Yoichiro Koizumi (小泉陽一朗) is a core member of Too Kyo Games. He is the author of Ultra Despair Hagakure and scenario writer for Danganronpa Gaiden: Killer Killer, Danganronpa S: Ultimate Summer Camp,[citation needed] and Danganronpa 2x2.[2]
Biography[]
Koizumi graduated from Musashino Art University. In 2010, he starred in the independent film Good Morning to the World!! (2010), which won the Special Jury Prize at the 32nd Pia Film Festival's PFF Award. The film went on to receive the Dragons and Tigers Award for Young Cinema at the Vancouver International Film Festival.[3]
Koizumi received the "1st Star Seas Company FICTIONS New Talent Award," presented by the Star Seas Company to up-and-coming novelists. He debuted in 2011 with Break Kimi Core, and later that year published Junkgirl Dives to Night.[1][4]
In the Danganronpa series, he authored Ultra Despair Hagakure, and was a scenario writer for Danganronpa Gaiden: Killer Killer, Danganronpa S, and the upcoming remake of Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair, Danganronpa 2x2. He also contributed to the scenarios of Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls, Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School, and Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony.[4][5]
Works[]
Video Games[]
- Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls: Scenario Support (2014)[4][5]
- Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony: Scenario Support (2017)[4]
- Danganronpa S: Ultimate Summer Camp: Scenario (2022)[citation needed]
- Danganronpa 2x2: Scenario (2026)[2]
Anime[]
- Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School: Scenario Support[4]
Manga Series[]
- Danganronpa Gaiden: Killer Killer: Scenario (2016)[4]
Short Stories[]
- Ultra Despair Hagakure: Author (2014)
- How to Be a Master Detective: A Yakou Furio Case: Author (2023)[6]
External Links[]
English:
- Too Kyo Games Profile: Yoichiro Koizumi
Japanese:
- Japanese Wikipedia: 小泉陽一朗
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Saizensen: Break Kimi Core & Junkgirl Dives to Night
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Danganronpa 2x2 Official English Website
- ↑ Nikkan Sports: 23歳広原暁監督が国際映画祭で新人賞受賞
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Too Kyo Games Official Profile
- ↑ 5.0 5.1
Kazutaka Kodaka: "Spike Chunsoft, Gemdrops, and Tookyo Games are working together on Super Danganronpa 2✖️2. Komatsuzaki and Takada are deeply involved in the production, while the scenario is being written by Koizumi, who has always worked with me on Danganronpa-related stories since Ultra Despair Girls. I am thoroughly supervising as well, and the tricks were devised together with Kitayama, so please look forward to it." (13 Sept 2025)
- ↑ Gematsu: Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE bonus digital novel detailed
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| Game Developers | Kazutaka Kodaka • Jun Fukuda • Masafumi Takada • Rui Komatsuzaki • Shun Sasaki • Yoichiro Koizumi • Yoshinori Terasawa | ||
| Anime | Seiji Kishi | ||
| Manga | Karin Suzuragi • Mitomo Sasako • Ryū Kaname • Yoichiro Koizumi | ||
| Novels | Ryōgo Narita • Takekuni Kitayama | ||
