, best known under the pen name of , is a Japanese

illustrator An illustrator is an artist who specializes in enhancing writing or elucidating concepts by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text or idea. The illustration may be intended to clarify complicat ...

and conceptual artist who used to work for

SNK is a Japanese video game hardware and software company. It is the successor to the company Shin Nihon Kikaku and presently owns the SNK video game brand and the Neo Geo video game platform. SNK's predecessor Shin Nihon Kikaku was founded in 1978 ...

and is currently employed by

Capcom is a Japanese video game developer and video game publisher, publisher. It has created a number of List of best-selling video game franchises, multi-million-selling game franchises, with its most commercially successful being ''Resident Evil' ...

. 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 ''

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'', as well as for the crossover series '' SNK vs Capcom'' on which he collaborated with Capcom's

Kinu Nishimura is a Japanese video game and anime concept artist and illustrator. Currently freelance, she is best known for her character design and promotional art for Capcom's fighting games during the 1990s. Career Kinu Nishimura began working at Capcom ...

. During the 1990s, he has been the most recognizable and famous of their artists. 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 ''Bionic Commando Rearmed'' is an enhanced remake of the 1988 Nintendo Entertainment System version of '' Bionic Commando''. It was developed by Grin and published by Capcom for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation Network, and Xbox Live Arcade ...

'', ''

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'', '' Dead Rising'', ''

Capcom Fighting Jam , released in the US as ''Capcom Fighting Evolution'', is a 2004 head-to-head fighting game from Capcom. It was originally released as a coin-operated arcade game for the Namco System 246 hardware and ported to the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. Th ...

'', '' Resident Evil: Dead Aim'', ''

Tatsunoko vs. Capcom ''Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars'' is a crossover fighting game developed by Eighting and published by Capcom. The game features characters from both Capcom's video game franchises and various anime series produced by Tatsunoko Produc ...

'', ''

Marvel vs. Capcom 3 is a crossover fighting video game developed by Capcom in collaboration with Eighting. The game features characters from both Capcom's video game franchises and comic book series published by Marvel Comics. It was released for the PlayStation ...

'', ''

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'', and ''

Capcom vs SNK , also known as simply ''Capcom vs. SNK'' in international releases, is a 2000 head-to-head fighting game produced by Capcom originally released as a coin-operated arcade game for Segas NAOMI hardware and later ported to the Dreamcast. It is ...

'' series. He has also done the packaging illustrations for the Game Boy Advance versions of '' Final Fight'' and ''

Super Ghouls'n Ghosts ''Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts'', known in Japan as , is a platform game, platform video game developed and published by Capcom for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1991. As the third game in the ''Ghosts 'n Goblins'' series and the first not ...

'', 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''. He also drew cover arts for manga books and for American comics such as '' Spider-Man Unlimited'' and

Udon Udon ( or ) is a thick noodle made from wheat flour, used in Japanese cuisine. It is a comfort food for many Japanese people. There are a variety of ways it is prepared and served. Its simplest form is in a hot soup as with a mild broth called ...

's '' Street Fighter'' and '' Darkstalkers'' comic series. His classic work for SNK was included again in ''

The King of Fighters XIV ''(KOF XIV)'' is a 2016 Japanese fighting game. Part of SNK's franchise ''The King of Fighters'' (''KOF'') series, with this installment being published by Atlus USA in North America and Deep Silver in Europe. After the 13th installment that ...

''.

References

External links

Interview at the official ''King of Fighters'' 10th Anniversary website

with Shinkiro and

(in Japanese)
Shinkiro interview with Urban-Muse.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shinkiro 1962 births Capcom people Living people Japanese illustrators SNK Video game artists