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{{Infobox|person
|name = Eiji Aonuma
|name = Eiji Aonuma<br>青沼 英二<br>あおぬま えいじ
|image = [[File:Eiji-aonuma.jpeg|250px]]
|image = [[File:Eiji Aonuma.jpg|300px]]
|game = All Zelda games since ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]''
|game = All ''Zelda'' games since ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]''
|position = Producer<br>Director
|position = Producer<br/>Director
|born = March 16, 1963 (age 60)
}}
}}
'''Eiji Aonuma''' (born as Eiji Onozuka on March 16, 1963 in Japan) is a well-known Japanese video game designer, video game director, and video game producer. He works for [[Nintendo]] and is one of the key people behind [[The Legend of Zelda (Series)|''The Legend of Zelda'' series]].


Eiji Aonuma (born 1963 in Japan) is a well known Japanese video game designer, video game director and video game producer. He works for [[Nintendo]] and is one of the major master minds behind The Legend of Zelda series.
==Career==
In 1996, Eiji Aonuma was designing a game for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] called ''Marvelous: Mouhitotsu no Takarajim''. [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] noticed Eiji Aonuma's great work with the game so he invited him to work as assistant director for the next [[Nintendo 64]] ''Zelda'' title, ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]''.{{Unsourced}} Shigeru Miyamoto was very pleased with Eiji Aonuma's work on ''Ocarina of Time'', so for the next ''Zelda'' game, ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask]]'', Eiji Aonuma was the main director.


Eiji Aonuma kept on directing ''Zelda'' games and continued with ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Wind Waker]]''. After that, Eiji Aonuma was about to leave the ''Zelda'' franchise and begin some other projects, but [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] encouraged him to stay, and that he did.{{Unsourced}} In 2006, ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]]'' was released on both the [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]] and the [[Nintendo Wii|Wii]], and that was yet another title which Eiji Aonuma had directed.


== Career ==
==Trivia==
*Eiji Aonuma plays percussion instruments in a band called "The Wind Wakers". They perform four times a year for the employees of Nintendo.{{Unsourced}}
*Eiji Aonuma has never beaten the original ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]''.{{Unsourced}}


In 1996 Eiji Aonuma was designing a game for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] called Marvelous: Mouhitotsu no Takarajim. [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] noticed Eiji Aonuma's great work with the game so he invited him to work as assistant director for the next [[Nintendo 64]] Zelda title, [[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]].{{Unsourced}} Shigeru Miyamoto was very pleased with Eiji Aonuma's work on Ocarina of Time, so for the next Zelda game, [[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask]], Eiji Aonuma was the main director.
== External links ==
*[[wikipedia:Eiji_Aonuma|Eiji Aonuma at Wikipedia]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0648870/ Eiji Aonuma at IMDB]
*[https://rawg.io/creators/eiji-aonuma Eiji Aonuma at RAWG]
*[https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,36621/ Eiji Aonuma at Mobygames]


Eiji Aonuma kept on directing Zelda games and continued with [[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Wind Waker]]. After that Eiji Aonuma was about to leave the Zelda franchise and begin some other projects, but [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] encouraged him to stay, and that he did.{{Unsourced}} In 2006 [[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]] was released on both the [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]] and the [[Nintendo Wii|Wii]], and that was yet another title which Eiji Aonuma had directed.
{| class="wikitable"
 
! Release || Game || Credits(s)
At the moment Eiji Aonuma is working on the upcoming Zelda title for the Wii, [[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword]], as a producer this time around.
|-
 
| 1998 || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]'' || Game System Director (Credited as Eiji Onozuka)
== Trivia ==
|-
 
| 2000 || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask]]'' || Game System Director
*Eiji Aonuma plays percussion instruments in a band called "The Wind Wakers". They perform four times a year for the employees of Nintendo.{{Unsourced}}
|-
*Eiji Aonuma has never beaten the original [[The Legend of Zelda]].{{Unsourced}}
| 2002 || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Wind Waker]]'' || Director
|-
| 2004 || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures|Four Swords Adventures]]'' || Producer
|-
| 2006 || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]]'' || Director
|-
| 2007 || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass|Phantom Hourglass]]'' || Producer
|-
| 2009 || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks|Spirit Tracks]]'' || Producer
|-
| 2011 || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D|Ocarina of Time 3D]]'' || Producer
|-
| 2011 || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword|Skyward Sword]]'' || Producer
|-
| 2013 || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD|The Wind Waker HD]]'' || Producer
|-
| 2013 || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds|A Link Between Worlds]]'' || Producer
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Hyrule Warriors]]'' || Zelda Franchise Supervisor
|-
| 2015 || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D|Majora's Mask 3D]]'' || Producer
|-
| 2015 || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes|Tri Force Heroes]]'' || Producer
|-
| 2016 || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD|Twilight Princess HD]]'' || Director
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Hyrule Warriors Legends]]'' || Zelda Franchise Supervisor
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition]]'' || Series Supervisor
|}


{{Cat|Game Staff}}
{{Cat|Game Staff|Aonuma, Eiji}}
{{Cat|Directors|Aonuma, Eiji}}
{{Cat|Producers|Aonuma, Eiji}}
{{Cat|Nintendo Staff|Aonuma, Eiji}}
{{Cat|Male People|Aonuma, Eiji}}
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