Kenji Eno | |
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 Kenji Eno in 2007 | |
| Born | May 5, 1970 Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | February 20, 2013 (aged 42) Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, game designer |
| Known for | D · D2 Enemy Zero Real Sound |
Kenji Eno (飯野賢治,Japanese pronunciation: [iꜜːno̞ ke̞ꜜɲd͡ʑi], Iino Kenji, May 5, 1970 – February 20, 2013) was a Japanese musician and video game designer. He gained a reputation as a maverick during the mid-1990s for creating unorthodox games like Real Sound and is perhaps best remembered today for his rebellious marketing techniques. Outside of his homeland he was best known for his survival horror video games, D and Enemy Zero. Apart from creating video games, Eno was also a well-regarded electronic musician and he created the scores for several of his games. Eno founded the video game development companies EIM, Warp (later called Super Warp), and From Yellow to Orange. He also worked in a variety of fields apart from video games and music including the automotive, cellphone, tobacco, and hotel industries.