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    New Game Studio Formed By Famous Visual Novel Scenario Writers (Uchikoshi of Zero Escape fame, Kodaka of Danganronpa fame, Take the illustrator of Zaregoto fame)

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    • Terrence
      Terrence Premium Member last edited by Terrence

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      John Hooper Tweeted:
      Members of Too Kyo include:
      Masada Takafumi (Danganronpa BGM)
      Rui Komatsuzaki (Danganronpa character designer)
      Shima Drill(Danganronpa illustrator)
      Takumi Nakazawa (Root Double/Infinity series director)
      Yoichiro Koizumi (Danganronpa novels)
      Kotaro Uchikoshi (Infinity/Zero Escape) https://twitter.com/jhooper_g_ace/status/1039455486939025408?s=17

      Kazutaka Kodata of Danganronpa fame is basically the headliner along with Uchikoshi, both of them serving leading roles on multiple games.

      Teaser image for their first 3 games and one anime (the pulp looking brownish art style one is the anime):

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      At least one of them is a Death Game scenario (the whimsical Madoka looking one).

      For more info on the games, check out this thread:

      danganronpawiki: The first project Too Kyo Games studio will work on is titled "Game #1", with the tagline: "A Game with a Kodaka x Uchikoshi Joint Scenario! ‘Limit’ x ‘Despair." As it implies, Kazutaka Kodaka and Kotaro Uchikoshi will write it together. https://twitter.com/danganronpawiki/status/1039475789027323904?s=17

      And the English website:

      https://tookyogames.jp/english/

      A sense of Fiction wiping out Reality.
      With the mission to change the perception of reality for all those that come in contact, Too Kyo Games is born.

      Kazutaka Kodaka
      Kotaro Uchikoshi
      Takumi Nakazawa
      Yoichiro Koizumi
      Rui Komatsuzaki
      Shimadoriru
      Masafumi Takada

      Kazutaka Kodaka Profile:
      Director/Scenario Writer
      Game design/scenario writer for the Danganronpa series (Danganronpa, Danganronpa 2, Ultra Despair Girls, Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School, Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony)
      Each title has received praise from across the world, and have been remade into theatrical plays and anime.
      Also works actively as a manga artist, novelist, and anime screenwriter.

      Titles
      Danganronpa(PSP、Steam)
      Danganronpa 2(PSP、Steam)
      Danganronpa 1・2 Reload (PS4)
      Ultra Despair Girls(VITA)
      Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony(PS4、VITA、Steam)

      Kotaro Uchikoshi Profile:
      Director/ Scenario Writer
      Known for covering a broad range of activities, Mr. Uchikoshi is also recognized as the screenwriter for the anime Punch Line, as well as the event designer and configuration for the real-life escape game, The Real Looping Game: Idols Die a Million Times.

      Receiving critical praise from across the world, Mr. Uchikoshi has been awarded, and given talks on multiple occasions.

      Titles
      Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors: 1st title of the Zero Escape series(NDS)
      Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward: 2nd title of the Zero Escape series(3DS、VITA)
      Zero Time Dilemma: 3rd title of the Zero Escape series(3DS、VITA、 Steam)

      Awards
      The following are awards for Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward:
      GameSpot:Handheld Game of the Year
      IGN:Best 3DS/DS Story
      Game Informer:Best Handheld Exclusive
      RPGFan:Best Story and Best Graphic Adventure
      Nominations
      GDC Awards:Best Narrative(Game Developers Choice Awards)
      Kotaku:Game of the Year
      Pocket Gamer:Game of the Year
      GameSpot:Game of the Year
      Gamasutra:Game of the Year
      Game Developer:Game of the Year
      1UP.com:Game of the Year
      Amazon.com:Game of the Year

      John Hopper summarized the Livestream they held for the studio.

      https://jhkomorebi.com/2018/09/12/too-kyo-games-unveiling-livestream-summary/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

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