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Akari Kaida
is a Japanese video game music composer. She composed various soundtracks for Capcom games, including multiple in the '' Mega Man'' series. She has occasionally been credited as Akari Groves, taking the surname of her husband. Career Kaida was a jazz piano major in college, spending her first year at the Osaka College of Music before joining Capcom in 1994. She became a freelance composer in 2005, but still continued to work on various Capcom projects, most recently becoming part of the Inti Creates is a Japanese video game development company. Formed by ex-Capcom staff in May 1996, they are best known for developing games in the '' Mega Man'' series, namely the '' Mega Man Zero'' series and its follow-ups ''Mega Man ZX'' and '' Mega Man ZX ... sound team for '' Mega Man'' games. Works References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kaida, Akari 1974 births Capcom people Freelance musicians 21st-century Japanese women composers Living people Musicians from Hyōgo P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyōgo Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Hyōgo Prefecture has a population of 5,469,762 () and a geographic area of . Hyōgo Prefecture borders Kyoto Prefecture to the east, Osaka Prefecture to the southeast, and Okayama Prefecture, Okayama and Tottori Prefecture, Tottori prefectures to the west. Kobe is the capital and largest city of Hyōgo Prefecture, and the List of cities in Japan, seventh-largest city in Japan, with other List of cities in Hyōgo Prefecture by population, 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 List of national parks of Japan#History, Natural Parks. Hyōgo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breath Of Fire III
''Breath of Fire III'' is a role-playing video game developed and published by Capcom originally for the PlayStation console as part of the '' Breath of Fire'' series. It was released in Japan on September 11, 1997, and in North America and Europe in 1998. It is the first game in the franchise to feature three-dimensional graphics and voice acting. On August 25, 2005, the game was ported and released for the PlayStation Portable handheld system in Japan, and was also released in Europe on February 3, 2006. The story takes place in a fantasy world where humans live alongside anthropomorphic creatures, and centers on Ryu, the last of The Brood (a race of people who can transform into powerful dragons), as he searches the world to uncover the mystery of his people and reunite with his surrogate family. Ryu's journey takes him into adulthood where he is joined by a number of other characters who aid him in his quest. The game received mostly positive reviews upon release, though th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luminous Arc 2
''Luminous Arc 2'' is a tactical role-playing game developed by Imageepoch for the Nintendo DS, and published by Marvelous Entertainment in Japan on May 15, 2008, and by Atlus USA and Rising Star Games in North America and the PAL region respectively. It is the second game in the ''Luminous Arc'' series. Gameplay ''Luminous Arc 2'' is a strategy role-playing game in which characters move across an isometric grid. Each character can be equipped with weapons, armor, items, and magical "Lapis" gemstones. Characters learn special skills by leveling up and are able to use a "Flash Drive" special attack upon attacking or defeating enemies. When a character's hit points reach zero, they are removed from battle, but can be revived. Plot In the Kingdom of Carnava, in an age when magic supports everyday life and civilization itself, peace is maintained by the queen's knights and the Rev Magic Association. Sixteen years before the game's story begins, monsters called Beast Fiends ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasunori Mitsuda
is a Japanese composer and musician. He is best known for his work in video games, primarily for the '' Chrono'', '' Xeno'', '' Shadow Hearts'', and '' Inazuma Eleven'' franchises, among various others. Mitsuda began composing music for his own games in high school, later attending a music college in Tokyo. While still a student, he was granted an intern position at the game development studio Wolf Team. Mitsuda joined Square upon graduation in 1992 and worked there as a sound effects designer for two years before telling Square's vice president Hironobu Sakaguchi he would quit unless he could write music for their games. Shortly after, Sakaguchi assigned him to work on the soundtrack for '' Chrono Trigger'' (1995), whose music has since been cited as among the best in video games. Mitsuda went on to compose for several other games at Square, including '' Xenogears'' (1998) and '' Chrono Cross'' (1999). He left the company and became independent in 1998. In 2001, he respectivel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luminous Arc (video Game)
is a tactical role-playing game developed by Imageepoch for the Nintendo DS, and the first in the ''Luminous Arc'' series. The game was released on February 8, 2007 in Japan, August 14, 2007 in North America, and October 18, 2007 in Australia by Atlus, and in Europe the following day by Rising Star Games. The game features voiced scenes, character designs by Kaito Shibano and music by Akari Kaida, Yasunori Mitsuda, and Mitsuda's studio, Procyon. Along with the main gameplay, there is an online multiplayer battle option. The game has a sequel, ''Luminous Arc 2'', that was released in 2008. '' Luminous Arc 3: Eyes'' was released on December 10, 2009 in Japan. The latest entry in the series, '' Luminous Arc Infinity'', was released for the PlayStation Vita in Japan on August 6, 2015. Gameplay ''Luminous Arc'' is a tactical role-playing game and uses a battlefield grid viewed from an isometric perspective. The top screen is used to display unit information while movement and attac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ōkami
is a 2006 action-adventure game developed by Clover Studio and published by Capcom. It was released for PlayStation 2 in 2006 in Japan and North America, and in 2007 in Europe and Australia. After the closure of Clover Studio a few months after the release, a port for Wii was developed by Ready at Dawn, Tose (company), Tose, and Capcom, and released in 2008. Set in a fictional version of classical Japan, ''Ōkami'' combines Japanese mythology and Japanese folklore, folklore to tell the story of how the land was saved from darkness by the Shinto Solar deity, sun goddess Amaterasu (Ōkami), Amaterasu, who took the form of a white wolf. It features a Ink wash painting, sumi-e-inspired cel-shaded animation, cel-shaded visual style and the #Celestial Brush, Celestial Brush, a mouse gesture, gesture-system to perform miracles. The game was planned to use more traditional realistic rendering, but this had put a strain on the graphics processing of the PlayStation 2. Clover Studio swit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mega Man Battle Network 5
and are 2004 tactical role-playing games developed and published by Capcom for the Game Boy Advance (GBA) handheld game console. Combined, they make up the fifth mainline installment in the ''Mega Man Battle Network'' series, and follows Lan Hikari and his NetNavi MegaMan.EXE, as they attempt to take down Dr. Regal and Nebula once again, who have kidnapped Lan's father Yuichiro Hikari and taken over the internet, with an anti-Nebula task force. Development on the game started during the localization of ''Mega Man Battle Network 4, Battle Network 4'', and alongside the development of ''Rockman EXE 4.5 Real Operation, 4.5: Real Operation''. It was announced in CoroCoro Comics in August 2004, with ''Team ProtoMan'' releasing in December 2004 in Japan''; Team Colonel'' released three months later in February 2005, while both versions were released simultaneously for Western territories in June 2005. ''Battle Network 5'' retains the same gameplay as its predecessor, but with the addit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rockman EXE 4
Rockman may refer to: * ''Rockman'', the Japanese name for the ''Mega Man'' franchise ** Rockman, the Japanese name of Mega Man (character), the titular protagonist of the ''Mega Man'' video games * Alexis Rockman (born 1962), American contemporary artist * Rockman (amplifier), a brand name of headphone guitar amplifiers and other music technology products * Rockman Rock, a pseudonym of Jimmy Cauty James Francis Cauty (born 19 December 1956), also known as Rockman Rock, is an English artist and musician, best known as one-half of the duo the KLF, co-founder of the Orb and as the man who K Foundation Burn a Million Quid, burnt £1 million ... from electronic music group The KLF * Rockman (comics), an early Marvel Comics hero * Rockman (website), a Norwegian music website * Rockman Swimrun, a swimrun race in Rogaland, Norway * "Rock Man", a song by B'z, a B-side of " Ultra Soul" * Rock Men, characters in the ''Conker'' series {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masamichi Amano
is a Japanese music composer, arranger and conductor. He studied at the Kunitachi College of Music in Tokyo and completed master's degree in 1982. Biography He graduated from Akita Minami High School and went on to study at Kunitachi College of Music, where he began a wide range of activities from classical and contemporary music to jazz, rock, folk music and songs. In 1980, he graduated first in his class in composition and was awarded the Takeoka Prize for excellence. After graduation, he went to Australia and became the first Japanese to master the Fairlight CMI (Computer Musical Instrument) and one of the founders of computer music in Japan. Since then, he has created music for many artists' albums, films, animations, videos, and many commercials and TV programs. His orchestral works include the musical scores of '' Battle Royale'', ''Giant Robo'' and '' Stratos 4''. The films and TV series featuring his music are genres action, science fiction, Hentai, and horror. Amano's orc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demon Siege
A demon is a malevolent supernatural entity. Historically, belief in demons, or stories about demons, occurs in folklore, mythology, religion, occultism, and literature; these beliefs are reflected in Media (communication), media including fiction, comics, film, television series, television, and video games. Belief in demons probably goes back to the Paleolithic, Paleolithic age, stemming from humanity's fear of the unknown, the strange and the horrific.. In Religions of the ancient Near East, ancient Near Eastern religions and in the Abrahamic religions, including History of Judaism, early Judaism and ancient-medieval Christian demonology, a demon is considered a harmful spiritual entity that may cause Spirit possession, demonic possession, calling for an exorcism. Large portions of Jewish demonology, a key influence on Christianity and Islam, originated from a later form of Zoroastrianism, and was transferred to Judaism during the Achaemenid Empire, Persian era. Demons may ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
