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{{sub-stub}}'''''Nightshade''''', known as '''''Kunoichi''''' (Kunoichi -忍-) in Japan is a [[PlayStation 2]] game developed by [[WOW Entertainment]] and published by [[Sega]]. It is an entry in the ''Shinobi'' series of games, and is a direct sequel to ''[[Shinobi (2002)|Shinobi]]''. Unlike other games in the series, the player controls a female ninja named Hibana.
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{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', known as '''''Kunoichi''''' (Kunoichi -忍-) in Japan is a [[PlayStation 2]] game developed by [[WOW Entertainment]] and published by [[Sega]]. It is an entry in the ''Shinobi'' series of games, and is a direct sequel to ''[[Shinobi (2002)|Shinobi]]''. Unlike other games in the series, the player controls a female ninja named Hibana.
  
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==Production credits==
==Production Credits==
 
 
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{{creditstable|
'''Hibana:''' K.Swenson<br>
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*'''Voice Cast'''
'''Hisui/Countdown Warning:''' E.Cahill<br>
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**'''Hibana:''' Atsuko Tanaka
'''Jimushi:''' A.Chriest<br>
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**'''Onibi:''' Wataru Takagi
'''Kazaguruma/Commander:''' T.Enos<br>
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**'''Hisui:''' Chiwa Saito
'''Kurohagane/Narration:''' C.Robertson<br>
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**'''Kazaguruma/Narration:''' Unsho Ishizuka
'''Onibi:''' K.Miller<br>
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**'''Countdown Announce:''' Mami Kosuge
'''Agent:''' I.Cross<br><br>
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**'''Agent:''' Isshin Chiba
'''Director:''' [[Masahide Kobayashi]]<br>
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**'''Kurohagane α/Soldier Leader:''' Toshitsugu Takashina
: '''Designers'''
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**'''Kurohagane F:''' Hiroshi Iida
'''Main/Character:''' Kazutaka Karashima<br>
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**'''Kurohagane β:''' Masao Harada
'''Maps:''' Kaichi Satoh, Takanobu Yoshino, Takumi Kataoka, Jin Kobayashi, Masayuki Inoue, Shinichirou Inoue<br>
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**'''Jimushi:''' Ikuya Sawaki
'''Enemies:''' Keisuke Suzuki, Shinji Motoyama<br>
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*'''Voice Talent Staff'''
'''Cutscenes:''' Kenji Matsumura<br>
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**'''Hibana:''' K.Swenson
: '''Programmers'''
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**'''Hisui/Countdown Warning:''' E.Cahill
'''Main:''' Tsutomu Matsuo<br>
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**'''Jimushi:''' A.Chriest
'''Maps:''' Atsushi Kobata, Takeshi Suzuki<br>
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**'''Kazaguruma/Commander:''' T.Enos
'''Character (Player):''' Yoshiji Kosaka<br>
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**'''Kurohagane/Narration:''' C.Robertson
'''Character (Enemy/Boss):''' Yuichi Ogawa, Hiroyuki Eguchi, Akira Suzumura, Ryouichi Sakamaki, Yoshiji Kosaka, Motohiko Hayashi, [[Mitsugu Hara]], Takeshi Suzuki, Kenji Osawa<br>
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**'''Onibi:''' K.Miller
'''Cutscenes:''' [[Mitsugu Hara]]<br>
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**'''Agent:''' I.Cross
'''Interface:''' Motohiko Hayashi<br>
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*'''Director:''' [[Masahide Kobayashi]]
'''Technical Support:''' Kazuhiro Matsuta, Hideo Ikeuchi, Tatsuhiro Oshii, Hisao Koba, Daisuke Sakai, Fumihito Kondo<br>
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{{creditsheader|Designers}}
: '''Artists'''
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*'''Main/Character:''' [[Kazutaka Karashima]]
'''Art Director:''' [[Koki Mogi]]<br>
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*'''Maps:''' [[Kaichi Satoh]], [[Takanobu Yoshino]], [[Takumi Kataoka]], [[Jin Kobayashi]], [[Masayuki Inoue]], [[Shinichirou Inoue]]
'''Lead Artist:''' Hirotaka Kanazawa<br>
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*'''Enemies:''' [[Keisuke Suzuki]], [[Shinji Motoyama]]
'''Character Concepts:''' Makoto Tsuchibayashi<br>
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*'''Cutscenes:''' [[Kenji Matsumura]]
'''Character Design:''' [[Koki Mogi]]<br>
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{{creditsheader|Programmers}}
'''Character Setup:''' [[Kiminori Kusano]]<br>
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*'''Main:''' [[Tsutomu Matsuo]]
'''Enemy Design:''' [[Nobuto Iwao]], [[Makiko Ishizuka]], [[Takashi Iida]], [[Daisuke Kobayashi]]<br>
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*'''Maps:''' [[Atsushi Kobata]], [[Takeshi Suzuki]]
'''Map Design:''' [[Koki Mogi]], Masako Okuda, Keiichi Kawase, [[Nobuto Iwao]]<br>
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*'''Character (Player):''' [[Yoshiji Kosaka]]
'''Lead Map Modeler:''' Hitoshi Fukazawa<br>
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*'''Character (Enemy/Boss):''' [[Yuichi Ogawa]], [[Hiroyuki Eguchi]], [[Akira Suzumura]], [[Ryouichi Sakamaki]], [[Yoshiji Kosaka]], [[Motohiko Hayashi]], [[Mitsugu Hara]], [[Takeshi Suzuki]], [[Kenji Osawa]]
'''Map Modelers:''' Tadashi Oomine, Kayo Hoshina, Tomoyoshi Matsumoto, Naoyuki Takashima, Yosuke Muto, Yuki Kanayama, Masako Okuda, Keiichi Kawase<br>
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*'''Cutscenes:''' [[Mitsugu Hara]]
'''Character Model/Lead Modeler:''' [[Makiko Ishizuka]]<br>
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*'''Interface:''' [[Motohiko Hayashi]]
'''Enemy Model:''' Shizuyo Kanda, [[Takashi Iida]], [[Tetsuya Oguri]], Hajime Goto, Kiyonori Osawa, [[Kazuyuki Watanabe]], [[Daisuke Kobayashi]]<br>
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*'''Technical Support:''' [[Kazuhiro Matsuta]], [[Hideo Ikeuchi]], [[Tatsuhiro Oshii]], [[Hisao Koba]], [[Daisuke Sakai]], [[Fumihito Kondo]]
'''Character Animation/Lead Animator:''' Hisashi Tohyama<br>
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{{creditsheader|Artists}}
'''Enemy Animation:''' [[Makoto Shimizu]], [[Takuya Toyota]], [[Sachiko Kanemitsu]], [[Tomoko Kanesaku]], [[Yoshiaki Ide]]<br>
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*'''Art Director:''' [[Kouki Mogi|Koki Mogi]]
'''Visual Effects/Lead Effects Artist:''' [[Yasushi Homma]]<br>
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*'''Lead Artist:''' [[Hirotaka Kanazawa]]
'''Visual Effects:''' Sayaca Takahashi, [[Miki Nakahara]], [[Arugo Shinohara]], [[Yuko Takahashi]], [[Tetsuya Oguri]]<br>
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*'''Character Concepts:''' [[Makoto Tsuchibayashi]]
'''Lead Cutscene Artist:''' [[Takashi Iida]]<br>
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*'''Character Design:''' [[Kouki Mogi|Koki Mogi]]
'''Cutscene Motion Artists:''' Shinji Kaneko, [[Makoto Shimizu]], [[Takuya Toyota]], [[Sachiko Kanemitsu]], [[Tomoko Kanesaku]], [[Yoshiaki Ide]], [[Kazuyuki Watanabe]]<br>
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*'''Character Setup:''' [[Kiminori Kusano]]
'''Cutscene Effects Artists:''' [[Yasushi Homma]], [[Miki Nakahara]], [[Arugo Shinohara]], [[Yuko Takahashi]]<br>
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*'''Enemy Design:''' [[Nobuto Iwao]], [[Makiko Ishizuka]], [[Takashi Iida]], [[Daisuke Kobayashi]]
'''Main Visuals/2D System Design:''' Asako Yamazaki<br>
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*'''Map Design:''' [[Kouki Mogi|Koki Mogi]], [[Masako Okuda]], [[Keiichi Kawase]], [[Nobuto Iwao]]
: '''CG Movies'''
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*'''Lead Map Modeler:''' [[Hitoshi Fukazawa]]
'''Movie Director:''' Tamotsu Kushibe<br>
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*'''Map Modelers:''' [[Tadashi Oomine]], [[Kayo Hoshina]], [[Tomoyoshi Matsumoto]], [[Naoyuki Takashima]], [[Yosuke Muto]], [[Yuki Kanayama]], [[Masako Okuda]], [[Keiichi Kawase]]
'''Movie Leader:''' [[Kiminori Kusano]]<br>
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*'''Character Model/Lead Modeler:''' [[Makiko Ishizuka]]
'''CG Artist:''' Satoshi Tomatsu, Mamoru Ota, Masaya Shiraishi, Hidenosuke Abe, Takeshi Matsuura, Naozumi Yamaguchi, Tatsuya Yabuta, Takeshi Inaba, [[Daisuke Kobayashi]]<br>
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*'''Enemy Model:''' Shizuyo Kanda, [[Takashi Iida]], [[Tetsuya Oguri]], [[Hajime Goto]], [[Kiyonori Osawa]], [[Kazuyuki Watanabe]], [[Daisuke Kobayashi]]
'''CG Character Modeler:''' Hiroaki Ichikawa<br>
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*'''Character Animation/Lead Animator:''' [[Hisashi Tohyama]]
: '''Script (Cooperation)'''
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*'''Enemy Animation:''' [[Makoto Shimizu]], [[Takuya Toyota]], [[Sachiko Kanemitsu]], [[Tomoko Kanesaku]], [[Yoshiaki Ide]]
Katsuhito Gotoh, Shunsuke Ozawa, Kazutaka Karashima, Naoki Shimada, [[Koki Mogi]], [[Masahide Kobayashi]]<br>
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*'''Visual Effects/Lead Effects Artist:''' [[Yasushi Homma]]
'''Cutscene Storyboarding:''' Naozumi Yamaguchi, Tatsuya Yabuta<br>
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*'''Visual Effects:''' [[Sayaca Takahashi]], [[Miki Nakahara]], [[Arugo Shinohara]], [[Yuko Takahashi]], [[Tetsuya Oguri]]
'''Web Support:''' Masakatu Watanabe<br>
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*'''Lead Cutscene Artist:''' [[Takashi Iida]]
: '''Motion Capture Staff'''
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*'''Cutscene Motion Artists:''' Shinji Kaneko, [[Makoto Shimizu]], [[Takuya Toyota]], [[Sachiko Kanemitsu]], [[Tomoko Kanesaku]], [[Yoshiaki Ide]], [[Kazuyuki Watanabe]]
'''Japan Action Enterprise Co. Ltd.'''<br>
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*'''Cutscene Effects Artists:''' [[Yasushi Homma]], [[Miki Nakahara]], [[Arugo Shinohara]], [[Yuko Takahashi]]
'''Action Director:''' Yuta Morokaji<br>
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*'''Main Visuals/2D System Design:''' Asako Yamazaki
'''Chief Manager:''' Hiromiti Suzuki<br>
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{{creditsheader|CG Movies}}
'''Motion Capture Cast'''<br>
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*'''Movie Director:''' Tamotsu Kushibe
* '''Hibana:''' Miwa Hashiguchi<br>
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*'''Movie Leader:''' [[Kiminori Kusano]]
* '''Jimushi/Kurohagane:''' Kazutoshi Yokoyama<br>
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*'''CG Artist:''' Satoshi Tomatsu, Mamoru Ota, Masaya Shiraishi, Hidenosuke Abe, Takeshi Matsuura, [[Naozumi Yamaguchi]], Tatsuya Yabuta, Takeshi Inaba, [[Daisuke Kobayashi]]
* '''Onibi:''' Hikaru Takahashi<br>
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*'''CG Character Modeler:''' Hiroaki Ichikawa
* '''Hisui:''' Hitomi Hiraki<br>
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*'''Script (Cooperation):''' Katsuhito Gotoh, Shunsuke Ozawa, Kazutaka Karashima, Naoki Shimada, [[Kouki Mogi|Koki Mogi]], [[Masahide Kobayashi]]
* '''Kazaguruma/Narration:''' Arata Okumiyama<br>
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*'''Cutscene Storyboarding:''' [[Naozumi Yamaguchi]], Tatsuya Yabuta
* '''Safety:''' Manabu Kato<br>
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*'''Web Support:''' [[Masakatu Watanabe]]
* '''Setting Safety:''' Eiichi Takagi<br>
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{{creditsheader|Motion Capture Staff}}
: '''Motion Capture Studio Staff'''
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*'''Japan Action Enterprise Co. Ltd.'''
'''Sega Motion Capture Studio:''' [[Hans van Veenendaal]], Takeo Iwata, Hiroshi Tanaka<br>
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**'''Action Director:''' Yuta Morokaji
'''Visual Science Laboratory, Inc. Motion Capture Studio dynamo:''' Nobuyoshi Ono, Hiroshi Hirokawa, Hiroko Masuda<br>
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**'''Chief Manager:''' Hiromiti Suzuki
: '''Sound'''
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*'''Motion Capture Cast'''
'''Wave Master Inc.'''<br>
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**'''Hibana:''' Miwa Hashiguchi
'''BGM:''' [[Fumie Kumatani]], [[Tomonori Sawada]], [[Keiichi Sugiyama]], [[Yutaka Minobe]]<br>
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**'''Jimushi/Kurohagane:''' Kazutoshi Yokoyama
'''S.E.:''' [[Junko Shiratsu]]<br>
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**'''Onibi:''' Hikaru Takahashi
'''Sound Director:''' [[Masaru Setsumaru]]<br>
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**'''Hisui:''' Hitomi Hiraki
: '''English Voice Over Recordings by:'''
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**'''Kazaguruma/Narration:''' Arata Okumiyama
'''Webtone Productions:''' [[Greg Weber]], Kim Weber, Steve Duell, Kevin Miller<br>
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**'''Safety:''' Manabu Kato
: '''Movie Cooperation'''
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**'''Setting Safety:''' Eiichi Takagi
'''Equipment Inc.:''' Takeo Ihara, Yoshihiro Kanbe, Masato Inagaki, Sho Mutuura, Shuji Ota, Yuki Kamata, Toru Kanno, Yuki Akama<br>
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**'''Motion Capture Studio Staff'''
: '''Sega Corporation'''
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*'''Sega Motion Capture Studio:''' [[Hans van Veenendaal]], [[Takeo Iwata]], [[Hiroshi Tanaka]]
'''Marketing:''' Tadashi Takezaki, Satoshi Imai, Yoshitsugu Natsume, Toyohisa Hiwatari, Mitsuru Takahashi, Kazuhiro Asami, Junichiro Hirata, Takeshi Ohsaki, Ikuo Ishizuka<br>
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*'''Visual Science Laboratory, Inc. Motion Capture Studio dynamo:''' Nobuyoshi Ono, Hiroshi Hirokawa, Hiroko Masuda
'''Public Relations:''' Yasushi Nagumo, Kouki Akiyama<br>
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*'''Sound:''' [[Wave Master|Wave Master Inc.]]
'''Research:''' Tsuyoshi Sawada, Noriko Hashimoto, Yoriaki Toraiwa<br>
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**'''BGM:''' [[Fumie Kumatani]], [[Tomonori Sawada]], [[Keiichi Sugiyama]], [[Yutaka Minobe]]
'''Localization Support:''' [[Shinobu Shindo]]<br>
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**'''S.E.:''' [[Junko Shiratsu]]
'''Domestic License Coordinator:''' Toshiki Izawa, Junichiro Takahashi<br><br>
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**'''Sound Director:''' [[Masaru Setsumaru]]
'''Sega Logistics Service Co. Ltd.'''<br>
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*'''English Voice Over Recordings by:''' [[Webtone Productions]]
'''Software Manual & Package Design:''' Yoshihiro Sakuta, Naohiko Iida, Kazuaki Jikuhara, Hisakazu Nakagawa, Tetsuya Honda, Satoru Ishigami<br>
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**''':''' Greg Weber, Kim Weber, Steve Duell, Kevin Miller
'''QA:''' Junichi Shimizu, Akira Nishikawa, Hiroyuki Miyano, Yutaka Kawasaki, Takanobu Fukaya, Kazuhiko Morii, Chihiro Tanikawa<br>
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*'''Movie Cooperation:''' Equipment Inc.
: '''Sega of America Inc.'''
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**''':''' Takeo Ihara, Yoshihiro Kanbe, Masato Inagaki, Sho Mutuura, Shuji Ota, Yuki Kamata, Toru Kanno, Yuki Akama
'''Executive Vice President:''' [[Shinobu Toyoda]]<br>
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{{creditsheader|Sega Corporation}}
'''Product Manager:''' Heather Hall<br>
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*'''Marketing:''' [[Tadashi Takezaki]], [[Satoshi Imai]], [[Yoshitsugu Natsume]], [[Toyohisa Hiwatari]], [[Mitsuru Takahashi]], [[Kazuhiro Asami]], [[Junichiro Hirata]], [[Takeshi Ohsaki]], [[Ikuo Ishizuka]]
'''Senior Media Specialist:''' Terin Higgins<br>
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*'''Public Relations:''' [[Yasushi Nagumo]], [[Kouki Akiyama]]
'''Creative Services Manager:''' Arianne McCarthy<br>
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*'''Research:''' [[Tsuyoshi Sawada]], Noriko Hashimoto, Yoriaki Toraiwa
'''Public Relations Manager:''' Bret Blount<br>
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*'''Localization Support:''' [[Shinobu Shindo]]
'''Director of PD:''' Osamu Shibamiya<br>
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*'''Domestic License Coordinator:''' [[Toshiki Izawa]], Junichiro Takahashi
'''Localization Producer:''' Klayton Vorlick<br>
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{{creditsheader|Sega Logistics Service Co. Ltd.}}
'''Director of QA:''' Deborah Kirkham<br>
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*'''Software Manual & Package Design:''' [[Yoshihiro Sakuta]], [[Naohiko Iida]], [[Kazuaki Jikuhara]], [[Hisakazu Nakagawa]], [[Tetsuya Honda]], [[Satoru Ishigami]]
'''Lead Tester:''' Demetrius Griffin<br>
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*'''QA:''' [[Junichi Shimizu]], [[Akira Nishikawa]], [[Hiroyuki Miyano]], Yutaka Kawasaki, Takanobu Fukaya, [[Kazuhiko Morii]], Chihiro Tanikawa
'''Release Manager:''' Andrei Belkin<br>
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{{creditsheader|Sega of America Inc.}}
'''Special Thanks'''<br>
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*'''Executive Vice President:''' [[Shinobu Toyoda]]
* '''Sega WOW:''' [[Atsushi Seimiya]], Tomoyuki Ito, Akira Nishino, Tohru Yosida, [[Yoshiaki Endo]], Toru Shimizu, Hirabayashi Takao, Satoshi Arai<br>
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*'''Product Manager:''' [[Heather Hall]]
* '''Sega of America Inc.:''' Lori Von Rueden, Noah Musler<br>
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*'''Senior Media Specialist:''' [[Terin Higgins]]
'''Senior Director:''' [[Masahiro Kumono]]<br>
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*'''Creative Services Manager:''' [[Arianne McCarthy]]
'''Producer:''' [[Ryutaro Nonaka]]<br>
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*'''Public Relations Manager:''' [[Bret Blount]]
'''Executive Producer:''' [[Rikiya Nakagawa]], [[Noriyoshi Ohba]]<br>
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*'''Director of PD:''' [[Osamu Shibamiya]]
[[Sofdec]], [[ADX]]<br>
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*'''Localization Producer:''' [[Klayton Vorlick]]
'''Created by:''' [[Sega WOW]]<br>
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*'''Director of QA:''' Deborah Kirkham
'''Presented by:''' [[Sega]]<br>
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*'''Lead Tester:''' [[Demetrius Griffin]]
© Sega WOW/Sega, 2003<br>
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*'''Release Manager:''' [[Andrei Belkin]]
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{{creditsheader|Special Thanks}}
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*'''Sega WOW:''' [[Atsushi Seimiya]], [[Tomoyuki Ito]], [[Akira Nishino]], [[Tohru Yosida]], [[Yoshiaki Endo]], Toru Shimizu, [[Takao Hirabayashi]], [[Satoshi Arai]]
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*'''Sega of America Inc.:''' [[Lori Von Rueden]], [[Noah Musler]]
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<br>
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*'''Senior Director:''' [[Masahiro Kumono]]
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*'''Producer:''' [[Ryutaro Nonaka]]
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*'''Executive Producer:''' [[Rikiya Nakagawa]], [[Noriyoshi Oba|Noriyoshi Ohba]]
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:'''[[Sofdec]], [[ADX]]'''
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*'''Created by:''' [[Sega WOW]]
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*'''Presented by:''' [[Sega]]
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:'''©[[Sega WOW]]/[[Sega]], 2003'''
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}}
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}}
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==Magazine articles==
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{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Magazine articles}}
  
==Physcial Scans==
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==Physical scans==
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{{ratings|PS2}}
 
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}}{{Scanbox
 
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| region=FR
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}}{{Scanbox
 
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| region=DE
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}}{{Scanbox
 
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| console=PlayStation 2
 
| region=ES
 
| region=ES
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==External Links==
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==Technical information==
* [http://sega.jp/ps2/kunoichi/ Sega of Japan catalogue page (Japanese)]
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===ROM dump status===
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{{romtable|
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{{rom|PS2|sha1=3611c836e58d10766bfa9bc5f89171002f1e8562|md5=05e5c0cb1c220755b698fd3c8fa46c44|crc32=38db56db|size=3,843,686,400|date= |source=DVD-ROM (KR)|comments=SLKA-25135 (V1.00)|quality=|prototype=no}}
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==External links==
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* Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://sega.jp/ps2/kunoichi/ PlayStation 2]
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* ''{{PAGENAME}}'' on PlayStation.com: [http://www.jp.playstation.com/software/title/slpm65447.html JP], [https://www.playstation.com/en-us/games/nightshade-ps2/ US], [http://www.playstation.co.kr/game/385 KR]
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Nightshade
System(s): PlayStation 2
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sony PlayStation 2
JP
¥6,980 (7,329)6,980 (7,329)[2] SLPM-65447
CERO: 15
Sony PlayStation 2
US
$49.9549.95[1] SLUS-20810
ESRB: Mature 17+
Sony PlayStation 2
EU
(Promo)
PEGI: 12+
Sony PlayStation 2
DE
SLES-52238
INL-P52238-GE
USK: 16
Sony PlayStation 2
ES
SLES-52238
INL-P52238-SP
PEGI: 12+
Sony PlayStation 2
FR
SLES-52238
INL-P52238-FR
PEGI: 12+
Sony PlayStation 2
UK
SLES-52238
INL-P52238-UK
PEGI: 12+
Sony PlayStation 2
IT
SLES-52238
INL-P52238-IT
PEGI: 12+
Sony PlayStation 2
KR
SLKA-25135
KMRB: 18

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Nightshade, known as Kunoichi (Kunoichi -忍-) in Japan is a PlayStation 2 game developed by WOW Entertainment and published by Sega. It is an entry in the Shinobi series of games, and is a direct sequel to Shinobi. Unlike other games in the series, the player controls a female ninja named Hibana.

Production credits

  • Voice Cast
    • Hibana: Atsuko Tanaka
    • Onibi: Wataru Takagi
    • Hisui: Chiwa Saito
    • Kazaguruma/Narration: Unsho Ishizuka
    • Countdown Announce: Mami Kosuge
    • Agent: Isshin Chiba
    • Kurohagane α/Soldier Leader: Toshitsugu Takashina
    • Kurohagane F: Hiroshi Iida
    • Kurohagane β: Masao Harada
    • Jimushi: Ikuya Sawaki
  • Voice Talent Staff
    • Hibana: K.Swenson
    • Hisui/Countdown Warning: E.Cahill
    • Jimushi: A.Chriest
    • Kazaguruma/Commander: T.Enos
    • Kurohagane/Narration: C.Robertson
    • Onibi: K.Miller
    • Agent: I.Cross
  • Director: Masahide Kobayashi
Designers
Programmers
Artists
CG Movies
Motion Capture Staff
  • Japan Action Enterprise Co. Ltd.
    • Action Director: Yuta Morokaji
    • Chief Manager: Hiromiti Suzuki
  • Motion Capture Cast
    • Hibana: Miwa Hashiguchi
    • Jimushi/Kurohagane: Kazutoshi Yokoyama
    • Onibi: Hikaru Takahashi
    • Hisui: Hitomi Hiraki
    • Kazaguruma/Narration: Arata Okumiyama
    • Safety: Manabu Kato
    • Setting Safety: Eiichi Takagi
    • Motion Capture Studio Staff
  • Sega Motion Capture Studio: Hans van Veenendaal, Takeo Iwata, Hiroshi Tanaka
  • Visual Science Laboratory, Inc. Motion Capture Studio dynamo: Nobuyoshi Ono, Hiroshi Hirokawa, Hiroko Masuda
  • Sound: Wave Master Inc.
  • English Voice Over Recordings by: Webtone Productions
    • : Greg Weber, Kim Weber, Steve Duell, Kevin Miller
  • Movie Cooperation: Equipment Inc.
    • : Takeo Ihara, Yoshihiro Kanbe, Masato Inagaki, Sho Mutuura, Shuji Ota, Yuki Kamata, Toru Kanno, Yuki Akama
Sega Corporation
Sega Logistics Service Co. Ltd.
Sega of America Inc.
Special Thanks


Sofdec, ADX
©Sega WOW/Sega, 2003

Magazine articles

Main article: Nightshade/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
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Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Edge (UK) PAL
60
[4]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
55
[5]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
83
[6]
GMR (US) NTSC-U
70
[7]
Hyper (AU) PAL
65
[8]
PlayStation 2 Official Magazine - UK (UK) PAL
60
[9]
Play Games (DE) PAL
71
[10]
Play (US) NTSC-U
58
[11]
Surge (US) NTSC-U
60
[12]
Sony PlayStation 2
65
Based on
9 reviews

Nightshade

PlayStation 2, US
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Cover
PlayStation 2, JP
Nightshade PS2 JP Box.jpg
Cover
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Disc
PlayStation 2, EU (Promo)
Nightshade PS2 EU promo front.jpg
Cover
PlayStation 2, UK
Nightshade PS2 EU Box.jpg
Cover
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Disc
PlayStation 2, FR
Nightshade PS2 FR cover.jpg
Cover
Nightshade PS2 EU Disc.jpg
Disc
PlayStation 2, DE
Nightshade PS2 DE cover.jpg
Cover
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Disc
PlayStation 2, ES
Nightshade PS2 ES cover.jpg
Cover
Nightshade PS2 EU Disc.jpg
Disc
PlayStation 2, IT
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Cover
Nightshade PS2 EU Disc.jpg
Disc
PlayStation 2, KR
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Cover

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sony PlayStation 2
 ?
CRC32 e0c4b394
MD5 7eddfafb87854f4cdf4eb7966028f066
SHA-1 88b253912cba901ebf6e3f1db9bccc220ff8ecb0
3,841,753,088 DVD-ROM (EU) SLES-52238 (V1.01)
Sony PlayStation 2
CRC32 59f41eb8
MD5 930dd47a41a6d97880689324df5bbf17
SHA-1 855c957ef3deec395f8a388d054e9222d0463575
3,839,197,184 DVD-ROM (JP) SLPM-65447 (V1.00)
Sony PlayStation 2
 ?
CRC32 38db56db
MD5 05e5c0cb1c220755b698fd3c8fa46c44
SHA-1 3611c836e58d10766bfa9bc5f89171002f1e8562
3,843,686,400 DVD-ROM (KR) SLKA-25135 (V1.00)
Sony PlayStation 2
 ?
CRC32 164fab00
MD5 c6159439183cc96b92de14bfb328a08d
SHA-1 c5ba6b349c6403d60bbeddabe4e100a5d844611d
3,844,898,816 DVD-ROM (US) SLUS-20810 (V1.00)

External links

  • Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): PlayStation 2
  • Nightshade on PlayStation.com: JP, US, KR

References


Nightshade

Nightshade PS2 JP SSTitle.png

Main page | Comparisons | Credits | Magazine articles | Reception


Books: Kunoichi Koushiki Guide Book (2003) | Kunoichi Perfect Guide (2004)
Music: Kunoichi Original Soundtrack (2014)
Sony PlayStation 2
Demos: Kunoichi Taikenban (2003)

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Games in the Shinobi series
Arcade
Shinobi (1987) | Shadow Dancer (1989)
Sega Master System
Shinobi (1988) | The Cyber Shinobi (1990) | Shadow Dancer (1991)
Amiga
Atari ST
Amstrad CPC
Commodore 64
ZX Spectrum
IBM PC compatibles
MSX
Shinobi (1989)
Sega Mega Drive
The Revenge of Shinobi (1989) | Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi (1990) | Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master (1993)
Sega Game Gear
The GG Shinobi (1991) | The GG Shinobi II: The Silent Fury (1992)
Sega Saturn
Shinobi Legions (1995)
Game Boy Advance
The Revenge of Shinobi (2002)
Sony PlayStation 2
Shinobi (2002) | Nightshade (2003)
Nintendo 3DS
Shinobi 3D (2011) | 3D Shinobi III (2013)
Nintendo Switch
Sega Ages Shinobi (2019)
Shinobi related media
Music
The Super Shinobi & Works (1989) | Shinobi Original Soundtrack (2002) | Legend of Joe Musashi: Shinobi Music Collection (2009) | Shinobi 3D Original Soundtrack (2012) | Kunoichi Original Soundtrack (2014) | Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master (2015) | The Revenge of Shinobi (2016) | Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi (2022)
Book
Shinobi: The Fear Pavilion (1994) | Shin Shinobi Den Hisshou Kouryaku Hou (1995) | Prima's Official Strategy Guide: Shinobi (2002) | Shinobi: The Rise of Hotsuma (2002) | Shinobi: The Complete Guide (2002) | Shinobi the Wide Ilustration Archive (2003) | Kunoichi Koushiki Guide Book (2003) | Kunoichi Perfect Guide (2004)