Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure

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Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure
System(s): Nintendo 3DS
Publisher: Sega (JP), Sega of America (US), Sega Europe (EU)
Developer: Sega CS2, Xeen
Supporting companies: Kusanagi (background art), Onkio Haus (audio recording)
Distributor: Nintendo (EU), Nintendo Australia (AU)
Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code JP 2012-01-19 ¥5,800 (6,090)5,800 (6,090) CTR-P-ARTJ TSA-CTR-ARTJ-JPN JP (Sega the Best) 2012-11-22 ¥2,800 (2,940)2,800 (2,940) CTR-2-ARTJ JP ▼ 2013-06-27 US 2012-07-10 CTR-P-ARTE US ▼ 2013-10-03 $19.9919.99 US ▼ (Demo) 201x FREEfree EU ▼ 2013-10-03 FREEfree EU ▼ (Demo) 2012 FREEfree EU (ES/PT) 2012-04-04 CTR-P-ARTP TSA-CTR-ARTP-EAP DE 2012-04-05 CTR-P-ARTP TSA-CTR-ARTP-GER DE ▼ 2013-10-03 FREEfree DE ▼ (Demo) 2012 FREEfree FR 2012-04-05 CTR-P-ARTP TSA-CTR-ARTP-FRA IT 2012-04-05 CTR-P-ARTP TSA-CTR-ARTP-ITA UK 2012-04-05 CTR-P-ARTP TSA-CTR-ARTP-UKV UK ▼ (Demo) 2012 FREEfree AU 2012-04-12 CTR-P-ARTP TSA-CTR-ARTP-AUS CA 2012 KR ▼ 2012-12-26 ₩33,00033,000

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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.

History

The game was removed from the eShop on January 18 2017.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as

Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure	Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure
English (US)	Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure	Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure
Japanese	リズム怪盗Ｒ 皇帝ナポレオンの遺産	Rhythm Kaitou R: Koutei Napoleon no Isan

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 Designers: 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, Hirokazu Makiuchi, Toshihiro Kawaguchi, Takashi Harada, Mamoru Miyamoto, Takahiro Yamada
• Lead Artist: Naoki Matsue
• Artists: Hideo Mao, Tomomi 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 Usui
• Special Thanks: Kazuo Shiomi

• Japanese ver. Opening Theme: 『クレアデルネ』
  • Vocal: miwa
  • Words & Music: miwa
  • Arrange: L.O.E.
  • Sony Music Records Inc.
  • Directed by: Naoki Yoshitake (Sony Records)

• Japanese ver. Ending Theme: 『Story』
  • Vocal: AI
  • Lyrics: AI
  • Music: 2 SOUL for 2 SOUL MUSIC INC.
  • ©2005 Dentsu Music And Entertainment Inc.

• International ver. 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 recorded & Mixed by: Yoshitada Miya (at Sega Digital Studio, Tokyo.)
• Voice actors - Japanese: Ayame Gouriki, Yoshimasa Iwasaki, Fumihiko Tachiki, Hana Takeda, Syunsuke Sakuya, Yuhko Kaeda, Yoji Ueda, Takuya Kirimoto
• Voice Recording Director: Takatoshi Yoda (TFC)
• Voice Recording Producer: Takuya Ohno (TFC), Norifumi Yamada (TFC)
• Voice Recording Studio: The Tokyo Television Center Co., Ltd.
• Voice actors - English: Bruce Sherfield, Lois Pparker Smith, Paul Bandey, Rachael Berger, Les Clack, Saul Jephcott, Stephanie Campion, Tom Morton
• Voice Director: David Gasman
• Voice actors - French: Brigette Lecordier, 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 Deslandes
• Project Manager: Claire Astorg
• Artistic Manager: Nathalie Sionneau
• Audio Managers: Raphael Monier
• Localization Manager: Cécile Irlinger
• Additional Composer & Arranger: Takahito Eguchi
• Arranger: Yutaka Minobe
• Additional Arranger: Hideaki Kobayashi
• Keyboards & Brass Arrangement: Takeshi Watanabe
• Drums: Masuo
• Drums & Percussion: Tsuyoshi Miyagawa
• Bass: Akinori Yamada, Mitsutaka Saito
• Guitars: Susumu Nishikawa, Chewtaro Moritake
• Piano: Koji Igarashi
• Harpsichord: Akiko Kuwagata
• Accordion: Yoshiaki Sato
• Violin: Hijiri Kuwano, Michiko Miura, Akiko Tajima
• Viola: Sachie Onuma
• Cello: Masami Horisawa
• 1st Trumpet: yusuke nakano, Futoshi Kobayashi
• 2nd Trumpet: yoshiaki kayano, Isao Sakuma, Shiro Sasaki
• Trombone & Bass Trombone: Makoto Igarashi, Gakutaro Miyauchi
• Saxophone: Shuichi Kuwata, Masaki Kayou, Naoya Takemura, Ryoji Ihara
• Saxophone, 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), Toshiyuki Yoshida
• Assistant Engineers: Takuya Komiyama (Onkio Haus), Ryuichi Misawa
• Recording Studios: SEGA Digital Studio, Onkio Haus Studio, Sound City Studio
• Recording Coordinators: 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
• Choreographer: 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 Animater: Hiroyoshi Iida, Mayumi Okamoto, Rie Kawai, Maki Kawano, Satoshi Kubo, Kanae Komatsu, Mitsuyasu Takekoshi, Akira Tabata, Choi Boo Kyoung, Masahiro Hamamori, Hideaki Matsuoka, Sakiko 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 Nagaoka, Yuri Sanami, ASAHI PRODUCTION, Design Office Mecaman, KUSANAGI INC., Moon flower, Tonbo Studio
• 3DCG Director: Yuji Asawo
• 3DCG: Kiminori Katoh, Hachiya Masayuki, Shinjiro Mori, Ryoco Molinaca, Welz Animation Studio, Studio Twinkle
• Special Effects: MAD BOX, Production Reed
• Animation Producer: Yuuki Miyahara
• Production Progress: 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 Bostock, 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
• Mastering, Equipment and Submissions Manager: Dave Pither
• Senior Mastering Technician: Phil Adams
• Assitant Mastering Technician: Cara Gifford-Pitcher, Michael Veness
• Project Lead: Mark Dallamore
• Compliance Supervisor: Darran Wall
• Compliance Coordinators: Mohammed Ajaib
• Compliance Senior Tester: Martin Walker
• Compliance Testers: Oli White, Kevin Murphy, Mohammed Uddin
• Language QA Supervisor: Alessandro Irranca
• Language Team Lead: Stéphane Ramaël
• Language Sentior Testers: Serenella Grimaldi, Melanie Schicker
• Language Testers: Anais Maniaval, Aurora Wood, David Juanes, Dorane Sejean, Edoardo Fronticelli, Gwaldys Gaye, Jasmine Lehmann, Marie Turpin, Melanie Schicker, Serenella Grimaldi, Nura Völk
• Functionality Supervisor: Julie Metior
• Functionality Project Monitors: David Tyler
• Functionality Senior Testers: Ricky Lovage
• Functionality Testers: Alex Williams, Philip Mehr

SEGA of America

• CEO: Mike Hayes
• COO & President: Masanao Maeda
• Associate Producer: Samuel Mullen
• Development Director, International: Patrick Riley
• Senior VP of Production: Gary Dunn
• Creative Director: Ethan Einhorn
• Development Operations Director: John Merlino
• Executive VP of Sales and Marketing: Alan Pritchard
• Senior VP of Publishing and Content: Rob Lightner
• Publishing Manager: Katrin Darolle
• Senior Director of Marketing: Darren Williams
• Director of Marketing: Marcella Churchill
• Senior Brand Manager: Erica Mason
• Senior Public Relations Manager: Kerstin Mueller
• Public Relations Manager: Thu Nguyen
• Media and Events: Teri Higgins
• Director of Creative Services: Jen Groeling
• Production Manager: Mary Disbrow
• Advertising Production Specialist: Jacqueline Lee
• Graphic Designer: Marco Garcia
• First Party Manager: Sarah Elliott
• First Party Specialist: Queenie Magsakay
• Senior Director of Sales: Keith Gerhardt
• Senior Director of Sales Operations: Laurie Mendez
• Director of Channel Marketing: Scott Lambrecht
• Manager of Channel Programs: Anna Nguyen
• Senior Operations Manager: Tom Dudley
• Senior Purchasing Coordinator: Lu Luna
• Inventory and Materials Coordinator: Andy Navarro
• Licensing Manager: Cindy Chau
• Lead Flash Developer: Michael Dobbins
• Senior Web Designer: Annie Shaw
• Video Production Manager: Carl Smolka
• Assistant Video Editor: Greg Ammen
• Community Manager: Kellie Parker
• Community Manager: Julian Mehlfield
• Customer Support Manager: Robert Miles
• Director Of Legal: Liana A. Larson
• Legal Counsel: Jerusha Herman
• Legal Counsel: Cindy Lin
• Contracts Administrator: Edison Haywood
• QA Manager: Mark Cartwright
• QA Supervisors: Shawn Dobbins, Demetrius Griffin
• QA Lead: Jason Bianchi
• Standards Supervisor: Stephen Akana
• Standards Lead: Christine Letheby
• Standards Assistant Leads: Lisa Bonafacino
• Standards Testers: Harold Butchart, Jayson Cook, Niroth Keo, Justin Edwards
• Mastering Lab Supervisor: Rey Casto Buzon
• Mastering Lab Technician: Christopher Rilles
• Hardware Supervisor: Matt Ellison
• Hardware Specialist: Kirsten Coleman
• Text Proofreading: Teressa Guest, Camden Tayler, Junior Sison, Christine Letheby
• Special Thanks: Takashi Iizuka, Yuichi Kikuchi, Fukuhara Ken, Shinobu Yokota
• Chief Producers: Toshihiro Nagoshi, Osamu Ohashi
• Executive Supervisors: Yukio Sugino, Takayuki Kawagoe
• Executive Producer: Okitane Usui
• ©SEGA

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Technical information

ROM dump status

System	Hash	Size	Build Date	Source	Comments
?	CRC32 0cb9c95b MD5 4734a99e9f895dcaed3183350c84bcaa SHA-1 ed4d224024bbb0e6768f733d3d6d05df6cd2e630	2048MB		Card (JP)
?	CRC32 212f0a55 MD5 5cbf0f9866327c296a968df30f35b41c SHA-1 90b855b6498dfe0640c508f30d7cfcd2673197c5	2048MB		Card (EU)
?	CRC32 76521c3a MD5 007ba4599f8a1c371b182b93290f4aad SHA-1 6f79d7a57c630c850b4783d077188f04e088345d	2048MB		Card (US)
?	CRC32 3ccdb3a7 MD5 50c4b708df9188052bbf3391c6038768 SHA-1 6cf59b0ccbf8d35d429510a2431ad342d2bac94c	1024MB		Card (EU)
?	CRC32 21923234 MD5 03cfcb96ea036bf19db5a020fd705cf8 SHA-1 5e6b91a777671c1daa467cb331b28437d1aa223f	1024MB		Card (JP)

External links

• Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): Nintendo 3DS (archive)
• Official website: JP (archive), US (archive), AU (archive)
• Nintendo catalogue pages: JP (archive), US (archive), UK, AU (archive), KR (archive)
• TGS 2011 page with information (Offine)

References

Rhythm Thief series of games
	Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure (2012)
	Rhythm Thief & the Paris Caper (2014)
Rhythm Thief related media
	(2012) | (2012) | (2014)