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 JoyHoy 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]
Production history
Games
- Fantasy Zone (Master System; 1986) — Designed by[7] (as Choko)
- The Black Onyx (SG-1000; 1987) — Art Directer (as Choko)
- Phantasy Star (Master System; 1987) — Design[8] (as Myau Choko)
- Tensai Bakabon (Master System; 1988) — Art (as ちょうこおねさん)
- Phantasy Star II (Mega Drive; 1989) — Designers[9] (as Choko)
- Galaxy Force (Master System; 1989) — Assistant Designer (as T.Kawakuchi)
- Kujaku Ou 2: Geneijou (Mega Drive; 1989) — Graphics Designed by[10] (as Choko)
- Mystic Defender (Mega Drive; 1989) — Graphics Designed by[11] (as Choko)
- Sorcerian (Mega Drive; 1990) — Graphic Designed[12] (as Choko)
- Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi (Mega Drive; 1990) — Animal Design Check (as Choko)
- Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (Master System; 1991) — Character Design[13] (as Cyouko)
- Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (Game Gear; 1991) — Character Design[14] (as Cyouko)
- Golden Axe Warrior (Master System; 1991) — Designers (as Chouko)
- Pyramid Magic (Mega Drive; 1991) — Character Design (as Choko)
- Pyramid Magic Special (Mega Drive; 1991) — Special Thanks to (as Choko)
- Kuni Chan no Game Tengoku (Game Gear; 1991) — えを かいたひと (as ちょうこさん)
- Astérix (Master System; 1991) — Artist[15] (as Cyouko)
- Wondermega Collection (Mega-CD; 1992) — Character Design (as Choko)
- Defenders of Oasis (Game Gear; 1992) — Graphic Design[16] (as Choko)
- Land of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (Game Gear; 1993) — Artist[17] (as Choko Kawaguchi)
- Land of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (Game Gear; 1993) — Background Artists[17] (as Choko Kawaguchi)
- Land of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (Master System; 1993) — Artist[18] (as Choko Kawaguchi)
- Land of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (Master System; 1993) — Background Artist[18] (as Choko Kawaguchi)
- Astérix and the Secret Mission (Master System; 1993) — Artist (as Choko)
- Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (Game Gear; 1993) — Designers[19] (as Choko)
- Astérix and the Secret Mission (Game Gear; 1994) — Artist[20] (as Choko)
- Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (Master System; 1994) — Designers[19] (as Choko)
- Game no Kanzume Vol. 1 (Mega-CD; 1994) — Character Design[21] (as Choko)
- Sonic Drift (Game Gear; 1994) — Designer[22] (as Choko)
- Legend of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (Game Gear; 1995) — Artists[23]
- Fighting Vipers (Model 2; 1995) — Background Designer
- Sonic the Fighters (Model 2; 1996) — 2D Graphic & Model Design
- Virtua Fighter Kids (Saturn; 1996) — Special Thanks[24] (as 川口 貴子)
- Fighting Vipers (Saturn; 1996) — Assistant Graphic Designers[25]
- As Aventuras da TV Colosso (Master System; 1996) — Artist (as Choko)
- Fighters Megamix (Saturn; 1996) — Graphic Designers[26] (as 川口 貴子)
- Legend of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (Master System; 1998) — Artists[23]
- Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 19: Fighting Vipers (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Background Designer
Music
- Virtua Fighter Kids Sound Tracks (CD; 1996) — Special Thanks
Magazine articles
- Main article: Takako Kawaguchi/Magazine articles.
References
- ↑ https://www.sega.jp/fb/album/05_fz/interview5.html
- ↑ https://untitledz.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-503.html (Wayback Machine: 2023-11-13 20:54)
- ↑ https://otonanogame.com/blog-entry-5220.html (Wayback Machine: 2023-11-13 20:56)
- ↑ @okunari on Twitter
- ↑ @okunari on Twitter
- ↑ @okunari on Twitter (Wayback Machine: 2021-01-17 03:29)
- ↑ File:Fantasy Zone SMS credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Phantasy Star SMS credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Phantasy Star II MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Kujaku Ou 2 MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Mystic Defender MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Sorcerian MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Castle of Illusion SMS credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Castle of Illusion GG credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Asterix SMS credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Defenders of Oasis GG credits.pdf
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 File:Land of Illusion GG credits.pdf
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 File:Land of Illusion SMS credits.pdf
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 File:Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine SMS credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Asterix and the Secret Mission GG credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Pyramid Magic MCD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Sonic Drift GG credits.pdf
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 File:Legend of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse GG US Manual.pdf, page 10
- ↑ File:VirtuaFK_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf
- ↑ File:FightingV Saturn JP SSEnding.pdf
- ↑ File:FightersM Saturn JP SSEnding.pdf