is a Japanese scenario writer, anime director, series organizer and
novelist
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. His more notable works include writing the first three games of the ''
Final Fantasy
is a Japanese science fantasy anthology media franchise created by Hironobu Sakaguchi and developed and owned by Square Enix (formerly Square). The franchise centers on a series of fantasy and science fantasy role-playing video games. The ...
'' series. He also worked on '' Batman: Dark Tomorrow'', created the concept for the Sega CD game ''
Dark Wizard
''Dark Wizard'', known in Japan as , is a role-playing video game developed and published by Sega for the Sega CD.
Gameplay
The gameplay takes place on a hex-map, and features turn-based tactical battle scenes. The player controls one of fou ...
'', and was the series organizer and main script writer for the '' Kimagure Orange Road'' series among other things.
Biography
Kenji Terada was born in Tokyo, Japan. He graduated in 1973 from
Waseda University
, mottoeng = Independence of scholarship
, established = 21 October 1882
, type = Private
, endowment =
, president = Aiji Tanaka
, city = Shinjuku
, state = Tokyo
, country = Japan
, students = 47,959
, undergrad = 39,382
, postgrad ...
with a degree in European History. During his degree, Terada did illustrations for newspapers and magazines, worked on film sets, and did some work as an animator. In 1978, he became an assistant for artist
Osamu Tezuka
Osamu Tezuka (, born , ''Tezuka Osamu''; – 9 February 1989) was a Japanese manga artist, cartoonist, and animator. Born in Osaka Prefecture, his prolific output, pioneering techniques, and innovative redefinitions of genres earned him such ...
, and in 1980 he became a freelance writer and director for various projects, including writing the scripts for '' Baoh'', ''
Dirty Pair
is a series of Japanese light novels (the first one being a fix-up) written by Haruka Takachiho and illustrated by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko that was later adapted into anime and manga versions. The first stories that make up the first volume ...
Square
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, writing the scripts for the first three ''
Final Fantasy
is a Japanese science fantasy anthology media franchise created by Hironobu Sakaguchi and developed and owned by Square Enix (formerly Square). The franchise centers on a series of fantasy and science fantasy role-playing video games. The ...
'' video games. He remained a script writer for films and animation until 2003, when he served as both the writer and director for the video game '' Batman: Dark Tomorrow'', as well as the director for the ''
Firestorm
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'' anime series. He has since worked on '' Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles'' as well as several other shows and video games.
Games
*''
Final Fantasy
is a Japanese science fantasy anthology media franchise created by Hironobu Sakaguchi and developed and owned by Square Enix (formerly Square). The franchise centers on a series of fantasy and science fantasy role-playing video games. The ...
'' (1987, scenario writer)
*''
Final Fantasy II
*
is a fantasy role-playing video game developed and published by Square in 1988 for the Family Computer as the second installment of the '' Final Fantasy'' series. The game has received numerous enhanced remakes for the WonderSwan Color, th ...
'' (1988, scenario writer)
*''
Final Fantasy III
is a role-playing video game developed and published by Square for the Family Computer. The third installment in the ''Final Fantasy'' series, it is the first numbered ''Final Fantasy'' game to feature the job-change system. The story revolve ...
'' (1990, scenario writer)
*''
Dark Wizard
''Dark Wizard'', known in Japan as , is a role-playing video game developed and published by Sega for the Sega CD.
Gameplay
The gameplay takes place on a hex-map, and features turn-based tactical battle scenes. The player controls one of fou ...
Eternal Eyes
''Eternal Eyes'', known in Japan as , is a strategy video game developed by TamTam and published by Sunsoft and Crave Entertainment in 1999-2000.
Reception
The game received unfavorable reviews according to the Review aggregator, review aggrega ...
Little Pollon
, is a musical Greek mythology-based Japanese anime series, based on the 1977 manga series '' Olympus no Pollon'' (, , "Pollon of Olympus") by Hideo Azuma. ''Olympus no Pollon'' was serialized in ''Princess'' magazine from 1977 to 1979, per th ...
Plawres Sanshiro
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Jirō Gyū. It was serialized in the Akita Shoten magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Champion'' from 1982 to 1985. An anime television series adaptation was broadcast from 1983 to 1984.
Overview
...
'' (1983-1984)
* ''
Special Armored Battalion Dorvack
is a 36 episode anime series aired from 1983 to 1984 in Japan and also aired in Hong Kong at roughly the same time. Other loosely translated names include "''Dorvack''", "''Dolbuk''", "''Special Powered Armor Troop Dorvack''", "''Powered Armo ...
Kinnikuman
is a Japanese manga series created by the duo Yoshinori Nakai and Takashi Shimada, known as Yudetamago. It follows Suguru Kinniku, a superhero who must win a wrestling tournament to retain the title of prince of Planet Kinniku. N ...
'' (1983–1985)
*''
Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross
is a Japanese science fiction mecha anime TV series released in 1984, as the third of the Super Dimension series. It was adapted as "The Masters Saga" or the "Second Generation" of the American TV series ''Robotech''.
Plot
In the year 2120, ...
Chikkun Takkun
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shotaro Ishinomori. It was adapted into a 23-episode anime television series which was produced by Gakken and Fuji Television, co-produced by Nihon Ad Systems, and animated by Studio Pierr ...
Dirty Pair
is a series of Japanese light novels (the first one being a fix-up) written by Haruka Takachiho and illustrated by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko that was later adapted into anime and manga versions. The first stories that make up the first volume ...
Robotan
is a Japanese anime and manga series created by Kenji Morita. The series revolves around household robot Robotan, who is created By Kan-chan and lives with an everyday Japanese family as a domestic servant and friend to the children. Like D ...
'' (1986)
* ''
Ginga Nagareboshi Gin
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Takahashi. It was published by Shueisha in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1983 to 1987, and collected in 18 bound volumes. It received the 1987 Shogakukan Manga Award for best sh ...
Magical Hat
is an anime series by Studio Pierrot. The 33 episode series aired on Fuji Television (CX) from October 18, 1989, to July 6, 1990.Nontan
is the protagonist of an eponymous series of children's picture books written by . Books from the series have been translated into French and Chinese and adapted into an anime series in 1992 (where his voice was provided by Chiaki Fujimoto and ...
'' (1992-1994)
*'' Yaiba'' (1993-1994)
* '' The Ping Pong Club'' (1995)
* ''Koryu no Mimi'' (1995)
*''
Wedding Peach
is a '' shōjo'' manga written by Sukehiro Tomita and illustrated by Nao Yazawa that was originally serialized in Shogakukan's '' Ciao'' magazine. In North America, it was translated and published by VIZ Media in its entirety, consistin ...
The Legend of Zorro
''The Legend of Zorro'' is a 2005 American Western swashbuckler film directed by Martin Campbell, produced by Walter F. Parkes, Laurie MacDonald and Lloyd Phillips, with music by James Horner, and written by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman. ...
'' (1996)
* ''
Baby & Me
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Marimo Ragawa. It was published in Hakusensha's magazine '' Hana to Yume'' from 1991 to 1997. In North America, it was published by Viz Media. The series was adapted into an anime
...
Firestorm
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'' (2003)
* ''Cara to Otamajakushi-shima'' (2018-2019)
Heisei Harenchi Gakuen
is a 1996 Japanese adult original video animation. It is the only animated film to be based on the manga by Go Nagai.
Cast
* as Little Jubei
* as Yasohachi Yamagishi
* as Hige Godzilla
* Junpei Takiguchi
, better known by his stage n ...
Outlanders
Outlanders is a long-running series of science-fiction novels created by Mark Ellis and published by Gold Eagle, an imprint of Harlequin Enterprises.
Plot
Set in the same fictional universe as the ' Deathlands' series but separated by a centur ...
Ushio and Tora
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuhiro Fujita. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from January 1990 to October 1996, with its chapters collected in thirty-three '' ...
'' (1992–1993)
* ''Kiki to Lala no Papa to Mama ni Aitai'' (1994)
* '' Ogre Slayer'' (1994-1995)
* ''
Sanctuary
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Dokincho! Nemurin
is a tokusatsu TV series. Created by Shotaro Ishinomori, the series was produced by Toei Company and Ishimori Productions as part of the Toei Fushigi Comedy Series, and broadcast on Fuji Television
JOCX-DTV (channel 8), branded as an ...
Dennou Keisatsu Cybercop
is a Japanese tokusatsu television series. First created in 1988 by Toho, the show was an attempt to create a Tokusatsu series using a ''Super Sentai'' motif, but the idea was dropped after the unaired pilot. The series itself still slightly rese ...
'' (1988)
Director
Anime television series
* ''
Gordian Warrior
is a Japanese anime television series that aired in 1979 to 1981. There were 73 episodes. It is also referred to as ''Champion of Gordian'' or ''Gardian''.
Original Story
The Earth had become a wasteland of deserts as the survivors work to ...
'' (1979): storyboards
* ''
Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair
"Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair" is a parlor song by Stephen Foster (1826–1864). It was published by Firth, Pond & Co. of New York in 1854. Foster wrote the song with his estranged wife Jane McDowell in mind. The lyrics allude to a permane ...
'' (1979): storyboards, episode director
* ''Nobara no Julie'' (1979): episode director
* '' Space Emperor God Sigma'' (1980): storyboards, episode director
* ''Sue Cat'' (1980): episode director
* '' Ohayō! Spank'' (1981-1982): storyboards
* '' Dash Kappei'' (1982): storyboards
* '' Fang of the Sun Dougram'' (1982): episode director
* '' Perman'' (1983-1985): episode director
* ''
Reporter Blues
is an Italian-Japanese animation television series written by Marco Pagot and Gi Pagot and directed by Kenji Kodama. It consists of 52 half-hour episodes. The first season was aired in France in 1991. The second season was aired in 1996.
T ...