Maestro Otonase

Otonase Hiroki was a Maestro, credited with leading Enjendo, one of the two major companies in the Japanese Game Industry, into its golden age. In fact, it was safe to say that almost every game series currently released by Enjendo had been influenced by him.

Now, due to his age, he has retired from the front lines, handing over all Director and Producer positions to his juniors.

Nevertheless, another epithet used to describe him was "eccentric."

One might think it an unfitting description for a Maestro who dominated an era,

but everyone who had worked with him or knew him closely agreed with it.

The reason? It is simple.

He committed truly extraordinary eccentricities.

An eccentric who championed innovation despite being part of the establishment.

A Maestro who pursued endless challenges had IP Rights that, even with a safe, commercially successful approach, could have been massive hits.

A developer called himself a merchant, yet agonized over the balance between art and commercialism more than anyone else...