Masahiro Ito facts for kids

Masahiro Ito (伊藤 暢達, Itō Masahiro) is a Japanese video game artist. He is best known for his amazing work with a group called Team Silent. This team created some very popular and scary video games.

Creating Scary Worlds

His Start in Gaming

Masahiro Ito started his career in 1999. He worked on the first Silent Hill game. This game is a type of survival horror game. Ito helped design the backgrounds and the scary creatures in the game.

Working on Silent Hill

Ito became the art director for Silent Hill 2 in 2001. This means he was in charge of how the game looked. He designed many of the monsters in this game. He also worked on a special version of the game called Restless Dreams.

In 2003, he was the art director again for Silent Hill 3. He also helped design the camera movements for the dramatic parts of the game.

Beyond Silent Hill

The original Team Silent group finished their work after Silent Hill 4: The Room came out in 2004. Masahiro Ito received a special thank you in that game.

After Team Silent, Ito worked with another writer, Hiroyuki Owaku. They created a digital comic called Silent Hill: Cage of Cradle in 2006. This comic was for cell phones and only available in Japan.

Masahiro Ito has his own website. There, he shares his artwork, especially his drawings related to Silent Hill. He also designed the cover art for the Japanese version of Silent Hill: Downpour in 2012.

In 2012, Ito said on Twitter that he would like to work on another Silent Hill game with Hideo Kojima. Later, in 2014, he worked on a video game called NightCry. He helped design the monsters and visuals for that game. He also worked on creature design for Metal Gear Survive and environment design for World of Tanks.

Games He Worked On

Here is a list of some of the video games Masahiro Ito has worked on: