History Creator / ShiroMaekawa

Originally wanting to be an animator, Shiro Maekawa first worked in ''Videogame/SonicAdventure'' as a Game Designer, but following ''Videogame/SonicAdventure2'' he would become a writer in some of the games of the decade of the 2000s for Sonic. He was also involved in ''Anime/SonicX'' as a supervisor.

* ''Videogame/SonicAdventure'' (1998) (Visual Memory Game Designer, Field Designer, A-Life System Designer)
* ''Videogame/SonicAdventure2'' (2001) (Scenario Writer, Story Event Designer)
* ''Videogame/SonicHeroes'' (2003) (Director, Scenario Writer, Main Game Designer, Enemy Game Designer, Story Board Designer)

* ''Videogame/SonicTheHedgehog2006'' (2006) (Game Script)
* ''[[Videogame/SonicStoryBookSeries Sonic and the Secret Rings]]'' (2007) (Game Designer)
* ''[[Videogame/SonicRiders Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity]]'' (2008) (Game Mode Designer, Story Board Designer, Story Plotter)
* ''[[Videogame/SonicStoryBookSeries Sonic and the Black Knight]]'' (2009) (Uncredited story writer)

** ''Videogame/SonicAdventure2'', being the first game he wrote for, has a special attachment to him. If he could rewrite it, he would add the scenes that were cut.
** ''[[Videogame/SonicStoryBookSeries Sonic and the Black Knight]]''. He recalls how, despite its simplicity, he managed to convey the theme he wanted to in its short length. After the game came out, his wife played it and praised it for the first time.

** He claims he was inspired by ''Manga/PleaseSaveMyEarth'' for the scene of Shadow and Maria looking at the Earth aboard the Ark in ''Videogame/SonicAdventure2''. He was more than pleased to know Creator/YuriShiratori, who voices Maria Robotnik, voiced Alice Sakaguchi in ''Save my Earth''.

* ''Anime/Sonic X'' (2003-6) (Character Designer, Supervisor, Special Animation Director)

Originally wanting to be an animator, Shiro Maekawa first worked in Videogame/SonicAdventure as a Game Designer, but following ''Videogame/SonicAdventure2'' he would become a writer in some of the games of the decade of the 2000's for Sonic. He was also involved in ''Anime/SonicX'' as a supervisor.

By his own admision, he hasn't worked on anything after his departure from Sega.

** He considers Shadow the Hedgehog to be among his favorite characters, coming from the first game he ever wrote. He consistently reshares pictures of Shadow and Maria in his personal twitter.

** ''Videogame/SonicAdventure2'', being the first game he wrote for has a special attachment to him. If he could rewrite it, he would add the scenes that were cut.
** ''[[Videogame/SonicStoryBookSeries Sonic and the Black Knight]]''. He recalls in how, despite its simplicity, he managed to convey the theme he wanted to in its short lenght. After the game came out, his wife played it and praise it for the first time.

** [[https://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?threads/the-supreme-topic-of-other-knowledge.8815/page-286#post-929070 According to]] an interview with Emil Jones, he was inspired by movies from Creator/HayaoMiyazaki and Creator/MamoruOshii, citing ''Anime/GhostInTheShell'' and Manga/NausicaaOfTheValleyOfTheWind in particular.[[invoked]]

** He likes Team Chaotix, finding writing Charmy's dialogue to be very fun to write, and would love to write them again.

** He claims was he inspired by ''Manga/PleaseSaveMyEarth'' for the scene of Shadow and Maria looking at the Earth aboard the Arc in ''Videogame/SonicAdventure2''. He was more than pleased to know Creator/YuriShiratori, who voices Maria Robotnik, voiced Alice Sakaguchi in ''Save my Earth''.

** He laims was he inspired by ''Manga/PleaseSaveMyEarth'' for the scene of Shadow and Maria looking at the Earth aboard the Arc in ''Videogame/SonicAdventure2''. He was more than pleased to know Creator/YuriShiratori, who voices Maria Robotnik, voiced Alice Sakaguchi in ''Save my Earth''.

* InspirationForTheWork: [[https://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?threads/the-supreme-topic-of-other-knowledge.8815/page-286#post-929070 According to]] an interview with Emil Jones, he was inspired by movies from Creator/HayaoMiyazaki and Creator/MamoruOshii, citing ''Anime/GhostInTheShell'' and Manga/NausicaaOfTheValleyOfTheWind in particular.[[invoked]]

Shiro Maekawa first worked in Videogame/SonicAdventure as a Game Designer, but following ''Videogame/SonicAdventure2'' he would become a writer in some of the games of the decade of the 2000's for Sonic. He was also involved in ''Anime/SonicX'' as a supervisor, mainly from Season 2 onwards.

* InspirationForTheWork: [[https://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?threads/the-supreme-topic-of-other-knowledge.8815/page-286#post-929070 According to]] an interview with Emil Jones, he was inspired by movies from Creator/HayaoMiyazaki and Creator/MamoruOshii, citing ''Anime/GhostInTheShell'' and Manga/NausicaaOfTheValleyOfTheWind in particular.[[invoked]]

** ''[[Videogame/SonicStoryBookSeries Sonic and the Black Knight]]''. He recalls in how, despite its simplicity, he managed to convey the theme he wanted to in its short lenght. After the game came out, his wife played it and praise it for the first time.

By his own admision, he has worked on anything after his departure from Sega.

* InspirationForTheWork: [[https://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?threads/the-supreme-topic-of-other-knowledge.8815/page-286#post-929070 According to]] an interview with Emil Jones, he was inspired by movies from Creator/HayaoMiyazaki and Creator/MamoruOshii, citing ''Anime/GhostInTheShell'' and Manga/NausicaaOfTheValleyOfTheWind in particular.
* CreatorsFavorite:

** He considers Shadow The Hedgehog to be among his favorite characters, coming from the first game he ever wrote.
* CreatorsFavoriteEpisode:

** He likes Team Chaotix, finding writing Charmy's dialogue to be very fun to write.
** He considers Shadow The Hedgehog to be among his favorite characters, coming from his first game he ever wrote.

* ''Videogame/SonicHeroes'' (2003) (Scenario Writer, Main Game Designer, Enemy Game Designer, Story Board Designer

* ''[[Videogame/SonicStoryBookSeries Sonic and the Black Knight]]'' (2009) (Uncredited story writer)