Kazuma Kaneko

Kazuma Kaneko (金子 一馬, Kaneko Kazuma, born September 20, 1964) is a video game artist and game designer for Atlus. While working for the same company, he has also done freelance work for Capcom and Konami, designing Dante and Vergil's Devil Trigger forms in Devil May Cry 3, along with the Inhert and Lloyd designs in Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner.[1][2] He is best known for his work in the Megami Tensei series of video games.

Kazuma Kaneko
金子 一馬
Born	September 20, 1964 Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Video game artist, designer
Employer	Atlus (1988–present)
Known for	Character designer for the Megami Tensei franchise

Works

Year	Game	Role(s)
1988	King of Kings	Character designer
1990	Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei 2	Character designer, demon designer, sprite artist
1992	Shin Megami Tensei
	Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible	Coordinator
1994	Shin Megami Tensei II	Character designer, demon designer, sprite artist
	Majin Tensei	Coordinator
	Shin Megami Tensei If...	Character designer, demon designer, sprite artist
1995	Kyuuyaku Megami Tensei	Character designer
	Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner	Character designer, demon designer
1996	Revelations: Persona	Character designer, Persona designer
1997	Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers	Character designer, demon designer
1999	Persona 2: Innocent Sin	Character designer, Persona designer
	Maken X
2000	Super Robot Wars Alpha	Mecha designer
	Persona 2: Eternal Punishment	Character designer, Persona designer
2001	Maken Shao: Demon Sword
2002	Shin Megami Tensei: Nine	Demon designer
2003	Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner	Character designer
	Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne	Character designer, demon designer, creative director, art director
2004	Digital Devil Saga	Character designer, demon designer, art director
2005	Digital Devil Saga 2
	Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening	Dante and Vergil's Devil Trigger form design
	3rd Super Robot Wars Alpha: To the End of the Galaxy	Mecha designer
	Sangokushi Taisen	Character designer
2006	Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army	Character designer, demon designer, art director, writer
2007	Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine	Demon designer
2008	Devil Summoner 2: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon	Character designer, demon designer, art director, writer
2009	Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor	Demon designer
	Shin Megami Tensei: Persona	Art director
	Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey	Producer, creative director, character designer, demon designer
2013	Shin Megami Tensei IV	Scenario concept, demon designer
2015	Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition	Packaging artwork
2016	Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse	Concept, demon designer
	Persona 5	Demon modelling supervisor, demon designer
	Persona 5: The Animation – The Day Breakers	Demon designer
2018	Persona 5: The Animation

References

1. Brandon Sheffield (2006-5-12) Gamasutra – E3 Q&A: Atlus' Character Designer Kazuma Kaneko. Retrieved on 2007 – 9-1.
2. Hirohiko Niizumi (2004-9-20) Gamespot – "Atlus Designer Kazuma Kaneko working on Devil May Cry 3" Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 2007 – 9-1.