Kosuke Itomi
Artist
Screenwriter
Narrative Director
Kosuke Itomi (糸見 功輔 Itomi Kosuke) is a Japanese video game designer who works at Bandai Namco Entertainment. He is a senior member of Project Aces who got his start in the Ace Combat franchise as a member of the development team for Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere. He later served as the cinematics director and storyboard artist for Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War before becoming the director and principal screenwriter of Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War. His most recent contribution to the franchise is as the narrative director of Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown.
Biography
Bandai Namco
Itomi joined Namco sometime before 1998, as he is listed in the credits for R4: Ridge Racer Type 4.[1] His first contribution to the Ace Combat franchise was Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere, on which he served as an editor. He later joined the Project Aces team and became the cinematic director, a designer for the briefing cinematics, 2D compositor, and a storyboard artist for 2004's Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War.[2]
Itomi subsequently became the director, screenwriter, and art director for Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War. Around the same time, he served as an editor on the trailer for Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception, then directed the trailers for Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation and Ace Combat: Joint Assault, serving as a member of the former's QA team. He directed the trailers for Ace Combat: Assault Horizon, serving as the game's visual art director and as a concept artist and storyboard artist. Itomi was also the screenwriter and art director for Ace Combat Infinity, directing the game's trailers.[2]
His latest contribution to the series was as the narrative director for 2019's Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown.[2]
Credits
| Video Game | Role |
|---|---|
| Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere | Editor, 2D Works |
| Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War | Storyboard Artist, Briefing Movie Designer, Cinematics Director, 2D Compositor, Demo Reel Production, Editor |
| Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War | Director, Art Director, Screenplay, Graphic Designer, Motion Graphics Designer, Adviser, Technical Support, Editor |
| Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception | Trailer Editor |
| Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation | Trailer Director & Editor, QA Tester |
| Ace Combat: Joint Assault | Trailer |
| Ace Combat: Assault Horizon | Game Adaptation, Visual Art Director, Concept Image Artist, Story Board Artist, Promotional Trailer Direction, Promotional Trailer Editing |
| Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy+ | Trailer |
| Ace Combat Infinity | Story & Script, Art Director, Promotional Trailer Direction and Editing |
| Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown | Narrative Director, Storyboard Artist (In Game Cinematics) |
References
- ↑ https://www.mobygames.com/person/484605/kosuke-itomi/credits/
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 In-game credits for all related games.