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  Ask Hibino: American Ninjas and Crazy Japanese People

  January 29, 2009 | Norihiko Hibino | 4 Comments Share this Ask Hibino: American Ninjas and Crazy Japanese People

  

  [Editor’s Note: I guess we were overly ambitious with our once monthly plans for Ask Hibino, but we wanted to let you know we didn’t forget! This time, it’s more like “Hibino Tells,” as Hibino-san talks about GEM Impact’s work on Ninja Blade, including some behind-the-scenes details and anecdotes about the creation of the soundtrack. Be sure to check it out!]

  Hello! Sorry that it’s been so long since I’ve written the “Ask Hibino” feature. GEM Impact has been quite busy, but I am happy to say that our current project, Ninja Blade, has be released in Japan today (January 29th). I thought this would be a good time to talk about the background behind Ninja Blade and the behind-the-scenes details of our work on the title.

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  Ask Hibino: Snake Eater, Etrian Odyssey, and a New Actraiser Arrange Album?!

  September 18, 2008 | Jayson Napolitano | 7 Comments Share this Ask Hibino: Snake Eater, Etrian Odyssey, and a New Actraiser Arrange Album?!

  

  Well, we finally have the answers to our first round of “Ask Hibino,” the exclusive feature where you send Hibino-san your questions and he answers them for you right here on OSV. And yeah, I said answers, not answer! Hibino-san actually answered a handful of questions rather than just picking one this month, so be sure to tell him thank you in the comments!

  Topics this month include the upcoming Live Music by Piano and Strings: Sekaiju no MeiQ I & II Super Arrange Version, his work on “Snake Eater” from Metal Gear Solid 3, his predictions for Zone of the Enders 3, his work on 1942: Joint Strike, and even the possibility of a new Actraiser arrange album (which is absolutely awesome). Be sure to send your questions to [email protected], and we’ll be doing this again in about a month!

  Would you buy a relaxing/chillout Actraiser arrange album? Is there another approach that you’d like to see Hibino and GEM Impact take with the series?

  Read Hibino’s answers to this month’s “Ask Hibino” questions after the jump. (more…)

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  Ask Hibino: An Introduction

  August 14, 2008 | Norihiko Hibino | 5 Comments Share this Ask Hibino: An Introduction

  

  Hello! This is Norihiko of GEM Impact. I have always wanted to speak with my fans, and OSV has thankfully offered to help me with this with the “Ask Hibino” feature.

  From today forward, you can send any questions you may have for me in English to [email protected], and the OSV staff will pick one email each month for me to respond to, and I will post my response here! Feel free to ask me anything you would like, whether it’s about business in Japan, my relationships with other composers, or how I go about my day. On slow months, if there isn’t a good question for me to respond to, I will just post my own crazy thoughts for you to enjoy!

  I look forward to hearing from all of you. I hope to learn more about what game music fans in the US like, and hopefully you can learn more about GEM Impact and who we are in the process.

  Thank you!

  [Editor’s Note: We will choose one email approximately each month to be featured on the site, although GEM Impact will try to respond to other emails received at this email address as well. Please include “Ask Hibino” in the topic of your email and include your name so we can credit you. Be sure to thank Hibino-san for his time and willingness to make himself available to you!]

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