Masanori Sato
Masanori Sato | |
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![]() Masanori Sato in 2023 | |
Born | 1971[1] |
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.[2]
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[3]
- 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)[4]
- Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 - Packaging artwork/Promotional artwork (Japan-only)[5][6]
- Yoshi Topsy-Turvy - Artwork[7][8][9]
- Mario vs. Donkey Kong - Artwork[10][11][12][13]
- Mario Pinball Land - Artwork[14]
- Donkey Kong Jungle Beat - Logo design[15]
- New Super Mario Bros. - Artwork[16]
- Donkey Kong Barrel Blast - Kalypso's design[17]
- Super Mario Galaxy - Artwork[18]
- Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions — Illustration[19][20][21][22][23]
Other works[edit]
- Donkey Kong Country Trading Card game — Artwork for the "Millenium" card set[24][25][26][27][28][29][30]
Notes[edit]
a - Also provided the design for MC Ballyhoo.[31]
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Personal work[edit]
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
Artwork of Donkey Kong referenced from a screenshot of Donkey Kong 64
Sketch of Princess Peach
A Buzzy Beetle-like creature with a pipe on its shell
A Lakitu-like character
Stylized artwork of Mario and a Chain Chomp
Artwork of a Boo-like creature with a shell
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga illustration
Artwork of Mickey Mouse and Goofy in the style of Mario & Luigi promotional art
Artwork of MC Ballyhoo and Big Top
External links[edit]
- Website. Accessed November 14, 2021.
- msatomdesu (Instagram profile). Accessed November 14, 2021.
References[edit]
- ^ 大図まこと / Makoto Oozu (July 28, 2023). 【8月16日(水)より個展開始】描き続ける人 佐藤正徳インタビュー. note.com. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
- ^ 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.