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Kazuyoshi Izumi

いずみ かずよし

Izumi Kazuyoshi

Aliases: ジスカルド / ジェバンニP / LUPIA / 泉アナザーワールド
Pen Names: Jisukaludo（Pen name used for indie game development and the circle 'Andymente'）, Giovanni P（Name used for producing and posting VOCALOID music）, LUPIA（Band name used in rock-band activities）, Izumi Another World（Stage name used for comedy performances）

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1976-09-09 （Miki, Kida District, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan）
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Musician, Game creator, Comedian
Active Years
1997-
Affiliations
Andymente (game circle), 7Cube (analog game circle), Yoshimoto Creative Agency, LUPIA (band)

Education

Osaka University of Arts
Department of Music / Department of Music
Country: Japan

Awards

Kodansha BOX Newcomer Award
2007
Work: EreGY
Category: 流水大賞 優秀賞
Organization: Kodansha
Result: 優秀賞
Nico Nico Indies Game Festival Fighting Spirit Award
2013
Work: My Indie Game, Pawn and Me.
Category: PCゲーム
Organization: Nico Nico Indies Game Festival
Result: 敢闘賞
Nico Nico Indies Game Festival 2 Fighting Spirit Award
2013
Work: Vampire Bloody Star-X
Category: PCゲーム
Organization: Nico Nico Indies Game Festival
Result: 敢闘賞
Nico Nico Indies Game Festival 4 Fighting Spirit Award
2014
Work: Frige Saikyou Densetsu
Category: PCゲーム
Organization: Nico Nico Indies Game Festival
Result: 敢闘賞
Nico Nico Indies Game Festival 5 Fighting Spirit Award
2015
Work: Chaos Lucy
Category: PCゲーム
Organization: Nico Nico Indies Game Festival
Result: 敢闘賞
Nico Nico Indies Game Festival 7 Fighting Spirit Award
2017
Work: Heat Wave
Category: PCゲーム
Organization: Nico Nico Indies Game Festival (RPG Atsumaru)
Result: 敢闘賞
Game Market Award — Idea Prize
2014
Work: Confession Game: The Magic of Falling in Love
Category: アナログゲーム
Organization: Game Market
Result: アイデア賞
Tech Win Digital Iron Man — Video Division Annual Best Award
2003
Work: REI'S Medicine (video)
Category: 映像
Organization: Tech Win (magazine)
Result: 年間最優秀賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

EreGY

2008 Novel

Debut novel published by Kodansha BOX. A long-form work blending SF and metafictional elements.

SFMetafictionIdentity
Adaptations
  • [Bunko edition] EreGY (Bunko edition) (2011)
  • [Comic] EreGY (Comic adaptation) / 大岩賢次 (2013)

spica

2008 Novel

A collection-like work published by Kodansha BOX, containing short and mid-length pieces.

YouthFantasy

Sedona, Be Still

2010 Science fiction

Published by Hayakawa (Hayakawa Bunko); a work containing SF short and mid-length stories.

SFSpaceHuman relationships

My End

2011 Novel

Published by Seikaisha FICTIONS. An introspective, somewhat experimental long novel.

LossIntrospection

Secret Case Files of the Vocaloid World Vol.1: Giovanni P and Detective EreGY's Adventure

2013 Light novel / Mystery-like

Volume 1 of a mystery-flavored series themed around VOCALOID and the music scene.

MusicMysteryComedy

Stardance

1999 Free indie game (RPG)

An early free RPG released under the Jisukaludo name; one of Andymente's representative works.

GameAdventure

Self-Sufficiency

2002 Free indie game (simulation)

A simulation-type free game released in 2002 with a distinctive system.

SimulationSelf-sufficiency

Chaos Lucy

2014 Free indie game (RPG)

A major free RPG released in 2014 that received recognition at the Nico Nico Indies Game Festival.

RPGChaosFantasy

Udon Alien

2014 Analog game (card game)

A solo card game released under the 7Cube name and distributed at Game Market.

Card gameSolo play

Susususu, Suki, Daiisuki

2009 Song (VOCALOID)

A representative VOCALOID song released under the Giovanni P name using Kagamine Rin as the vocal.

VOCALOIDPop

Love Note ////

2010 Song (VOCALOID)

A song featured in the 'Hatsune Miku -Project DIVA-' series and compilation albums.

VOCALOIDGame music

Bibliography

  • EreGY
  • spica
  • Sludge Space Model
  • Sedona, Be Still
  • My End
  • Jiscardo Dead End
  • Good Night, Mouton
  • Her Cat's ESP 1
  • Her Cat's ESP 2
  • Her Cat's ESP 3
  • Secret Case Files of the Vocaloid World Vol.1
  • Secret Case Files of the Vocaloid World Vol.2
  • Secret Case Files of the Vocaloid World Vol.3

Adaptations

  • EreGY (comic adaptation)
  • EreGY (bunko edition)
  • Hatsune Miku -Project DIVA- (song included)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Narrative incorporating game-like structuresMetafictional devicesPop and rhythmic prose
Recurring Motifs
GamesMusic / VOCALOIDBoundary between machine and humanLoneliness

Legacy

Kazuyoshi Izumi is a multidisciplinary creator active in novels, music, games, analog games and comedy. He has had notable influence in the indie game scene and the VOCALOID community, and proposed initiatives such as 'Telepath Music' that impacted online creator communities.

In Popular Culture

  • The 'Telepath Music' tag he proposed is used in some online creative communities such as Nico Nico and pixiv.
  • Known in the VOCALOID and doujin game communities.

Trivia

  • Active under multiple names including Jisukaludo, Giovanni P, LUPIA and Izumi Another World
  • Head of the Andymente circle and has released many free games
  • Has released numerous songs related to Hatsune Miku / Kagamine Rin
  • Also active as a comedian affiliated with Yoshimoto Creative Agency
  • Has identifiers in VIAF and the National Diet Library