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By SUDA51

March 15, 2009

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Greetings from SUDA51
















Hello, EDGE readers.

I'm SUDA51, from Grasshopper Manufacture.

Grasshopper Manufacture is a Japanese game developer.

This is our website:

http://www.grasshopper.co.jp/

We made "No More Heroes" and "killer7".

I've decided to start writing a blog here, from today onwards. To tell you the truth, I literally abstain completely from blogs and social networking sites here in Japan. Still, I'm going to give this blog on EDGE a shot: and I am going to use it (for now) to introduce you to the art of Japanese action figures, the cultural lore of which is at least as varied and spectacular as that of videogames.

Here in Japan, we have tons of small, cheap, high-quality action figures.

I personally love toy figures, myself; every singe time I step into the convenience store nearest our offices, I can't help purchasing one or two of them.
 
Yes: Japanese convenience stores sell (along with everything else) toy figures.

In Japanese game centers, you can buy little toy figures in plastic capsules from "Gacha Gacha" machines.

And so this is the rich, cultural industry in which I would like to immerse you.

I hope you're excited.

I'll update every weekday -- Monday through Friday.

I don't have any figures to show you today. But this blog will begin in all its glory very soon.

※This photo is of the singles box for The Smiths -- my favorite band.

Follow SUDA51 at the link on the left.


Talkingbook's picture
On March 31st Talkingbook said:

Happy to see there is another Smiths fan here in Japan!!

I really enjoyed playing No More Heroes and look forward to reading your contributions.
Cheers

madhava0's picture
On March 25th madhava0 said:

Welcome Suda Sama, one of the great developers nowadays, I´m writing you through my WII, I can see a great future for you in videogame world, I´ve enjoyed both killer 7 and no more heroes, and I would like to know more of what influences you put in your games, this blog will be an opportunity like any other. With this theme you´re showing one of those influences, action figures, well...what can I tell you, I have lived the experience through one of the greatest games of all time, Shenmue, I remember when I used to spend many hours trying to get SEGA action figures, 10 years ago!!! hahaha. Seriously, in real life I´m a big Anime fan too, so I try to get action figures from my favorites, Lupin III, cowboy beebop, Rurouni Kenshin, Dragon Ball, One Piece, Full Metal Alchemist, etc...From videogames I must say I have never betrayed nintendo, have all machines, and as you can see I use my Wii for everything. Some people say that once you have seen HD graphics you CAN´T even stare at Wii´s, but for me is the opposite, once I proved Wiimote I couldn´t hold another control again. I hope you continue writing here and be friends, you´re one of the persons I admire the most, not only for games, but for the courage to express work with creativity and imagination P.D: I suggest everyone not to use rude language, japanese are very respectful, and Mr.Suda could find hard to understand some aggresive behaviours of westerns as us. Please be respectful and consider this as a gift.

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On March 24th paul_shuster said:

Hmm, I like action figures too, but I prefer board and card games.

Of course, these things can go together. For instance, the Call of Cthulhu core set from Fantasy Flight Games comes with 6 plastic Cthulhu's. They aren't exactly action figures since they have no articulation, but they might be similar to capsule figures. ( Pictures are here http://new.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_minisite_sec.asp?eidm=11&esem=2 ) I know that the collectable card game craze is also somewhat popular in Japan.

I also bought some Monsterpocalypse figures on a lark which are pretty neat. Each pack comes with two... or there are packs which come with more smaller figures or buildings in order to create a cityscape for battles. ( http://www.monsterpocalypsegame.com/ ) It's intended to be a "kaiju" genre game, with giant monsters battling in cities against each other and humanity.

GiobbiT's picture
On March 23rd GiobbiT said:

Hello!

GeeLW's picture
On March 18th GeeLW said:

this should be (and most likely will be) one of the more interesting blogs to follow, that's for sure! i'd love to see a michigan update one of these days. hit the grasshopper site or google it if you've never seen or heard of this very unusual grasshopper PS2 title.

g.

nexus976's picture
On March 18th nexus976 said:

I agree that more developers like SUDA51 are needed in what can be a very vanilla industry. Theres only so much joy you can get from being a "space marine" and shooting someone in the face for the 1000th time.

I will say that playing Killer7 makes me feel a bit dirty... And thats a good thing. I guess its the established atmosphere. We need more of that.... please.

in-game_wisdom's picture
On March 18th in-game_wisdom said:

I want to say 'welcome' to one of the great Japanese developers and, in my imperfect Japanese:
あなたのゲームが好きです。　がんばってください。

This is why I love Edge above all other videogame publications.　

Erch's picture
On March 18th Erch said:

Posting support for one of only developers left in the video game industry that isn't afraid to break convention or forsake popularity to create projects which challenge the conventional player-game interaction. We need devs like Suda51 to show us that games don't have to just be interactive equivalent of hollywood films.

Freezerburn's picture
On March 17th Freezerburn said:

A Japanese developer writing for an English publication? This will be very interesting. Can we use the comment section to ask questions or is the blog more of an creative outlet for SUDA51?

Either way, I'll be reading. I was a fan of both killer7 and No More Heroes. Can't wait for Desperate Struggle.

Quistnix's picture
On March 17th Quistnix said:

This got me excited. Even though I loved the game I never got very far in Killer7, but No More Heroes is my favorite Wii game, and Contact is one of my favorites on DS.

Jaumpasama's picture
On March 17th Jaumpasama said:

Welcome! Love your work.

Whisky a Go Go's picture
On March 17th Whisky a Go Go said:

Sorry, but Killer7 was shit. It was trying to be different for the sake of being different. And as a result it turned out to be a poor title.

As for No More Heroes? I haven't played it as i've got my Wii up for sale due to the poor/lack of great titles on the format!

No doubt the fanboys will say otherwise...everything is great to a blind man.

Ozzman_79's picture
On March 18th Ozzman_79 said:

Maybe had you tried games, such as No More Heroes, your Wii wouldn't be up for sale.

ThePimpOfSound's picture
On March 17th ThePimpOfSound said:

And ignorance is bliss. Too bad you didn't play No More Heroes, and jumped to the conclusion that only fanboys would enjoy it.

John_Evelyn's picture
On March 17th John_Evelyn said:

hehe, brilliant, that was the worst metaphor I've heard in a long time - I'm going to be using that one a lot!

ztrapwn's picture
On March 17th ztrapwn said:

Cool, but can't you like give a personal introduction about yourself first? Would make your blog more personal.

I love your work. Especially Killer7 which is one of the best GC games ever. Same with No More Heroes for the Wii.

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On March 16th Tougi said:

I don't have much to say at the moment, but I suppose me saying things will begin in all its glory as soon as your blogging proper. For now, I think hello is enough. How often do you get to say hello to one of your heroes, anyway? Coyness is nice, but coyness can stop you from saying all the things in life you'd like to.

manhattan's picture
On March 16th manhattan said:

And why did you say that? Is he the son...and the heir... of a shyness that is criminally vulgar. Don't worry, William, it was really nothing.

Tougi's picture
On March 16th Tougi said:

It's gruesome that someone so handsome should care. What difference does it make? It's not comforting cheery or kind.

John_Evelyn's picture
On March 17th John_Evelyn said:

I thought that if you had an acoustic guitar then it meant that you were a Protest Singer. Oh, I can smile about it now but at the time it was terrible.....noooaaaaaaaaarghh (morrisey type noise)

Cripo's picture
On March 16th Cripo said:

Great ! Sometimes tell us about what you drink, movies you like etc... i'm waiting for a second update :-)

John_Evelyn's picture
On March 16th John_Evelyn said:

Fantastic! In all seriousness you're a hero of mine.

DubsTF's picture
On March 16th DubsTF said:

I am excited!