Shinya Kumazaki

Shinya Kumazaki
熊崎 信也
Kumazaki in 2023
Born	(1979-05-21) May 21, 1979 Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Alma mater	Kanazawa College of Art (Visual Design Dept)
Occupations	Game director game designer
Years active	2002–present
Employer	HAL Laboratory
Works	Kirby series BoxBoy! series
Board member of	HAL Laboratory

Shinya Kumazaki (熊崎 信也, Kumazaki Shin'ya, born May 21, 1979) is a Japanese video game director and game designer. He works at HAL Laboratory. He is the current director of the Kirby series. He is also the voice actor of King Dedede.

Games

Year	Title	Role(s)
2002	Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land	Communication debugging
2003	Kirby Air Ride	Designer
2005	Kirby Canvas Curse
2006	Otona no Joshiki Ryoku Training DS	Special thanks
2008	Kirby Super Star Ultra	Director
2011	Kirby's Return to Dream Land	Director, voice actor (King Dedede)
2012	Kirby's Dream Collection	Director (with Tatsuya Kamiyama)
2014	Kirby: Triple Deluxe	Director, voice actor (King Dedede, Shadow Dedede)
	Kirby Fighters Deluxe
	Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe
2015	Kirby and the Rainbow Curse	Special thanks
2016	BoxBoxBoy!	Box comics - drafts
	Kirby: Planet Robobot	General director, voice actor (Dedede Clones)
2017	Bye-Bye BoxBoy!	Box comics - drafts
	Team Kirby Clash Deluxe	General director, voice actor (King D-Mind)
	Kirby's Blowout Blast	General director, voice actor (King Dedede)
	Kirby Battle Royale
2018	Kirby Star Allies	General director, voice actor (King Dedede, Void Termina)
	Super Smash Bros. Ultimate	Original game supervisor
2019	Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn	Character supervisor
	BoxBoy! + BoxGirl!	Box comics - drafts
	Super Kirby Clash	General director, voice actor (King D-Mind), ending song lyrics
2020	Kirby Fighters 2	General director, voice actor (King Dedede)
2022	Kirby and the Forgotten Land	General director, voice actor (King Dedede), theme song lyrics
	Kirby's Dream Buffet	General director
2023	Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe	General director, voice actor (King Dedede)