Junichi Masuda

Director · Designer · Programmer · Sound Effects · Composer · Producer · Studio Executive

Junichi Masuda is a founding member of GAME FREAK and a longtime Pokémon video-game developer.

Born January 12, 1968

Career

Masuda served as a managing director at GAME FREAK through May 31, 2022. The Pokémon Company appointed him Chief Creative Fellow effective June 1, 2022.

He described directing the Pokémon series from Ruby and Sapphire through X and Y and said he was involved in Pokémon GO's development.

In a Game Freak column, Masuda discussed the forthcoming Pokémon Diamond and Pearl and his intention to finish the game.

Interesting Facts

  • Masuda said Quinty was the first game for which he composed music and that its development brought him together with Tajiri and Sugimori.

Credited Games

Yoshi

December 14, 1991

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