Yoji Shinkawa is a legendary Japanese artist, character, and mechanical designer, best known as the visual architect of the Metal Gear video game franchise. As the long-time collaborator of Hideo Kojima, Shinkawa established the signature gritty, sleek, and highly detailed aesthetic of the series.

His unique artistic style is defined by a dynamic fusion of traditional sumi-e (ink brush) techniques and modern, intricate sci-fi and mecha concepts. This distinctive look, characterized by rough lines and monochrome palettes, carried over to his work as the lead designer for Death Stranding. Shinkawa’s influential designs have made him one of the most recognizable and celebrated figures in the video game industry.