuki Maeda · Teruhiko Nakagawa · Tomoya Ohtani |
| Other | Tomoko Kanemoto · Yui Karasuno |