Masanori Sato
| Masanori Sato | |
|---|---|
 Masanori Sato in 2023 | |
| Born | 1971 |
| Super Mario–related role(s) | Illustrator |
Masanori Sato (佐藤 正徳 Satō Masanori) is a Japanese illustrator known for creating promotional artwork and providing graphic support for a large number of Nintendo games. His output spans various mediums, including hand-drawing, painting, and 3D computer graphics. Among his Super Mario-related works is the promotional artwork released for Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, for which he used a distinct style that was maintained in artwork made for future Mario & Luigi games.
Sato currently resides in Tokyo.[1]
Works[edit]
Credited[edit]
- Yoshi's Story — Title CG Designer
- Mario Party — Special Thanks
- Mario Party 2 — Graphic Support
- Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64) — Graphic Support
- Mario Tennis (Game Boy Color) — Graphic Support
- Mario Party 3 — Graphic Support
- Mobile Golf — Graphic Support
- Super Smash Bros. Melee — Special thanks (Original game staff)
- Mario Party 4 — Graphics Support
- Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour — Graphic Support
- Mario Party 5 — Graphics Support
- Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga — Illustration
- Donkey Konga - Graphic Support
- Mario Golf: Advance Tour — Graphic Support
- Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door — Supervisor (Characters)
- Mario Power Tennis — Graphics Support
- Mario Party 6 — Graphics Support
- Mario Party Advance — Graphic Support
- Yoshi Touch & Go — Illustration[2]
- DK: King of Swing — Graphic Support
- Donkey Konga 3 JP — Graphic Support
- Mario Tennis: Power Tour — Illustration
- Mario Party 7 — Graphic Support
- Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time — Illustration
- Super Mario Strikers — Illustration
- Mario Hoops 3-on-3 — Illustration Supervisor
- Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis — Illustration Supervisor
- WarioWare: Smooth Moves — Illustration Supervisor
- Wario: Master of Disguise — Illustrations
- Yoshi's Island DS — Illustration
- Super Paper Mario — Artwork
- Mario Strikers Charged — Illustration
- Mario Party 8 — CG Illustrationa
Uncredited[edit]
- Donkey Kong 64 - Packaging artwork (Japan-only)[3]
- Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 - Packaging artwork/Promotional artwork (Japan-only)[4][5]
- Yoshi Topsy-Turvy - Artwork[6][7][8]
- Mario vs. Donkey Kong - Artwork[9][10][11][12]
- Mario Pinball Land - Artwork[13]
- Donkey Kong Jungle Beat - Logo design[14]
- New Super Mario Bros. - Artwork[15]
- Donkey Kong Barrel Blast - Kalypso's design[16]
- Super Mario Galaxy - Artwork[17]
- Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions — Illustration[18][19][20][21][22]
Other works[edit]
- Donkey Kong Country Trading Card game — Artwork for the "Millenium" card set[23][24][25][26][27][28][29]
Notes[edit]
a - Also provided the design for MC Ballyhoo.[30]
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Personal work[edit]
Mario thinking
Artwork of the Mario Bros. in the style of Mario & Luigi promotional artwork
Yoshi's Island line drawing
Run cycle animation of Donkey Kong
Mario and Luigi
Mario and Luigi
Mario and Luigi
Artwork of Yoshi sleeping with an egg
Artwork of Donkey Kong referenced from a screenshot of Donkey Kong 64
Sketch of Princess Peach
Sketch of Princess Peach, with her skull revealed
Artwork of a Mario Bro-like character
A Buzzy Beetle-like creature with a pipe on its shell
Sketches of Goombas
A Lakitu-like character
Stylized artwork of Mario and a Chain Chomp
Artwork of a Boo-like creature with a shell
Crude drawing of Mario, Yoshi, and a cloud with a face
Stylized artwork of Mario
Artwork of two Mario Bros.-like characters in the style of Mario & Luigi promotional art
Sketch of Yoshi
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga illustration
Sketch of Mario, with a red outline indicating his hair
Sketch of Donkey Kong
Artwork of Mickey Mouse and Goofy in the style of Mario & Luigi promotional art
Artwork of MC Ballyhoo and Big Top
Artwork of MC Ballyhoo
External links[edit]
- Website. Accessed November 14, 2021.
- msatomdesu (Instagram profile). Accessed November 14, 2021.
References[edit]
- ^ About page on Masanori Sato's website. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
- ^ Official Japanese manual for Yoshi Touch & Go, page 25.
- ^ masanori sato [@msatomdesu] (August 8, 2021). August 8, 2021 post. Retrieved May 26, 2023 – via Instagram.
- ^ masanori sato [@msatomdesu] (May 9, 2021). May 9, 2021 post. Retrieved May 26, 2023 – via Instagram.
- ^ masanori sato [@msatomdesu] (November 19, 2021). November 19, 2021 post. Retrieved May 26, 2023 – via Instagram.
- ^ masanori sato [@msatomdesu] (August 9, 2021). "yoshi's universal gravitation". Retrieved May 26, 2023 – via Instagram.
- ^ masanori sato [@msatomdesu] (August 9, 2021). "yoshi's universal gravitation". Retrieved May 26, 2023 – via Instagram.
- ^ masanori sato [@msatomdesu] (October 26, 2021). October 26, 2021 post. Retrieved May 26, 2023 – via Instagram.
- ^ masanori sato [@msatomdesu] (August 9, 2021). "Mario vs. Donkey Kong". Retrieved May 26, 2023 – via Instagram.
- ^ masanori sato [@msatomdesu] (October 10, 2021). "Mario vs. Donkey Kong". Retrieved May 26, 2023 – via Instagram.
- ^ masanori sato [@msatomdesu] (October 28, 2021). October 28, 2021 post. Retrieved May 26, 2023 – via Instagram.
- ^ masanori sato [@msatomdesu] (November 7 ,2021). November 7, 2021 post. Retrieved May 26, 2023 – via Instagram.
- ^ masanori sato [@msatomdesu] (July 25, 2022). July 25, 2022 post. Retrieved May 26, 2023 – via Instagram.
- ^ masanori sato [@msatomdesu] (November 24, 2021). November 24, 2021. Retrieved May 26, 2023 – via Instagram.
- ^ masanori sato [@msatomdesu] (November 24, 2021). November 24, 2021 post. Retrieved May 26, 2023 – via Instagram.
- ^ masanori sato [@msatomdesu] (August 14, 2021). "kalypso". Retrieved May 26, 2023 – via Instagram.
- ^ masanori sato [@msatomdesu] (November 30, 2021). November 30, 2021 post. Retrieved May 26, 2023 – via Instagram.
- ^ masanori sato [@msatomdesu] (May 10, 2021). May 10, 2021 post. Retrieved May 27, 2023 – via Instagram.
- ^ masanori sato [@msatomdesu] (August 15, 2021). August 15, 2021 post. Retrieved May 27, 2023 – via Instagram.
- ^ masanori sato [@msatomdesu] (August 17, 2021). August 17, 2021 post. Retrieved May 27, 2023 – via Instagram.
- ^ masanori sato [@msatomdesu] (August 23, 2021). August 23, 2021 post. Retrieved May 26, 2023 – via Instagram.
- ^ masanori sato [@msatomdesu] (August 24, 2021). August 24, 2021 post. Retrieved May 27, 2023 – via Instagram.
- ^ masanori sato [@msatomdesu] (October 20, 2021). October 20, 2021 post. Retrieved May 27, 2023 – via Instagram.
- ^ masanori sato [@msatomdesu] (October 24, 2021). October 24, 2021 post. Retrieved May 27, 2023 – via Instagram.
- ^ masanori sato [@msatomdesu] (October 24, 2021). October 24, 2021 post. Retrieved May 27, 2023 – via Instagram.
- ^ masanori sato [@msatomdesu] (October 26, 2021). October 26, 2021 post. Retrieved May 27, 2023 – via Instagram.
- ^ masanori sato [@msatomdesu] (December 10, 2021). December 10, 2021 post. Retrieved May 27, 2023 – via Instagram.
- ^ masanori sato [@msatomdesu] (December 14, 2021). December 14, 2021 post. Retrieved May 27, 2023 – via Instagram.
- ^ masanori sato [@msatomdesu] (January 2, 2022). January 2, 2022 post. Retrieved May 27, 2023 – via Instagram.
- ^ masanori sato [@msatomdesu] (July 26, 2021). July 26, 2021 post. Retrieved May 27, 2023 – via Instagram.
