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Hiroshi Matsuyama
, born in 1970 in Fukuoka, is a Japanese game designer. He is the CEO of the company CyberConnect2. He developed multiple games including the ''.hack'' franchise as well as adaptations of the anime series including ''Naruto'' and ''Dragon Ball''. Besides developing games, Matsuyama has participated in directing two ''.hack'' films as well as voicing a character from the series. Early life As a child, Matsuyama was interested in anime and manga. He dreamed of becoming a mangaka for the ''Weekly Shonen Jump'' magazine. When growing up, he graduated from a university in Fukuoka. Following his graduation, Matsuyama joined a manga club. He went to Kyushu Sangyo University but had not decided what would be his job. Believing he was naive, Matsuyama became an employee for a cement company. He later joined a friend who was working for Taito in Tokyo. Around this time, Matsuyama decided to work for a game company. They gathered in Fukuoka, and started the company called CyberConnect. By the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CyberConnect2
is a Japanese video game development studio mostly known for its work on the ''.hack'' series, along with a series of fighting games based on the ''Naruto'' franchise. They are also known for creating the ''Little Tail Bronx'' series (e.g. ''Tail Concerto'' and '' Solatorobo: Red the Hunter''). In 2016, they expanded their workforce into the international market by opening a studio in Montreal, Canada. History CyberConnect2 was first formed on February 16, 1996 as CyberConnect in Fukuoka, Japan. On September 16, 2001, it was renamed CyberConnect2. On October 3, 2007, CyberConnect2 changed their logo and expanded their production beyond games, beginning with the formation of Sensible Art Innovation to create the ''.hack//G.U. Trilogy'', and LieN to compose the music. CyberConnect2 opened a studio in Tokyo, Japan in 2010, and later opened their first international studio in Montreal, Canada in 2016. The Fukuoka location remains the parent company. CyberConnect2 was tasked with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tail Concerto
is an action-adventure platformer developed by CyberConnect and published by Bandai for the PlayStation. It is the first installment in the ''Little Tail Bronx'' series, which takes place in a steampunk fantasy world of floating islands populated by anthropomorphic dogs and cats. The game revolves around a canine police officer named Waffle Ryebread and his encounters with the Black Cats Gang, a group of sky pirates who aim to steal magic crystals. Though it received a generally positive response from critics, the title was met with low sales in Japan, falling short of the publisher's expectations. ''Tail Concerto'' was first released in Japan in April 1998 and the following December in France, with an English version released in North America in November 1999 by publisher Atlus USA. The game features character designs and artwork by manga artist Nobuteru Yūki, and the Japanese version included the opening theme song "For Little Tail" performed by Kokia before her debut in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haseo
, real name , is a fictional character in the ''.hack'' franchise first introduced as the main character in the video game trilogy '' .hack//G.U.'' in 2006 by CyberConnect2. He is also the lead character in the anime television series '' .hack//Roots'' by Bee Train. A player character from the fictional massively multiplayer online role-playing game ''The World'', he is feared in the ''.hack//G.U.'' narrative as the player killer of all player killers. This earned Haseo the nickname . Searching for the killer Tri-Edge, who sent his friend Shino into a coma in real life, Haseo comes into contact with the guild G.U.. They seek to use his PC (player character) to destroy AIDA, a computer anomaly responsible for leaving players in a coma. Haseo's appearances in ''.hack//Roots'' depict his early days in ''The World'' as a member of the Twilight Brigade guild led by Ovan, where he first meets Shino. He has also appeared in other printed adaptations based on the ''.hack//G.U.'' games. Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghost In The Shell
''Ghost in the Shell'' is a Japanese cyberpunk media franchise based on the seinen manga series of the same name written and illustrated by Masamune Shirow. The manga, first serialized in 1989 under the subtitle of ''The Ghost in the Shell'', and later published as its own tankōbon volumes by Kodansha, told the story of the fictional counter-cyberterrorist organization Public Security Section 9, led by protagonist Major Motoko Kusanagi, and is set in mid-21st century Japan. Animation studio Production I.G has produced several anime adaptations of the series. These include the 1995 film of the same name and its sequel, '' Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence''; the 2002 television series, '' Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex'', and its 2020 follow-up, '' Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045''; and the '' Ghost in the Shell: Arise'' original video animation (OVA) series. In addition, an American-produced live-action film was released on March 31, 2017. Overview Title The origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazunori Itō
is a Japanese anime screenwriter and artist who is well known for his work in the ''.hack'' franchise and his writing for the 1995 ''Ghost in the Shell'' movie. Itō supervised the writing for the novel, '' .hack//Another Birth'' which was written by his student, Miu Kawasaki. He is a member of the artist group known as Headgear. Helen McCarthy Helen McCarthy (born 27 February 1951) is the British author of such anime reference books as ''500 Manga Heroes and Villains'', ''Anime!'', ''The Anime Movie Guide'' and ''Hayao Miyazaki: Master of Japanese Animation''. She is the co-author of ... in ''500 Essential Anime Movies'' calls him "one of the best screenwriters in anime". Filmography External links * Kazunori Itoat Media Arts Database * * 1954 births Living people Japanese screenwriters Anime screenwriters Special effects people Tokusatsu People from Yamagata Prefecture Waseda University alumni {{anime-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neon Genesis Evangelion
, also known simply as ''Evangelion'' or ''Eva'', is a Japanese mecha anime television series produced by Gainax and animated by Tatsunoko, directed by Hideaki Anno and broadcast on TV Tokyo from October 1995 to March 1996. ''Evangelion'' is set fifteen years after a worldwide cataclysm, particularly in the futuristic fortified city of Tokyo-3. The protagonist is Shinji Ikari, a teenage boy who is recruited by his father Gendo to the shadowy organization Nerv to pilot a giant bio-machine mecha named " Evangelion" into combat against beings known as "Angels". The series explores the experiences and emotions of Evangelion pilots and members of Nerv as they try to prevent Angels from causing more cataclysms. In the process, they are called upon to understand the ultimate causes of events and the motives for human action. The series has been described as a deconstruction of the mecha genre and it features archetypal imagery derived from Shinto cosmology as well as Jewish a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshiyuki Sadamoto
is a Japanese character designer, manga artist, and one of the founding members of the Gainax anime studio. Personal life Before Gainax was founded under the official name (it was originally called Daicon Film), Yoshiyuki served as animator on the second animated project, the Daicon IV opening animation. His first assignment as a character designer in Gainax was for '' Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise'', released in 1987. Sadamoto has since had many works credited to him, one of the most notable being ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' where he worked as a designer for the characters. Yoshiyuki's three most recent films include: ''The Girl Who Leapt Through Time'' (2006), ''Summer Wars'' (2009), and ''Wolf Children'' (2012) for which he was the character designer. According to Yasuo Otsuka, who guided Sadamoto as a newcomer, there are only three people whom he regarded as more skillful than himself that he has met during his career. One of them is Yoshiyuki Sadamoto. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Final Fantasy XI
also known as ''Final Fantasy XI Online'', is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), originally developed and published by Squaresoft and then published by Square Enix as the eleventh main installment of the ''Final Fantasy'' series. Designed and produced by Hiromichi Tanaka, it was released in Japan on May 16, 2002, for PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Windows-based personal computers in November of that year. The game was the first MMORPG to offer cross-platform play between PlayStation 2 and PC. It was later released for the Xbox 360 in April 2006. All versions of the game require a monthly subscription to play. The story is set in the fantasy world of Vana'diel, where player-created Avatar (computing), avatars can both compete and cooperate in a variety of objectives to develop an assortment of jobs, skills, and earn in-game item rewards. Players can undertake an array of quests and progress through the in-game hierarchy and through the major plot of the game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ultima Online
''Ultima Online'' (''UO'') is a fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) released on September 24, 1997 by Origin Systems. Set in the '' Ultima'' universe, it is known for its extensive player versus player combat system. Since its release, it has added eight expansion packs, a booster pack and dozens of free content updates. The release of '' Ultima Online: Kingdom Reborn'' in 2007 brought a new game engine with upgraded visuals. Gameplay ''Ultima Online'' continued the tradition of previous '' Ultima'' games in many ways, but due to advancing technology and the simple fact that it was Origin's first persistent online game, many new game mechanics appeared. Partially designed as a social and economic experiment, the game had to account for widespread player interaction as well as deal with the tradition of players feeling as if they were the center of attention, as had been the case in single-player games. Worlds ''Ultima Online'' began with a single wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
