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Chiyomaru Shikura

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Chiyomaru Shikura
志倉千代丸
Born (1970-07-03) July 3, 1970 (age 54)
Occupations
Years active2005–present
Notable workScience Adventure series
TitleExecutive producer of Mages

Chiyomaru Shikura (志倉千代丸, Shikura Chiyomaru, born July 3, 1970)[1] is a Japanese video game writer, lyricist and composer. He is the executive producer and former chairman of Mages. He planned and wrote the 2008 visual novel Chaos;Head, and subsequently other works in the Science Adventure series including Steins;Gate. He has also been credited with composing the opening and ending songs of the Science Adventure series.

Career

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In the early 2000s, he collaborated with Yūko Miyamura and composed music for the band loose@rouse.[2]

In April 2005, he founded 5pb. Inc. after leaving his director position at Scitron, a record label company. He later became the chairman of Mages with the merging of his company with AG-ONE.[3]

In January 2023, he stepped down as chairman of Mages but remained as executive producer.[4]

Science Adventure series

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Shikura has created and worked on all 6 main entries in the Science Adventure series.

References

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  1. ^ "Chiyomaru SHIKURA - Anime News Network". www.animenewsnetwork.com. 2007-10-05. Archived from the original on 2024-07-22. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
  2. ^ "Chiyomaru Shikura - VGMdb". vgmdb.net. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
  3. ^ "AG-ONE to Take Over Chaos;Head Game Developer 5pb". Anime News Network. 2011-04-21. Archived from the original on 2024-07-22. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
  4. ^ Liu, Stephanie (2023-01-05). "Game Developer Mages' Chairman Steps Down". Siliconera. Archived from the original on 2024-04-18. Retrieved 2024-08-23.