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Shinji Orito
is a Japanese musical composer originally from Hyōgo, Japan working for the visual novel brand Key under VisualArt's. Before forming Key, Orito worked for another software company named Leaf where he contributed to four games. After leaving Leaf, Orito transferred to another company named Tactics where he had a hand in the creation of three games for that company: ''Dōsei'', ''Moon'', and '' One: Kagayaku Kisetsu e''. After forming Key, Orito has put much work into such famous titles as '' Kanon'', ''Air'' and ''Clannad''. Orito has been influenced by the famous Japanese composers Joe Hisaishi and Yuzo Koshiro. Career After graduating from high school, Orito went to work at a bank, but due to a recession in the economy, the bank eventually fell to restructuring, and Orito quit soon after. Orito originally found new work at the video game developer TGL composing music, but was invited by a friend from high school named Naoya Shimokawa (now the president of Aquaplus) to come wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyōgo Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Hyōgo Prefecture has a population of 5,469,762 () and has a geographic area of . Hyōgo Prefecture borders Kyoto Prefecture to the east, Osaka Prefecture to the southeast, and Okayama Prefecture and Tottori Prefecture to the west. Kōbe is the capital and largest city of Hyōgo Prefecture, and the seventh-largest city in Japan, with other major cities including Himeji, Nishinomiya, and Amagasaki. Hyōgo Prefecture's mainland stretches from the Sea of Japan to the Seto Inland Sea, where Awaji Island and a small archipelago of islands belonging to the prefecture are located. Hyōgo Prefecture is a major economic center, transportation hub, and tourist destination in western Japan, with 20% of the prefecture's land area designated as Natural Parks. Hyōgo Prefecture forms part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area, the second-most-populated urban region in Japan after the Greater Tokyo area and one of the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naoki Hisaya
, born , is a Japanese screenwriter who has worked for Tactics, Key and Siesta, but as of 2006, he is a freelance writer. He is well known for being the main writer of the popular visual novel '' Kanon'' while working under Key. Additional works include ''Moon'', '' One: Kagayaku Kisetsu e'', and ''Moon Childe''. He is also known for being the original concept writer for ''Sola'' and '' Sora no Method''. He later wrote the scenario for the action role-playing game ''Crystar''. He also does work in a dōjin circle named Cork Board. Career Naoki Hisaya debuted as the main scenario writer for the adult visual novel developer Tactics under Nexton in 1997. He first worked on the company's second title ''Moon'', followed by '' One: Kagayaku Kisetsu e'' in 1998. After ''Ones completion, Hisaya and much of the staff who made both ''Moon'' and ''One'', including Jun Maeda, Itaru Hinoue, Shinji Orito, and OdiakeS, left Tactics to work under the video game publishing company VisualArt's wher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Itaru Hinoue
is the pseudonym of a Japanese artist from Osaka, Japan, who is one of the founding members of the visual novel brand Key under VisualArt's. Hinoue's choice of her pseudonym stems from the manga ''C'' by Shō Kitagawa; the protagonist in the manga was named . Before forming Key, Hinoue worked for the company Tactics where she had a hand in the creation of the company's three games: ''Dōsei'', ''Moon'', and '' One: Kagayaku Kisetsu e''. After forming Key, Hinoue has become known for her work on such titles as '' Kanon'', ''Air'' and ''Clannad''. Her dōjinshi circle is known as "Soldier Frog". In September 2016, Hinoue resigned from Key and VisualArt's. Career Hinoue entered a vocational school to become a professional artist due to the influence of the popular adult visual novel '' Dōkyūsei'' by ELF. Her first work for a visual novel was as one of many artists for ''Tamago Ryōri'' by Bon Bin Pompon in 1996, but shortly after transferred to the software company Tactics under t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jun Maeda
is a Japanese writer and co-founder of the visual novel brand Key under Visual Arts. He is considered a pioneer of nakige visual novels, and has mainly contributed as a scenario writer, lyricist, and musical composer for the games the company produces. His style was originally inspired by James Herbert Brennan, and is influenced by Haruki Murakami's novel ''Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World''. Originally from Mie, Japan, Maeda graduated from Mie high school and later went on to graduate from Chukyo University with a major in psychology. Before forming Key, Maeda worked for the company Tactics where he had a hand in the creation of two games for that company, ''Moon'' and '' One: Kagayaku Kisetsu e''. After forming Key, Maeda has put much work into such titles as '' Kanon'', ''Air'', ''Clannad'', '' Little Busters!'', ''Angel Beats!'', ''Charlotte'', ''Summer Pockets'', and ''The Day I Became a God''. He is also the author of a manga series titled ''Hibiki's Magic'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nexton
is a Japanese software publishing company specializing in the publishing and distribution of adult visual novels for 23 game development brands that Nexton is partners with. The company is located in Osaka, Japan. The current president, Akihiko Suzuki has served as the chief director of the Ethics Organization of Computer Software. Brands *Azarashi Soft and its subsidiaries, Azarashi Soft+1 and Azarashi Soft Zero *BaseSon and its subsidiaries, BaseSon SPICE* and BaseSon Light *Cinematograph *Galactica *Herencia *KarinProject *Latte (Formerly Tactics*Latte) *Liquid *Lusterise *Luxury (Formerly Tactics*Luxury) and its subsidiary Luxury Tiara *M's TOY BOX: **Dark One! **GLASSES **RE:creation **Sky Rocket *Mayfar Soft *Nameless *Nomad *Portion *Pure-Liquid *Score and its subsidiary Score hukoa!*Torte Soft *Yumemiru (Co-owned by DiGination) ;Former brands *PL+US *Psycho—produced Miko Miko Nurse *Tactics *RaSen (succeeded by Yukari, independent from Nexton) Tactics Tactics wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Part-time Job
A part-time job is a form of employment that carries fewer hours per week than a full-time job. They work in shifts. The shifts are often rotational. Workers are considered to be part-time if they commonly work fewer than 30 hours per week. According to the International Labour Organization, the number of part-time workers has increased from one-quarter to a half in the past 20 years in most developed countries, excluding the United States. There are many reasons for working part-time, including the desire to do so, having one's hours cut back by an employer and being unable to find a full-time job. The International Labour Organisation Convention 175 requires that part-time workers be treated no less favourably than full-time workers. In some cases the nature of the work itself may require that the employees be classified part as part-time workers. For example, some amusement parks are closed during winter months and keep only a skeleton crew on hand for maintenance and office wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
To Heart (visual Novel)
''To Heart'' is a Japanese Eroge, adult visual novel developed by Leaf (company), Leaf and released on May 23, 1997 for Microsoft Windows, Windows. It was later Porting, ported to the PlayStation (console), PlayStation and given voice acting. A second PC version, titled ''To Heart PSE'' was released containing the PlayStation version as well as Omake, bonus games. ''To Heart PSE'' and the PlayStation version had the adult scenes removed. ''To Heart'' is Leaf's fifth game, and the third title in the Leaf Visual Novel Series, following ''Shizuku (video game), Shizuku'' and ''Kizuato'' and preceding ''Routes''. The gameplay in ''To Heart'' follows a plot line which offers pre-determined scenarios with courses of interaction, and focuses on the appeal of the eight female main characters. A sequel of ''To Heart'', ''To Heart 2'', was released on December 28, 2004 directly to the PlayStation 2. A special bundle of ''To Heart 2'' and a PS2 version of ''To Heart'' was released on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shizuku (video Game)
is an adult visual novel by Leaf originally released for DOS on January 26, 1996. It has since received releases for Windows. The sequel is ''To Heart'', because in '' To Heart ~Remember My Memories~'', Yūsuke and a deceased Mizuho appear. It is the first game to be marketed as a visual novel. Characters ; :The game's protagonist. ; : :A cheerful and talkative member of the volleyball team. She is an eyewitness to a certain event and is quickly swept up in the aftermath. ; : :A former classmate of Yūsuke's. She can often be found reading books in a secluded area. ; : :Yūsuke's classmate and vice-president of the student council. ; : :The shy student council secretary with a hidden stubborn side. She has been best friends with Kanako since middle school A middle school (also known as intermediate school, junior high school, junior secondary school, or lower secondary school) is an educational stage which exists in some countries, providing education between primary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Restructuring
Restructuring is the corporate management term for the act of reorganizing the legal, ownership, operational, or other structures of a company for the purpose of making it more profitable, or better organized for its present needs. Other reasons for restructuring include a change of ownership or ownership structure, demerger, or a response to a crisis or major change in the business such as bankruptcy, repositioning, or buyout In finance, a buyout is an investment transaction by which the ownership equity of a company, or a majority share of the stock of the company is acquired. The acquiror thereby "buys out" the present equity holders of the target company. A buyout .... Restructuring may also be described as corporate restructuring, debt restructuring and financial restructuring. Executives involved in restructuring often hire financial and legal advisors to assist in the transaction details and negotiation. It may also be done by a new CEO hired specifically to make the d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuzo Koshiro
is a Japanese composer and sound programmer. He is often regarded as one of the most influential innovators in chiptune and video game music, producing music in a number of genres including rock, jazz, symphonic, and various electronic genres such as house, electro, techno, trance, and hip hop. Koshiro and his sister Ayano founded the game development company Ancient in 1990, of which he remains the president. He has been cited as creating some of the most memorable game music of the 1980s and 1990s contributing for games such as Nihon Falcom's ''Dragon Slayer'' and '' Ys'' series, as well as Sega's '' The Revenge of Shinobi'' and ''Streets of Rage'' series. The soundtracks for the latter have been cited by some to be ahead of their time. Biography Early life Koshiro was born in Tokyo on December 12, 1967. His mother, Tomo Koshiro, was a pianist. She taught him how to play the piano at the age of three, and by the age of five, he had a strong command of it. In 1975, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Hisaishi
, known professionally as , is a Japanese composer, musical director, conductor and pianist, known for over 100 film scores and solo albums dating back to 1981. He is also known for his piano scores. Hisaishi's music has been known to explore and incorporate different genres, including minimalist, experimental electronic, Western classical, and Japanese classical. He has also worked as a music engraver and arranger. He has been associated with director and animator Hayao Miyazaki since 1984, having written scores for all but one of Miyazaki's films. He is also recognized for his music for filmmaker 'Beat' Takeshi Kitano, including ''A Scene at the Sea'' (1991), '' Sonatine'' (1993), ''Kids Return'' (1996), '' Hana-bi'' (1997), ''Kikujiro'' (1999), ''Brother'' and ''Dolls'' (2002), and for the video game series '' Ni no Kuni''. He was a student of anime composer Takeo Watanabe. Life and career Early life Hisaishi was born in Nakano, Nagano, Japan, as . He started learnin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
