Ryoichi Hasegawa
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Ryoichi Hasegawa |
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Place of birth: Japan |
Employment history:
Sony Computer Entertainment (1998 – 2007)
Divisions:
DeNA (2012 – )
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Role(s): Localiser |
Education: West Virginia University[1] |
Twitter: @rio_hasegawa |
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Ryoichi Hasegawa (長谷川 亮一) is a Japanese video game developer and former Sega of Japan overseas coordinator and domestic localizer.
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Career
Ryoichi Hasegawa has worked with various Sega titles from late 1992 to early 1998. He was also a lyricist for Daytona USA 2 alongside Fumio Ito as well as the Sega Saturn classic Burning Rangers for its menu theme, "We are Burning Rangers." For the latter game's overseas release he is credited as Talking Moon - an alias previously used by vocalists Curtis King, Jr. & Dana Calitri for the single release of NiGHTS' main theme, "Dreams Dreams" - despite being credited regularly in the original version. As such, Hasegawa is also credited for translating Tomoko Sasaki's lyrics for "Angels with Burning Hearts" and "I Just Smile."
Hasegawa then took a similar job at Sony Computer Entertainment and remained there until mid 2007, but later returned to Sega. He would remain with the company until early 2012, this time engaging in more executive roles such as a producer for the PSN & XBLA version of Crazy Taxi.
He is now a Localization Producer for DeNA Co., Ltd..
Production history
Games
- (; 1992) — Additional Features[3]
- (; 1992) — Localization
- (; 1994) — Special Thanks[4]
- (; 1994)
- (; 1993) — Sega Of Japan Representative
- (; 1994) — Special Thanks[5] (as R.Hasegawa)
- (; 1994)[6]
- (; 1995) — Special Thanks to[7]
- (; 1995) — Text Coordinator[8]
- (; 1995) — Supervisors[9]
- (; 1995) — Text Coordinator[10]
- (; 1995) — Text coordinator[11]
- (; 1995) — Special Thanks to...[12]
- (; 1995) — Special Thanks[13]
- (; 1995) — Special Thanks[14]
- (; 1995) — SOJ Coordinator[15]
- (; 1995) — Special Thanks to[16] (as R.Hasegawa)
- (; 1995) — Special Thanks
- (; 1995) — Special Thanks[17]
- (; 1995) — Corpsified Overseas Coordinator[18] (as Ryoichi "Trueno" Hasegawa)
- (; 1995) — Overseas Coordination
- (; 1996) — Overseas Coordination[19]
- (; 1996) — Liaison[20]
- (; 1996) — Special Thanks[21]
- (; 1996) — Special Thanks[22]
- (; 1996) — Special Thanks[23]
- (; 1996) — Overseas Coordination
- (; 1996) — SOJ Liaison[24]
- (; 1996) — Special Thanks[25]
- (; 1996) — Special Thanks[26]
- (; 1996) —
- (; 1996) — Special Thanks To[27]
- (; 1997) — Special Thanks
- (; 1997) — Special Thanks (as 長谷川 亮一)
- (; 1997) — Special Thanks[28]
- (; 1997) — Special Thanks (as Ryouichi Hasegawa)
- (; 1997) — SOJ Text Coordination[29]
- (; 1997) — Special Thanks To[30]
- (; 1997) — Special Thanks[31]
- (; 1997) — Sega Special Thanks to
- (; 1997) — Overseas Coordinator[32]
- (; 1998) — Special Thanks (as 長谷川 亮一)
- (; 1998) — English words by
- (; 1998) — Words by
- (; 1998) — Overseas Coordination
- (; 1997) — Special Thanks
- (; 1998) — Special Thanks[33]
- (; 1998) — Lyrics
- (; 1998) — Special Thanks
- (; 2008) — Special Thanks
- (; 2009) — Sega Corporation
- (; 2009) — Special Thanks
- (; 2009) — Special Thanks
- (; 2010) — 開発サポート (as 長谷川 亮一)
- (; 2010) — Producer
- (; 2010) — Producer
- (; 2010) — 開発サポート (as 長谷川 亮一)
- (; 2011) — 開発サポート (as 長谷川 亮一)
- (; 2011) — Special Thanks
- (; 2011) — Producers
- (; 2011) — Special Thanks (as 長谷川 亮一)
Music
- Robo Aleste (1992)
- Shining Force II (1993)
- Yumemi Mystery Mansion (1993)
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Mega Drive Version) (1994)
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Game Gear Version) (1994)
- Shinobi Legions (1995)
- The Story of Thor 2 (1996)
- Sonic Blast (1996)
- CRUSH3D (2012) — Producer (Sega Corporate)
Song credits
- Main article: Ryoichi Hasegawa/Song credits.
Burning Rangers (Japanese edition)
- We are Burning Rangers — Words
Burning Rangers (Overseas edition)
- Angels with Burning Hearts — Words
- We are Burning Rangers — Words
- I Just Smile — Words
Daytona USA 2
- Battle on the Edge — Lyrics (with Fumio Ito)
- Sling Shot — Lyrics (with Fumio Ito)
- I Can Do It — Lyrics (with Fumio Ito)
- Skyscraper Sequence — Lyrics (with Fumio Ito)
- Battle on the Edge - Mitsuyoshi Ver. - — Lyrics (with Fumio Ito)
- Sling Shot - Mitsuyoshi Ver. - — Lyrics (with Fumio Ito)
- I Can Do It - Mitsuyoshi Ver. - — Lyrics (with Fumio Ito)
- Skyscraper Sequence - Mitsuyoshi Ver. - — Lyrics (with Fumio Ito)
Interviews
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- Ecco the Dolphin interview (2004)
- Meisaku Album interview (Japanese)
- Excavation! Sega's DNA: Masanobu Tsukamoto and Ryoichi Hasegawa interview "The Dawn of Sega Localization": Roppyaku Tsurumi with Naoki Horii / Yosuke Okunari (October 21, 2022)
Photographs
- Main article: Photos of Ryoichi Hasegawa
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryoichihasegawa1
- ↑ https://cedil.cesa.or.jp/cedil_sessions/view/390 (Wayback Machine: 2023-06-02 04:50)
- ↑ File:Ecco the Dolphin MD JP credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Pro Striker 2 MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Virtua Racing 32X credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Cosmic Carnage 32X credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Ristar MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Metal Head 32X credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Tempo 32X credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Chaotix 32X good ending credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Stellar Assault 32X credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Tempo Jr GG credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Mighty Morphin Power Rangers The Movie MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Zaxxon's Motherbase 32X credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Mystaria sat us manual.pdf, page 28
- ↑ File:Tails Adventures GG credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Virtua Fighter 32X credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Baku Baku Animal Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:NiGHTS into Dreams Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Nightsintodreams sat us manual.pdf, page 30
- ↑ File:Wsbii sat us manual.pdf, page 44
- ↑ File:Virtua Fighter 2 MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Daytonausacce sat us manual.pdf, page 26
- ↑ File:Cyber Troopers Virtual On Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Virtualonnetlink sat us manual.pdf, page 24
- ↑ File:Sws97 sat us manual.pdf, page 38
- ↑ File:Fightersmegamix sat us manual.pdf, page 42
- ↑ File:Sonic Jam Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Last Bronx Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Lastbronx sat us manual.pdf, page 26
- ↑ File:Lost World GG credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Sonic R Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:House of the Dead Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:NiGHTSPerfectAlbum CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 11
- ↑ File:MDLAH Music JP inlay front.png