Masaaki Kukino

Masaaki Kukino

Masaaki Kukino (久木野 雅昭, Kukino Masaaki^?) is a Japanese video game producer. He worked for Konami^[1][2] and SNK Playmore.^[3]

Masaaki Kukino was born in Kurashiki, Okayama. He study to become a clothing/textile designer. While he was researching a number of fashion companies & clothing brands, actually he came across an interesting arcade game company. So, he started to work as a producer, a designer, a director, making side-scrolling beat 'em ups, sports, action, driving, and gun (shooting) arcade games. [1]

He is the producer of The King of Fighters XII and The King of Fighters XIII. [2] [3]

Masaaki Kukino leaves SNK Playmore in November 2010.^[4]

References

1. ^ "Masaaki Kukino profile on IMDb". IMDb. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1561225/. 
2. ^ "Masaaki Kukino profile at MobyGames". http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,174069/. 
3. ^ "Kukino's interview with Ignition". Gamespot. http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/thekingoffightersxii/video/6213877/the-king-of-fighters-xii-art-design-video?tag=company%3Btitle%3B2. 
4. ^ "Maasaki Kukino leaves SNK Playmore". Gamespot. http://www.gamespot.com/arcade/action/the-king-of-fighters-xiii/show_msgs.php?page=0&pid=990149&topic_id=m-1-57856292. 

External links

• GameTrailer's Interview
• Masaaki Kukino Interviewed by Jeuxactu
• Masaaki Kukino's interview on KOF XIII

Persondata
Name	Kukino, Masaaki
Alternative names
Short description	Video game producer
Date of birth
Place of birth	Kurashiki, Okayama
Date of death
Place of death