Category: Works
KILL THE PAST: 25 Years of Grasshopper Manufacture
This collector’s book about GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE published by LOST IN CULT will be released in 2025. It will contain interviews with staff members including Tadayuki Nomaru, Nobutaka Ichiki, Ren Yamazaki, and James Mountain, and artwork from GRASSHOPPER‘s games, many of which will be published for the first time. Works known to be acknowledged by the…
LET IT COMIC
This yonkoma illustrated by Highball Mukai was published online between April 17, 2017 and March 4, 2019. It provides advice for playing LET IT DIE, using comedic situations involving characters from the game. Read References
killer7 (IV)
This neo-noir series consists of a video game and a short story. The earliest release was on June 9, 2005, and the most recent was on February 24, 2006. The world the series takes place in was further detailed in Hand in killer7, a book which supplemented the game. The short story killer is dead…
Flower, Sun, and Podcast
This podcast was hosted by former GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE community manager John Davis and producer Esteban Salazar. It began on July 2, 2010, and aired almost weekly until its indefinite hiatus at the end of the year. The podcast launched without a title, however, suggestions were taken from fans on Facebook and the winning name was…
Fan works
Games Title Developer Year Link Notes killer7 SINdrome Topdrunkee thy ILLnifique 2007 — Original story featuring characters from The Silver, シルバー事件25区, and killer7; unreleased. Daydream Cafe Topdrunkee thy ILLnifique 2007 — Original story featuring characters from シルバー事件25区 and killer7; unreleased. NO MORE PLUMBERS MechaWare 2009 MechaWare SUPER MARIO 64-inspired retelling of NO MORE HEROES submitted to the…
解放少女SIN 〜ソングライン〜
This short story written by Masahiro Yuki was included with PlayStation Vita copies of LIBERATION MAIDEN SIN. Read 俺が通された部屋は、入るなり息苦しい雰囲気に満ちていた。灰暗く、殺風景で無機質。しばらくこの高野山ラポで暮らしているが、こんな部屋には初めて入る。広さは四畳といったところか。中央に机と椅子があり、周囲はコンクリートの壁で覆われている。入ってきた扉の反対方向に、また別の閉ざされた扉がある。様子が掴めたところで、俺は椅子に座すると、程なくして携帯端末に通信が入った。 「海堂君、僕だ」 この声。普段からよく聞く声だ。俺の担当でラボの主任研究員、難波斉だろう。 「難波さんですか? なんだかこれ、随分と芝居がかった実験ですね」 俺は、この新日本国内でも希少中の希少といわれている”介入者”としての素質を見込まれて、このラボに連れて来られた。だが、強制では無い。自ら志願してきたのだ。 介入者は、大気中に存在する霊的素粒子「ミスティクル」の流れを直感的に掴み、操作することができる能力を持つ者の呼称で、かつて一人だけ存在していた。俺は、その人以来の介入者である可能性を秘めているという。 現在、新日本と侵略国家“大国”との戦線は緊張度を増して いる。新日本は対大国抵抗戦の中。人型飛行兵器「解放機」の 開発に成功し、都市級巨大戦艦「ながた」も建造した。ようや <本格的な解放戦争を行う準備が整いつつある。これら兵器の 技術的な礎には、すべてミスティクルがある。この地球上に眠 る高エネルギー生命体「神獣」の持つエネルギーを、ミスディ クルの流動を介してリアクターへと吸収し、動かしている。資 源枯渇が著しい新日本にとって、エネルギー問題の根幹に位置 するミスティクルは生命線といっていい。 ここ、高野山ラボの使命は、いまだ未知の領域が広がるミステ イクルの究明を進め、解放戦争の後押しをすること。俺のよう な存在は、まさにミスティクル研究を加速させる上で、研究者 たちにとっては”おいしそうな奴”というわけだ。 そういった研究の気になることについては別に構わない。覚悟 そして、あえてそういった場に身を委ねた。俺は自分を知りた かったのだ。自分に特別な才能があるなら、それがどういった 才能なのか、詳しく知りたかった。いや、知る必要があった。 俺は新日本国、そして大空家の役に立ちたかった。かつて、大 国の侵略時に戦火の中でってた幼い俺を救い、育ててくれ た大空家の恩に報いるためにも、できるだけ有為な存在になり たかった。だから、自分の中に潜む特別な能力があるのなら、それを見極め、扱えるようならなければならない。そのために このラボで自分が研究対象になることも服し、日々を み重ねてきた。 このラボの最高責任者は科学技術庁の長官だが、暫定首都, 井沢で政務があるために常駐していない。代わりに取り仕切 っているのが、事務方のトップである所長と、待遇の 幾人かの主任研究員たちだ。渡さんはその一人で、長く の管理監督を務めてきた。 「 これは一体、どういう調練なんですか?」…
それゆけホッパーマン
This webcomic was published on GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE‘s website between 2001 and 2004. A total of 31 issues were produced, however, all but 12 are now considered lost, except for a single panel from a missing issue featured in a later interview with SUDA51. The series starred Hopperman, GRASSHOPPER‘s mascot established during the company’s early years.…
パチスロ LOLLIPOP CHAINSAW
This pachislot game was built by Fuji Shoji and launched on December 19, 2016. It used assets from LOLLIPOP CHAINSAW, while simplifying the overall flow of the game for slot machines. As many as 5,000 cabinets were built, however the game is no longer believed to be in service today. Nomenclature References
NO MORE PLUMBERS
This platform game inspired by NO MORE HEROES was developed by MechaWare and released between August 16 and August 29, 2009. It was produced for the 49th Mario Fan Games Galaxy Minigame Competition. Originally billed as Episode 1, the game was later updated to also include a second stage. Plot NO MORE PLUMBERS loosely followed…
THE ART OF NO MORE HEROES 3
This art book is distributed with the DAY 1 and digital deluxe editions of NO MORE HEROES Ⅲ.
「能丸督之の世界」のFilm
This short film directed by Takuma Araki chronicled the events of the 能丸督之の世界 art exhibition, held between July 22 to August 7, 2023 for the works of Tadayuki Nomaru. In the film, Nomaru talked about his drawing process, including when he first started drawing and how he began working with GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE. He shared how…
The 25th Ward: The Silver Case – Digital Art Book
This art book is distributed with deluxe editions of The 25th Ward: The Silver Case. Credits
The Silver Case – Digital Art Book
This art book is distributed with deluxe editions of The SILVERCASE. Credits
ILLUSTRATION MAKING & VISUAL BOOK
This art book published in 2014 contains the work of NekoshowguN, particularly art from LOLLIPOP CHAINSAW.
ELECTRIC THUNDER TIGER Ⅱ (II)
This action-platforming game was published by itch.io on May 25, 2019. It was written in HTML5 by MELONKOI using Construct 2. It is a proper imagining of ELECTRIC THUNDER TIGER Ⅱ, one of the game worlds Travis Touchdown was transported to during TRAVIS STRIKES AGAIN: NO MORE HEROES, and follows Electro Triple Star as he…
THE ART OF KILLER IS DEAD
MAIN CHARACTERS MONDO ZAPPA Sex: Male Height: 6’1″ Age: 35 Origin: U.S.A. Our protagonist. Fights with a katana and a bio-mechanical weapon mounted on his artificial left arm, which shoots bullets (and serves a variety of other functions) by consuming blood. During work hours, he dresses like a consummate businessman… but during missions, he takes…
LOLLIPOP CHAINSAW RePOP
This updated version of LOLLIPOP CHAINSAW is being remastered by DRAGAMI GAMES for modern platforms. DRAGAMI CEO Yoshimi Yasuda is a former Kadokawa Games CEO, and held this role when Kadokawa first published LOLLIPOP CHAINSAW in 2012. Disappointed by the increasing difficulty of playing LOLLIPOP CHAINSAW, a game only published on PlayStation 3 and Xbox…
Shadows of the DAMNED: HELLA REMASTERED
This updated version of Shadows of the DAMNED is being remastered by ENGINE SOFTWARE for modern platforms. ENGINE previously handled the rereleases of killer7, NO MORE HEROES, and NO MORE HEROES 2: DESPERATE STRUGGLE, however, HELLA REMASTERED will differ from past works by including new content, such as alternate skins for Garcia Hotspur. The game…
Translations by fans
English Title Format Author Release Link Official localization Hand in killer7 Story transcript Yoshiko Ohier 2006 Read — 零 〜月蝕の仮面〜 Game patch Tempus, Chabi, Mr.Mongoose, and support from the community; later updated by BenJa – KuMo January 17, 2010 Download Published in English on March 8, 2023. NO MORE HEROES 1.5: DESPERATE STRUGGLE Video with…
Lily Bergamo
This video game was announced at the SCE Japan PlayStation press conference on September 9, 2013. It was an action game starring Tae Ioroi, taking place in the year 2043 in a setting inspired by Japan, Europe and the United States. This concept was shelved shortly afterward, however, and all resources were pivoted to GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE‘s…
FIVE
Artwork from this canceled mobile game was revealed for the first time at the 能丸督之の世界 art exhibition in 2023. While the dates for most artwork on display were listed, the dates for all artwork from FIVE was absent, making it unclear when the game was in development. All that can be said at this time…
NO MORE GENTLEMEN
This survival horror game was developed by students at Media Design School in 2010. It was enrolled in the 2011 Independent Games Festival in the Student Competition category, however, it was not chosen as a finalist and ultimately the winning title was FRACT from the University of Montreal. While the game had original cover art…
Contact ニャンニャンといっしょ
This mobile game was released for the Vodafone live! service in 2006. It was developed by Marvelous Interactive and published by Liveware as a spin-off of the Nintendo DS title Contact. While the original game took advantage of dual screens to show two different world locations at once, Contact ニャンニャンといっしょ used the single screen of…
DRAGON SHADOW FIGHTER HERO
This mobile game was developed by Raycast Studio and published on October 19, 2020. It was almost identical to another game published by Raycast on October 2, 2020, DRAGON BALL Z – DRAGON WARRIOR, however, this newer version replaced the character model of protagonist Doku with that of Travis Touchdown from TRAVIS STRIKES AGAIN: NO…
ASTROBOY: EDGE OF TIME
This card battle game was developed by Project Atom and published by Active Gaming Media on June 20, 2017. Perhaps through their partnership with Active Gaming Media, which at the time had recently published The SILVERCASE, several affiliates of GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE lent their own talents to ASTROBOY: EDGE OF TIME. These included SUDA51, Akira Yamaoka,…
フロッグミニッツ
This video game was developed by Grasshopper Universe. It was a sequel to FROG MINUTES, first published through Google Play on April 19, 2012, followed by the App Store on June 8. The game was shortlived, however, as it was discontinued from all platforms on September 19. Before this, the game may have been considered…
Project GMC
This canceled video game was once in development at GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE, however, it was never acknowledged publicly until Grasshopper Direct 2023. While the footage is blurred, it showed a woman wearing a cowboy hat and gun belt firing a shotgun. Nomenclature
Project MGD
This canceled video game was once in development at GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE, however, it was never acknowledged publicly until Grasshopper Direct 2023. While the footage is blurred, it showed the close-up of a handgun being fired and the resulting shockwave from the barrel. Nomenclature
Project SSK
This canceled video game was once in development at GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE, however, it was never acknowledged publicly until Grasshopper Direct 2023. While the footage is blurred, it showed somebody slicing through another figure with a sword, causing them to erupt with blood. Nomenclature
クラヤミ
This video game was first acknowledged by SUDA51 in the April 2006 issue of EDGE. At the time, クラヤミ was seen as GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE‘s next major game announcement, following the recent overall success of killer7. The truth was that artwork from クラヤミ had only been published because SUDA51 had candidly expressed some early ideas for…
エイリアンバスターズ
This mobile game was announced at the GRASSHOPPER 1st COLLECTION private event on September 14, 2011. This was seemingly the only time it was discussed publicly, however, but it is believed to have been the working title for DARK MENACE as its name translated in English to Alien Busters, much like the playable Abyss Hunters…
ゾンビvs人間
This mobile game was announced at the GRASSHOPPER 1st COLLECTION private event on September 14, 2011. This was one of the only times it was discussed publicly, however, and it is now believed to be cancelled. Alternatively, it may have folded into another mobile game it was announced alongside, エイリアンバスターズ, as images from both games…
ROAD TO BOSSFIGHT
This video series stars GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE community managers James Mountain and Maddie Copp playing boss battles from GRASSHOPPER games and commenting on how those fights came to be. The series is streamed live on Twitch and uploaded to YouTube afterwards, usually coinciding with the next Twitch stream. In these videos, James and Maddie combine their…
Grasshopper Direct 2023
This pre-filmed presentation was shared on June 15, 2023. It was hosted by GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE community managers James Mountain and Maddie Copp. Information was given for several games and other ventures during the 11-minute video. A showreel containing most of the studio’s games was shown, including the canceled Project SSK, Project MGD, and Project GMC,…