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{{Infobox Person
{{Infobox Person
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Kazuma Kaneko Tokyo Metropolitan Photo.png
Kazuma Kaneko 2023 Photo.jpg
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</gallery>
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|seoimage=
|jpname=金子一馬
|jpname=金子一馬
|birthdate=
|birthdate=1964
|birthplace=
|birthplace=Tokyo
|deathdate=
|deathdate=
|names=Kaneko
|names=Kaneko<br>Kazuhiro Kaneko
Kazuhiro Kaneko
|nationality= Japan
|nationality= Japan
|occupation= Artist
|occupation= Artist
|yearsactive=
|yearsactive=
|knownfor=Artist/Designer for [[Atlus]]
|knownfor=Artist/Designer for [[Atlus]]
}},
}}
'''{{PAGENAME}}''', also known as '''Kazuhiro Kaneko''', is an artist involved with the [[Megami Tensei (Franchise)|''Megami Tensei'' franchise]]. He is most known for his work on it and has created a majority of the [[demon]] designs in the franchise, as well as multiple character designs and designs for [[Persona (Concept)|Personas]] in the first two entries of the {{link|series|P-}}.
'''{{PAGENAME}}''', also known as '''Kazuhiro Kaneko''', is an artist involved with the [[Megami Tensei (Franchise)|''Megami Tensei'' franchise]]. He is most known for his work on it and has created a majority of the [[demon]] designs in the franchise, as well as multiple character designs and designs for [[Persona (Concept)|Personas]] in the first two entries of the {{link|series|P-}}.


==Biography==
==Biography==
===Early Life===
===Early Life===
Kaneko claims to have always been good at drawing, and that his teachers would enter his drawings into contests without his permission.<ref name="colopl">{{Cite Web|url=[https://colopl.co.jp/recruit/work/17786/ レジェンドクリエイター金子一馬が新IP創出にコロプラで挑戦]|site=Colopl|published=April 22, 2024|retrieved=April 22, 2024}}</ref>


===Career===
===Career===
Kaneko started his career as an animator before joining Atlus after playing {{Link|Game|MT1}}.<ref name="colopl"/> Notably, he was an animator for the American ''[[wikipedia:The Transformers (TV series)|The Transformers]]'' cartoon and is credited as Kazuhiro Kaneko.<ref name="Transformers">{{Cite Book|quote=昔アニメーターをやっていた時代に担当していたアメリカの『トランスフォーマー」にちょっと似てるかな。|translquote=It is a bit like the American “Transformers” that I worked on when I was an animator in the past. |des= |chapter= |book=Game Magazine Conference |author=Kazuma Kaneko |publisher=Shinkigensha |lang=Japanese |volume=11 |edition= |page=p. 6 |transl= |isbn= }}</ref>
In 2023, Kaneko joined the company Colopl, Inc.<ref name="colopl"/>


===Personal Life===
===Personal Life===


==Media Credits==
==Media Credits==
This is a list of each ''Megami Tensei'' media Kazuma Kaneko was involved.  
This is a list of each ''Megami Tensei'' media Kazuma Kaneko was involved with.  
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Year
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|-
|-
! rowspan="1" |1990
! rowspan="1" |1990
|''{{link|game|MT2}}''
|{{link|game|MT2}}
|Character designer, demon designer, sprite artist
|Character designer, demon designer, sprite artist
|-
|-
! rowspan="2" |1992
! rowspan="2" |1992
|''{{link|game|smt1}}''
|{{link|game|smt1}}
|Character designer, demon designer, sprite artist
|Character designer, demon designer, sprite artist
|-
|-
|''[[Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible]]''
|{{Link|Game|LB1}}
|Coordinator
|Coordinator
|-
|-
! rowspan="3" |1994
! rowspan="3" |1994
|''[[Shin Megami Tensei II]]''
|{{Link|Game|SMT2}}
|Character designer, demon designer, sprite artist
|Character designer, demon designer, sprite artist
|-
|-
|''[[Majin Tensei]]''
|{{link|Game|MJT1}}
|Coordinator
|Coordinator
|-
|-
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|-
|-
! rowspan="2" |1995
! rowspan="2" |1995
|''Kyūyaku Megami Tensei: Megami Tensei I ・II''
|{{Link|Game|KMT}}
|Character designer
|Character designer
|-
|-
|''[[Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner]]''
|{{Link|Game|DeSum}}
|Character designer, demon designer
|Character designer, demon designer
|-
|-
!1996
!1996
|''[[Revelations: Persona]]''
|{{Link|Game|MIP}}
|Character designer, Persona designer
|Character designer, Persona designer
|-
|-
! rowspan="2" |1997
! rowspan="2" |1997
|''Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Mokushiroku''
|{{Link|Game|GMT}}
|Character design
|Character design
|-
|-
|''[[Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers]]''
|{{Link|Game|SH1}}
|Art director, character designer
|Art director, character designer
|-
|-
! rowspan="3" |1999
! rowspan="2" |1999
|''[[Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible II]]'' ''(GBC version)''
|{{Link|Game|LB2}} (GBC version)
|Character producer
|Character producer
|-
|-
|''[[Persona 2: Innocent Sin]]''
|{{Link|Game|P2IS}}
|Character designer, Persona designer
|Character designer, Persona designer
|-
|''[[Maken X]]''
|Art director
|-
|-
! rowspan="2" |2000
! rowspan="2" |2000
|''[[Persona 2: Eternal Punishment]]''
|{{Link|Game|P2EP}}
|Character designer, Persona designer
|Character designer, Persona designer
|-
|-
|''Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children - Aka no Sho''
|{{Link|Game|DCR}}
|Graphics supervisor
|Graphics supervisor
|-
|-
! rowspan="2" |2001
!2001
|''[[Maken Shao: Demon Sword]]''
|{{Link|game|DCW}}
|Art director
|-
|''Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children - Shiro no Sho''
|Graphics supervisor
|Graphics supervisor
|-
|-
!2002
!2002
|''[[Shin Megami Tensei: Nine]]''
|{{Link|Game|SMTN}}
|Demon designer
|Demon designer
|-
|-
! rowspan="2" |2003
! rowspan="2" |2003
|''[[DemiKids|DemiKids: Light and Dark Versions]]''
|{{Link|Game|DCLD}}
|Graphics supervisor
|Graphics supervisor
|-
|-
|''[[Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne]]''
|{{Link|Game|SMT3}}
|Creative director, character designer, demon designer
|Creative director, character designer, demon designer
|-
|-
!2004
!2004
|''[[Digital Devil Saga|Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga]]''
|{{Link|Game|DDSAT1}}
| rowspan="2" |Character designer, demon designer, Scenario Draft<ref>{{Cite Interview|quote= '''Kazuma Kaneko''': I contributed to the most important aspect of the system, “eating”, but also to parts of the story from the early days of the project, as well as the basis of the world setting, including the scenario draft; however, after that I ended up in charge of the character design after I entrusted the rest to the current staff. |translquote= |title= |publ= |publisher= |page= |url= [https://dijehtranslations.wordpress.com/2016/08/08/kaneko-kazuma-interview-about-digital-devil-saga/ Playstation.com Kaneko Kazuma interview, 2004 Digital Devil Saga]|archive= |published=August 8, 2016 |retrieved= December 14, 2023|site=Dijeh Translations |type= }}</ref>
| rowspan="2" |Character designer, demon designer, Scenario Draft<ref>{{Cite Interview|quote= '''Kazuma Kaneko''': I contributed to the most important aspect of the system, “eating”, but also to parts of the story from the early days of the project, as well as the basis of the world setting, including the scenario draft; however, after that I ended up in charge of the character design after I entrusted the rest to the current staff. |translquote= |title= |publ= |publisher= |page= |url= [https://dijehtranslations.wordpress.com/2016/08/08/kaneko-kazuma-interview-about-digital-devil-saga/ Playstation.com Kaneko Kazuma interview, 2004 Digital Devil Saga]|archive=[https://web.archive.org/web/20231214185408/https://dijehtranslations.wordpress.com/2016/08/08/kaneko-kazuma-interview-about-digital-devil-saga/] |published=August 8, 2016 |retrieved= December 14, 2023|site=Dijeh Translations |type= }}</ref>
|-
|-
! rowspan="1" |2005
! rowspan="1" |2005
|''[[Digital Devil Saga 2|Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 2]]''
|{{Link|Game|DDSAT2}}
|-
|-
! rowspan="2" |2006
! rowspan="2" |2006
|''[[Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army]]''
|{{Link|Game|DSRK1}}
|Art director, character designer, original concept
|Art director, character designer, original concept
|-
|-
|''[[Persona 3]]''
|{{Link|Game|P3}}
|Original demon design
|Original demon design
|-
|-
! rowspan="2" |2007
! rowspan="2" |2007
|''[[Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine]]''
|{{Link|Game|SMTI}}
|Demon designer
|Demon designer
|-
|-
|''[[Persona 3 FES]]''
|{{Link|Game|P3}}
| rowspan="2" |Original demon design
| rowspan="2" |Original demon design
|-
|-
! rowspan="2" |2008
! rowspan="2" |2008
|''[[Persona 4]]''
|{{Link|Game|P4}}
|-
|-
|''[[Devil Summoner 2: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon]]''
|{{Link|Game|DSRK2}}
|Producer, art director, character designer, original concept
|Producer, art director, character designer, original concept
|-
|-
! rowspan="4" |2009
! rowspan="4" |2009
|''[[Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor]]''
|{{Link|Game|DeSu1}}
|Supervisor, devil designer
|Supervisor, devil designer
|-
|-
|''[[Revelations: Persona|Shin Megami Tensei: Persona]]''
|{{Link|Game|P1}}
|Art director
|Art director
|-
|-
|''[[Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey]]''
|{{Link|Game|SMTSJ}}
|Producer, character designer, original concept
|Producer, character designer, original concept
|-
|-
|''[[Persona 3 Portable]]''
|{{Link|Game|P3P}}
|Original demon design
|Original demon design
|-
|-
! rowspan="1" |2011
! rowspan="1" |2011
|''[[Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2]]''
|{{Link|Game|DeSu2}}
|Demon designer
|Demon designer
|-
|-
!2012
!2012
|''[[Persona 4 Golden]]''
|{{Link|Game|P4G}}
|Original demon design
|Original demon design
|-
|-
! rowspan="2" |2013
! rowspan="2" |2013
|''[[Shin Megami Tensei IV]]''
|{{Link|Game|SMT4}}
|Scenario drafts, demon designer
|Scenario drafts, demon designer
|-
|-
|''[[Persona 4 Arena Ultimax]]''
|{{Link|Game|P4AU}}
| rowspan="2" |Original demon design
| rowspan="2" |Original demon design
|-
|-
!2014
!2014
|''[[Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth]]''
|{{Link|Game|PQ1}}
|-
|-
! rowspan="2" |2016
! rowspan="2" |2016
|''[[Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse]]''
|{{Link|Game|SMT4A}}
|Scenario drafts, demon designer
|Scenario drafts, demon designer
|-
|-
|''[[Persona 5]]''
|{{link|game|P5}}
|Demon modeling supervisor, demon designer
|Demon modeling supervisor, demon designer
|-
|-
! 2017
! 2017
|''[[Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux]]''
|{{Link|Game|SMTSJR}}
|Scenario concept, demon designer
|Scenario concept, demon designer
|-
|-
! 2018
! 2018
|''[[Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth]]''
|{{Link|Game|PQ2}}
|Original devil design
|Original devil design
|-
|-
!2019
!2019
|''[[Persona 5 Royal]]''
|{{Link|Game|P5R}}
|Demon modeling supervisor, demon designer
|Demon modeling supervisor, demon designer
|-
|-
!2020
!2020
|[[Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster|''Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne - HD Remaster'']]
|{{Link|game|SMT3HD}}
| rowspan="2" |Series devil design
| rowspan="2" |Series devil design
|-
|-
!2021
!2021
|''[[Shin Megami Tensei V]]''
|{{Link|Game|SMT5}}
|-
|-
!2022
!2022
|''[[Soul Hackers 2]]''
|{{Link|Game|SH2}}
|Original demon designs
|Original demon designs
|}
|}
==Nomenclature==
{{Names
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Kazuma Kaneko Tokyo Metropolitan Photo.png
Kazuma Kaneko Tokyo Metropolitan Photo.png|Photograph of Kazuma Kaneko in front of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building.
Kazuma Kaneko Flower Field Photo.png|A photograph of Kaneko in a flower field taken for an interview about {{Link|Game|MIP}}.
Kazuma Kaneko 2023 Photo.jpg|A photograph of Kaneko in 2023 taken for an interview about ''JobTribes''.
</gallery>
</gallery>


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