Masahiro Sakurai
Writing·August 3, 1970 — 55 years old·Musashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan
Masahiro Sakurai is a Japanese video game director and game designer best known as the creator of the Kirby and Super Smash Bros. series. Apart from his work on those series, he also led the design of Meteos in 2005 and directed Kid Icarus: Uprising in 2012. Formerly an employee of HAL Laboratory, he founded Sora Ltd. in 2005, a company he still leads. He is also an author of a weekly column for Famitsu magazine, and has done voice acting work in some of his games.
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2022Masahiro Sakurai on Creating GamesTVMasahiro Sakurai · Creator2017Kirby 25th Anniversary Orchestra ConcertHimself2016Fire Emblem Festival Love & Courage 25th Anniversary ConcertSelf2012Kid IcarusTVExecutive Producer2009Kirby of the Stars Special Episode: Take it Down! The Carapace Monster EbizoCharacters2005Kirby: Fright to the Finish!Characters2001Kirby: Right Back at Ya!TVCharacters2000Kirby of the Stars PilotWriter1993Mario Kirby Masterpiece VideoCharacters