Shinkiro

Japanese illustrator and conceptual artist

Toshiaki Mori (森 気楼, Mori Toshiaki; born December 14, 1962), best known under the pen name of Shinkiro (森気楼, Shinkirō), is a Japanese illustrator and conceptual artist who used to work for SNK and is currently employed by Capcom.[1][2]

Prior to joining Capcom, Shinkiro was employed by SNK, where he provided the character designs and cover illustrations for many of their Neo Geo games, including such series as Fatal Fury, Metal Slug, The King of Fighters, and Samurai Shodown, as well as for the crossover series SNK vs Capcom on which he collaborated with Capcom's Kinu Nishimura.[3] During the 1990s, he was the most recognizable and famous of their artists.[4] After that, he worked as a free illustrator and a cartoonist.

At Capcom since 2000, Shinkiro has done several cover artworks and character designs for many of their games, including Bionic Commando Rearmed, Dino Stalker, Dead Rising, Capcom Fighting Jam, Resident Evil: Dead Aim, Tatsunoko vs. Capcom,[5] Marvel vs. Capcom 3,[6] Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3,[7] and Capcom vs SNK series. He has also done the packaging illustrations for Game Boy Advance versions of Final Fight and Super Ghouls'n Ghosts, as well as the Japanese release of Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy. His other job is helping with hand drawn-artwork for the rendering work on games such as Monster Hunter Cross and the HD remake of Resident Evil 0.[8]

He also drew cover arts for manga books[9] and for American comics such as Spider-Man Unlimited and Udon's Street Fighter and Darkstalkers comic series.[10] His classic work for SNK was included again in The King of Fighters XIV.[11]

## References

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1. ^ "Shinkiro - SNK/Capcom Master - 1991-2011 - A 20 Year Retrospective Feature". Urban Muse. February 16, 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
2. ^ Plunkett, Luke (7 April 2011). "The Incredible Video Game Art Of Toshiaki Mori". Kotaku.
3. ^ "Shinkiro and Kinu Nishimura exchanged franchises with each other when their parent companies' crossover, Capcom vs. SNK, launched - Full gallery here". EventHubs. 30 December 2016.
4. ^ Mielke, James (10 April 2017). "The making of Samurai Shodown". Polygon.
5. ^ Lowe, Scott (5 January 2010). "CES 2010: Tatsunoko vs. Capcom FightStick for Wii Announced". IGN.
6. ^ "Capcom pulled out all the stops during Marvel vs. Capcom 3's promotional campaign - Gallery with beautiful art from Shinkiro, Bengus, Kinu and more". EventHubs. 19 November 2016.
7. ^ "Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Box Art Is Reversible!". GameRevolution. 15 September 2011.
8. ^ "『モンスターハンタークロス』イラストレーターインタビュー 第1回 - CAPCOM：モンハン部". Capcom.
9. ^ "Lord Bison Demands That You Read "High Score Girl" Manga". Crunchyroll.
10. ^ "Udon - It's the Ultimate Street Fighter Art Collection". activeAnime. 21 July 2009. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
11. ^ "Análisis King of Fighters XIV – PS4". JuegosDB.

## External links

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* Q and A with Shinkiro and Kinu Nishimura (in Japanese)
* Interview at the official King of Fighters 10th Anniversary website
* Shinkiro interview with Urban-Muse.com

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Capcom

Employees|

| Current|

* Shinkiro
* Jun Takeuchi
* Shu Takumi
* Ryozo Tsujimoto

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Former|

* Yoshino Aoki
* Harumi Fujita
* Tokuro Fujiwara
* Noritaka Funamizu
* Atsushi Inaba
* Keiji Inafune
* Hideaki Itsuno
* Akari Kaida
* George Kamitani
* Hideki Kamiya
* Akira Kitamura
* Hiroyuki Kobayashi
* Shinji Mikami
* Naoshi Mizuta
* Kinu Nishimura
* Akira Nishitani
* Takashi Nishiyama
* Yoshiki Okamoto
* Yoshinori Ono
* Tetsuya Shibata
* Yoko Shimomura
* Noboru Sugimura
* Sawaki Takeyasu
* Akira Yasuda

Franchises|

* Ace Attorney
* Bionic Commando
* Breath of Fire
* Darkstalkers
* Dead Rising
* Devil May Cry
* Dino Crisis
* Dragon's Dogma
* Final Fight
* Ghosts 'n Goblins
* Lost Planet
* Marvel vs. Capcom
* Mega Man
* Monster Hunter
* Onimusha
* Resident Evil
* Sengoku Basara
* Street Fighter
* Viewtiful Joe

Subsidiaries|

* Capcom Vancouver
* Clover Studio
* Flagship

Technology|

* MT Framework
* RE Engine

Related|

* Alph Lyla
* Capcom Cup
* Capcom Five
* Capcom U.S.A. Inc. v. Data East Corp.
* Red Dead
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Hardware|

* Neo Geo
* CD
* X
* Hyper Neo Geo 64
* Neo Geo Pocket

Games|

* SNK games
* Neo Geo games
* Neo Geo Pocket games

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* Alpha Mission
* Art of Fighting
* Athena
* Baseball Stars
* Beast Busters
* Doki Doki Majo Shinpan!
* Fatal Fury
* Ikari Warriors
* The King of Fighters
* King of the Monsters
* The Last Blade
* Metal Slug
* Prehistoric Isle
* Pulstar
* Samurai Shodown
* Sengoku
* Shock Troopers
* Stakes Winner
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* Twinkle Star Sprites
* Vanguard
* World Heroes

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Compilations|

* Arcade Archives
* Metal Slug Anthology
* NEOGEO Station
* Neo Geo Online Collection
* Neo Geo Pocket Color Selection
* Samurai Shodown Anthology
* SNK 40th Anniversary Collection
* SNK Arcade Classics Vol. 1
* World Heroes Anthology

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People|

* Akihiko Ureshino
* Falcoon
* Hiroshi Matsumoto
* Nobuyuki Kuroki
* Takashi Nishiyama
* Yasuyuki Oda
* Eisuke Ogura
* Shinkiro

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* ADK
* Aicom
* Nazca Corporation
* Sacnoth

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The King of Fighters

Video games|

| Main series|

* The King of Fighters '94
* '95
* '96
* '97
* '98
* '99
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* XI
* XII
* XIII
* XIV
* XV

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Spin-offs|

* The King of Fighters: Kyo
* R-1
* R-2
* Battle de Paradise
* EX: Neo Blood
* EX2: Howling Blood
* Neowave
* Maximum Impact
* Maximum Impact 2
* Sky Stage
* All Star
* '98 Ultimate Match Online

Other media|

* The King of Fighters: Kyo (manga)
* The King of Fighters Zillion (manhua)
* The King of Fighters 2003 (manhua)
* The King of Fighters (film)
* Destiny (web series)
* A New Beginning (manga)

Characters|

* Orochi arc
* Kyo Kusanagi
* Iori Yagami
* Rugal Bernstein
* Goenitz
* NESTS arc
* K'
* Ángel
* Tales of Ash arc
* Ash Crimson
* Guests
* Athena Asamiya
* Geese Howard
* King
* Mai Shiranui
* Nakoruru
* Rock Howard
* Ryo Sakazaki
* Terry Bogard
* Yuri Sakazaki

Developers|

* Akihiko Ureshino
* Takashi Nishiyama
* Yasuyuki Oda
* Shinkiro
* Falcoon
* Nobuyuki Kuroki
* Eisuke Ogura
* Hiroaki Hashimoto
* Yuichiro Hiraki

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| SNK|

* Fatal Fury
* Art of Fighting
* Psycho Soldier
* Ikari Warriors
* Samurai Shodown
* Aggressors of Dark Kombat
* Wind and Cloud
* Savage Reign
* Kizuna Encounter
* Buriki One
* Days of Memories
* Metal Slug
* Neo Geo Heroes: Ultimate Shooting
* Neo Geo Battle Coliseum
* SNK vs. Capcom
* SNK Gals' Fighters
* SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy
* The Rhythm of Fighters
* World Heroes

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Misc.|

* Dead or Alive
* 5: Last Round
* 6
* Fighter's History
* Fighting EX Layer
* Million Arthur: Arcana Blood
* Soulcalibur VI
* Shinobi Masters Senran Kagura: New Link
* Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
* Street Fighter 6
* Tekken 7
* Xuan Dou Zhi Wang

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