Shout! Design Works
From Game Developer Research Institute
Shout! Design Works Co., Ltd. (株式会社シャウトデザインワークス) was established by Shuuhou Imai (今井秋芳), alias Akishi Imai (今井昭志), in 1992 to support his freelance work. Imai previously worked at Atlus as a dot artist. The company was best known for the Tokyo Majin Gakuen franchise, which came about from Imai's desire to work on an original creative project rather than just contract work. After Shout! closed down, Imai went to Now Production, where he would later head a spiritual successor to the Tokyo Majin franchise with Mato Kurenai Yuugekitai / Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters.
Mega Drive/Genesis
- Bare Knuckle II: Shitou e no Requiem / Streets of Rage 2 (some programming, some planning, some graphics) (JP/US/EU Publisher: Sega)
- The Story of Thor: Hikari o Tsugumono / Beyond Oasis / The Story of Thor / La Legende de Thor (some programming?) (JP/US/EU/AU Publisher: Sega; KR Publisher: Samsung)
Mega CD/Sega CD
- 3x3 Eyes: Seima Densetsu (some graphics) (JP Publisher: Sega)
PlayStation
- Meremanoid (JP Publisher: Xing)
- Sound: Target Laboratory
- Seikon no Joka: Hikari to Yami no Seioujo (JP Publisher: Takara)
- Original Work, etc.: Monogatari Kankyou Kaihatsu; Some Programming: Socio Art Logic?; Sound: T's Music
- Tokyo Majin Gakuen Gehouchou (JP Publisher: Asmik Ace Entertainment)
- Sound (except music): T's Music; ?: Mcreate, Media Entertainment
- Tokyo Majin Gakuen Kenpuuchou (JP Publisher: Asmik Ace Entertainment)
- Sound (except music): T's Music
- Tokyo Majin Gakuen: Oboro Kitan (JP Publisher: Asmik Ace Entertainment)
- Map Movie Creation: Ginga; Music Supervision: Be-Flat; Sound (except music): T's Music
PlayStation 2
- Kowloon Youma Gakuenki (planning) (JP Publisher: Atlus)
- ?: Digitalware, T's Music
- Kowloon Youma Gakuenki re:charge (planning) (JP Publisher: Atlus)
- Developer: Studio Trico, Killaware; Video Production: Kick Factory
- Tokyo Majin Gakuen Gehouchou: Keppuuroku (JP Publisher: Marvelous Interactive)
- Some Programming?: Tomcat System; Sound (except music): T's Music; ?: Mcreate, Media Entertainment
Super Famicom/Super NES
- Yadamon Wonderland Dreams (JP Publisher: Tokuma Shoten)
- Youchien Senki Madara (some map design) (JP Publisher: Datam Polystar)
- Developer: Nexus Interact; Some Graphics: Mint, Image Works
Windows
- Sonic CD [Windows 95 version] (some programming) (JP/US/EU Publisher: Sega) [1]
- Some Programming: HIC; Some Graphic Data Conversion and Additional Art: CRI; Music and Sound Effects Recomposition: Cube; Animation Movie: Sega Digital Studio
WonderSwan
- Tokyo Majin Gakuen: Fuju Houroku (planning, scenario, some graphics?) (JP Publisher: Asmik Ace Entertainment)
- Programming: Astroll, Feathered?; Some Graphics?: Mcreate, Site Design?
Links
- Official website (Internet Archive Wayback Machine) (Japanese)
- SDW-intents website? (Internet Archive Wayback Machine) (Japanese) - Successor to Shout! Design Works?
- Shuuhou Imai interview with 4gamer (Japanese)
- Shuuhou Imai interview with TOYBOX (Japanese)
