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Shinkiro

Born December 14, 1962, best known under the pen name of Shinkiro, is a Japanese illustrator and conceptual artist who used to work for SNK and is currently employed by Capcom. 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. During the 1990s, he was the most recognizable and famous of their artists.

Also recorded as Toshiaki Mori

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Shinkiro

Born
1962
Nationality
Japan
Occupation
artist · illustrator · television producer
Languages
Japanese

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Born December 14, 1962, best known under the pen name of Shinkiro, is a Japanese illustrator and conceptual artist who used to work for SNK and is currently employed by Capcom. 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. During the 1990s, he was the most recognizable and famous of their artists.

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