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, and

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. He is best known for creating the 2D

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''. He designed the characters and storyline, and wrote the music. He also formerly provided the in-game voices for the characters

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and Order-Sol, as well as Freed Velez in '' Battle Fantasia''. Ishiwatari was born in

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, South Africa, and raised in Japan. Ishiwatari worked with

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on the first ''

'' as soon as he left school. Ishiwatari, along with Yoshihiro Kusano, also wrote the music for ''

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'', and painted the character selection portraits for the sequel, '' BlazBlue: Continuum Shift.'' Ishiwatari is also a metal and rock composer, with many of his games featuring his music. His compositions feature intricate guitar work. The albums ''Guilty Gear XX in LA'' and ''Guilty Gear XX in NY'' include his vocals, as do three albums in Japanese by the band ''Lapis Lazuli.''Translation
He also composed for '' Hard Corps: Uprising''.

Productions

* Virtual Open Tennis (assistant designer) *

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(designer) *

series (illustration, creation and BGM) * Sangokushi Taisen DS (original Ba Tai design) *

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(card illustration) *

(sound director) * Hard Corps Uprising (design, BGM)

Appearance

Games

series (Sol Badguy, Order-Sol) (1998–2007, replaced by

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as of 2007 onward.) * Battle Fantasia (Freed Velez)

Radio

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Web Radio *Isotchi no Shūkan Shakishaki (guest appearance) *Impress TV (guest appearance) *BlueRadio (3rd guest appearances) *Zoku – BlueRadio (12th guest appearances)

Discography

Albums

*''Guilty Gear Original Sound Collection'' （1998） *''Guilty Gear X Original Sound Track'' （2000） *''Guilty Gear X Heavy Rock Tracks ~ The Original Soundtrack of Dreamcast'' （2001） *''Guilty Gear X Rising Force Of Gear Image Vocal Tracks -Side.I ROCK YOU!!-'' （2001） *''Guilty Gear X Rising Force Of Gear Image Vocal Tracks -Side.II SLASH!!-'' （2001） *''Guilty Gear X Rising Force Of Gear Image Vocal Tracks -Side.III DESTROY!!-'' （2001） *''Guilty Gear XX Original Soundtrack'' （2002） *''Guilty Gear XX Sound Alive'' (2003) *''Guilty Gear Series Best Sound Collection'' （2003） *''Guilty Gear XX in L.A. Vocal Edition'' （2004） *''Guilty Gear XX in N.Y Vocal Edition'' （2004） *''Guilty Gear Isuka Original Soundtrack'' （2004） *''Guilty Gear Sound Complete Box'' (2005） *''Guilty Gear 2 Overture Original Soundtrack Vol.1'' （2007） *''Guilty Gear 2 Overture Original Soundtrack Vol.2'' （2008） *''Guilty Gear XX Λ Core – Secret Gig'' （2008） *''Aksys Games 2008 Promotional CD'' （2008） *''BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger Original Soundtrack'' (2008) *''BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger Original Soundtrack ~Bonus Discs~'' (2009) *''BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger Original Soundtrack ~Consumer Edition~'' (2009) *''BlazBlue Song Accord No. 1 with Continuum Shift'' (2009) *''BlazBlue Song Accord No. 2 with Continuum Shift II'' (2010) *''BlazBlue in L.A. Vocal Edition (2011) *''Guilty Gear X Blazblue OST Live'' (2011) *''Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN- Vocal Collection'' (2014) *''Guilty Gear Strive Original Sound Track'' (2021)

References

External links

Game credits
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