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Garnish Alexandros @bhujerbah.bsky.social · 1d

I want a Final Fantasy Warriors game that features a roster of playable FF characters.

Cmon SE, Contact Tecmo Koei

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Stealth40k @stealth40k.bsky.social · 1d

New Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment Art!

It feels like there is still so much of this game Koei Tecmo has kept under wraps, which I think is good!

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Ordo @planordo.bsky.social · 1d

Koei techmo really brought out all their bootleg OCs for this one

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Obscure Video Games @obscurevgs.bsky.social · 19h

Crimson Sea 2 (Koei - PS2 - 2004) obscurevideogames.tumblr.com/post/7974011...

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25岁后就不肯长大的狐狸 @gossipyfox.bsky.social · 3d

小时候玩日文版时看不太懂，当时觉得怎么南北极都有企鹅，是不是游戏公司搞错了，又不知道在哪里查资料。很久以后才知道北极发现的是已灭绝动物大海雀。由于环境趋同所以进化也出现了趋同，让两个不同的物种看上去很相似。不禁佩服当时的KOEI制作之用心。但想到它现在只用垃圾游戏圈钱，不禁有一些失落。

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K Chan @kchan.bsky.social · 2d

Too much Tecmo not enough Koei.

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Masaru Takei @mtake1.bsky.social · 2d

A follow-up is now out — Wisdom Tokyo #002.5 (free).
Koei Tecmo released its Integrated Report 2025 and raised its earnings forecast soon after.
The story of culture and capital continues.
letterfromtokyo.substack.com/p/wisdom-tok...

【Wisdom Tokyo#002.5】When Culture Meets Capital

Koei Tecmo’s Upward Revision and Its Integrated Report

letterfromtokyo.substack.com

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𝕷𝖔𝖗𝖉 𝕮𝖔𝖌𝖓𝖎𝖙𝖔👑 @lordcognito.bsky.social · 5d

The #yearoftheninja continues as the Lords discuss all things Ninja Gaiden 4 w/ our Spoiler Free Review! Visceral combat, Stylish Platforming & Performance! Some nitpicks but mostly a return to form for Platinum Games & KOEI Tecmo #ILP👑http://youtube.com/watch?v=10puXdUtXMQ

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Atelier Alyssa ⭐💫 @alyossan.art · 5d

My "niche political opinion" is that Atelier is one of the only JRPG series out there that consistently has female protagonists and if you think it needs to have more male protagonists I think you should not be listened to on anything ever

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A Low Poly Robot @lowpolyrobot.bsky.social · 6d

Got to the end of another world in Elder Gate so decided to take a small break.

Enigma for the PS1 by Koei. The presentation makes it feel like it might be a survival horror? I really love these door animations as an alternate take on like, PS1 Resident Evil load screens.

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Quest 64 Official @quest64official.bsky.social · 6d

October 19 1999, WinBack: Covert Operations debuted on the N64 in the Americas!

After making a TON of strategy/action games such as the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Dynasty Warriors titles.. Winback was developer/publisher KOEI's attempt to branch out into new genres!

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Masaru Takei @mtake1.bsky.social · 8d

Wisdom Tokyo #002 — Out now.
She turned history into play and investments into history.
Meet Keiko Erikawa, the “Empress” behind Koei Tecmo’s empire.

open.substack.com/pub/letterfr...

【Wisdom Tokyo#002】“Is This a Game Company or an Investment Firm?”

How the “Empress” Keiko Erikawa Built Koei Tecmo’s Two-Tiered Profits

open.substack.com

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Chris Gliddon 🐯 @tigerwolf.bsky.social · 8d

That's great to know! It would be amazing to have English versions of the Rekoeition series, and this one was always highest on my Rekoei list to try since I adore Inindo. I'm sure you'll do awesome, the grammar will be better than using Ztranslate and RetroArch!

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Chris Gliddon 🐯 @tigerwolf.bsky.social · 8d

Thank you so much for working on this! I've been working on a book about the history of Koei and it will be so helpful to be able to play Progenitor rather than my copy just sitting on a self glaring at me for not playing it yet 😆

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BNK (ボノコ) @bonoko.dev · Sep 22

I've unlocked a new tier of Aspergers; translating obscure PC-98 games...

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BNK (ボノコ) @bonoko.dev · Sep 23

Opening cinematic done, on to the actual game now... #Progenitor #PC98

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—cleru 🍜 | COMMS OPEN! (1/3) @cleru.bsky.social · 8d

thank you, Itagaki

I have to admit, Dead or Alive, and Ninja Gaiden to an extent, did had an impact with my preferences lmao
#art #DOA #NinjaGaiden

a sketch/artwork of Momiji from Ninja Gaiden

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Chris Gliddon 🐯 @tigerwolf.bsky.social · 9d

Sincerest condolences on your loss and may he rest in peace. He will be missed by many! Glad he left behind a legacy of great games for us to remember him by

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ミルキージェームズ (Remastered) @milkman.bsky.social · 10d

I’ve been occasionally breaking down into a mess throughout the day, but I am finding solace in the 4+ hours of conversation I recorded with Itagaki-san last year for a book we were working on together. They were his development memoirs, and I will do everything in my power to bring this to life.

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Stealth40k @stealth40k.bsky.social · 10d

It has been reported that former Koei Tecmo Designer Tomonobu Itagaki passed away at the age of 58.

Extremely sad.

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MarzReverie @marzreverie.bsky.social · 10d

RIP Tomonobu Itagaki

1967-2025

#ninjagaiden #TeamNinja #KoeiTecmo #Itagaki #DeadorAlive #DoA

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Tomo Aries @ Comms Open ✨🤍 @tomoaries.bsky.social · 9d

Itagaki's passing hits hard, man. Dead Or Alive in particular means so much to me as a franchise, it had such a profound impact on me as the first fighting game I ever really took seriously enough to start competing in.

DOA4 is the fighting game that taught me how to play fighting games.

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londonjack2002.bsky.social @londonjack2002.bsky.social · 10d

Granted, Xiyouji [JP: Saiyūki] was already a fairly known work in Japan before 1952, but with the way Japanese Media (& Adaptations) usually tends to reference Journey to the West, it's pretty clear Osamu Tezuka & Nippon TV played a MAJOR role in popularizing this Chinese ShenMo Novel... (2/2)

A Cowgirl, Son Goku & Cho Hakkai - 1984

Aka, Akira Toriyama's Initial Draft Designs for Bulma (Bloomer), Goku & Oolong

Note: Notice how Goku's Proto-Design here is a Mixture of Osamu Tezuka & Nippon TV's Iterations of Sun Wukong

沙悟淨 [Sa Gojō]
ジープ [Jeep] as 龍馬 [Ryūma]
玄奘三藏 [Genjō Sanzō]
孫悟空 [Son Gokū]
豬八戒/豬悟能 [Cho Hakkai/Gonō]

From: Kazuya Minekura's 最遊記
Saiyuki (1997)
[lit. "Most-Journey-Record"]

Fun Note: The Clothes the Group are wearing in this Drawing are a Direct Reference to 1978's Saiyūki!

The Chinese Buddhist Monk
陳玄奘 (Male) / 陳玄娘 (Female)
[Chin Genjō] (Chen Xuanzang / Xuan'niang)

His/Her 妖怪 [Yōkai] (Yaoguai) Companions:
1) 孫悟空 [Son Gokū] (Sun Wukong)
2) 桔花公主 [Kikka Kōshu] (Jiehua Gongzhu)
3) 朱涼鈴 [Shu Ryorin] (Zhū Liangling)
4) 豬八戒 [Cho Hakkai] (Zhu Bajie)
5) 沙悟淨 [Sa Gojō] (Sha Wujing)

From: KOEI's 西遊記
Saiyuki (1999)
[lit. "West-Journey-Record"]

孫悟空 [Son Gokū]
三藏法师 [Sanzō Hōshi]
豬八戒/豬悟能 [Cho Hakkai/Gonō]
沙悟淨 [Sa Gojō]

From: Season 2, Episode 11 of Dr. STONE

Note: It's Basically a Cameo/Reference to 1978's Saiyūki

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londonjack2002.bsky.social @londonjack2002.bsky.social · 10d

#Xiyouji (Japanese: #Saiyuki) - #JttW
#西遊記 / #西游记 - #JourneytotheWest
Really thinking about it, it wasn't necessarily Journey to the West (specifically, the 1592 Novel) that influenced Countless Manga & Anime, but rather it's Adaptations by Osamu Tezuka, TOEI & Nippon TV that did... (1/2)

Osamu Tezuka's 1952 Manga
"ぼくのそんごくう" or "ぼくの孫悟空"
Hepburn: Boku no Son Gokū
[lit. "My Son Gokū"]

孫悟空 [Son Gokū]
沙悟淨 [Sa Gojō]
龍子 [Tatsuko] or 白龍馬 [Haku Ryūma]
法师三藏 [Hōshi Sanzō]
豬八戒/豬悟能 [Cho Hakkai/Gonō]

Thier Names in Chinese/Pinyin...
孫悟空 [Sun Wukong]
沙悟淨 [Sha Wujing]
龍子 [Lóngzi] or 白龍馬 [Bai Lóngma]
法师三藏 [Fashi Sanzang]
豬八戒/豬悟能 [Zhu Bajie/Wuneng]

孫悟空 [Son Gokū]
白馬 [Haku Uma]
唐三藏 [Tō Sanzō]
沙悟淨 [Sa Gojō]
豬八戒/豬悟能 [Cho Hakkai/Gonō]

From: TOEI's 西遊記
Saiyūki (1960)
[lit. "West-Journey-Record"]

白龍馬 [Haku Ryūma]
玄奘三藏 [Genjō Sanzō]
孫悟空 [Son Gokū]
沙悟淨 [Sa Gojō]
豬八戒/豬悟能 [Cho Hakkai/Gonō]

From: Nippon TV's 西遊記
Saiyūki (1978)
[lit. "West-Journey-Record"]

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Chris Gliddon 🐯 @tigerwolf.bsky.social · 12d

So awesome love these!

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