Shun Arai

Shun Arai
Place of birth: Fukagawa, Tokyo, Japan
Date of birth: 1959-06-15 (age 64)
Employment history: Sega Enterprises (1985 – ) Divisions: Sega CS2 Sega CS1 Sega Software R&D Dept. 6 Smilebit Sega Divisions: Sega Creative Center
Role(s): Programmer, Producer, Executive
Education: Yokohama City University

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Shun Arai (新井 瞬) joined Sega in 1985 as a programmer, working on little projects for the Sega SG-1000 and Mark III. When the idea came up for Sega and CRI to develop software for education, he was reassigned here because of his mathematics teaching license. He became Sega's go-to person for handling projects that expanded Sega's horizons, such as the Mega Modem. He was also in charge of home banking, which the Mega Modem provided through Mega Anser.

In the 90's he was transferred to Sega CS2, and it may have been here that he became involved mainly with systems, including developing tools for the Sega Saturn and providing technical support. In 1996 he became head of Sega PC which porting various titles to said platform. In 1999 he became the head of Sega Software R&D Dept. 6 (formerly Sega CS1) and the division became Smilebit in 2000, where remained this position until 2003 when he was replaced by Takayuki Kawagoe.

Production history

Games

• Nikkan Sports Pro Yakyuu VAN (Mega Drive; 1991)
• Seima Densetsu 3x3 Eyes (Mega-CD; 1993) — Special Thanks (as 新井-SAN)
• Cyber Troopers Virtual-On (Windows PC; 1997) — Producer
• Virtua Fighter 2 (Windows PC; 1997) — Assistant Producer
• Virtua Cop 2 (Windows PC; 1997) — Assistant Producer
• Last Bronx (Windows PC; 1998) — Assistant Producer
• Last Bronx (Windows PC; 1998) — Assitant Producer
• Sega Rally 2 (Dreamcast; 1999) — Technical Advisors
• Sega Rally 2 (Windows PC; 1999) — Producers
• J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! (Dreamcast; 1999) — ゼネラルマネージャー (as 新井 瞬)
• Pro Yakyuu Team de Asobou! (Dreamcast; 1999) — ゼネラルマネージャー (as 新井 瞬)
• Virtua Cop 2 (Dreamcast; 2000) — Producer
• The Typing of the Dead (Dreamcast; 2000) — Producers (as 新井 瞬)
• Jet Set Radio (Dreamcast; 2000) — エグゼクティブプロデューサー (as アライシュン)
• Jet Set Radio (Dreamcast; 2000) — Executive Producer
• Derby Tsuku: Derby Ba o Tsukurou! (Dreamcast; 2000) — Special thanks to
• Motto Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! (Dreamcast; 2000) — ゼネラルマネージャー (as 新井 瞬)
• The Typing of the Dead (Windows PC; 2000) — Producers
• Saka Tsuku Tokudaigou: J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! (Dreamcast; 2000) — ゼネラルマネージャ (as 新井 瞬)
• De La Jet Set Radio (Dreamcast; 2001) — Executive Producer
• Hundred Swords (Dreamcast; 2001) — Executive Producer (as 新井 瞬)
• Derby Tsuku 2 (Dreamcast; 2001) — Production manager
• Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! & Asobou! (Dreamcast; 2001) — ゼネラルマネージャー (as 新井 瞬)
• Saka Tsuku Tokudaigou 2: J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! (Dreamcast; 2001) — ゼネラルマネージャ (as 新井 瞬)
• 90 Minutes: Sega Championship Football (Dreamcast; 2001) — Executive Producer
• Jet Set Radio Future (Xbox; 2002) — Executive Producer
• Baseball Advance (Game Boy Advance; 2002) — Executive Producers
• Saka Tsuku 2002: J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! (PlayStation 2; 2002) — エグゼクティブプロデューサー (as 新井 瞬)
• Gunvalkyrie (Xbox; 2002) — Executive Producer
• Greatest Nine (Game Boy Advance; 2002) — エグゼクティブプロデューサー (as 新井 瞬)
• Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! Advance (Game Boy Advance; 2002) — エグゼクティブプロデューサー (as 新井 瞬)
• Panzer Dragoon Orta (Xbox; 2002) — Executive Producer
• Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! 2 (PlayStation 2; 2003) — エグゼクティブプロデューサー (as 新井 瞬)
• J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! 3 (PlayStation 2; 2003) — エグゼクティブ プロデューサー (as 新井 瞬)
• The Typing of the Dead: Zombie Panic (PlayStation 2; 2004) — Producers (as 新井 瞬)

Music

• Gunvalkyrie Official Soundtrack (CD; 2002) — Executive Producer

Accessories

• Mega Modem (Mega Drive; 1990)

Photographs

Main article: Photos of Shun Arai