Takahiro Fukada

Takahiro Fukada

Employment history: Sega of Japan^[1] (1996-07^[2] – 1999-06^[2])
Role(s): Localiser^[2]
Education: Sophia University (Comparative Culture)

Takahiro Fukada (深田崇裕) is a former public relations employee at Sega of Japan. He also translated the lyrics for the vocal songs in Sonic Adventure.

Despite almost always being credited by his actual name, his last name is often misspelled as "Fukuda." This is due in part to the Sons of Angels (now Crush 40) album Thrill of the Feel, where he is credited as such for his work on "Open Your Heart," the album's bonus track. He is also credited correctly later in the album (under Jun Senoue's "Thanks" section), albeit with an additional nickname: "Gary."

Production history

Games

Daytona USA: Championship Circuit Edition (Saturn; 1996) — Special Thanks^[3]
The House of the Dead (Model 2; 1997) — Special Thanks
Sonic Jam (Saturn; 1997) — Special Thanks To
World Series Baseball 98 (Saturn; 1997) — Special Thanks^[4]
Steep Slope Sliders (Saturn; 1997) — Special Thanks^[5]
Burning Rangers (Saturn; 1998) — Public Relations^[6]
The House of the Dead (Saturn; 1998) — Special Thanks^[7]
The House of the Dead (Saturn; 1998) — Special Thanks To^[8] (as Takahiro Fukuda)
The House of the Dead (Windows PC; 1998) — Special Thanks
Nihon Daihyou Team no Kantoku ni Narou! Sekaihatsu, Soccer RPG (Saturn; 1998) — Sega Special Thanks (as Takahiro Fukuda)
Sega Ages Galaxy Force II (Saturn; 1998) — Thanks to^[9]
Deep Fear (Saturn; 1998) — English Adviser^[10]
Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast; 1998) — Lyrics translation
Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (GameCube; 2001) — Original Lyrics Translation

Music

Sonic Adventure Remix (CD; 1998) — Original Music & Words^[11]

Radio DC (CD) (1999) (as T.Fukuda)

Song credits

Main article: Takahiro Fukada/Song credits.

Sonic Adventure

It Doesn't Matter ...Theme of "Sonic" — Words (with Jun Senoue)
Believe in Myself ...Theme of "Tails" — Words (with Jun Senoue)
Unknown from M.E. ...Theme of "Knuckles" — Lyrics Translation
My Sweet Passion ...Theme of "Amy" — Lyrics Translation
Lazy Days ~Livin' in Paradise~ ...Theme of "Big" — Lyrics Translation
Introduction ...featuring "Open Your Heart" — Words (with Jun Senoue)
Open Your Heart - Main Theme of "Sonic Adventure" - — Words (with Jun Senoue)

Radio DC

Switch Again — Switch Agains (with Monika Hudgins, Tomoko Sasaki, Sachiko Kawamura, Sawako Sogabe, Naofumi Hataya, Masaru Setsumaru, Tatsuyuki Maeda & Yoshitada Miya)

Sonic Adventure 2

Unknown from M.E. ...Theme of "Knuckles" (SA2 Version) — Words Translation (w/Takayoshi Umeno) [NOTE: Original lyrics only]

External links

Takahiro Fukada on Linkedin

References

[https:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Ffb.2Falbum.2F05_fz.2Finterview1.html-1] ttps://sega.jp/fb/album/05_fz/interview1.html

[https:.2F.2Fjp.linkedin.com.2Fin.2Ftakahiro-fukada-49b95112-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 https://jp.linkedin.com/in/takahiro-fukada-49b95112

[:File:Daytonausacce_sat_us_manual.pdf_p26-3] File:Daytonausacce sat us manual.pdf, page 26

[:File:Wsb98_sat_us_manual.pdf_p31-4] File:Wsb98 sat us manual.pdf, page 31

[:File:Steepslopesliders_sat_us_manual.pdf_p21-5] File:Steepslopesliders sat us manual.pdf, page 21

[:File:Burning_Rangers_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-6] File:Burning Rangers Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:House_of_the_Dead_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-7] File:House of the Dead Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:Thotd_sat_us_manual.pdf_p26-8] File:Thotd sat us manual.pdf, page 26

[:File:Sega_Ages_Galaxy_Force_II_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-9] File:Sega Ages Galaxy Force II Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:Deep_Fear_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-10] File:Deep Fear Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:SARemix_CD_JP_booklet.pdf_p9-11] File:SARemix CD JP booklet.pdf, page 9

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