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| {{Infobox-Staff
| | '''Shinya Kumazaki''' ('''熊崎信也''' ''Kumazaki Shinya'', 1979-present) is a Japanese video game and graphic designer, and chief director who works for [[HAL Laboratory]]. He began working as a designer on ''[[Kirby Air Ride]]'' and 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]]'', and succeeded [[Masahiro Sakurai]]. |
| |image= [[File:Shinya Kumazaki GDC 2023 panel.jpg|250px]]
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| |caption= '''Shinya Kumazaki''' in 2023
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| |born= May 21, 1979
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| |died=
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| |role= General Director & Designer
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| |employer= [[HAL Laboratory]]
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| |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]]. | |
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| ==List of works== | | ==List of Works== |
| ===Games===
| | * ''[[Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]'' - Communication Debug |
| * ''[[Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]'' - Communication Debug<ref name="nom0811"/><ref name="kirby30threpo"/> | |
| * ''[[Kirby Air Ride]]'' - Design | | * ''[[Kirby Air Ride]]'' - Design |
| * ''[[Kirby: Canvas Curse]]'' - Design | | * ''[[Kirby: Canvas Curse]]'' - Design |
| * ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]'' - Director | | * ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]'' - Director |
| * ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]'' - Director | | * ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]'' - Director |
| * ''[[Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition]]'' - Director (with [[Tatsuya Kamiyama]]) | | * ''[[Kirby's Dream Collection]]'' - Director (with [[Tatsuya Kamiyama]]) |
| * ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'' - Director | | * ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'' - Director |
| * ''[[Kirby Fighters Deluxe]]'' - Director | | * ''[[Kirby Fighters Deluxe]]'' - Director |
| * ''[[Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe]]'' - Director | | * ''[[Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe]]'' - Director |
| * ''[[Kirby and the Rainbow Curse]]'' - Special Thanks
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| * ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]'' - General Director | | * ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]'' - General Director |
| * ''[[Team Kirby Clash Deluxe]]'' - General Director | | * ''[[Team Kirby Clash Deluxe]]'' - General Director |
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| * ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]'' - General Director | | * ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]'' - General Director |
| * ''[[Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn]]'' - Character Supervisor | | * ''[[Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn]]'' - Character Supervisor |
| * ''[[Super Kirby Clash]]'' - General Director, lyrics of "[[Green Tree Memories from Kirby]]" | | * ''[[Super Kirby Clash]]'' - General Director |
| * ''[[Kirby Fighters 2]]'' - General Director
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| * ''[[Kirby and the Forgotten Land]]'' - General Director, lyrics of "[[Welcome to the New World!]]"
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| * ''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]'' - General Director
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| * ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]'' - General Director
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| Shinya Kumazaki is also the current voice of [[King Dedede]] (and his variants) since ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]'', as well as [[Void Termina]] (Phase 4, with [[Hirokazu Ando]], [[Yuuta Ogasawara]], and [[Yumi Todo]]).<ref>[https://kaialone.tumblr.com/post/182832196155/kirby-star-allies-translation-sound-staff Translation of the preview of the "Sound Staff Round-table Discussion"]</ref>
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| ===Other===
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| * ''[[Kirby Wii Music Selection]]'' - Liner notes
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| * ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe Soundtrack]]'' - Liner notes
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| * ''[[Kirby Memorial Arrangements]]'' - Lyrics ("[[Take off!]]", "[[Eternal Dream]]")
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| * ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot Original Soundtrack]]'' - Liner notes
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| * ''[[Kirby Star Allies: The Original Soundtrack]]'' - Commentary
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| * ''[[Kirby Star Allies: The Original Art Book]]'' - Commentary
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| * ''[[Kirby: Lor Starcutter and a Magician of Falsehood]]'' - Commentary
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| * ''[[Kirby 30th Anniversary Music Festival]]'' - Special Guest and Vocals for "King Dedede Medley"
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| ==Trivia== | | ==Trivia== |
| *Like many staff members of [[HAL Laboratory]], Shinya Kumazaki signs with the initials of his romanized name (his being S.K.). | | *Like many staff members of [[HAL Laboratory]], Shinya Kumazaki signs with the first letters of his 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 has voiced the following characters: |
| *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]. | | **[[King Dedede]] ([[Kirby (series)|''Kirby'' series]], since ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]'') |
| **He was one of the Box Comic draft artists in ''[[nwiki:Bye-Bye BoxBoy!|BYE-BYE BOXBOY!]]'' and ''[[nwiki:BoxBoy! + BoxGirl!|BOXBOY! + BOXGIRL!]]'', and appears to have drawn some of the [[Celebration Picture]]s in ''Kirby Star Allies''.
| | ***From the same sample: [[Shadow Dedede]], [[Dedede Clone]], [[King D-Mind]], [[Parallel Dedede]] |
| | | **[[Void Termina]] |
| ==Gallery==
| | *Shinya Kumazaki once had a pet cat called Tom (now deceased) whose voice was sampled for the following characters: |
| <gallery widths="200">
| | **[[Star Dream]] |
| File:KPR staff photo.png|Shinya Kumazaki with the ''Kirby: Planet Robobot'' team in 2016
| | **[[Nago]] (for the [[Cleaning]] ability, ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]'') |
| File:Shinya Kumazaki.png|Shinya Kumazaki in 2018
| | *Shinya Kumazaki was one of the Box Comic draft artists in ''[[nwiki:Bye-Bye BoxBoy!|BYE-BYE BOXBOY!]]'' and ''[[nwiki:BoxBoy! + BoxGirl!|BOXBOY! + BOXGIRL!]]''. The credits of each comic is unknown, however. |
| File:GDC2023 HAL Laboratory staff photo.jpg|Shinya Kumazaki with a selection of [[HAL Laboratory]] staff from ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land'' and ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe''
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| ==External Links== | | ==External Links== |
| *[http://kumayou.halfmoon.jp/ Shinya Kumazaki's blog] | | *[http://kumayou.halfmoon.jp/ Shinya Kumazaki's blog] |
| *[https://www.instagram.com/director_kumazaki_shinya/ Shinya Kumazaki's Instagram] | | *[https://www.instagram.com/kumazaki_shinya/ Shinya Kumazaki's Instagram] |
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