Takashi Masada
Takashi Masada | |
|---|---|
正田 崇 | |
| Born | October 31, 1975 Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan |
| Occupations | Game scenario writer, novelist |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Notable work | Dies irae, Shinza Bansho Series |
Takashi Masada (Japanese: 正田 崇, Masada Takashi, born October 31) is a Japanese video game scenario writer and novelist. He is a prominent independent creator and the great-grandson of the historical Japanese anarchists Sakae Ōsugi and Noe Itō. He is best known for creating the Shinza Bansho Series a shared universe of dark fantasy visual novels and light novels.[1]
Career
After changing jobs several times, Masada made his professional debut as a scenario writer in 2004 with the release of the visual novel PARADISE LOST under the game studio Light (a brand of Greenwood).[2]
In 2009, his visual noveDies irae ~Acta est Fabula~l received the Silver Award in the Scenario Category at the Moe Game Awards 2010.[3] Later in 2014, Soushuu Senshinkan Gakuen: Hachimyoujin won the Gold Award in the "Moe Game Category" at the Moe Game Awards 2014.[4]
Following the dissolution and closure of Greenwood (Light) in March 2019, Masada became a freelance creator. In September 2019, he partnered with long-time illustrator G-Yuusuke to serialize the light novel series Avesta of Black and White initially on the platforms Enty and Fantia.[5] In December 2019, they formed the independent doujin circle "Shinza Bansho Dai-Juyon Kikan" (神座万象・第十四機関) to publish physical compiled volumes.[6]
After completing Avesta on July 16, 2021, Masada announced his next project, Jishou Chihei Sensen Aditya (事象地平戦線アーディティヤ), which began serialization in February 2022.[5] In February 2025, he temporarily paused *Aditya* to begin serializing a new project titled Dies Entelecheia.[5]
Works
Video Games
- PARADISE LOST (Light, 2004)
- Dear My Friend (Light, 2004) – Wheat route
- Dies irae -Also sprach Zarathustra- (Light, 2007)
- Dies irae Also sprach Zarathustra -die Wiederkunft- (Light, 2009)
- Dies irae 〜Acta est Fabula〜 (Light, 2009)
- Dies irae 〜Amantes amentes〜 (PSP/PC, 2012)
- Dies irae 〜Interview with Kaziklu Bey〜 (Light, 2016)
- Kajiri Kamui Kagura (Light, 2011)
- Kajiri Kamui Kagura: Akebono no Hikari (PS Vita, 2013)
- Soushuu Senshinkan Gakuen: Hachimyoujin (Light, 2014)
- Soushuu Senshinkan Gakuen: Hachimyoujin - Ten no Toki (PS Vita, 2014)
- Soushuu Senshinkan Gakuen: Manshenjin (Light, 2015)
Anime
Drama CDs
- Dies irae Todestag Verloren (Light, 2015)
- Soushuu Senshinkan Gakuen: Chusenjin (Light, 2015)
- Llywelyn Shinden (螺湮城新伝) (2016)
Light Novels
- Avesta of Black and White (黒白のアヴェスター) (2019–2021)
- Event horizon battlefront: Aditya (事象地平戦線アーディティヤ) (2022–2025)
- Dies Entelecheia (2025–present)
References
- ↑ "Takashi Masada Profile". Visual Novel Database (VNDB). Retrieved August 21, 2026.
- ↑ "Masada Credits and Works". VNDB. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
- ↑ "Moe Game Awards 2010 Winners". moe-gameaward.com (in Japanese). Retrieved August 21, 2026.
- ↑ "Moe Game Awards 2014 Winners". moe-gameaward.com (in Japanese). Retrieved August 21, 2026.
- 1 2 3 "正田・Ｇユウスケ Official Community". enty.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved August 21, 2026.
- ↑ "Kokubyaku no Avesta Volume 4 Final Vol". Amazon.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved August 21, 2026.
- ↑ Izumin (December 18, 2015). "TVアニメ『Dies irae（ディエス・イレ）』は2017年放送予定。原画展が2016年1月に開催". Dengeki Online (in Japanese). KADOKAWA Game Linkage Inc. Retrieved August 21, 2026.