Kenichiro Takaki

Kenichiro Takaki (高木 謙一郎) is a Japanese video game producer, known for his work on the Senran Kagura franchise.

Kenichiro Takaki
高木 謙一郎
Born (1976-11-05) November 5, 1976
OccupationVideo game producer
Notable work
Senran Kagura

Career

Kenichiro Takaki worked at Marvelous for 17 years, becoming head of subsidiary 'Honey Parade Games' in 2017.[1]

In early 2019, Takaka talked about how recent content restrictions on "sexualized" content meant that releasing series such as Senran Kagura outside Japan had become difficult.[2][3] In 2019, Takaki announced he was leaving Marvelous to join Cygames; he cited increased restrictions on sexual depictions in games as part of his reason for leaving, and stated that at Cygames he would be working on a fantasy game, a genre he had been interested in as a child.[4] Takaki described his relationship, position, and compensation with the company Marvelous as excellent, saying he felt driven to take on a new challenge - and that having to distance himself from previous work was painful.[5]

Takaki joined Cygames as general manager of the company's new console division, formed on April 1, 2019. His initial work included being producer of Project Awakening, and an advisory role on Granblue Fantasy Versus and Granblue Fantasy: Relink.[6]

Works
At Marvelous
Work Series/Franchise Platform Year
Red Ninja: End of Honor PlayStation 2 and Xbox 2005
Negima!? Chou Mahora Taisen Chuu: Checkiin Zenin Shuugou! Yappari Onsen Kichaimashitaa Nintendo DS 2007
Mahō Sensei Negima!? Neo-Pactio Fight!! Wii 2007
Ikki Tousen: Shining Dragon Ikki Tousen PlayStation 2 2007
Valhalla Knights 2 Valhalla Knights PlayStation Portable 2008
To Love-ru -Trouble- Waku Waku! Rinkangakkō-hen To Love Ru Nintendo DS 2008
To Love-ru -Trouble- Doki Doki! Rinkaigakkō-hen To Love Ru PlayStation Portable 2008
Ikki Tousen: Eloquent Fist Ikki Tousen PlayStation Portable 2008
Half-Minute Hero Half-Minute Hero PlayStation Portable, Xbox Live Arcade and Windows 2008
Valhalla Knights 2: Battle Stance Valhalla Knights PlayStation Portable 2009
Sakura Note: Ima ni Tsunagaru Mirai Nintendo DS 2009
Livly Garden Nintendo DS 2010
Ikki Tousen: XROSS IMPACT Ikki Tousen PlayStation Portable 2010
Half-Minute Hero: The Second Coming Half-Minute Hero PlayStation Portable and Windows 2011
Senran Kagura: Skirting Shadows Senran Kagura Nintendo 3DS 2011
Senran Kagura Burst Senran Kagura Nintendo 3DS 2012
Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus Senran Kagura PlayStation Vita 2013
Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson Senran Kagura Nintendo 3DS 2014
Senran Kagura: Bon Appétit! Senran Kagura PlayStation Vita 2014
IA/VT Colorful PlayStation Vita 2015
Senran Kagura Estival Versus Senran Kagura PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 4 2015
Valkyrie Drive: Bikkhuni Valkyrie Drive PlayStation Vita 2015
Valkyrie Drive: Siren Valkyrie Drive Smartphone 2015
UPPERS PlayStation Vita 2016
At Cygames
Work Platform Year
Project Awakening PlayStation 4 TBA

References
  1. Romano, Sal (26 Mar 2019), "Kenichiro Takaki leaves Marvelous, remains producer of the Senran Kagura series [Update] Takaki to take on new ventures after 13 years at Marvelous", gematsu.com
  2. 世界を揺るがすあの問題に対し、ついに爆乳Pが口を開いた！ 『閃乱カグラ』シリーズステージイベント＆高木P メディアセッション【台北ゲームショウ2019】 (in Japanese), 2 Feb 2019
  3. Arnold, Cory (4 Feb 2019), "Senran Kagura 7EVEN original idea being reconsidered due to sexual content regulationsTakaki worried about worldwide strengthening of regulations", gematsu.com
  4. "Kenichiro Takaki Leaves Marvelous Due To Recent Policies, Joins Cygames To Make A Fantasy Game", www,siliconera.com, 27 March 2019
  5. "Kenichiro Takaki Talks About The Issues Of Creative Restrictions And Why He Left Marvelous", www.siliconera.com, 28 March 2019
  6. "Kenichiro Takaki Talks Cygames, Granblue, Wanting More Male Characters For His New Action Game", www.siliconera.com, 26 June 2019
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