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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.
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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]].
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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}}
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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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==Production History==
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==Production history==
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* ''[[Fantasy Zone]]'' (Master System Version) (1986) — Designed by (as '''Choko''')
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* ''[[The Black Onyx]]'' (SG-1000 Version) (1987) — Art Directer (as '''Choko''')
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* ''[[Phantasy Star]]'' (1987) — Design (as '''Myau Choko''')
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* ''[[Phantasy Star II]]'' (1989) — Designer (as '''Choko''')
 
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*''[[Mystic Defender]]'' (1989) — Graphics Designed by (as '''Choko''')
 
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* ''[[Sorcerian]]'' (Mega Drive Version) (1990) — Graphic Designed (as '''Choko''')
 
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* ''[[Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse]]'' (Master System and Game Gear Versions) (1990/1991) — Character Design (as '''Cyouko''')
 
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* ''[[Pyramid Magic]]'' (1991) — Character Design (as '''Choko''')
 
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* ''[[Pyramid Magic Special]]'' (1991)
 
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* ''[[Golden Axe Warrior]]'' (1991) — Designer (as '''Chouko''')
 
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* ''[[Astérix]]'' (Master System Version) (1991) — Artist (as '''Cyouko''')
 
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*''[[Defenders of Oasis]]'' (1992) — Graphic Design (as '''Choko''')
 
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* ''[[Land of Illusion|Land of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse]]'' (1992/1993) — Artist, Background Artist (as '''Choko Kawaguchi''')
 
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* ''[[Asterix and the Secret Mission]]'' (1993) — Artist (as '''Choko''')
 
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* ''[[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''')
 
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* ''[[Sonic Drift]]'' (1994) — Designer (as '''Choko''')
 
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*''[[Legend of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse]]'' (1995) — Artists
 
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*''[[Fighting Vipers]]'' (Model 2 Version) (1995) — Background Designer
 
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*''[[Virtua Fighter Kids]]'' (1996) — Special Thanks
 
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* ''[[As Aventuras da TV Colosso]]'' (1996) — Artist (as '''Choko''') [NOTE: Rebranded version of ''[[Asterix and the Secret Mission]]'']
 
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*''[[Fighting Vipers]]'' (Saturn Version) (1996) — Assistant Graphic Designers
 
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*''[[Fighters Megamix]]'' (1996) — Graphic Designers
 
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*''[[Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 19: Fighting Vipers]]'' (2005) — Background Designer
 
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==References==
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[[Category:Artists]]
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Latest revision as of 23:01, 10 July 2024

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Takako Kawaguchi
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Role(s): Artist

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

  1. ↑ https://www.sega.jp/fb/album/05_fz/interview5.html (Wayback Machine: 2013-06-23 02:54)
  2. ↑ https://untitledz.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-503.html (Wayback Machine: 2023-11-13 20:54)
  3. ↑ https://otonanogame.com/blog-entry-5220.html (Wayback Machine: 2023-11-13 20:56)
  4. ↑ @okunari on Twitter (Ghostarchive)
  5. ↑ @okunari on Twitter (Ghostarchive)
  6. ↑ @okunari on Twitter (Wayback Machine: 2021-01-17 03:29)
  7. ↑ @Mazin__ on Twitter (Ghostarchive)
  8. ↑ File:Fantasy Zone SMS credits.pdf
  9. ↑ File:Phantasy Star SMS credits.pdf
  10. ↑ File:Phantasy Star II MD credits.pdf
  11. ↑ File:Kujaku Ou 2 MD credits.pdf
  12. ↑ File:Mystic Defender MD credits.pdf
  13. ↑ File:Sorcerian MD credits.pdf
  14. ↑ File:Castle of Illusion SMS credits.pdf
  15. ↑ File:Castle of Illusion GG credits.pdf
  16. ↑ File:Asterix SMS credits.pdf
  17. ↑ File:Defenders of Oasis GG credits.pdf
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 File:Land of Illusion GG credits.pdf
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 File:Land of Illusion SMS credits.pdf
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 File:Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine SMS credits.pdf
  21. ↑ File:Asterix and the Secret Mission GG credits.pdf
  22. ↑ File:Pyramid Magic MCD credits.pdf
  23. ↑ File:Sonic Drift GG credits.pdf
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 File:Legend of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse GG US Manual.pdf, page 10
  25. ↑ File:VirtuaFK_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf
  26. ↑ File:FightingV Saturn JP SSEnding.pdf
  27. ↑ File:FightersM Saturn JP SSEnding.pdf
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