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. Alongside his planning and story work, he also composed the opening and ending songs of the Science Adventure series.
Chiyomaru Shikura | |
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志倉千代丸 | |
 Shikura in 2017 | |
| Born | July 3, 1970 Saitama Prefecture, Japan |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Notable work | Science Adventure series |
| Title | Executive producer of Mages |
Career
editIn 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
editChiyomaru has created and worked on all 6 main entries in the Science Adventure series.
- Chaos;Head, Steins;Gate, Robotics;Notes, Chaos;Child, Anonymous;Code: Creator, writer, lyricist.
- Occultic;Nine: Creator, writer.
References
edit- ^ "Chiyomaru SHIKURA - Anime News Network". www.animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
- ^ "Chiyomaru Shikura - VGMdb". vgmdb.net. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
- ^ "AG-ONE to Take Over Chaos;Head Game Developer 5pb". Anime News Network. 2024-07-22. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
- ^ "【お知らせ】エグゼティブプロデューサー就任のお知らせ". MAGES. Inc. (in Japanese). 2023-01-04. Retrieved 2024-07-22.