Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure

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Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure

Publisher: Sega

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	2012-01-19^[2]	¥5,800 (6,090)5,800 (6,090)^[2]	CTR-P-ARTJ TSA-CTR-ARTJ-JPN
JP (Sega the Best)	2012-11-22^[2]	¥2,800 (2,940)2,800 (2,940)^[2]	CTR-2-ARTJ
JP ▼	2013-06-27^[3]
US	2012-07-10^[1]		CTR-P-ARTE
US ▼	2013-10-04(03?)	$19.9919.99^[1]
US ▼ (Demo)	201x	FREEfree
EU ▼	2013-10-03^[5]	FREEfree
EU ▼ (Demo)	2012	FREEfree
EU (ES/PT)	2012-04-04^[5]^[8]		CTR-P-ARTP TSA-CTR-ARTP-EAP
DE	2012-04-05^[6]		CTR-P-ARTP TSA-CTR-ARTP-GER
DE ▼	2013-10-03^[6]	FREEfree
DE ▼ (Demo)	2012	FREEfree
FR	2012-04-05^[7]		CTR-P-ARTP TSA-CTR-ARTP-FRA
IT	2012-04-05^[9]		CTR-P-ARTP TSA-CTR-ARTP-ITA
UK	2012-04-05^[4]		CTR-P-ARTP TSA-CTR-ARTP-UKV
UK ▼ (Demo)	2012	FREEfree
AU	2012		CTR-P-ARTP TSA-CTR-ARTP-AUS
CA	2012
KR ▼	2012-12-26^[10]	₩33,00033,000^[10]

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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.

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 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 Animater: 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

Digital manuals

Magazine articles

Main article: Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure/Magazine articles.

Artwork

Physical scans

Nintendo 3DS, US
Cover

Nintendo 3DS, JP
Cover

Nintendo 3DS, JP (Sega the Best)
Cover

Nintendo 3DS, UK
Cover
Card

Nintendo 3DS, FR
Cover
Card

Nintendo 3DS, DE
Cover
Card

Nintendo 3DS, ES
Cover
Card

Nintendo 3DS, AT
Cover

Nintendo 3DS, IT
Cover

Nintendo 3DS, AU
Cover

Nintendo 3DS, CA
Cover

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32	0cb9c95b
MD5	4734a99e9f895dcaed3183350c84bcaa
SHA-1	ed4d224024bbb0e6768f733d3d6d05df6cd2e630

2048MB

Card (JP)

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CRC32	212f0a55
MD5	5cbf0f9866327c296a968df30f35b41c
SHA-1	90b855b6498dfe0640c508f30d7cfcd2673197c5

2048MB

Card (EU)

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CRC32	76521c3a
MD5	007ba4599f8a1c371b182b93290f4aad
SHA-1	6f79d7a57c630c850b4783d077188f04e088345d

2048MB

Card (US)

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CRC32	3ccdb3a7
MD5	50c4b708df9188052bbf3391c6038768
SHA-1	6cf59b0ccbf8d35d429510a2431ad342d2bac94c

1024MB

Card (EU)

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CRC32	21923234
MD5	03cfcb96ea036bf19db5a020fd705cf8
SHA-1	5e6b91a777671c1daa467cb331b28437d1aa223f

1024MB

Card (JP)

External links

Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): Nintendo 3DS
Official website on Sega.com (English)
Official website on Sega.jp (Japanese)
Nintendo catalogue pages: JP, US, UK, AU, KR
TGS 2011 page with information

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/rhythm-thief-and-the-emperors-treasure-3ds (Wayback Machine: 2016-08-25 17:28)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 http://sega.jp/3ds/kaito-r/ (Wayback Machine: 2014-08-04 06:00)
↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/titles/50010000008123 (Wayback Machine: 2016-09-16 09:02)
↑ https://archive.is/qbrkI
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 https://archive.is/HIMs1
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 https://archive.is/bPtZv
↑ https://archive.is/j7N2J
↑ https://archive.is/NYKxb
↑ https://archive.is/4CV2E
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 http://www.nintendo.co.kr/3DS/eshop/rhythmThief/index.php (Wayback Machine: 2013-05-09 22:35)

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

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Contents

Versions

Localised names

Production credits

Digital manuals

Magazine articles

Artwork

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

External links

References