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Taro Shibata

Taro Shibata credited as the producer for 'Kadenz fermata//Akkord:fortissimo'.

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Taro Shibata credited as the producer for 'Kadenz fermata//Akkord:fortissimo'.

Works and responsibilities

Producer in the Next Relation PSP production sheet.

Related credits for Memories of Autumn

Autumn Memories 6: In the next chapter, credited as producer.

Autumn Memories: Memories of the Hook Finger Oath credited as producer.

Credited as producer in Farewell Memories - Innocent Girl.

Credited as the producer in Farewell Memories Twin Thoughts ~Not Always True~.

Resource coordination for dual-platform migration

The PS3 port of Memories Off 6 was not officially promoted until the summer of 2012 due to programmers being busy with the scientific ADV series. Taro Shibata used the existing HD footage from the Xbox version to merge "T-wave" with "Next Relation"; Participated in the album STEINS; GATE' Vitamin port, the programmer suggested making a Vita version, and the project was later expanded to dual platforms.

The choice of the scale of the additional chapters

"Futari no Fuuryuan" was initially considered as a fan disc, but later became a bonus story for the PSP version. During the port, Shibata pushed to supplement CG and costumes, expanding the additional episodes to about 2.5 times the original size and roughly 6,000 voice lines, while keeping the production scale within the scope of the additional stories.

The team working as an original director for the first time

While at KID, Shibata first served as the director of an original project with the 1999 PlayStation "Memories Off," with Ichikawa as his supervisor and producer. The team had previously ported many PC games, and many staff members were making original games for the first time; Shibata incorporated his own ideas into directing.

Proposal for handheld prototype with Dreamcast

The first game was a trial version of WonderSwan, but was later discontinued due to black-and-white display limitations. Shibata initially proposed a Dreamcast port but was rejected until "Memories Off Complete" was realized, finally fulfilling this porting wish.

The bright narrative direction of T-wave

When producing "T-wave" in 2008, Shibata wanted to reorganize the series world and clarify previously ambiguous settings. Compared to previous stories that tend to sink down, he has set this title with a lighter pace, marking a new chapter in the series.

Planning and script collaboration for "Double Imagination."

After Asada requested a new work, Shibata decided on the direction of "Twin Thoughts" from several proposals submitted by the team. Before the title was announced, Asada proposed a horror route. Shibata increased the original plan to win over female characters to six, then commissioned Kidain.

Shibata selected an internal staff member as the chief writer for "Twin Thoughts" to arrange post-talks and continue the project. He focused the "Family" theme on the Sa-e and Ningning lines, asking other authors to avoid highlighting this part, and asked them to revise manuscripts that deviated from the requirements. In terms of reading arrangements, the first round temporarily locks the Ningning branch, guiding players to experience the Sha Hui route first, and by reducing options and adjusting blocks, the story progresses more smoothly.

Naotaka Hayashi supervised the tone and thoughts of protagonists in other authors' manuscripts for "Double Imagination." The new horror route was taken over by Shin Kitain, with Shibata explaining the setting and early series approaches; In terms of art, Shibata requested that the female characters add short hair and large ribbons, and the project also prepared three sets of costumes and exaggerated expressions for the characters.

The background and character art of "Double Imagination."

"Double Thoughts" was filmed multiple times in southern Hunan, using photographs to organize the background; Shibata demanded a clear contrast between dark and bright areas, while reducing abrupt poses to maintain a natural presentation. Sae's haircut in the story means her entire character art requires two different hairstyle versions; Shibata later proposed the use of glasses for 'Twin Imagination BS', adding a difference between wearing glasses and not.

After receiving the design sketch for "Twin Thoughts," Shibata acknowledged Sasaki's cat mouth proposal for Nene. Xiao Sora's hair ends and cheeks tend to be drawn to resemble boys, so he asked Sasaki to further revise and stabilize the character's features.

The script and background of "Double Imagination BS" have been redone

Shibata recalled that the epilogue of Ningning's "Twin Thoughts BS" was completely rewritten. The art team initially wanted to use existing backgrounds to control the budget, but the background of "Innocent Fille" was inconsistent with details from other works and was almost entirely repainted; When remaking YuKuRu, the team also considered the architectural structure and the way to go up to the second floor, so that both the first and second floors could participate in the epilogue.

Never7 Dreamcast Additional Script

Shibata recalled during the KID panel that after "Never7" solicited scripts from players, the team rewrote the selected performances as downloadable additional scripts without additional voice acting. This process requires ongoing organization and realization of the draft, with one scriptwriter taking about a month to produce.

A rearrangement of the original Ayaka segment

In a 2026 discussion, Shibata recalled that in the original 1999 "Memories Off," Ayaka segments were initially planned to be concentrated at the beginning or middle, but the team later abandoned this arrangement and split the fragments into Tomoya's dreams, inserting them into the story, making it difficult for players to determine whether Ayaka was alive during progression.

Parallel projects and character art preparation for the second generation

The "Memories Off 2nd" project was finalized early, but the same team also had to produce the original Dreamcast version and "infinity," so the release interval did not mean the team had to focus on the second game for two consecutive years. Shibata recalled that for the planned player script submission download feature, the team prepared side profile illustrations and various costume variations that might not be used in this game, exceeding expectations.

A later addition to the Hook Finger system

According to Shibata's recollections, when developing the 2010 Xbox 360 "Yubikiri no Keki," Chiyomaru Shikura requested to add a new selection system; When the game was already quite complete, the team added the 'Yubikiri Trigger.'

Arrangements for sequels after the encore interruption

Shibata recalled that when KID went bankrupt, PS2's "Memories Off #5 encore" was still about a month and a half away from completion. Later, Cyberfront acquired the rights to the old KID titles and decided to continue releasing games that had already achieved some of their progress, allowing encore to be released under the Cyberfront name.

The handheld device completes data delivery by email

Looking back on the production of the NeoGeoPocket version of the "Memories of Autumn" series, Shibata mentioned that the team sent the completed data as email attachments to SNK for delivery; He remembered specifically asking if it was possible to submit by email and received a positive response.

Scope of revision for Historia

When organizing the 2021 "Memories Off Historia," Shibata used the workload of seven works as the basis for his selection: high-definition reproduction focused on improving resolution, correcting unnatural parts in the 4:3 aspect ratio, and keeping the ever-expanding requirements for complete rewriting and repainting outside the scope of this production.

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Data compiled on: 2026-10-07.

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