User:Arcorann/Interview Links
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In chronological order, original link first. Needs updating. See also http://michaelgoraku.blog22.fc2.com/blog-entry-1270.html for other links.
Contents
Dated
2004-2006
- Comptiq 2004-11-24 with Koyama, Ishihara, Sasaki. 4 pages. Info on the early dev process.
- GAME Watch 2005-03-03 with voice actors from 6/9 (Nigo, Takahashi, Nakamura, Ochiai, Shimoda, Wakabayashi). Also has links to early articles.
- Famitsu 2006-07-26 with Ishihara and Sakagami on Xbox 360 version
2007-2009
- Interview on Xbox 360 version 2007. Original source unknown. This appears to be the first mention of the battleship theme naming (Pixiv).
- Now dead. Maybe it's from a contemporary magazine -> will have to search through scans (where?) in that case
- eg 2007-01-19 (first part) second part unknown
- IT Media 2007-01-25 on Xbox 360 version
- MouRa 5-part series:
- 2007-01-25 Gameplay report
- 2007-01-29 Developer interview
- 2007-03-16 Interview with Asami Imai
- 2007-03-23 Interview with Eriko Nakamura
- 2007-03-30 Interview with Akiko Hasegawa
- GAME Watch 2007-01-30 on Xbox 360 version
- Famitsu 2007-03-06 Xenoglossia preview + comments
- Softimage 2007-03 talking about usage of their XSI software
- Hobby Channel 2007-05-12 with Yuka Iguchi on Xenoglossia
- Nikkei Trendy Net 2007:
- 2007-06-19 Developer interview 1
- 2007-07-02 Developer interview 2
- 2007-07-09 Asami Shimoda and "tokachi", etc.
- Famitsu's Angel Voice again featuring iM@S voice actors:
- Yurika Ochiai 2007-10-26
- Asami Shimoda 2008-01-30
- Mayako Nigo 2008-03-13
- Rie Kugimiya 2009-07-13
- Chiaki Takahashi 2009-12-30
- Famitsu 2008-01-25 on Live for You! anime special
- Miraiken Blog 2008-01-29 on Live for You! anime special with comment from Bunkei Tanaka
- ASCII on L4U:
- Dengeki Online 2008-09-23 with Ishihara on 3rd live and SP
- MASTER SPECIAL series interviews (note all three sources are very similar, but not identical)
- 01: Eriko Nakamura, Mayoko Nigo
- 02: Naomi Wakabayashi, Asami Shimoda
- 03: Asami Imai, Manami Numakura
- 04: Yurina Hase, Yumi Hara
- 05: Hiromi Hirata, Chiaki Takahashi
- 06: Rie Kugimiya, Akiko Hasegawa
- Animate.tv MASTER SPECIAL series interviews (more substantial than the above):
- Eriko Nakamura, Mayoko Nigo 2009-02-04
- Naomi Wakabayashi, Asami Shimoda Part 1, Part 2 2009-03-04
- Rie Kugimiya, Akiko Hasegawa 2009-08-24
- Gamespot Japan round table discussion:
- Gamespot Japan special interview:
- Interviews mirrored by 876pro.jp:
- Page 1 Delicious Album developer interview (2009-11-18)
- Page 2:
- Famitsu 2009-06-12 (2009-05-29)
- Dengeki DS&Wii issue 12 (2009-06-20)
- Dengeki 10th anniversary interview (full linked below)
- Page 3 Dengeki Maoh 2009-11 (2009-09-26)
- Voice actor interview (Delicious Album)
- Famitsu DREAM SYMPHONY interview series:
- 2009-10-21 with Yuko Sanpei (apparently the only one they did?)
2010-2012
- Dengeki Online 2010-07-05 regarding Yukiho VA change
- Part 1, further parts in thread
- Inside Xbox 2010-07-09 with Sakagami
- Togetter 2010-09-15~ tweets from various Dearly Stars people
- Famitsu 2010-09-18 with Ishihara
- Dengeki Online 2011-07-07 (from Dengeki Maou 2011-08 (2011-06-27)) with Nishigori on anime
- Music Staff interview series on anime website 2011:
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- Dengeki Online 2011-12-13 (from Marugoto) with Yosuke Toba on anime
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- Famitsu 2012-07-28 with Imai, Numakura, Sakagami on Shiny Festa
2013-2015
- Anime no Tsubo 2013-02-25 with Atsushi Nishigori
- MANTANWEB 2013-03-23 with Sakagami
- 2013-06 from one of Bandai Namco's internal newsletters (?)
- Famitsu Interview with iM@S P series:
- Youzou Sakagami 2014-04-26
- Katsuhiro Harada 2014-05-05
- Toshimichi Mori 2014-05-09
- Haruka Yamazaki 2014-05-14
- Kensuke Kido (jersey designer) 2014-06-27
- Atsunori Ooku, Gou Nagasaka (Sony) 2014-08-02
- AJURIKA, Kouji Nakagawa 2014-09-13
- Masashi Shibata (umbrella designer) 2015-01-30
- Dengeki Online 2014-05-15 with Nishigori and Toba on movie
- Gamer OFA DLC interview series:
- Momo Asakura 2014-06-25
- Hiromi Igarashi 2014-08-27
- Yui Watanabe 2014-09-26
- Kido Ibuki 2014-10-17
- Haruka Yamazaki 2014-10-30
- Azusa Tadokoro 2014-12-26
- Machico 2015-02-14
- Ayaka Ohashi 2015-05-20
- Ayaka Fukuhara 2015-07-07
- TGS 2014-09 (source unclear)
- Famitsu 2014-10-03 with Manami Numakura and Yumi Hara
- Dengeki Online 2014-10-07 with Asami Shimoda on the Mujin Gattai Kisaragi voice novel
- Dengeki Online 2014-11-30 with Yosuke Toba
- AFASG 2014-12 (pre-translated)
- 4gamer 2014-12-19 game company people's year in review including Sakagami
- PHILE WEB 2014-12-26
- Dengeki Online 2015-01-29 with Toba and Ishihara
- Natalie.mu 2015-03-12 feature on ML Gessan including interview with Yuki Monji
- Famitsu 2015-04-06 (from print 2015-03-xx) with Sakagami
- Dengeki Online 2015-04-13 with Dramatic Stars VAs
- Dengeki Online 2015-05-19 with Yosuke Toba on Cinderella Girls anime
- Dengeki Online 2015-06-09 with Koji Nakagawa, Tetsuya Uchida, Tomohiro Kashiwaya
- Dengeki Online 2015-07-03. Includes interesting tidbits re: development versions of Hibiki and Takane, Xenoglossia, etc.
- Must Songs interview collection 2015
- Dengeki Online 2015-11-23 with Yosuke Toba on Cinderella Girls anime
- Dengeki Online 2015-12-31 with Ishihara
2016-2018
- Famitsu App 2016-01-02 short comments from Sakagami
- Gamebiz 2016-02-10 with Akiba and Kikuchi of Cygames' design division, about live flower stands
- CGWORLD 2016-07-06 on Platinum Stars
- Dengeki Online 2016-07-20 with SakagamiP re: Deresute
- Official blog 2016-07-28 message from Sakagami re: Platinum Stars
- CEDEC 2016 reports:
- Game Watch 2016-08-27
- Gamebiz 2016-08-30
- 4Gamer 2016-08-30
- Mobage Developers Blog 2016-09-21 on VA auditions for SideM
- PHILE WEB 2017-04-27 (5 pages) - discussion of high resolution mastering, etc.
- PHILE WEB 2017-05-10 (3 pages)
- Famitsu 2017-07-27 (release 2017-07-13) with SakagamiP re: Theater Days
- Animate Times 2017-07-15 with Sakagami and Toba on SideM anime
- Translation by @pen_dag
- Famitsu 2017-08-10 interview with head of BXD
- Famitsu 2017-08-20 with Lee Yeeun, Sori, Yukika Teramoto on .KR
- Dengeki Online 2017-09-09 with Sora Amamiya and Ibuki Kido on Blooming Clover CD
- Pash! Plus 2017-10 (2017-09-08, uploaded 2017-10-23) with SideM anime staff Toba, Harada, Kuroki
- Dengeki Online 2017-09-13, event report on Xenoglossia
- Sunrise Festival 2017 staff column 2017-09-22
- Animate Times 2017-10-01 with Harada and Kuroki on Episode of Jupiter
- Translation by @pen_dag
- Denfaminico Gamer 2017-10-11 with Ueda of Pacific League Marketing Corp. and Kawashima of Chiba Lotte Marines marketing department, on im@s/Pa League collaboration
- Chou! Animedia 2017-12-19 with Ayaka Fujimoto
- Livedoor News 2017-12-27 with Kaito Ishikawa
- 4gamer 2017-12-28 asking 182 people including Sakagami looking back on 2017 and forward to 2018
- Toyo Keizai 2018-01-16 with Sakagami
- Inside-Games 2018-02-23 on Shiny Colors
- Gamer 2018-02-25 on Shiny Colors
- Dengeki Online 2018-03-07 on Shiny Colors
- Asobimotto 2018-03-29 with Sakagami, on his attitudes to work
- Inside-Games 2018-03-31 on After20
- Unite Japan 2018 presentation 2018-05-09
- App Ape Labs 2018-05-16 with Wakako Hazama on Theater Days
- Inside-Games 2018-06-05 on Theater Days
- Gamer 2018-06-29 with Wakako Hazama on Theater Days
- JaME World 2018-06-29 with CG seiyuu for Anisong World Matsuri
- Famitsu 2018-07-03 with Wakako Hazama
- Anime News Network 2018-08-04 with CG seiyuu for Anisong World Matsuri
- Chou! Animedia 2018-08-06 with Sayuri Hara and Ruriko Aoki on Derepa theme song release
- Dengeki Online 2018-08-09 with Yusuke Takayama on Shiny Colors
- Gamebusiness.jp 2018-08-10 on use of CRI ADX2 in TD
- [https://pastebin.com/49pz0DrJ Translation
- Gamebusiness.jp 2018-10-30 on use of SpriteStudio in TD
- Da Vinci News Cinderella 7th anniversary series:
- Saori Hayami 2018-11-06
- Aya Suzaki 2018-11-07
- Minami Tsuda 2018-11-07
- Haruka Yoshimura 2018-11-08
- Nozomi Yamamoto 2018-11-08
- Ayaka Ohashi 2018-11-09
- Sound staff 2018-11-12
- Animate Times 2018-11-22 on WakeMini
- Chou! Animedia 2018-12-04 on WakeMini
- Dengeki Online 2018-12-31 with Yusuke Takayama on Shiny Colors
2019-2021
- Asobimotto 2019-01-10 about the Real Producer event with Tokyo Mystery Circus
- Dengeki Online 2019-03-13 with Yusuke Takayama on Shiny Colors
- CNET 2019-03-19 on a lecture given by Junichiro Koyama at CNET Japan Live 2019 (2019-02-19)
- Animate Times SS3A BD release series:
- Chou! Animedia 2019-04-16 with Mankyuu on CG Theater Climax Season
- Famitsu 2019-05-10 Yuusuke Takayama (there was a translation link somewhere wasn't there? check)
- Chou! Animedia 2019-05-20 on Max Beat recording
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- MeMeOn Music 2019-08-06 on Chinese version of TD
- Famitsu Theater Days 2nd anniversary series:
- Azusa Tadokoro 2019-08-13
- Shiina Natsukawa 2019-08-14
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- Famitsu 2019-09-27 (2019-09-13) Starlight Stage 4th anniversary series (needs more checking):
- Yuka Ootsubo 2019-10-12
- Minori Suzuki 2019-10-13
- Seena Hoshiki 2019-10-14
- Staff Q & A
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- Da Vinci News Cinderella 8th anniversary series:
- Maaya Uchida 2019-11-04
- Hina Tachibana, Rika Nagae 2019-11-05
- Nanami Yamashita 2019-11-06
- Ayaka Fukuhara 2019-11-07
- Yuki Nakashima 2019-11-08
- Yuuki Takada 2019-11-09
- Azumi Waki 2019-11-10
- TAKU INOUE, Hidekazu Tanaka 2019-11-11
- Famitsu 2019-11-29 with Karin Takahashi on Nono figure
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- Gamebusiness.jp 2020-01-28 on Starlight Spot
- Famitsu 2020-03-10 on Spin-off!
- LisAni! 2020-03-18 with kz and Taku Inoue
- Animate Times 2020-03-19 with Mayumi Kaneko, Nanami Yamashita and Haruka Yoshimura
- Dengeki Online 2020-04-03 Shiny Colors
- Famitsu 2020-04-06 with Aya Suzaki on Minami figure
- phttps://dengekionline.com/articles/31470/ Dengeki Online] 2020-04-15 Shiny Colors noctchill VAs
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- Febri 2020-04-23 on Shiny Colors (hunt down original reference)
- 4gamer 2020-04-25 with Junichirou Koyama (not much im@s stuff)
- Famitsu Shiny Colors 2nd anniversary:
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- Animate Times 2020-05-22 with Kotomi Aihara and Shiki Aoki
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- Famitsu 2020-06-12 with Wakana Maruoka on Rinze figure
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- Famitsu 2020-07-09 (2020-06-25) Theater Days feature
- Poll
- Art director interview
- Dev interview, translation
- Ibuki Kido translation pending
- Kotori Koiwai translation pending
- Machico translation pending
- Togetter 2020-07-25 "Boya" (Tomohiko Suemitsu) reminiscing about Xbox 360 version programming
- Da Vinci News 15th anniversary / MASTER ARTIST 4 interview series:
- Eriko Nakamura 2020-08-01
- Yumi Hara 2020-08-02
- Mayako Nigo 2020-08-03
- Hiromi Hirata 2020-11-09
- Manami Numakura 2020-11-10
- Asami Shimoda 2020-11-11
- Akiko Hasegawa 2021-02-10
- Naomi Wakabayashi 2021-02-16
- Chiaki Takahashi 2021-02-17
- GameBusiness.jp 2020-08-03 with MR ST@GE technical staff
- Animate Times 2020-08-04 with Ruriko Aoki and Natsumi Takamori
- A9VG 2020-08-05 with Qi Rui of Bandai Namco Shanghai on releasing im@s in (mainland) China
- Bilibili 2020-08-19 with Daisuke Yamada of Bandai Namco Shanghai
- Famitsu 2020-08-20/27 (2020-08-06) 15th anniversary feature
- Eriko Nakamura (2020-08-30)
- Asami Imai (2020-08-31)
- Staff (2020-08-29)
- Cast messages (pending)
- Famitsu 2020-09-17 (2020-09-03) Starlight Stage feature
- Yui Makino (2020-10-24)
- Mai Fuchigami (2020-10-24)
- Hana Tamegai (2020-10-25)
- DJ KOO
- Staff Q&A
- Questionnaire
- Asobimotto on operating in the post-COVID-19 era with Yasuo Miyakawa, Youzou Sakagami, Katsuhiro Harada
- Gamebiz 2020-09-08 on Starlight Stage CEDEC 2020 presentation
- Nikkei XTREND 2020-09-17 with Sakagami
- Additional material 2020-09-17 restricted to subscribers
- Cygames 2020-09-23 on animated PVs
- Chou! Animedia 2020-09-23 with Aimi and Kimiko of nano.RIPE
- Toyo Keizai 2020-09-27 article on MR ST@GE and Showroom
- Animate Times 2020-09-29 with Ayaka Ohashi, Azusa Tadokoro, Mayu Mineda on Nandodemo Waraou release
- Animate Times 2020-09-30 with Asami Imai, Shuugo Nakamura
- Da Vinci News 2020-10-26 with Arisa Kouri
- NHK 2020-11-19 with Eriko Nakamura
- Bandai Namco recruitment site 2020-12-07 with Yuusuke Takayama
- Famitsu 2020-12-26 game company people's aspirations for 2021, including Youzou Sakagami
- Gamer 2020-12-28 with Yuusuke Takayama
Undated or date unverified, and collections
- Togetter a collection of random Twitter trivia 2012-present
- Megami Magazine date unverified interviews (see transcriptions page)
- Cinderella Girls fanbook interview:
- Noriko Takao and Atsushi Nishigori
- Yuusuke Matsuo and Toshifumi Akai
- Animators Roundtable
- Megumi Kouno
Magazines of note
- NOURS 39 (2002 Winter): Prototype character images
- Arcadia 2003-11 (2003-09-30): AM Show news (first magazine report)
- Arcadia 2004-05 (2004-03-30): News report
- Arcadia 2004-12 (2004-10-30): Location test news
- NOURS 49 (2005 Summer): Feature and interview
- Arcadia 2005-07 (2005-05-30): Character profiles, introduction
- Arcadia 2005-09 (2005-07-30): Character profiles, introduction
- Monthly Newtype 2007-02 (2007-01-10): Xenoglossia cast announcement
- Monthly Gemaga 2007-03 (2007-01-30): Feature feat. Shoko Nakagawa
- Famitsu Xbox 360 2007-03 (2007-01-30): Report and special tour album + poster
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- Bessatsu Anikan R002 (2007-12-22): Feature and interview with Asami Imai and Chiaki Takahashi
- SIDE-BN 32 (2008-02-14): Interview with Asami Imai
- THE Seiyuu Magazine VOICHA! Vol.4 (2008-05-27): Interview with Asami Shimoda
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- Lisani! Vol.5.1 2011-06 (2011-06-29): Special including 11 interviews
- Febri Vol. 7 (2011-07-25): Special feature including interviews (Nishigori, Annin Doufu, etc.)
- Lisani! Vol.6 2011-07 (2011-07-25): feature including reviews and interview
- Lisani! Vol.7 2011-10 (2011-10-25): feature including reviews and interview
- Dengeki G's magazine 2012-01 (2011-11-30): feature including interview
- Febri Vol. 10 (2012-01-25): Special feature including interviews (Nishigori, Nakamura, Imai)
- Lisani! Vol.8.1 2012-03 (2012-03-03): Special featuring 13 interviews
- Febri Vol. 12 (2012-05-25): Special feature on Cinderella Girls, interviews with Ishihara, Igarashi, Sato
- Lisani! Vol.11.1 2012-12 (2012-12-25) on Shiny Festa Cinderella Girls
- Febri Vol. 16 (2013-04-10): New Era of Idol Anime feature
- Seiyuu Grand Prix 2013-06 (2013-05-10): interview
- Febri Vol. 17 (2013-06-14): Special feature on Million Live, interview with Ishihara
- Febri Vol. 18 (2013-08-10): Review of Cinderella Girls
- Lisani! Vol.16 2014-01 (2014-01-25): 8-page feature
- Lisani! Vol.17 2014-05 (2014-05-10): 8-page feature on Cinderella Girls
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- Dengeki Playstation 579 (2014-11-27): Toshimichi Mori of Arc System Works quoted as wanting to make an im@s/LL fighting game
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- Lisani! Vol.22 2015-08 (2015-08-08): 6-page feature on Cinderella Girls
- Lisani! Vol.23.1 2015-12 (2015-12-24): special on Cinderella Girls anime
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- LisOeuf♪ Vol.02 2016-09 (2016-08-31): SideM interview
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- Seiyuu Grand Prix 2017-05: SideM Original Pieces 04 feature, ML 4th report
- Seiyuu Grand Prix 2017-07: SideM Original Pieces 05 feature
- Famitsu 2017-07-27 (2017-07-13) Theater Days release feature
- Seiyuu Grand Prix 2017-09: SideM Original Pieces 06 feature
- Seiyuu Grand Prix 2017-10: SideM Original Pieces 07 feature
- Seiyuu Grand Prix 2017-11: SideM anime feature, SideM Original Pieces 08 feature
- LisOeuf♪ Vol.07 2017-12 (2017-11-30): SideM feature
- Famitsu 2018-01-04 (2017-12-21) Stella Stage release feature
- Lisani! Vol.32.1/32.2 2018-03 (2018-03-12): specials on Million Live
- Famitsu 2018-07-12 (2018-06-28): Theater Days 2nd anniversary feature
- Famitsu 2018-10-18 (2018-10-04): Starlight Stage 3rd anniversary feature
- Febri Vol. 51 (2018-10-17): Review of Studio mode in Starlight Stage
- Animedia 2019-02 CG Theater CLIMAX SEASON feature
- Famitsu 2019-05-16 (2019-04-18): Shiny Colors 1st anniversary feature
- Famitsu 2019-07-11 (2019-06-27): Theater Days 2nd anniversary feature
- Famitsu 2019-09-26 (2019-09-12): Starlight Stage 4th anniversary feature
- Famitsu 2020-02-13 (2020-01-30): Starlit Season feature
- Famitsu 2020-05-07 (2020-04-23): Shiny Colors 2nd anniversary feature
- Febri Vol. 60 (2020-04-14): Shiny Colors feature, interview with Takayama
- Famitsu 2020-07-09 (2020-06-25): Theater Days 3rd anniversary feature
- Famitsu 2020-08-27 (2020-08-13): 15th anniversary feature
- Famitsu 2020-09-17 (2020-09-03): Starlight Stage 5th anniversary feature
- Seiyuu Grand Prix 2020-10: noctchill VA feature
- Voice Newtype No. 77 (2020-09-28): SideM Shougo Yano, Daiki Hamano
- Seiyuu Grand Prix 2020-11 (2020-10-10): Illumination Stars VA feature
- Famitsu 2020-10-29 (2020-10-15): report on Starlit Season (nothing really new)
- ゲームラボ 年末年始2021 (2020-12-22): MORE ABOUT namco feat. im@s
- Famitsu 2021-02-18 (2021-02-04): Poplinks special
- BRUTUS 2021-02-15: Special
- Lisani! Vol.43.2 (2021-03-22): special
Other things of note
- 若ゲのいたり〜ゲームクリエイターの青春〜 21 (Wakage no Itari ~Game Creator no Seishun) 2020-01-03, featuring Junichirou Koyama
- モバマス廃人.html 走り続ける男たち モバマス廃人 - published 2013-06-28