Ryukishi07
He has cited Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None as one of his major influences.[1]
Career
Ryukishi07, who was interested in video games, anime, and manga, studied at a vocational school that specialized in art. During that time, he wrote doujinshi. During his time in college, he tried to write manga and novels, but he came to realize that "No matter your passion for something, without skill, you can never make it as a professional." One day, he met with a colleague from a theatre troupe, and he was inspired to write a play called "The Hinamizawa Bus Stop" (雛見沢停留所, Hinamizawa Teiryūjo) which he submitted to a contest that he later lost.[2]
After graduating from the vocational school, he dreamed of becoming a video game developer, so he focused on finding a job at a video game manufacturer. However, none of his attempts at this were successful. Reluctantly, he took up a position at a menswear store, but after a few months, he tentatively took up an offer for a civil service position based on the civil service test that he had taken during the job search.[3]
Works
- Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (screenplay and illustrations, Kodansha Box novels)
- Kaidan to Odorō, Soshite Anata wa Kaidan de Odoru (怪談と踊ろう、そしてあなたは階段で踊る), novel, serialized in Faust
- Gakkou Youkai Kikou (light novel)
- Higurashi Daybreak (screenplay)
- Umineko no Naku Koro ni (screenplay and illustrations, Kodansha Box novels)
- Rewrite by Key (partial screenplay, alongside writers Romeo Tanaka and Yūto Tonokawa)
- Verokia Dragoon Story (web novel, illustrated by Takehito Ekusa)
- Ōkami Kakushi by Konami (original plan/director)
- Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni (screenplay)
- Natsu no Kagerō (なつのかげろう), a 3D game collaboration with Twilight Frontier
- Rose Guns Days (screenplay and partial character design)[4][5]
- Iwaihime (screenplay)
- TRianThology (screenplay for Vespio 2438)
- Harem Royale -When the Game Ends- (manga, illustrated by Yukari Higa)
- Kamaitachi no Yoru: Rinne Saisei (bonus content)
- Ciconia no Naku Koro ni (screenplay)
- Bakemonotachi ga Usobuku Koro ni ~Bakemonohime no Kateikyoushi~ (light novel, illustrated by Remotaro)
- Gensou Rougoku no Kaleidoscope (screenplay)
- Loopers (screenplay)
Trivia
- The name "Ryukishi07" comes from the Final Fantasy series; "Ryūkishi" being the Japanese term for Dragon Knight and "07" goroawase for the name of Final Fantasy V character "Lenna", known in Japan as "Reina".[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Bandrac, Damien (2012-06-10). "Interview avec Ryukishi07, auteur chapeauté - Journal du Japon" (in French). Journal du Japon.
- ↑ Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni production staff. "07th Expansion インタビュー"ひぐらしのなかせ方"掲載!" [07th Expansion Interview: How They Make the Cicadas Cry Published!]. TORANOANA (in Japanese). TORANOANA Inc. Archived from the original on December 24, 2004.
- ↑ 佐々木, 由香. "ビジネス★ヒーローインタビューVol.6:シナリオライター竜騎士07さん" [Business★Hero Interviews Vol. 6: Ryukishi07]. マイナビ (in Japanese). MyNavi Corporation.
- ↑ "Higurashi's Ryukishi07 Announces Rose Guns Days". Anime News Network. January 31, 2012.
- ↑ "Rose Guns Days Game by Higurashi's Ryukishi07 Outlined". Anime News Network. 2012-02-26.
- ↑ "スクウェア・エニックス MUSICパワード VOL.1". Gangan Powered (in Japanese). 2006.