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Masafumi Takada
is a Japanese composer and sound designer, best known for his work on the soundtracks for ''killer7'', '' God Hand'', '' No More Heroes'', and the ''Earth Defense Force'' and ''Danganronpa'' series. Takada often collaborates with guitarist and composer Jun Fukuda, and has worked on multiple projects for Goichi Suda's studio Grasshopper Manufacture. Career Takada was born in Inuyama, Aichi, Japan, and took interest in music since childhood after playing the Electone at Yamaha Music School and experimenting with synthesizers. He learned to play the piano and tuba in high school and studied music in Tokyo for six years, earning a degree. He entered the game industry around the end of the Super Famicom, which he felt was a good time as game console sound chips were becoming more advanced. In 1997, Takada composed the soundtrack of ''Moonlight Syndrome'', directed by Goichi Suda. Takada would compose music for multiple projects by Grasshopper Manufacture, which Suda founded af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inuyama, Aichi
is a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 73,420 in 31,276 households, and a population density of 980 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . The name of the city literally transliterates to "Dog Mountain". The name appears in historical records from 1336 AD, but its origin is unknown. Geography Inuyama lies along the northwestern edge of Aichi Prefecture, separated from neighboring Gifu Prefecture by the Kiso River. Climate The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Inuyama is 15.1 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1910 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.6 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.4 °C. Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Inuyama has been increasing over the past 70 years. Surro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super Famicom
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), commonly shortened to Super NES or Super Nintendo, is a 16-bit home video game console developed by Nintendo that was released in 1990 in Japan and South Korea, 1991 in North America, 1992 in Europe and Oceania, and 1993 in South America. In Japan, it is called the In South Korea, it is called the Super Comboy and was distributed by Hyundai Electronics. The system was released in Brazil on August 30, 1993, by Playtronic. Although each version is essentially the same, several forms of regional lockout prevent cartridges for one version from being used in other versions. The Super NES is Nintendo's second programmable home console, following the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). The console introduced advanced graphics and sound capabilities compared with other systems at the time. It was designed to accommodate the ongoing development of a variety of enhancement chips integrated into game cartridges to be competitive into the n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Famitsu
formerly ''Famicom Tsūshin'', is a line of Japanese video game magazines published by Kadokawa Game Linkage (previously known as Gzbrain), a subsidiary of Kadokawa. ''Famitsu'' is published in both weekly and monthly formats as well as in the form of special topical issues devoted to only one console, video game company, or other theme. the original ''Famitsu'' publication, is considered the most widely read and respected video game news magazine in Japan. From October 28, 2011, the company began releasing the digital version of the magazine exclusively on BookWalker weekly. The name ''Famitsu'' is a portmanteau abbreviation of the word "Famicom" itself comes from a portmanteau abbreviation of "Family Computer" (the Japanese name for the Nintendo Entertainment System)—the dominant video game console in Japan during the 1980s. History , a computer game magazine, started in 1982 as an extra issue of ''ASCII'', and later it became a periodic magazine. was a column in ''Logi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rain Code
''Master Detective Archives: Rain Code'' is a 2023 adventure video game developed by Too Kyo Games and co-developed and published by Spike Chunsoft for the Nintendo Switch. The game was created by several members who worked on the ''Danganronpa'' series, such as lead designer Kazutaka Kodaka, character designer Rui Komatsuzaki, and composer Masafumi Takada. Gameplay ''Master Detective Archives: Rain Code'' is a fantasy-mystery adventure game taking place across six chapters. Players control Yuma Kokohead, an amnesiac detective-in-training who must solve a series of incidents with the help of the god of death, Shinigami. Gameplay alternates between Kanai Ward in the real world, where the story unfolds, and the Mystery Labyrinth, a dungeon that is formed out of the mysteries surrounding a case. During each chapter, the player explores the Kanai Ward area, where they can either progress the main story or take part in optional side quests known as Requests. By interacting with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World's End Club
is a puzzle action-adventure game developed by Too Kyo Games and Grounding, and published by IzanagiGames. It was initially released as part of Apple Arcade for iOS and macOS in 2020, and for Nintendo Switch and Microsoft Windows the following year. Plot In 1995, Reycho and his fellow members of the Go-Getters Club, a group of students on a field trip, survive the explosion near Tokyo. They wake up in an underwater amusement park called World's End Land. There, a magical robot named Pielope forces them to play a "Game of Fate", a life-or-death game of tasks. After Reycho saves his friends, Pielope attempts to start another game, but Pai renounces it on behalf of the mastermind hidden among them, before being hit by a debris. After escaping the underwater amusement park with a submarine, the class arrives at Kagoshima and Pai manages to restore her memory. They investigate all prefectures occupied by enemies, and plan to return to Tokyo. But the group splits off over trave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death Come True
is a 2020 interactive film adventure game developed by Too Kyo Games and Esquadra and published by IzanagiGames for Android, iOS, macOS, Nintendo Switch, Windows, and PlayStation 4. The game was written and directed by Kazutaka Kodaka, better known as the creator of the ''Danganronpa'' series. Synopsis ''Death Come True'' is an interactive film adventure game in which the player is tasked with finding clues and uncovering the truth of the protagonist's actions. The player has the ability to "time leap" with Karaki, who can be sent to the past. Story The game's plot follows Makoto Karaki ( Kanata Hongō) as he wakes up in a strange hotel room after having lost all of his memories. When turning on the television, he finds out that he is a serial killer. As Karaki investigates the hotel, he finds it impossible to leave as all of the exits are sealed. He also meets two police investigators, Akane Sachimura (Chiaki Kuriyama) and Nozomu Kuji ( Win Morisaki) who are investigatin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spike Chunsoft
is a Japanese video game development and localization company specializing in role-playing video games, visual novels and adventure games. The company was founded in 1984 as Chunsoft Co., Ltd. and merged with Spike in 2012. It is owned by Dwango. They created games such as the first five '' Dragon Quest'' installments and the ''Mystery Dungeon'' franchise as Chunsoft, and the '' Conception'' series as Spike Chunsoft. They also developed titles such as ''The Portopia Serial Murder Case'', the ''Sound Novel'' series (consisting of '' Otogirisō'', ''Kamaitachi no Yoru'', '' Machi'' and '' 428: Shibuya Scramble'') and the ''Zero Escape'' series as Chunsoft. Spike developed '' Danganronpa'' before the merger. History Chunsoft Chunsoft was founded by Koichi Nakamura, a video game designer and programmer who had worked with Enix, including the popular '' Dragon Quest'' franchise until '' Dragon Quest V''. The "Chun" in the company name is from the first kanji Naka ( 中) of the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Too Kyo Games
is a Japanese video game developer founded by ex-employees of Spike Chunsoft. It was formed in 2017 by ''Danganronpa'' series writer Kazutaka Kodaka, composer Masafumi Takada and illustrator Rui Komatsuzaki, as well as ''Zero Escape'' director Kotaro Uchikoshi. The company is working on several games, and collaborated with Pierrot (company), Pierrot on the 2020 anime series ''Akudama Drive''. History Kazutaka Kodaka, the writer of Spike Chunsoft's ''Danganronpa'' franchise, started thinking about how he wanted to create his own development company where he could do new things, following the completion of the anime television series ''Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School, Danganronpa 3'' (2016) and the video game ''Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony, Danganronpa V3'' (2017). He discussed it with the ''Danganronpa'' composer and character designer, Masafumi Takada and Rui Komatsuzaki, who also were interested in the idea; Takada founded the company in 2017, as he had al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killing Harmony
Killing, Killings, or The Killing may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Killing'' (film), a 2018 Japanese film * ''The Killing'' (film), a 1956 film noir directed by Stanley Kubrick Television * ''The Killing'' (Danish TV series), a police procedural drama first broadcast in 2007 * ''The Killing'' (U.S. TV series), a crime drama based on the Danish television series, first broadcast in 2011 Literature * ''Killing'' (comics), Italian photo comic series about a vicious vigilante-criminal * ''Killing'', a series of historical nonfiction books by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard * "Killings" (short story), a short story by Andre Dubus * ''The Killing'' (Muchamore novel), a CHERUB series installment by Robert Muchamore * ''The Killing'', a 2012 novelization of the Danish TV series by David Hewson Music * "Killing", a song on the album ''Echoes'' by The Rapture * "Killing", a song from an untitled Korn album released in 2007 * ''The Killing'' (EP), by Hatesph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goodbye Despair
''Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair'' is a 2012 visual novel developed by Spike Chunsoft. It is the second game in the ''Danganronpa'' franchise following '' Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc'' (2010). It was first released in Japan for PlayStation Portable in July 2012, and a port for PlayStation Vita was released in Japan in October 2013. NIS America released the game worldwide in September 2014; a port for PC was released in April 2016 and a bundle for PlayStation 4 called ''Danganronpa 1-2 Reload'', also containing the first ''Danganronpa'' game, was released in March 2017. An enhanced version with the subtitle ''Anniversary Edition'' was released for Android and iOS in August 2020, for Nintendo Switch in November 2021, and for Microsoft Windows and Xbox One May 2022. Development of the game started as Kazutaka Kodaka was writing the light novel prequel '' Danganronpa Zero'' and added hints about a sequel to the novel following their approval. Kodaka aimed to develop a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trigger Happy Havoc
''Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc'' is a visual novel adventure game developed and published by Spike (company), Spike as the first game in the ''Danganronpa'' series. The game was originally released in Japan for the PlayStation Portable in November 2010 and was ported to Android (operating system), Android and iOS in August 2012. ''Danganronpa'' was localized and published in English regions by NIS America for multiple platforms. The player controls a high school student named Makoto Naegi who finds himself involved in a battle royale in Hope's Peak Academy, where the robot bear Monokuma gives the 15 students the chance to escape from the establishment if they murder another student and are not voted as the killer in a trial. Combining elements from dating simulations and third-person shooters, Makoto interacts with other students to solve "class trials" by shooting at arguments displayed on the screen. The game originated from writer Kazutaka Kodaka's idea to generate a ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
