is a male

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originally from

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, Japan, though he now lives in

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, Japan. As of 2006, he works for Aquaplus, known for being the publishing company of

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. Before going to Leaf, Suzumoto worked at the publishing company

VisualArt's , formerly and previously spelled in English as VisualArt's, is a Japanese publishing company which specializes in publishing and distributing visual novels for a large list of game developers. Visual Arts has developed game engines their brands ...

as a scenario writer for brands under the company. He is notable for having had a hand in the production of three Key

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: ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet''.

Career

After graduating from high school Shizuoka Prefecture Shitsu Shimizu East High School, Suzumoto entered a novel he wrote called into

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's sixteenth Cobalt Novel Prize in 1991 and won first prize. The following year in March 1992, Shueisha published Suzumoto's novel under their ''Cobalt Bunko'' label. In 1998, Suzumoto's novel tied in second in the tenth

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competition. In 1999, Key released their first

visual novel A , often abbreviated as VN, is a form of digital semi-interactive fiction. Visual novels are often associated with and used in the medium of video games, but are not always labeled as such themselves. They combine a textual narrative with sta ...

'' Kanon''; the game had such an impact on Suzumoto that he joined

, the publishing company Key is under, in February 2000 to work as a scenario writer for brands under the company. Suzumoto first worked on the scenario for ''

'', Key's second game released in 2000, and that same year worked as a scenario assistant for ''Mamahaha Chōkyō'' by Giant Panda. In 2001, Suzumoto again worked as a scenario assistant for Giant Panda for their game ''Shoyakenjō'', and started work on Key's next game ''

'' which was not released until 2004. Also in 2001, Suzumoto was employed as the scenario assistant for the game ''Sakura no Ki Shita de'' for the brand Words which was released in 2002, and that year he began work as the scenario assistant for Studio Mebius' ''

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'' released in 2003. Also in 2003, Suzumoto worked as the scenario assistant again for Giant Panda for their game ''Oshikake Princess'' released in 2004. After completing his work on ''Clannad'', Suzumoto's last contribution to Key was as the scenario writer for '' Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet'' released in 2004. Suzumoto continued to work with brands under VisualArt's until September 2005 when he resigned from the company. Suzumoto wrote a

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entitled published on July 24, 2006 by Shuwa System which describes how to write scenarios for

s. In September 2006, Suzumoto entered the publishing company

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, known for being the parent company to

. In December 2006, Suzumoto's first

light novel A light novel (, Hepburn: ''raito noberu'') is a style of young adult novel primarily targeting high school and middle school students. The term "light novel" is a '' wasei-eigo'', or a Japanese term formed from words in the English languag ...

''Die Nachtjäger'' was published by

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under their GA Bunko imprint.

References

External links

Yūichi Suzumoto's personal website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Suzumoto, Yuichi 1969 births Japanese video game designers Key (company) Light novelists Living people People from Shizuoka (city)