Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure

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Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure
System(s): Nintendo 3DS
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Nintendo 3DS
JP
¥5,800 (6,090)5,800 (6,090) CTR-P-ARTJ
Nintendo 3DS
JP
(Sega the Best)
¥2,800 (2,940)2,800 (2,940) CTR-2-ARTJ
Nintendo 3DS
US
Nintendo 3DS
US
$19.9919.99
Nintendo 3DS
EU
CTR-P-ARTP
Nintendo 3DS
CA
Nintendo 3DS
KR
₩33,00033,000
CERO
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Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure, called Rhythm Kaitou R: Koutei Napoleon no Isan (リズム怪盗R 皇帝ナポレオンの遺産) in Japan, is a puzzle and rhythm game developed and published by Sega for the Nintendo 3DS.

Production credits

  • Producer & Director: Shun Nakamura
  • Character Artist: Akira Mekame
  • Art Director: Toshiyuki Yonekura
  • Sound Director, Composer & Sound Effect: Naofumi Hataya
  • Music Director & Composer: Tomoya Ohtani
  • Game Disigners: Takashi Hirai, Daisuke Shimizu
  • Title Logo Artist: Taro Hino
  • In cooperation with: xeen inc.
  • Producer: Kazuhiro Kawakami
  • Director: Sayako Yamato
  • Rhythm Level Designers: Masahiko Sawa, Toshiyuki Hata
  • Adventure Planners: Toshihiro Nakagawa, Daisaku Teramachi
  • Lead Programmer: Naoki Takishita
  • Programmers: Yoshihiro Matsuzaki, Tadayuki Akiyama, Fujio Tani, Hitokazu Makiuchi, Toshihiro Kawaguchi, Takashi Harada, Mamoru Miyamoto, Takahiro Yamada
  • Lead Artist: Haoki Matsue
  • Artists: Hideo Mao, Tomomomi Kobayashi
  • Character Artist: Megumi Yamashita
  • Lead Animator: Keisuke Iwano
  • Animators: Naoki Sawamura, Nao Kujime, Shinji Onishi
  • Visual Effect Artist: Kazuhiro Kohata
  • Lead User Interface Artist: Ayumi Fujikawa
  • User Interface Artists: Kazuhito Usiu
  • Special Thanks: Kazuo Shiomi
  • Ending Theme
  • "Je te dis au revoir"
    • Vocals by Kahimi Karie
    • Written by Tomoya Ohtani
    • French Lyrics by Tomohiro Kato
    • Strings & Piano Arranged by Takahito Eguchi
    • Strings: Kuwano Hijiri Strings
    • Piano Koji Igarashi
    • Bass Mitsutaka Saito
    • Drums Tsuyoshi Miyagawa
    • Recorded by Shigeo Sakurai at ONKIO HAUS Studio, Tokyo.
    • Vocal recored & Mixed by Yoshitada Miya at Sega Digital Studio, Tokyo.
  • Voice actors - English: Bruce Sherfield, Lois Pparker Smith, Paul Bandey, Raechael Berger, Les Clack, Saul Jepheott, Stephanie Campion, Tom Morton
  • Voice Director: David Gasman
  • Voice actors - French: Brigette Leeordier, Denis Boileau, Fily Keita, Jean-Francois Vlerick, Mare Alfos, Philippe Catoire, Stephanie Lafforgue, Vincent Deniard, Yves Lebeau
  • Voice Director: Hubert Drac
  • Sound engineer: Camille Meens, Julien Deslanders
  • Project Manager: Claire Astorg
  • Aristic Manager': Nathalie Sionneau
  • Audio Managers: Raphael Monier
  • Localization Manager: Cecile Irlinger
  • Aditional Composer & Arranger: Takahito Eguchi
  • Aditional Arranger: Hideaki Kobayashi
  • Keyboards & Brass Arrangement: Takeshi Watanabe
  • Drums: Masuo
  • Drums & Percussion: Tsuyoshi Miyagawa
  • Bass:Akinori Yamada, Mitsutaka Saito
  • Guitars: Sesumu Nishikawa, Chewlaro Moritake
  • Piano: Koji Igarashi
  • Harpsichord: Akiko Kuwagata
  • Accordion: Yoshiaki Sato
  • Violin: Hijiri Kuwano, Michiko Miura, Akiko Tajimi
  • Viola: Sachie Onuma
  • Celo: Masami Horisawa
  • 1st Trumpet: yusuke nakano, Futoshi Kobayashi
  • 2nd Trumpet: yoshiaki kayano, Isao Sakuma, Shiro Sasaki
  • Trombone & Bass Trombone: Makoto Igarachi, Gakutaro Miyachi
  • Saxaphone: Shuichi Kuwata, Masaki Kayou, Naoya Takemura, Ryoji Ihara
  • Saxaphone, Flute & Clarinet: Kei Suzuki
  • Chorus: Yoshihiko Chino, Paris Lundon
  • Vocal: Tahirih Schultz
  • Translator: George Cockle
  • Additional Recording Director: Tadashi Otsubo
  • Recording & Mixing Engineers: Yoshitada Miya, Shigeo Sakurai (Onkio Haus), Ryuchi Misawa
  • Assistant Engineers: Takuya Komiyama (Onkio Haus), Ryuichi Misawa
  • Recording Studios: SEGA Digital Studio, Onkio Haus Studio, Sound City Studio
  • Recording Coordinatos: Kazuyuki Doki (Re-Birth), Hidetaka "Carl" Shibata (Power House Studio), Yoji Sugiyama (Withceraft)
  • Mastering Engineer: Kazushi Kyogoku
  • Mastering Studio: Hitokuchi-zaka Studios
Movie Sound Department
  • Sound Editors: Masaru Setsumaru, Tatsuyuki Maeda
  • Sound Editor & Mixing Engineer: Kazutaka Someya]
  • Additional Mixing Engineer: Kazushige Sato
  • Foley Artists: Julian Tanikawa, Michi
  • Foley Editor: Yoppy
  • Foley Recording Studio: TOEI DIGITAL CENTER
  • Mixing Studio: Panasonic Visual, Inc, SEGA Digital Studio
  • Special Thanks: MOMOSE HARPSICHORD CO.,LTD., Fumiko Masaki (3-D CORPORATION LTD.), Naoki Ninomiya (Music Brains, Inc.), Haruka Matsumoto (Music Brains, Inc.), Miki Kashiwagi (Smash Room), Katsuko Matsumoto (Jet ONE), Yukifumi Makino (delfisound, Inc.), Takenobu Mitsuyoshi, Kenichi Tokoi, Tomonori Sawada
  • Chareographer: ebato
  • dancer: J
  • Motion capture Section: Takeo Iwata
  • Motion Capture Manager: Hitoshi Noda
  • Motion Captuer Staff: Satoshi Kitagawa, Sachie Hirano, Shigeki Tanaka
  • Story: Makoto Goya
  • Animation Director: Yukio Takatsu
  • Chief Animation Director: Tadasi Shida
  • Key Animatoer: Hiroyoshi Iida, Mayumi Okamoto, Rie Kawai, Maki Kawano, Satoshi Kubo, Kanae Komatsu, Mitsuyasu Takekoshi, Akira Tabata, Choi Boo Kyoung, Masahiro Hamamori, Hideaki Matsuoka, Sakito Yoshida, Yoshinori Wakana
  • In-betweener Animation Checker: Eriko tabata
  • in-betweeners: DAEJIN Animation, DR MOVIE
  • Color Coordinator: Hiroshi katsuno
  • Painting: Studio Step, Wish, Studio Elle
  • Background Art Director: Ayumi Miyakoshi
  • Background Art: Team TillDawn, Kazuto Shimoyama, Naoko Akuzawa, Shinji Nakaoka, Yuri Sanami
  • ASAHI PRODUCTION
  • Design Ofice Mecaman
  • KUSANAGI INC.
  • Moon Flower
Tonbo Studio
  • 3DCG Director: Yuji Asawo
  • 3DCG: Kiminori Katoh, Haechiya Masayuki, Snijiro Mori, Ryoco Molinaka
Welz Animation Studio
  • Studio Twinkle
  • Special Effects: MAD BOX, Production Reed
  • Animation Producer: Yuuki Miyahara
  • Production Progrsss: Manabu Tateno, Tomonori Iwata
  • Point • Pictures
SEGA Europe
  • CEO for SEGA of Europe and SEGA of America: Mike Hayes
  • Senior Vice President: Gary Dunn
  • Head of Studio Localization & ESD: Charlotte O'Connor
  • Senior Producer: Bobby Wertheim
  • Assistant Producer: Ryoko Nakao
  • Senior Vice President - Marketing: Gary Knight
  • Marketing Manager: Mike Masuki
  • Brand Manager: Amy Hutchinson
  • Assistant Brand Manager: Ryo Urushibata
  • Senior European PR Manager: Kerry Martyn
  • European PR Executive: Luisa Mari
  • Director of Creative Services: Alison Peat
  • Traffic Manager, Creative Services: Jeff Webber
  • Creative Services: Arnoud Tempelaere, Ranjan Vekaria, Ed Bustock, Akane Hiraoka, Elliot Kidner, Mathew Pearson, Mathew Webber, Morgan Gibbons
  • Senior Vice President - Business Planning Operations: Yusuke Suai
  • Senior Purchasing Manager: Caroline van Venrooji
  • Production Manager: Natalie Forsyth
  • Head of Digital Marketing: Mike Evans
  • Online Marketing Executive: Charlotte Mills
  • Head of Online Services: Adam Hance
  • Director of Legal & Business Affairs: Nicky Ormrod
  • Legal Counsel: Polly Bennett
  • Legal Executive: Marine Cabour
  • Head of Licensing: Nivine Emeran
  • Director, Development Services SEGA West: Jim Woods
  • Head of Development Services: Mark Le Breton
  • Production Manager: Ben Howell
  • Localisation Manager: Marta Lois Gonzales
  • Localisation Project Manager: Giuseppe Rizzo
  • Translators: Antonella Marras, Luis J. Paredes, Jesus Alvarez, Sebastian Salguero, Tatjana Nath, Daniela Kaynert, Nicole Thomer, Chiara Canu, Giuseppe Rosa, Carole Kunzelmann, Gabriel Casas, Ronan Salon

Magazine articles

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Artwork

Physical scans

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Nintendo 3DS, JP
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Nintendo 3DS, JP (Sega the Best)
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Nintendo 3DS, UK
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Nintendo 3DS, FR
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Cover
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Nintendo 3DS, DE
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Nintendo 3DS, ES
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Nintendo 3DS, AT
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Nintendo 3DS, IT
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Nintendo 3DS, AU
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Nintendo 3DS, CA
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External links

References




Rhythm Thief series of games
Nintendo 3DS
Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure (2012)
iOS
Rhythm Thief & the Paris Caper (2014)
Rhythm Thief related media
Music
Rhythm Kaitou R: Koutei Napoleon no Isan Special Selection CD (2012) | Rhythm Kaitou R: Koutei Napoleon no Isan Original Soundtrack (2012) | Rhythm Kaitou R Premium Live Original Soundtrack (2014)