Editing Hazuki Kurikara

'''Hazuki Kurikara''' (くりからはづき) was an employee of [[Chunsoft]] in the early days of the {{DQSeries}}, working as a sprite-artist and character designer. Kurikara's first role was designing the characters [[Eliza]], {{Psaro C}}, and his lover [[Rose]] along with creating incidental background tiles for {{Dragon Quest IV}} in 1990. He would then be being given considerable freedom in designing the first original depiction of the hero [[Ortega]] in the 1991 release of ''[[Dragon Warrior III]]'' as well as the in-game logo and closing scene. Kurikara also scripted the opening cinematic for the American release of the game, which would be retained and expanded upon in the 1996 Super Famicom remake and the 2024 [[Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake|HD-2D remake]].

Kurikara's largest contributions to the series would be in {{Dragon Quest V}}, designing major characters such as [[Nera Briscoletti]] and the adult version of the {{Hero 5}} along with several supporting characters. Beyond working on ''Dragon Quest'', Kurikara also created sprite art for other Chunsoft titles such as ''Otogirisō'' (弟切草).

==Gallery==
===Character sketches===
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Eliza Hazuki Kurikara concept art.jpg|[[Eliza]]
Original Psaro concept art 1990.jpg|{{Psaro C}}
Rose Hazuki Kurikara concept art 1.jpg|[[Rose]]
Ortega Hazuki Kurikara.jpg|[[Ortega]] 
Madalena Hazuki Kurikara concept art.jpg|[[Madalena]], Madason's mother
Child Bianca and Hero Hazuki Kurikara concept art coloured.jpg|Young Bianca, Madason, and Sabre
Adult Hero V Hazuki Kurikara concept art.jpg|The adult Madason concept art
Bianca wedidng gown Hazuki Kurikara concept art.jpg|Bianca in her wedding gown
Mrs Whittaker Hazuki Kurikara concept art.jpg|Mrs Whitaker, Bianca's mother
Honey Hazuki Kurikara concept art.jpg|[[Honey]] concept art. Note her wings, which would not appear until her cameo in {{Dragon Quest X}}
Winter queen Hazuki Kurikara concept art.jpg|The [[Winter Queen]]
Harry Hazuki Kurikara concept art.jpg|[[Harry]]
Harry and Wilbur Hazuki Kurikara.jpg
Wilbur Hazuki Kurikara concept art 1.jpg|Prince Wilbur
Wilbur Hazuki Kurikara concept art 2.jpg
Maria Hazuki Kurikara concept art 1.jpg|[[Maria]]'s first design
Maria Hazuki Kurikara concept art 2.jpg|Maria's second draft, taking cues from Nera's first design
Maria design evolution Hazuki Kurikara.jpg
Nera Hazuki Kurikara concept art 1.jpg|[[Nera Briscoletti]]'s first design
Nera Hazuki Kurikara concept art 2.jpg
Nera Hazuki Kurikara concept art 3.jpg
Nera Hazuki Kurikara concept art 4.jpg|Nera's second design, which was used in the Super Famicom release
Nera Hazuki Kurikara concept art 5.jpg|Nera in her wedding gown
Nera Briscoletti design evolution Hazuki Kurikara.jpg|
Nera Hazuki Kurikara concept art hair styles 1.jpg
Nera Hazuki Kurikara concept art hair styles 2.jpg
Albert Hazuki Kurikara concept art.jpg|[[Prince Albert]], Madason's uncle
Gertrude Hazuki Kurikara concept art.jpg|Gertrude, Madason's cousin
Zenith Dragon Hazuki Kurikara concept art 1.jpg|The [[Zenith Dragon]]
Zenith Dragon Hazuki Kurikara concept art 2.jpg
Zenith Dragon Hazuki Kurikara concept art 3.jpg
Zenith Dragon Hazuki Kurikara coloured sketch.jpg
Hazuki Kurikara DQ V NPC concept art 1.jpg|Various NPCs
Hazuki Kurikara DQ V NPC concept art 2.jpg
Zenithian citizens concept art Hazuki Kurikara.jpg|[[Zenithia]] NPCs
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===Locations===
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Bjorn battle Hazuki Kurikara concept art 1.jpg|Fighting [[Bjørn]] on top of [[La Guardia]]
Bjorn battle Hazuki Kurikara concept art 2.jpg
Mt Zugzwang Hazuki Kurikara concept art 1.jpg|[[Mt. Zugzwang]] interior
Mt Zugzwang Hazuki Kurikara concept art 2.jpg|Mt. Zugzwang cavern
Talon Tower Hazuki Kurikara concept art 1.jpg|[[Talon Tower]] interior
Talon Tower Hazuki Kurikara concept art 2.jpg|Talon Tower central pillar
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===Scenes===
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Dragon Warrior III Hazuki Kurikara logo concept art.jpg|''Dragon Warrior III'' logo concept art
Stairway to Faerie Lea concept art Hazuki Kurikara.jpg|The stairway to [[Faerie Lea]], which was deemed too intricate for the Super Famicom release
Death of Pankraz Hazuki Kurikara.jpg|The murder of [[Pankraz]]
Escaping Crocodilopolis concept art Hazuki Kurikara.jpg|Escaping [[Crocodilopolis]]
Hazuki Kurikara DQ V gold orb swap.jpg|Madason swapping the [[gold orb]] with himself
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===Sprite work===
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Zenith dragon and DWIII logo concept art by Hazuki Kurikara.jpeg|The logo of ''Dragon Warrior III'' borrows the Zenith Dragon's design
Ortega Dragon Warrior III sprites Hazuki Kurikara.jpg|Ortega's sprites created for ''Dragon Warrior III''
Dragon Warrior III end screen Hazuki Kurikara.jpg|''Dragon Warrior III's'' closing screen
Bishop Ladja Hazuki Kurikara concept art.jpg
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===Fan art===
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Hazuki Kurikara DQ 35th.jpg
DQ V 30th Hazuki Kurikara.jpg
DQ V 31st anniversary Hazuki Kurikara.jpg
DQ V 32nd anniversary Hazuki Kurikara.jpg
Hazuki Kurikara Christmas Nera.jpg|Nera celebrating Christmas
Hazuki Kurikara unused dragons.jpg|The three dragons that appear in ''V's'' media, but not in the game itself
Slime knight Hazuki Kurikara.jpg
Dragonlord Hazuki Kurikara.jpg
Hazuki Kurikara DQ II painting.jpg
Hazuki Kurikara Prince of Cannock.jpg
Restoring the Princess of Moonbrooke Hazuki Kurikara.jpg
Singing Hero III Hazuki Kurikara.jpg
Baramos battle Hazuki Kurikara.jpg
Hazuki Kurikara DQ VI cast.jpg
Hazuki Kurikara Abel Yuusha fan art.jpg
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===Non-Dragon Quest art===
<gallery><center>
Hazuki Kurikara Lum fan art.jpg|Princess Lum, from ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urusei_Yatsura Urusei Yatsura]''
Hazuki Kurikara Legend of Zelda fan art.jpg|''The Legend of Zelda''
Hazuki Kurikara kappa.jpg|A kappa woman
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==External links==
*[https://x.com/Hazuki_Kurikara Kurikara's X account]
*[https://suzuri.jp/hazuki-kurikara His Suzuri.jp store front]

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