Kou Shibusawa
aka: 襟川 陽一, Yoichi Erikawa, Eiji Fukuzawa, シブサワ・コウ , Kou Sibusawa
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Yōichi Erikawa (襟川 陽一) co-founded Koei in 1978, originally a chemical company. Making video games was just a hobby of his, but then he developed Nobunaga's Ambition in 1983, and his employees liked it so much that the company decided to publish it. He then turned the company into a game studio and used the name "Kou Shibusawa" as his game developing alias. (He has also used the name "Eiji Fukuzawa" for Koei's series of "rekoeition" games.) He is best known for producing and designing games in Koei's Historical Simulation and World War series of games. He was the president of the company at one time, but stepped down to produce games again. He is an adviser to the board of directors.
Credited on 68 games
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| Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water (2021 on Windows) | Executive Producer |
| Nioh 2 (2020 on PlayStation 4) | General Producers |
| Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order (2019 on Nintendo Switch) | General Producer |
| Nobunaga's Ambition: Taishi (2017 on PlayStation 4) | General Producer |
| Samurai Warriors: Spirit of Sanada (2017 on PlayStation 4) | 3D Map Supervisor |
| Nioh (2017 on PlayStation 4) | Story Concept |
| Dragon Quest Heroes II (2016 on PlayStation 4) | General Producer (KOEI TECMO GAMES Co., Ltd.) |
| Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIII (2016 on PlayStation 4) | General Producer |
| Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below (2015 on Windows) | General Producer (KOEI TECMO GAMES Co., Ltd.) |
| Nobunaga's Ambition: Reppuden with Power Up Kit (2015 on Nintendo 3DS) | General Producer (ゼネラルプロデューサー) |
| Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence (2015 on PlayStation 4) | General Producer |
| Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water (2014 on Wii U) | Executive Producers |
| Ar nosurge: Ode to an Unborn Star (2014 on PlayStation 3) | Executive Producer |
| Pokémon Conquest (2012 on Nintendo DS) | General Producer |
| Sangokushi DS 3 (2010 on Nintendo DS) | General Producer (ゼネラルプロデューサー) |
| Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI (2006 on PlayStation 2) | General Producer |
| Nobunaga's Ambition: Iron Triangle (2006 on PlayStation 2) | General Producer |
| Romance of the Three Kingdoms X (2005 on PlayStation 2) | General Producer |
| Kessen III (2004 on PlayStation 2) | Producer |
| Nobunaga's Ambition: Rise to Power (2004 on PlayStation 2) | General Producer |
[ full credits ]
circa 2018
source: www.koeitecmo.co.jp
Frequent Collaborators
- 18 games with Koji Yamada
- 17 games with Ryota Kamei
- 15 games with Katsumi Aizawa
- 14 games with Wataru Maeda
- 14 games with Hiroshi Shoji
- 13 games with Kip K. Sam Fong
- 13 games with Yoko Kanno
- 12 games with Mikio Matsunami
- 12 games with Tomomi Kiryu
- 11 games with Yukihiro Nakamura
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