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Yoji Shinkawa
新川 洋司
Shinkawa in 2008
Born
(1971-12-25) December 25, 1971 (age 52)
Hiroshima, Japan
Alma mater
Kyoto Seika University
Occupation
Illustrator
Years active
1994–present
Employer
Kojima Productions
Notable work
Metal Gear
Yoji Shinkawa (Japanese: 新川洋司, Hepburn: Shinkawa Yōji, born December 25, 1971) is a Japanese artist. He is best known as the lead character and mecha designer for the Metal Gear franchise. He has collaborated with Hideo Kojima on many of his games.
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start an independent studio—also named Kojima Productions—alongside YojiShinkawa and Kenichiro Imaizumi. The studio announced that it would develop a...
of veteran Western film actor Lee Van Cleef. For Metal Gear Solid 2, YojiShinkawa originally intended to give Ocelot a cybernetic arm in place of the...
GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY". StarWars.com. Retrieved 18 May 2016. "YojiShinkawa Interview: Segment 4". Konami. Retrieved 2 March 2012. Canby, Vincent...
Game Rivalries". IGN. November 19, 2013. Retrieved April 19, 2014. Shinkawa, Yoji (October 1, 1999). The Art of Metal Gear Solid. Softbank Creative. ISBN 4797309504...
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