Naoto Ohshima
Designer · Director · Studio Executive
Naoto Ohshima is a Japanese video-game designer and character designer associated with Sega, Artoon, and Arzest.
Career
Ohshima designed Sonic for Sega's 1991 Sonic the Hedgehog.
Ohshima directed Sonic CD.
Ohshima directed NiGHTS into Dreams....
Ohshima left Sega and founded the independent studio Artoon.
Ohshima co-founded Arzest and later collaborated with Sega on Sonic Superstars.
Interesting Facts
- Ohshima chose Sonic's blue color partly to echo Sega's corporate color and favored a hedgehog because its rolling form matched the gameplay concept.
- Ohshima began attending art classes as a child and cites Lupin III, Yasuo Otsuka, Alex Niño, and Moebius as early artistic influences.
