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Kojima And 5pb Collaboration Will Be A Game And Anime

By Ishaan . October 15, 2011 . 6:02pm

Kojima And 5pb Collaboration Will Be A Game And Anime

As some of our readers may recall, Hideo Kojima and Steins;Gate publisher, Mages (formerly 5pb), are working on a project together. In a new episode of Kojima Productions’ “Hideradio” program, Kojima brought in Mages head, Chiyomaru Shikura, to discuss the collaboration.

 

The project is an adventure game developed by Mages on which Kojima is serving as producer instead of director.

 

Shikura and Kojima also revealed that plans for an anime adaptation were developed alongside the game from the very beginning. It appears as though Shikura is also considering the project for overseas release.

 

While details on the game are still scant, it will star a second-year high school student. It will be released sometime next year.


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  • CKSqua

    Ah, maybe that’s why they’ve hired Hideo Kojima. They’re hoping that the Kojima “brand” will help sell the game to a larger (potentially overseas) audience, just as how the Nitro+ brand helped sell Chaos;Head to hardcore otaku.

    Not a bad way to start, although they’ll need more than just his name to make this work.

    • http://www.facebook.com/Zekushion Dylan Anantha

      Sorta like Squeenix and Tetsuya Nomura. The minute fans here Nomura’s name they rejoice(Especially me).

    • Ryos

      I like the genre so if tacking Kojima’s name on it gets the genre more exposure over here, I’m all for it…assuming it is released here!

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/Kamek20xxExtra?feature=mhee Michael Stevens

    Anyone who worked on or published the masterpiece, Steins;Gate, that is working on something else has my interest.

    • Shinji Kazuya

      Absolutely! Steins;Gate will always be one of my favourites!

      El Psy Congroo.

  • SirRichard

    Snatcher remake, Snatcher remake, Sna–

    “While details on the game are still scant, it will star a second-year high school student.”

    Dammit, Japan.

    • http://twitter.com/#!/GuiltyRaioh ShinkaRaioh

      Who knows, maybe Snatcher in a school setting~?

    • http://twitter.com/Paradox_me Paradox me

      You seem to have made a typo there. I believe “Snatcher remake” should read “Policenauts remake and/or sequel”.

      :P

  • theworldofnoboundries

    After Steins Gate, it seems that 5pb is really ambitious with this project by even borrowing Kojima influence for this series. Hope to see how it will fare in the future.

    Hope it won’t be another type of IP which fails jut because they are too focus on the appearance of the franchise and forget about the mechanic of the game itself.

  • http://strictlyapathy.comoj.com/ SoulArbiter

    This is going to be a really promising prospect. Kojima is teaming up with 5pb is something I would have never guessed, but oh so very right!

  • SilverSven

    What’s with Japan and school settings?

    • heartless141

      because after that half of the population become salary man, woman and live the same day over and over again.

      • aoihana

        I think that could be said about most people, not just Japanese people. Even if you have a good job, it’s a mundane cycle regardless. I don’t think that’s the sole reason, but it’s a good one.

        • heartless141

          i’ve been to many country, and currently is in Japan. and i can assure you, here, people don’t even try to make their day different, they live a much more submissive life than other countries.

          • http://www.facebook.com/people/Dylan-Ng/100000854638739 Dylan Ng

            its almost the same 4 college student 2.

    • Luna Kazemaru

      Its said to most Japanese that their school years are the best times in their lives mostly Highschool because they have more freedom to they get into the work force.

      • kuro_chan666

        I have to say, but even not in Japan, people consider their school years to be the best time in their lives.
        I too think so.

  • Phoenix_Apollo

    Hope this comes to America. Anything with Kojima’s name on it is worth a look.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002395146276 Peace Legacy

    On a slightly unrelated note
    Can you believe Hideo (pic on the left) is nearly entering his 50s?
    Man, that pic make him look like a teenager

  • http://twitter.com/SilverCitizen Silver Citizen

    This is a dream team if I ever saw one. The overseas comment made me especially excited. 

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=643800224 Edward A. Topley

    Having hideo kojima work on a project with an innovative group sounds great, but I would rather him work on Metal Gear Rising and Zone of The Enders.

  • J Beagle

    An anime at the same time? That’s a bit quick isn’t it? Have to admit it’s a good team at least.

  • http://www.facebook.com/strawberry.kurosaki William Hsia

    toki memorial;future?

  • Darkrise

    If it’s 5pb, it’ll be good, a Visual Novel maybe? I’m a little surprised that Kojima is actually involved.

  • SupaPhly

    everyone forgets about chaos;head :(
    probably because of the terribad anime

  • BelmontHeir

    Does Hideo Kojima ever get tired of looking so stylish?

  • Istillduno

    I dislike the fact that the guys at mages still have not grown their beards or aquired pointy hats yet

  • http://twitter.com/Ale598 Ale598

    A VN by Kojima and even in English? Count me in. By the way I always thought that the “risky” game project he talked about a few years back was a VN.

  • Raharu95

    I have not actually seem steins;gates. Or any game from. 5pb yet. But I’m interested from all of the praise I have heard of them.

  • SolNeko

    could it have something to do with robotics;notes?

  • Solomon_Kano

    Haven’t checked anything by 5pb but, with all the praise I’ve heard and Kojima’s involvement, I’m veeeery interested to see how this turns out. And I don’t even do adventure games, really.

  • http://twitter.com/ShadowJetX Edward Sayese

    What is this, what is this!? You know its gonna be off the charts epic when the man Kojima himself is concerned.

  • Natat

    Huh… color me interested in this.

  • http://twitter.com/baYox kolibri

    -Hope it’ll come to the US at least
    -Hope it’ll be available for 360 (PS3 version is obvious, but I don’t have the console)
    -Hope it’ll be great !

    :)

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Dylan-Ng/100000854638739 Dylan Ng

    will it be a action based VN?

    • amagidyne

      Now that’s an oxymoron if I ever saw one.

      • http://www.facebook.com/people/Dylan-Ng/100000854638739 Dylan Ng

        by tht mean tht during certain scenes there will be some part where you can control the player while most of the part is in vn

  • PrinceHeir

    amazing stuff :P

    wonder what platform this is???

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