Harumaru (ハルマル) is an artist who has done work for Capcom in-between 1998 and 2000, primarily as illustrator for a number of the company's fighting games.
History
Harumaru was chosen as the main illustrator of Strider 2 after submiting an artwork piece that'd eventually become Hiryu's main art.[1] Harumaru designed Hiryu primarily based on advice from fellow artist Shoei, who described Hiryu as a "crazy-style" protagonist that'd mechanically fulfill any assigned mission.[1]
Harumaru was also in charge of the in-game cutscene art shown at the beginning and end of each stage. To create the unique world setting in the game, Harumaru drew inspiration from American comic books, most notably works by Mike Mignola, Simon Bisley and the comic book series Spawn.[1]
In later years Harumaru has been called up on special occassions, such as providing tribute art for the 25th anniversary Street Fighter artwork[2] and to provide commentary for the release of the 2014 Strider.[3]
List of works
- Street Fighter Alpha 3 (ストリートファイターZERO 3 (Sutorito Faitā Zero Suri)) - character design
- Street Fighter III 3rd Strike: Fight for the Future (ストリートファイターIII サードストライク (Sutorīto Faitā Surī Sādo Sutoraiku)) - original artwork
- Strider 2 (ストライダー飛竜2 (Sutoraidā Hiryū Tsū)) - illustrator
- Project Justice (燃えろ! ジャスティス学園 (Moero! Jasutisu Gakuen)) - original artwork
- Cannon Spike (ガンスパイク (Gansupaiku)) - graphic designer
- Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 (カプコン VS エス・エヌ・ケイ ミレニアムファイト 2000 (Kapukon bāsasu Esu-Enu-Kei Mireniamu Faito Nisen)) - illustrator
Gallery
![Hiryu's side view, Harumaru's favorite piece[1]](/capcom/wiki/File:Strider2_hiryu_profile.png "Strider2 hiryu profile.png (174 KB)")
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Capcom (March 10, 2014). "Capcom Legends Chapter 3: The Running Ninja from the Future, Hiryu!" (Japanese). Capcom's official site. Accessed May 27, 2016
- ↑ Capcom (December 17, 2012). "Street Fighter Art Works" (Japanese). e-capcom.com listing. Accessed May 27, 2016
- ↑ Capcom (2014). "Launch Celebration Comments from Past Special-A Class Striders". Capcom's official Strider site (Japanese). Accessed May 27, 2016.