ZUN
aka:
Junya Ota,
Junya Ōta,
太田 順也
Moby ID: 123230
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Junya Ōta (太田順也), better known in fan circles under the name ZUN, is the founder and sole member of the doujin circle Team Shanghai Alice, and creator of the massively popular Touhou doujin shooter series.
Ōta joined Taito in 1998 as a programmer, straight out of university, initially working on development tools for the PlayStation 2. He worked on five released titles: Greatest Striker, Magic Pengel, Bujingai, Graffiti Kingdom, and Exit. He left Taito in 2009 because of disillusionment with the company from continually working on titles that wound up cancelled and unreleased, and has since been working on Touhou full-time. He is also a well-known beer aficionado, and has written beer reviews for computer game magazine Comptiq.
Credited on 20 games
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| Touhou: New World (2023, Windows) | "Touhou Project" Original Creator |
| Star Apprentice: Magical Murder Mystery (2020, Windows) | Special Thanks |
| Touhou Gensokyo Visitor (2020, Windows) | Author Original Story |
| Touhou Spell Bubble (2020, Nintendo Switch) | Creator (原作) |
| Inorikaze (2019, Windows) | Original Work (原作): Touhou Project Series (東方Project系列) |
| Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity (2018, Windows) | Original Author |
| Touhou: Genso Wanderer (2017, PlayStation 4) | Special Thanks |
| Touhou: Double Focus (2017, PlayStation 4) | Special Thanks |
| Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X (2016, PlayStation 4) | SEGA06 Collab. A |
| Groove Coaster 3: Link Fever (2016, Arcade) | Special Thanks |
| Double Dealing Character (2013, Windows) | Comprehensive developer (総合開発者) |
| Music GunGun! 2 (2011, Arcade) | Special Thanks |
| Exit (2005, PSP) | Software Designer |
| Graffiti Kingdom (2004, PlayStation 2) | Graffiti Construction Team |
| Tōhō: Imperishable Night (2004, Windows) | Program (幻創神主) |
| Bujingai: The Forsaken City (2003, PlayStation 2) | Game Concept Design |
| Perfect Cherry Blossom (2003, Windows) | Program |
| The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil (2002, Windows) | Programer |
| Magic Pengel: The Quest for Color (2002, PlayStation 2) | Battle Programmer |
| Soccer America: International Cup (2000, PlayStation 2) | Programming |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 4 games with Hitoshi Kozuka
- 4 games with Hiromi Miyaji
- 3 games with Tomohito Yano
- 3 games with Tsutomu Matsuda
- 3 games with Shinichi Nakazono
- 3 games with Tōru Kawaishi
- 3 games with Hironori Ishii
- 3 games with Rui Suzuki
- 3 games with Kenichirou Furuya
- 3 games with Koji Kato
Companies
- 8 games with Taito Corporation
- 6 games with Valve Corporation
- 4 games with Zuntata
- 4 games with Team Shanghai Alice
- 3 games with Sarugakucho, Inc.
- 2 games with Pole To Win Co., Ltd.
- 2 games with 505 Games S.p.A.
- 2 games with Digital Bros. S.p.A.
- 2 games with Ankake Spa
- 2 games with XSEED Games
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