Ikumi Nakamura

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is a Japanese video game artist and director. She is best known for her work at Tango Gameworks as an artist on The Evil Within (2014) and The Evil Within 2 (2017), and as creative director for Ghostwire: Tokyo, before leaving the company mid-development. She also did artwork for Ōkami (2006) at Clover Studio, and Bayonetta (2009) at PlatinumGames. She now heads her own independent game studio, Unseen.

Early life Ikumi Nakamura enjoyed horror media with her father growing up. They watched horror films together, and enjoyed playing the Resident Evil and Devil May Cry series, both produced by Capcom. She developed an appreciation for the studio and dreamed to work there when she was older. While studying at university, her father died in a motorcycle accident. His death reinforced her desire to work at Capcom. She joined the internal development team Clover Studio and created background art for Ōkami (2006).

PlatinumGames Nakamura followed her Capcom colleagues when they left to form PlatinumGames. and as creative director for Ghostwire: Tokyo. However, Nakamura left the project and the company mid-development in 2019 due to her declining health. Nakamura expressed her intent for Unseen to create new intellectual properties (IPs) that can function across entertainment media. It is slated to release in 2027.

Personal life Nakamura lives in Tokyo.

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