Masao SHIROTO / 白戸政男 / シロト

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Technōs Japan Corp.

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According to his former colleague Kōji Ogata, he was the main illustrator of the Kunio-Kun series since Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari with 2 notable exceptions: Downtown Nekketsu Baseball Monogatari (illustrated by Kokomahi / ここまひ) and Kunio-kun no Dodge Ball Da Yo: Zenin Shūgo (source).
Ogata adds that “Shiroto joined the company a few months after me, and we were almost the same age.”(source).
He passed away years ago (date unknown).

Games (in alphabetical order)

Bikkuri Nekketsu Shinkiroku! Haruka naru Kin-Medal / びっくり熱血新記録！はるかなる金メダル, AKA Crash ‘n’ the Boys: Street Challenge (Famicom – 1992, Game Boy – 1993)
Planner (Source: in-game credits)

Double Dragon / ダブルドラゴン (Arcade – 1987)
Graphic design (Source: in-game credits)

Double Dragon / ダブルドラゴン (Famicom – 1988)
Cover art for the Japanese version (Source: credited on the poster included in the OST of the Arcade version)

Double Dragon / ダブルドラゴン (Game Boy – 1990)
“Character Designed By” (Source: in-game credits)

Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari / ダウンタウン熱血物語, AKA River City Ransom (U) / Street Gangs (E) (Famicom – 1989, X68000 – 1990, PC Engine CD – 1993)
Cover art (Source: mentioned by Kōji Ogata on Twitter)
“Character Designed By” (Source: credited in the Famicom and X68000 versions)

Kunio-Kun no Nekketsu Soccer League / くにおくんの熱血サッカーリーグ (Famicom – 1993)
Cover art (Source: mentioned by Kōji Ogata on Twitter)

Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun / 熱血硬派くにおくん (Arcade – 1986)
Flyer illustration (Source: mentioned by Kōji Ogata on Twitter)

Nekketsu Kōkō Dodgeball-Bu / 熱血高校ドッジボール (Arcade – 1986)
Graphic design: main characters (Source: mentioned by Kōji Ogata on Twitter)

Nekketsu Kōkō Dodgeball-Bu / 熱血高校ドッジボール, AKA Super Dodgeball (Famicom – 1988, PC Engine – 1990)
Cover art (Source: mentioned by Kōji Ogata on Twitter)
Manual illustrations (Source: in-game credits)

Ridegear Guybrave / 雷弩機兵ガイブレイブ (PS1 – 1997)
Director, Ridegear & Background Design (Source: in-game credits)

Sai Yu Gou Ma Roku – Ryūbō Yōgi no Shō / 西遊降魔録 流棒妖技ノ章, AKA China Gate (Arcade – 1988)
? (Source: in-game credits)

Sugoro Quest – Dice no Senshi-Tachi / すごろクエスト ダイスの戦士たち (Famicom – 1991)
Planner, graphic design, character design (Source: in-game credits)

V’Ball: U.S. Championship Beach Volley, AKA Super Spike V’Ball (Arcade – 1988)
Graphic design (Source: in-game credits)

V’Ball: U.S. Championship Beach Volley, AKA Super Spike V’Ball (Famicom – 1989)
(Source: in-game credits)

Xain’d Sleena / ザインドスリーナ (Arcade – 1986)
“Characters” (Source: mentioned by Kōji Ogata on Twitter)

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