HEROES, TANKS, AND MONSTERS: MY 40-YEAR GAMING HISTORY (1978-2018)

Akihito Tomisawa (とみさわ昭仁)

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From being hooked on Space Invaders, to being blown away by Dragon Quest, writing for Famitsu, and contributing to the creation of Pokémon, this deeply personal memoir traces the author's 40-year journey through the heart of Japan’s gaming industry.

Beginning as a writer in the early 1980s during the dawn of Japanese game magazines, the author eventually joined Game Freak through a fateful meeting with visionary Satoshi Tajiri. Along the way, he worked with legendary figures such as Gunpei Yokoi, Shigeru Miyamoto, Yuji Horii, Akira Sakuma, and Shigesato Itoi, witnessing firsthand the birth of legendary titles—including Pokémon.

This is a one-of-a-kind autobiographical account that captures the rise of Japan’s video game industry from the inside, filled with firsthand stories, creative struggles, and moments of revolutionary change.

A coming-of-age story set in the golden age of Japanese video games, this book is both a personal memoir and a historical chronicle that no one else could have written.

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PUBLICATION DETAILS

LANGUAGE	BINDING	EDITION	ISBN	YEAR	PAGES
Japanese	Paperback		9784909646507	2021	304
Japanese	eBook		N/A	2021	304

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Heroes, Tanks, and Monsters: My 40-Year Gaming History (1978–2018)

勇者と戦車とモンスター -1978~2018☆ぼくのゲーム40年史-

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