Izuho Numata

Izuho Numata (沼田 出穂) is a former Sega sound composer best known for her lead composition roles for the latter half of the first Phantasy Star series (succeeding Tokuhiko Uwabo). She was known by her maiden name Izuho Takeuchi (竹内 出穂) during her employment and has since married.

She was usually credited by her alias Ippo, which resulted in some confusion between her and Ippo Yamada, a male Capcom employee (who is now an employee of Inti Creates Co., Ltd.) who used the same alias.

Production History

• Ys: The Vanished Omens (Master System Version) (1988) — Sound (as Ippo)
• Battle OutRun (1989) — Sound (as Ippo)
• Forgotten Worlds (Mega Drive Version) (1989) — Sound (as Ippo)
• Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom (1990) — Music Composer (as Ippo)
• Aerial Assault (Master System Version) (1990) — Sound (as Ippo)
• Assault City (1990) — Sound (as Izuho)
• Psychic World (Game Gear and Master System Versions) (1991) — Sound (as Ippo)
• Forgotten Worlds (Master System Version) (1991) — Sound (as Ippo)
• Land of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (Master System Version) (1992) — Sound Composer (as Ippo)
• Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Mega Drive Version) (1992) — Sound Assistant (as Ippo)
• Dark Wizard (1993) — Music Composer (Game Part) (as Ippo), Sound Programmer (Game Part) (as Ippo)
• Phantasy Star IV (1993) — Sound Direction (as I. Takeuchi), Music Compose (as I. Takeuchi), Sound Program (as I. Takeuchi), Sound Effect (as I. Takeuchi)

Song Credits

Forgotten Worlds (Mega Drive Version)

• Opening — Arrangement
• Round 1 — Arrangement
• Round 2 — Arrangement
• Boss 1 — Arrangement
• Round 3 — Arrangement
• Boss 2 — Arrangement
• Round 4 — Arrangement
• Round 5 — Arrangement
• Boss 3 — Arrangement
• Shoppin' — Arrangement
• Round 6 — Arrangement
• Round 7 — Arrangement
• Final Boss — Arrangement
• Round Clear — Arrangement
• Ending — Arrangement
• Staff Roll — Arrangement
• Game Over — Arrangement

Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom

• Main Theme — Music & Arrangement
• Shop — Music & Arrangement
• Town 1 — Music & Arrangement
• Castle 1 — Music & Arrangement
• Oath of Love — Music & Arrangement
• Wing of Evil — Music & Arrangement
• Labyrinth — Music & Arrangement
• The Ground (Solo) — Music & Arrangement
• Encount — Music & Arrangement
• Battle ~normal~ — Music & Arrangement
• Battle ~hard~ — Music & Arrangement
• Battle ~easy~ — Music & Arrangement
• Victory — Music & Arrangement
• The Ground (Duet) — Music & Arrangement
• Barcarolle ~Legendary song~ — Music & Arrangement
• Labyrinth ~Long corridor~ — Music & Arrangement
• The Ground (Trio) — Music & Arrangement
• Town 2 — Music & Arrangement
• Church — Music & Arrangement
• Fortune-telling — Music & Arrangement
• The Ground (Quartet) — Music & Arrangement
• Castle 2 — Music & Arrangement
• The Ground (Quintet) — Music & Arrangement
• Spaceship — Music & Arrangement
• Field — Music & Arrangement
• SEARREN ~TYPE 386~ — Music & Arrangement
• Dome of Laya — Music & Arrangement
• Shrine — Music & Arrangement
• Aerial city — Music & Arrangement
• Lowering town — Music & Arrangement
• Dark Force ~Cause of the dark~ — Music & Arrangement
• Laya — Music & Arrangement
• Ending 1 ~successor~ — Music & Arrangement
• Ending 2 ~start anew~ — Music & Arrangement
• Staff Roll — Music & Arrangement
• Game over — Music & Arrangement

Psychic World (Game Gear and Master System Versions)

• Main Theme — Arrangement
• Title — Arrangement
• Round Intro — Arrangement
• Prairie (Round 1) — Arrangement
• Boss — Arrangement
• Round Clear — Arrangement
• Volcanic Area (Round 2) — Arrangement
• Ice Field (Round 3) — Arrangement
• Ruins (Round 4) — Arrangement
• Fortress (Round 5) — Arrangement
• Final Boss — Arrangement
• Ending — Arrangement
• Game Over — Arrangement

Forgotten Worlds (Master System Version)

• Title — Arrangement
• Game Start — Arrangement
• Round 1 — Arrangement
• Boss 1 — Arrangement
• Round 2 — Arrangement
• Boss 2 — Arrangement
• Round 3 — Arrangement
• Round 4 — Arrangement
• Boss 3 — Arrangement
• Shoppin' — Arrangement
• Round 5-1 — Arrangement
• Round 5-2 — Arrangement
• Final Round Boss — Arrangement
• Round Clear — Arrangement
• Ending — Arrangement
• Staff Roll — Arrangement
• Game Over — Arrangement

Phantasy Star IV

• The end of millennium — Music & Arrangement
• Motavia town — Music & Arrangement
• Field Motavia — Music & Arrangement
• In the cave — Music & Arrangement
• Meet them head-on! — Music & Arrangement
• Winners! — Music & Arrangement
• Inn — Music & Arrangement
• Now on sale — Music & Arrangement
• Motavia village — Music & Arrangement
• Tonoe de pon — Music & Arrangement
• Jijy no rag — Music & Arrangement
• Behind the circuit — Music & Arrangement
• PAO-PAO — Arrangement
• Organic beat — Music & Arrangement
• The Black blood — Music & Arrangement
• Laughter — Music & Arrangement
• Red alert — Music & Arrangement
• Pain — Music & Arrangement
• Machine center — Music & Arrangement
• Land master AXV-25 — Music & Arrangement
• PS1 Dungeon arrange 2 — Arrangement
• Her last breath — Music & Arrangement
• Dezoris town 1 — Music & Arrangement
• Dezoris de don — Music & Arrangement
• Requiem for Lutz — Music & Arrangement
• Tower — Music & Arrangement
• Ryucross field — Music & Arrangement
• Ooze — Music & Arrangement
• The Promising Future 1 — Music & Arrangement
• The Promising Future 2 — Music & Arrangement
• Staff Roll — Music & Arrangement