Noizi Ito
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese
manga
and game artist from Hyōgo
, Japan
. She is employed by the H-game
maker UNiSONSHIFT and is a part of the circle Fujitsubo-Machine. Unlike most romanized Japanese
words and names, Noizi Ito's name uses the Kunrei-shiki romanization form.
novel series which spawned a manga and anime series. She has also worked on the Haruhi Suzumiya series along with its author Nagaru Tanigawa
. Their work has also led to an anime titled after the first book in the series, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. She has recently started a manga series called Bee-be-beat it!
which was introduced in volume 1 of the Dragon Age Pure
magazine. She has worked on three adult game
projects for UNiSONSHIFT Blossom. The first was Nanatsuiro Drops, released in 2006, followed by the Alice in Wonderland themed Alice Parade, released in 2007, and Flyable Heart, released in 2009. She also was the artist in the adult games
Peace@Pieces, Forget Me Not, and also Komorebi ni Yureru Tamashii no Koe, all under the UNiSONSHIFT label. Outside of UNiSONSHIFT, she has recently worked as one of the illustrators for Flight-Plan's DS game Shining Force Feather.
Under UNISONSHiFT Blossom
Non-visual novel
published on January 27, 2005. was released on August 7, 2007. was released on August 10, 2009. was released on April 30, 2009.
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
and game artist from Hyōgo
Hyogo Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region on Honshū island. The capital is Kobe.The prefecture's name was previously alternately spelled as Hiogo.- History :...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. She is employed by the H-game
Eroge
An or Ero-ga is a Japanese video or computer game that features erotic content, usually in the form of anime-style artwork. Eroge originated from galge, but unlike galge, they feature erotic/pornographic content.-History:...
maker UNiSONSHIFT and is a part of the circle Fujitsubo-Machine. Unlike most romanized Japanese
Romanization of Japanese
The romanization of Japanese is the application of the Latin alphabet to write the Japanese language. This method of writing is known as , less strictly romaji, literally "Roman letters", sometimes incorrectly transliterated as romanji or rōmanji. There are several different romanization systems...
words and names, Noizi Ito's name uses the Kunrei-shiki romanization form.
Works
Ito is well known for her work as the character designer and artist for the Shakugan no ShanaShakugan no Shana
, also known simply as Shana, is a Japanese light novel series written by Yashichiro Takahashi, with illustrations by Noizi Ito. The series includes 25 novels released between November 2002 and October 2011 published by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko imprint...
novel series which spawned a manga and anime series. She has also worked on the Haruhi Suzumiya series along with its author Nagaru Tanigawa
Nagaru Tanigawa
is a Japanese author from Hyōgo Prefecture, in the Kinki region of Japan. He is a graduate of the law school at Kwansei Gakuin University. He is best known for The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya for which he won the grand prize at eighth annual Sneaker Awards and has been adapted as an anime...
. Their work has also led to an anime titled after the first book in the series, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. She has recently started a manga series called Bee-be-beat it!
Bee-be-beat it!
Bee-be-beat it! is a manga series written by Jinno Masaki and illustrated by Ito Noizi. It first appeared in Dragon Age Pure Volume 1 on January 30, 2006. Since then, each volume of the magazine contains full-color illustrations of characters from "Bee-be-beat it!"...
which was introduced in volume 1 of the Dragon Age Pure
Dragon Age Pure
was a Japanese shōnen manga magazine published by Fujimi Shobo. It was first released on January 30, 2006 and was initially sold quarterly. Starting with the sale of the fourth volume on April 20, 2007, the magazine was sold bimonthly until its final issue, the fifteenth volume released on February...
magazine. She has worked on three adult game
Eroge
An or Ero-ga is a Japanese video or computer game that features erotic content, usually in the form of anime-style artwork. Eroge originated from galge, but unlike galge, they feature erotic/pornographic content.-History:...
projects for UNiSONSHIFT Blossom. The first was Nanatsuiro Drops, released in 2006, followed by the Alice in Wonderland themed Alice Parade, released in 2007, and Flyable Heart, released in 2009. She also was the artist in the adult games
Eroge
An or Ero-ga is a Japanese video or computer game that features erotic content, usually in the form of anime-style artwork. Eroge originated from galge, but unlike galge, they feature erotic/pornographic content.-History:...
Peace@Pieces, Forget Me Not, and also Komorebi ni Yureru Tamashii no Koe, all under the UNiSONSHIFT label. Outside of UNiSONSHIFT, she has recently worked as one of the illustrators for Flight-Plan's DS game Shining Force Feather.
Games
Under UNISONSHiFT- Be-reave (1999)
- Wasurenagusa Forget-Me-Not (2002)
- Komorebi ni Yureru Tamashii no Koe (2003)
- Peace@PiecesPeace@Piecesis a Japanese adult visual novel developed by Unisonshift and was released on December 23, 2004 for the PC. The game was described by the development team as a...
(2004)
Under UNISONSHiFT Blossom
- Nanatsuiro DropsNanatsuiro Dropsis a Japanese visual novel developed by UNiSONSHIFT and released on April 21, 2006. The first version, available on the PC, contains adult-only content. A version ported to the PlayStation 2 by MediaWorks was released without this content on September 20, 2007...
(2006) - Alice Parade (2007)
- Flyable HeartFlyable Heartis a Japanese visual novel developed by UNiSONSHIFT first released on March 19, 2009 for the PC as a limited edition DVD playable on personal computers, followed by a regular edition release on April 3, 2009. The game is described by the development team as a , and bears the tagline "The future has...
(2009) - Kimi no Nagori wa Shizuka ni YureteKimi no Nagori wa Shizuka ni Yurete, abbreviated as , is an adult Japanese visual novel developed by Unisonshift: Blossom for the PC. It was released on May 28, 2010. Kimi no Nagori wa Shizuka ni Yuretes story is focused around Mayuri Shirasagi, one of the heroines of Unisonshift Blossom's previous game, Flyable Heart...
(2010) - FlyableCandy Heart (2011)
Non-visual novel
- Shining Force FeatherShining Force Featheris a turn-based tactical role-playing game developed by Flight-Plan and published by Sega. It's the 18th Mothership Title of the Shining series and was released in Japan on February 19th, 2009...
(2009)
Art books
Over the years, Fujitsubo-Machine has produced several art books featuring art by Noizi Ito. The publishing company MediaWorksMediaWorks (publisher)
was a Japanese publishing company in the Kadokawa Group known for their brand magazines and book labels. These included such well-known magazines as Dengeki Daioh, and Dengeki G's Magazine, along with MediaWorks' main light novel publishing imprint Dengeki Bunko. The company was merged with ASCII...
published on January 27, 2005. was released on August 7, 2007. was released on August 10, 2009. was released on April 30, 2009.
External links
- Noizi Ito's official website
- Interview with Noizi Ito at Sakura-Con 2010 The-O Network Online