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'''Choko Kawaguchi''' is a graphic and character design artist who mainly worked on [[Master System]] titles. Works include the first two [[Phantasy Star]] games, Disney's Illusion series, two titles based on the French comic ''The Adventures of Astérix'' and two spin-off titles based on the [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] series.
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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (川口 貴子) is a graphic and character design artist. She used the alias '''Choko''' (チョウコ) during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Works include the first two ''[[Phantasy Star]]'' games, Disney's ''Illusion'' series, two titles based on the French comic ''The Adventures of Astérix'' and two spin-off titles based on the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' series. She later worked on arcade games under [[Sega AM2]].
  
==Production History==
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Choko is best-known for being a showgirl on [[JoyJoy Telephone]]{{ref|http://web.archive.org/web/20130623025449/https://www.sega.jp/fb/album/05_fz/interview5.html}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20231113205450/https://untitledz.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-503.html}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20231113205629/https://otonanogame.com/blog-entry-5220.html}} A recording of this can be heard on the album ''[[Service Games 01]]''{{ref|https://ghostarchive.org/archive/aeeYi|https://twitter.com/okunari/status/309156915705958400}}{{ref|https://ghostarchive.org/archive/dC9o2|https://twitter.com/okunari/status/309157685134233601}} {{PAGENAME}} is considered one of the "3 Sega Girls", alongwith [[Miki Morimoto]] and [[Chieko Aoki]], all of them very well known among hardcore Japanese Sega fans in the 80's.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20210117032919/https://twitter.com/okunari/status/1350646236819333121}}
* ''[[Fantasy Zone]]'' (Master System Version) (1986) — Designed by (as '''Choko''')
 
* ''[[The Black Onyx]]'' (SG-1000 Version) (1987) — Art Directer (as '''Choko''')
 
* ''[[Phantasy Star]]'' (1987) — Design (as '''Myau Choko''')
 
* ''[[Phantasy Star II]]'' (1989) — Designer (as '''Choko''')
 
* ''[[Sorcerian]]'' (Mega Drive Version) (1990) — Graphic Designed (as '''Choko''')
 
* ''[[Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse]]'' (Master System and Game Gear Versions) (1990/1991) — Character Design (as '''Cyouko''')
 
* ''[[Pyramid Magic]]'' (1991) — Character Design (as '''Choko''')
 
* ''[[Pyramid Magic Special]]'' (1991)
 
* ''[[Golden Axe Warrior]]'' (1991) — Designer (as '''Chouko''')
 
* ''[[Astérix]]'' (Master System Version) (1991) — Artist (as '''Cyouko''')
 
* ''[[Land of Illusion|Land of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse]]'' (1992/1993) — Artist, Background Artist
 
* ''[[Asterix and the Secret Mission]]'' (1993) — Artist (as '''Choko''')
 
* ''[[Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (8-bit)|Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine]]'' (Game Gear and Master System Versions) (1993/1994) — Designer (as '''Choko''')
 
* ''[[Sonic Drift]]'' (1994) — Designer (as '''Choko''')
 
* ''[[As Aventuras da TV Colosso]]'' (1996) — Artist (as '''Choko''') [NOTE: Rebranded version of ''[[Asterix and the Secret Mission]]'']
 
  
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She is married to [[Hiroyuki Kawaguchi]]{{ref|https://ghostarchive.org/archive/2cEPb|https://twitter.com/Mazin__/status/40445038668292096}}.
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==Magazine articles==
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Latest revision as of 22:01, 10 July 2024

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Takako Kawaguchi
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Takako Kawaguchi (川口 貴子) is a graphic and character design artist. She used the alias Choko (チョウコ) during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Works include the first two Phantasy Star games, Disney's Illusion series, two titles based on the French comic The Adventures of Astérix and two spin-off titles based on the Sonic the Hedgehog series. She later worked on arcade games under Sega AM2.

Choko is best-known for being a showgirl on JoyJoy Telephone[1][2][3] A recording of this can be heard on the album Service Games 01[4][5] Takako Kawaguchi is considered one of the "3 Sega Girls", alongwith Miki Morimoto and Chieko Aoki, all of them very well known among hardcore Japanese Sega fans in the 80's.[6]

She is married to Hiroyuki Kawaguchi[7].

Production history

Games

Music

Magazine articles

Main article: Takako Kawaguchi/Magazine articles.

References