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Noriyoshi OHRAI / 生賴範義


Born in 1935. Passed away in 2015. His name is often mispelled 生頼範義.

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Games (in alphabetical order)


Anubis: Zone of the Enders / アヌビス ゾーン オブ エンダーズ, AKA Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner - Konami Style Gentei Set (PS2 - 2003)
Guest illustration for the Japanese version (Source: mentioned on the publisher's website)

Aoki Ōkami to Shiroki Mejika: Genghis Khan / 蒼き狼と白き牝鹿・ジンギスカン, AKA Genghis Khan (PC-98 - 1987, PC-88, MSX2, DOS - 1988, X68000, Famicom - 1989, Amiga - 1991)
Cover art (Source: signature found on the artwork)

Aoki Ōkami to Shiroki Mejika: Genchō Hishi / 蒼き狼と白き牝鹿・元朝秘史, AKA Genghis Khan II: Clan of the Gray Wolf (PC-88, PC-98, MSX2 - 1992, FM Towns, X68000, SFC, PC Engine CD, Mega Drive, Mega-CD, Famicom - 1993, PS1 - 1998)
Cover art (Source: featured in the artbook Ohrai Noriyoshi - Green Universe)

Daikōkai Jidai / 大航海時代, AKA Uncharted Waters (PC-88, PC-98, FM Towns, X1, X68000 - 1990, MSX2, Famicom, DOS - 1991, Mega Drive, SFC - 1992)
Cover art (Source: signature found on the artwork)

Daikōkai Jidai II / 大航海時代II, AKA Uncharted Waters: New Horizons (PC-98, FM Towns, X68000 - 1993, SFC, Mega Drive - 1994, DOS - 1995, PS1 - 1996, Saturn - 1997)
Cover art (Source: featured on the artist's Facebook page)

Daisenryaku 1941 / 大戦略1941~逆転の太平洋~ (PS2 - 2002)
Cover art (Source: featured on the artist's Facebook page)

Dokuritsu Sensō: Liberty or Death / 独立戦争 Liberty or Death (PC-98, DOS - 1993, SFC, Mega Drive - 1994)
Cover art (Source: featured on the artist's Facebook page)

Europa Sensen / ヨーロッパ戦線, AKA Operation Europe (PC-88 - 1991, PC-98, MSX2, FM Towns, X68000 - 1992, SFC, Mega Drive - 1993)
Cover art (Source: featured in the artbook Ohrai Noriyoshi - Green Universe)

Future War 198X年 (PC-88 - 198?)
Cover art, back cover (Source: Noriyoshi Ohrai Future War 198X年 illust)
.Note: illustrations originally created for the 1982 movie

Genpei Gassen / 源平合戦 (PC-98 - 1994, Windows - 2004)
Cover art (Source: featured on the artist's Pinterest page)

Godzilla 2: War of the Monsters (NES - 1991)
Cover art (Source: featured on the artist's Pinterest page)
.Note: artwork originally created for the 1984 movie Gojira / The Return of Godzilla

Inindō - Datō Nobunaga / 伊忍道 打倒信長, AKA Inindo: Way of the Ninja (PC-88, PC-98, MSX2, X68000 - 1991, FM Towns, SFC - 1992)
Cover art (Source: signature found on the artwork)

Ishin no Arashi / 維新の嵐 (PC-88, PC-98 - 1988, MSX2, FM-7, X1 - 1989, then Famicom, X68000, FM Towns - 1990, PS1, Saturn - 1997)
Cover art (Source: featured on the artist's Pinterest page)

Kamigami no Daichi Kojiki Gaiden / 神々の大地 古事記外伝 (PC-98 - 1993)
Cover art (Source: featured on the artist's Facebook page)

King Kong 2 / キングコング2 (MSX - 1987)
Cover art (Source: featured on the artist's Pinterest page)
.Note: artwork originally created for the movie

King Kong 2: Ikari no Megaton Punch / キングコング2 怒りのメガトンパンチ (Famicom - 1986)
Cover art (Source: featured on the artist's Pinterest page)
.Note: artwork originally created for the movie

Konpeki no Kantai / 紺碧の艦隊 (PC-98 - 1994, SFC, 3DO, PC-FX - 1995)
Cover art (Source: featured on the artist's Facebook page)

Kōryūki / 項劉記, AKA Rise of the Phoenix (PC-98, FM Towns, X68000 - 1993, SFC - 1994, PS1 - 1998)
Cover art (Source: featured on the artist's Facebook page)

L'Empereur / ランペルール (PC-88, PC-98, MSX2, X1 - 1990, X68000, DOS, FM Towns, Famicom - 1991)
Cover art (Source: featured on the artist's Facebook page)

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty / メタルギアソリッド2 サンズ・オブ・リバティ - premium package (PS2 - 2001)
Guest illustration (Source: featured on the artist's Pinterest page)

Metal Gear Solid 3 / メタルギアソリッド3 - premium package (PS3 - 2004)
Guest illustrations x2 (Source: featured on the artist's Pinterest page)

Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops / メタルギアソリッド ポータブル・オプス - premium package (PSP - 2006)
Illustration (Source: featured on the artist's Pinterest page)

Mon★Ster Traveler / モン★スタートラベラー (Game Boy Color - 2002)
Cover art (Source: featured on the artist's Pinterest page)

Moon Stone / ムーンストーン (~1987)
Cover art (Source: mentioned in the May 87 issue of Comptiq magazine)

Nobunaga no Yabō: Bushō Fūun-Roku / 信長の野望・武将風雲録, AKA Nobunaga's Ambition: Lord of Darkness (PC-88 - 1990, PC-98, MSX2, FM Towns, X68000, Famicom, Mega Drive - 1991, PC Engine CD - 1993, PS1 - 1999)
Cover art (Source: signature found on the artwork)
.Note: also used for the cover of Super Nobunaga no Yabō: Bushō Fūun-Roku / スーパー信長の野望 武将風雲録 (SFC - 1991)

Nobunaga no Yabō: Haōden / 信長の野望・覇王伝 (PC-98 - 1992, X68000, FM Towns, Windows, SFC - 1993, Mega Drive, Mega-CD, 3DO - 1994, PS1 - 1995)
Cover art (Source: featured on the artist's Facebook page)

Nobunaga no Yabō: Sengoku Gunyūden / 信長の野望・戦国群雄伝, AKA Nobunaga's Ambition II (PC-88 - 1988, PC-98, MSX2, FM7, X1, X68000, FM Towns, DOS - 1989, Famicom - 1990, PS1, Saturn - 1998)
Cover art (Source: featured on the artist's Pinterest page)
.Note: also used for the cover of Nobunaga no Yabō: Game Boy Ban 2 / 信長の野望ゲームボーイ版2 (Game Boy Color - 1999)

Nobunaga no Yabō: Tenshōki / 信長の野望・天翔記 (PC-98 - 1994, FM Towns, Mac, Windows, Saturn - 1995, PS1, SFC - 1996, PSP - 2005)
Cover art (Source: featured on the artist's Pinterest page)

Nobunaga no Yabō - Zenkoku ban / 信長の野望 全国版, AKA Nobunaga's Ambition (Famicom - 1988)
Cartridge label (Source: featured on the artist's Pinterest page)
.Note 1: also used for the title screen of the X68000 version (1988).
.Note 2: also used for the cover of Nobunaga no Yabō Game Boy Ban / 信長の野望 ゲームボーイ版 (Game Boy - 1990) and Nobunaga no Yabō for WonderSwan / 信長の野望 for ワンダースワン (WonderSwan - 1999)
.Note 3: The Mega Drive, PC Engine CD (1993) and PS1 versions (1998) use another illustration also made by Ohrai, also used for Super Nobunaga no Yabō - Zenkoku ban / スーパー 信長の野望・全国版 (SFC - 1993).

Royal Blood / ロイヤルブラッド, AKA Gemfire (Famicom, PC-88, PC-98, MSX2 - 1991, DOS, FM Towns, Mega Drive, SFC, X68000 - 1992)
Cover art (Source: featured on the artist's Facebook page)

Sangokushi / 三國志 (Famicom - 1988)
Promotional illustration (Source: signature found on the artwork)
.Note: also used for Sangokushi for WonderSwan / 三國志 for ワンダースワン (WonderSwan - 1999)

Sangokushi II / 三國志II, AKA Romance of the three Kingdoms II (PC-88 - 1989, PC-98, MSX1, X1, FM Towns, X68000, Famicom - 1990, Mega Drive - 1991, PS1 - 1998)
Cover art (Source: featured on the artist's Facebook page)
.Note: also used for Super Sangokushi II / スーパー三國志II (SFC - 1991) and Sangokushi II for WonderSwan / 三國志II for ワンダースワン (WonderSwan - 2000).

Sangokushi III / 三國志III, AKA Romance of the three Kingdoms III (PC-98, SFC, Mega Drive, FM Towns, X68000 - 1992, then DOS, Mega-CD, PC Engine CD - 1993, PS1 - 2001)
Cover art (Source: featured on the artist's Facebook page)

Sangokushi IV / 三國志IV, AKA Romance of the three Kingdoms IV (PC-98, FM Towns, SFC - 1994, 3DO, Saturn, 32X, PS1 - 1995, Windows - 1996)
Cover art (Source: featured in the artbook Ohrai Noriyoshi - Green Universe)
.Note: also used for the cover of Sangokushi / 三國志 (GBA - 2001)

Suikoden Tenmei no Chikai / 水滸伝・天命の誓い, AKA Bandit Kings of Ancient China (PC-88, FM-7, DOS, Mac, X1, X68000 - 1988, Famicom, Amiga, FM Towns - 1990, MSX2, PC-98 - 1991, PS1, Saturn - 1996)
Cover art (Source: featured on the artist's Facebook page)

Super Godzilla, AKA Chō Gojira / 超ゴジラ (SNES - 1993)
Cover art of the US version (Source: )
.Note: artwork originally created for the movie Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)

Taikō Risshiden / 太閤立志伝 (PC-98, X68000, FM Towns - 1992, SFC, Mega Drive - 1993, Windows - 2005)
Cover art (Source: featured on the artist's Facebook page)

Taikō Risshiden II / 太閤立志伝II (PC-98 - 1995, Saturn, PS1, Windows - 1996)
Cover art (Source: featured on the artist's Pinterest page)

Tamashī no Mon - Dante no Shinkyoku Yori / 魂の門 ダンテ「神曲」より, AKA Dante's Odyssey (PC-98 - 1992, FM Towns - 1993)
Cover art (Source: featured on the artist's Facebook page)

Teitoku no Ketsudan / 提督の決断, AKA P.T.O.: Pacific Theater of Operations (PC-98, PC-88 - 1989, FM Towns, X68000 - 1990, MSX2 - 1991, SFC, Mega Drive - 1992)
Cover art (Source: featured on the artist's Pinterest page)

Teitoku no Ketsudan II / 提督の決断II, AKA P.T.O.: Pacific Theater of Operations II (PC-98 - 1993, then FM Towns - 1994, SFC - 1995, Saturn, PS1, Windows - 1996)
Cover art (Source: featured on the artist's Facebook page)

Teitoku no Ketsudan III / 提督の決断III (PC-98 - 1996, Saturn, PS1 - 1997)
Cover art (Source: featured on the artist's Pinterest page)

The Goonies / グーニーズ (MSX, Famicom - 1986)
Cover art (Source: featured on the artist's Pinterest page)

.Note: artwork originally created for the movie

Other video game related works


Dragon Quest Fantasia Video / ドラゴンクエスト ファンタジア・ビデオ (video - 1988)
Poster illustration (Source: featured on the artist's Pinterest page)

Dragon Spirit / ドラゴンスピリット (novel - 1990)
Cover art (Source: featured on the artist's Pinterest page)

Koei 1994 calendar (~1990)
Illustrations (Source: featured on the artist's Facebook page 1, 2)

Koei "entertainment & Education" ad (~1990)
Illustration (Source: signature found on the artwork)

Koei ad: Nobunaga's Ambition, Romance of Thee Kingdoms, Genghis Khan (~1990)
Illustration (Source: featured on the artist's Facebook page)

Metal Gear Solid 2: The Making (artbook - 2001)
Guest illustration (Source: featured on the artist's Pinterest page)

Metal Gear Solid no Shinjitsu - Metal Gear Solid Naked / メタルギアソリッドの真実 (Artbook - 2004)
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes illustration (Source: mentioned by Hideo Kojima on Twitter)


To be confirmed


Genghis Khan: Aoki Ookami to Shiroki Mejika IV / チンギスハーン 蒼き狼と白き牡鹿IV (Windows - 1998, PS1 - 1999)
Cover art (Source: )
Koei ad (~1988)
Illustration (Source: signature found on the artwork)

Ni-Oh / 仁王 (PS3 - 2005, unreleased version)
Promotional illustration

Sangokushi Sōsōden / 三國志曹操伝 (Windows - 1998)
Cover art (Source: )


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