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Congratulations to our friends Keiichiro Toyama (Silent Hill, SIREN & Gravity Rush director), Kazunobu Sato (producer on The Last Guardian) and Junya Okura for taking a new step in their career and founding @BokehGameStudio, after many years spent at SIE. youtu.be/YSkdD6S-YRE
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Archipelの「Caravan」シリーズで、名作『AZEL -パンツァードラグーンRPG-』で作曲を務めた小林早織さんに即興的なピアノのアレンジとして、エンディングテーマの「其は聖なる御使いなりや」を演奏していただきました。youtu.be/VEeDR7qRYRM（見よ，いと貴き翼、放浪、ゾアの街に加え計4曲配信中）
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Next in our "Caravan" series, we'll be releasing an interview with Naoki Yoshida, producer & director of FFXIV (and now appointed on FFXVI), for its 10th anniversary, covering its evolution, his relationship with Yasumi Matsuno and his views on the MMORPG genre. December 3rd.
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Over the course of 15 years, Yakuza has risen to become one of SEGA's top ongoing game IPs. As part of the "Caravan" series, its creator Toshihiro Nagoshi recollects on the Yakuza beginnings and evolution as a prolific story-driven action series. Out now: youtu.be/MTI7BUZ4rgc
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DAY-EE-TO-NAAAA!
Track: Let's Go Away
Artist: Takenobu Mitsuyoshi
Watch with sound. Full video: youtu.be/hiWL6JDHpC0
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Takenobu Mitsuyoshi stands as a unique character in SEGA's history, being the voice behind iconic titles such as Daytona USA or Burning Rangers. He shared more about his career, before we could witness a legendary studio live performance. youtu.be/hiWL6JDHpC0
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Our full portrait of Shinji Mikami is now available, from his beginnings in the game industry, the birth of Resident Evil, the various projects of his post-Capcom days to the vision behind his studio Tango Gameworks.
Part 1: youtu.be/NKYX3GstHlw
Part 2: youtu.be/_37pVVpzg98
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After leaving off at Resident Evil 4 and his views on horror, Shinji Mikami opened up on the unique projects (including unheard of pitches) of his post-Capcom days, all the way to the upcoming Ghostwire: Tokyo. Shinji Mikami, Part 2 - An Eclectic Journey: youtu.be/_37pVVpzg98
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As the father of Resident Evil, Shinji Mikami is one of the most significant contributors to the game industry. Celebrating his 30th career anniversary, we look back at his legacy, his beginnings at Capcom and his take on the horror genre. Part One: youtu.be/NKYX3GstHlw
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We will release the first part of our long portrait of Shinji Mikami tomorrow - it's a triple anniversary: 30 years since the start of his career, 10 years since the foundation of Tango Gameworks and the upcoming 25th anniversary of the Resident Evil series next year.
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This year marks the 10th anniversary since Final Fantasy XIV's original launch. Producer & Director Naoki Yoshida will share on the evolution of the game and the MMO genre, his collab with FFT & Vagrant Story creator Yasumi Matsuno and more in an upcoming interview. December 3rd.
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For the 25th anniversary of Panzer Dragoon, Saga and Orta composer Saori Kobayashi performed an acoustic session of some of the games' soundtrack, which we'll release one track at a time as short musical interludes. Track one - Ecce valde generous ale: youtu.be/bYGU3PWuc1I
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Recently stumbled again upon Yasushi Suzuki’s artworks and his stunning illustrations on Ikaruga. His art goes across many styles, which can be seen on his Instagram (that deserves much, much more followers): instagram.com/elegantsuzuki/
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Happy 25th anniversary to Tactics Ogre - a masterpiece by Yasumi Matsuno.
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Archipel Caravan starts today with an interview of game director and writer Kazutaka Kodaka (@kazkodaka), creator of the Danganronpa series, celebrating its 10th anniversary. We look at his scenario writing approach and his views on the "death game" genre. youtu.be/-WTmkwXSI6I
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Archipel Caravan - Lineup (1/2):
- Kazutaka Kodaka: Danganronpa 10th Anniversary | Interview
- Saori Kobayashi: Panzer Dragoon 25th Anniversary | Musical Interludes
- Shinji Mikami: Career 30th Anniversary | In-depth Portrait
- Takenobu Mitsuyoshi: Interview/Live Performance
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Announcing Archipel Caravan - a series of weekly content around Japanese games. We have spent time with directors, illustrators and musicians, for content that spreads over multiple formats, ranging from interviews, live performances to in-depth portraits.
Starting Oct. 1st.
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Shigenori Soejima is one of the most renowned illustrators in the game industry, known for his work on Atlus' Persona series. We previously had a chance to chat during the development of Catherine: Full Body to learn about his approach on character design. youtu.be/MwpLv3ZhC5M
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Follow @SailToArchipel & RT this tweet in order to get a chance to win an AKIRA original poster and sticker set, only sold during the AKIRA exhibition held for the PARCO reopening in Shibuya last November. Apply by 8/31. (We'll be holding these regularly around things we like.)
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Puzzled on why YouTube decided that it will remove the Community Contributions feature for providing subtitles in additional languages or closed captions. Some of our videos are subtitled in 10+ languages, providing access to many viewers, all with the help of the community.
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A year ago, we launched a 2-part documentary on the Dreamcast, where the directors from Eternal Arcadia, Ikaruga, Crazy Taxi, Jet Set Radio, Segagaga, Rez, Seaman and SoulCalibur recollected on SEGA's last console.
Part 1: youtu.be/eD7JYqty8aE
Part 2: youtu.be/kzXSZTk-J8A
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シャーマンキング、新作アニメ化が発表されました。世界各国で広がったシリーズとして、多くのファンが大いに喜んでいます。昨年、武井先生を1日スタジオで密着する機会をいただきました。youtu.be/zp6_kvcEI_4
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Happy for Hiroyuki Takei and all the fans worldwide to see that Shaman King will have a fully new anime coming out next year. Last year, we spent a day together at his studio. youtu.be/zp6_kvcEI_4
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Exploring the imaginary worlds of Yoshitaka Amano, illustrator & character designer legend behind the Final Fantasy series. Made a couple years back in collaboration with French publisher Mana Books, we are finally sharing this piece on Archipel today: youtu.be/PJEPhBL77lk
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19 years ago today, SEGA announced the Dreamcast's discontinuation and its withdrawal from hardware. In our two-part doc, 8 directors of some iconic titles shared their views on this console seen as ahead of its time.
Pt.1: youtu.be/eD7JYqty8aE
Pt.2: youtu.be/kzXSZTk-J8A
We make documentaries about Japan's creative minds and culture on YouTube. 日本とクリエイターを題材としたドキュメンタリーを配信。sail@archipel.jp / patreon.com/archipel