Kenji Terada Explained

Kenji Terada
Native Name:寺田 憲史
Native Name Lang:ja
Birth Date:11 July 1952
Birth Place:Tokyo, Japan
Nationality:Japanese
Known For:Final Fantasy

is a Japanese scenario writer, anime director, series organizer and novelist. His more notable works include writing the first three games of the Final Fantasy series. He also worked on , created the concept for the Sega CD game Dark Wizard, and was the series organizer and main script writer for the Kimagure Orange Road series among other things.

Biography

Kenji Terada was born in Tokyo, Japan. He graduated in 1973 from Waseda University with a degree in European History. During his degree, Terada did illustrations for newspapers and magazines, worked on film sets, and did some work as an animator. In 1978, he became an assistant for artist Osamu Tezuka, and in 1980 he became a freelance writer and director for various projects, including writing the scripts for Baoh, Dirty Pair, and Kimagure Orange Road. He also did some work for Square, writing the scripts for the first three Final Fantasy video games. He remained a script writer for films and animation until 2003, when he served as both the writer and director for the video game , as well as the director for the Firestorm anime series. He has since worked on as well as several other shows and video games.[1]

Games

Screenwriting

Anime television series

Films

OVAs

Tokusatsu

Director

Anime television series

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: biography . Terada . Kenji . kenjiman-tokyo.com . 2014-12-18.
  2. Interview with Hironobu Sakaguchi . https://web.archive.org/web/20110717103402/http://playstationjapan.tripod.com/Sakaguchi.html . 2011-07-17 . 1998-06-05 . . . 2015-06-16 . dead .
  3. Book: Service Games: The Rise and Fall of SEGA: Enhanced Edition. Sam Pettus. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. 117. 978-1-4942-8835-8. 2013-12-18. 2015-06-16.
  4. Web site: Kenji Terada, Writer for Early Final Fantasy Games, Worked on a Little-known Animal Crossing-like Game in the 1990s. www.femicom.org. 2021-04-05.
  5. Web site: Eternal Eyes First Impression. GameSpot. 1999-12-15. 2015-06-16.
  6. Web site: Xbox Premiere: First look: Jockey's Road. May 14, 2020. October 3, 2001. Sato, Yukiyoshi Ike.
  7. Web site: Batman: Dark Tomorrow. Nintendo. 2015-06-16.
  8. Web site: Brigandine: The Legend of Runersia - Creator. 2020-05-05.
  9. Book: The Anime Encyclopedia, Revised & Expanded Edition. Helen McCarthy. Stone Bridge Press. 978-1-9333-3010-5. 2006-11-01. 2015-06-16.
  10. Web site: 2007 Guest Listing. www.animeboston.com. 2015-06-16.
  11. News: Anime Boston Announces More Guests. 4 April 2007. Anime News Network. 28 July 2011.
  12. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20031001224328/http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/firestorm/. 2003-10-01 . Staff. 2015-06-16.
  13. Book: The Art of Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles. Tommy Yune. Stone Bridge Press . 128. 978-1-9333-3029-7. 2007-07-06. 2015-06-16.
  14. Book: The Anime Encyclopedia, Revised & Expanded Edition. Helen McCarthy. Stone Bridge Press. 978-1-9333-3010-5. 78. 2006-11-01. 2015-06-16.
  15. Web site: BOSTON ANIME 87. kenjiman-tokyo.com. May 27, 2007. 2015-06-16.