Kensuke Suzuki started his career in the 80s as an illustrator, designing cover art and illustrations for games, tabletop RPGs and magazines such as Warlock. In parallel with his Western-influenced style –he took inspiration from artists such as Frank Frazzeta and Jeffrey Catherine Jones – he developed another style in the early 90s and signed these works under a different name: Hiroshi Kajiyama. He used both names in his early years in the video game industry (where he also worked as a graphic designer), then signed all of his works Hiroshi Kajiyama. He directed the video game company Rit’s under what (GDRI and) I assume is his real name: Kensuke Suzuki. He is mostly known in the West for his work on the Shining Force series but also worked on games such as Golden Sun as a chara-designer (the character illustrations were made by Shin Yamanouchi). He worked on a lot of adult games and illustrated many erotic mangas (one of them has been published in France earlier this year). On July 14, 2018, his son posted a message on Twitter saying that his father passed away. He was working on the manga Curse Blood as well as on a comic based on the Chinese game The Soul of Hunter. Some of his works: https://twitter.com/KAJIYAMA_ http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?id=1238858 http://www.hqsweb.com/ https://web.archive.org/web/20000919194756/http://www.cyborg.ne.jp:80/~hq_hp/ https://enty.jp/hqs_kajiyama https://h-kajiyama.tumblr.com/ Games he has worked on: Blue Garnet / ブルー・ガーネット (PC-98 - 1994) illustrations Chō Heroin Senki / 超ヒロイン戦記 (PS3, PS Vita - 2014) chara-design (K-86X) Cyber Dodge / サイバードッジ (PC Engine - 1992) cover art, chara design Dark Wraith / ダークレイス (PC-98 - 1989) cover art Darkness Again (Windows) cover art, illustrations, chara-design Dragon Master Silk - Ryuu Shoukan Musume - Episode II / ドラゴンマスターシルク～龍召還娘～ Ｅｐｉｓｏｄｅ２ (PC-98 - 1992) cover art, planning, scenario, chara-design, graphic design Dragon Master Silk / ドラゴン マスター シルク (Saturn - 1995) cover art, planning, scenario, character design Dragon Master Silk II / ドラゴン マスター シルクII (PC-98 - 1995) cover art, planning, scenario, chara-design, graphic design Dragon Master Silk 1&2 / ドラゴン マスター シルク1&2 (Windows - 2002) cover art Dragon Warrior II (NES - 1990) cover art From the Darkness ～Injuu Genmu～ / from The Darkness ～淫獣幻夢～ (Windows - 2002) cover art, illustrations Injuu Genmu 1&2 / 淫獣幻夢1&2 (Windows - 2000) cover art, illustrations Injuu Genmu III: Nasty Angel / 淫獣幻夢III～Nasty Angel～ (Windows - 2001) cover art, illustrations Magicians Dead / マジシャンズデッド (Arcade - 2016) enemy design Moldorian / モルドリアン (Game Gear - 1994) cover art, illustrations, chara-design Ōgon no Taiyō: Hirakareshi Fūin / 黄金の太陽 開かれし封印, AKA Golden Sun (GBA - 2001) chara-design (with Shin Yamanouchi), enemy design Ōgon no Taiyō: Ushinawareshi Toki / 黄金の太陽 失われし時代, AKA Golden Sun: The Lost Age (GBA - 2002) enemy design Ōgon no Taiyō: Shikkokunaru Yoake / 黄金の太陽 漆黒なる夜明け, AKA Golden Sun Dark Dawn (DS - 2010) chara-design (with Shin Yamanouchi), enemy design Queen’s Gate ~ Spiral Chaos ~ / クイーンズゲイト〜スパイラルカオス〜 (PSP - 2011) Last boss design, CG Queen’s Blade ~ Spiral Chaos ~ / クイーンズブレイド〜スパイラルカオス〜 (PSP - 2009) middle boss design, in-game illustrations Raika ~Kasenkyuu~ / 蕾花 ～花仙宮～ (PC-98 - 1994) illustrations Shining Force CD / シャイニング・フォースCD (Mega-CD - 1994) JPN cover art Shining Force Gaiden / シャイニング・フォース外伝 遠征・邪神の国へ (Game Gear - 1992) cover art, chara-design Shining Force Gaiden: The Sword of Hajya / シャイニング・フォース外伝II 邪神の覚醒 (Game Gear - 1993) cover art, chara-design Shining Force Gaiden: Final Conflict / シャイニング・フォース外伝 ファイナルコンフリクト (Game Gear - 1995) cover art, chara-design Shining Force III Scenario 1: Ōto no kyoshin / シャイニング・フォースIII シナリオ1 王都の巨神 (Saturn - 1997) chara-design (with Shin Yamanouchi), enemy design Shining Force III Scenario 2 ~Nerawareta Miko~ / シャイニング・フォースIII シナリオ2 狙われた神子(Saturn - 1998) chara-design (with Shin Yamanouchi), enemy design Shining Force III Scenario 3: hyōheki no jashingū / シャイニング・フォースIII シナリオ3 (Saturn - 1998) chara-design (with Shin Yamanouchi), enemy design Shining Wisdom / シャイニング・ウィズダム (Saturn - 1995) cover art, illustrations Stronghold ~Kōtei no Yōsai~ / ストロングホールド ~皇帝の要塞~ (PC-98, FM-Towns - 1994) cover art Sugoventure: Dragon Master Silk Gaiden / すごべんちゃー 〜ドラゴンマスターシルク外伝 (Saturn - 1998) cover art, graphic design The Darkness (Windows) cover art, illustrations, chara-design Wardner no Mori / ワードナの森 (Mega Drive - 1991) cover art unreleased Dungeon crawler To be confirmed: Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright (2015) Movie Facial Supervisor Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest (2015) Movie Facial Supervisor Mahjong Princess Go! Go! / 麻雀プリンセスGO!GO! (PC-98 - 1995) Sword Art Online: Lost Song (2015) Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE (2016) Animation Supervisor Other video game related works: Dragon Quest II: Rondarukia no Akumu (dōjin) Last Chronicle / ラストクロニクル (TCG - 2013) Card Illustrations, developed in parallel with Last Chronicle Online Logout Table Top RPG Special / ログアウトTRPGスペシャル (Magazine - March 1993) cover art The Soul of Hunter / 猎魂觉醒 (comic - 2018) based on an eponymous Chinese game More pictures here and there.
