History Creator / DaisukeIshiwatari

Daisuke Ishiwatari (born 14 August 1973) is a South African-Japanese [[RenaissanceMan game director, writer, illustrator, programmer, designer, musician, king of serving tea]], and [[Music/{{Queen}} Mr. Badguy]] that works for Creator/ArcSystemWorks. His artwork is notable for having a very distinctive rough aesthetic, and his music is known for its intricate guitar work.

His claim to fame is his work on the cult hit FightingGame series, ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'', in which he produced the artwork, wrote the story, and provided its [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic godly soundtracks]]. [[DescendedCreator He was also the first voice of its lead character]] (and Ishiwatari's AuthorAvatar), Sol Badguy, after which the role was taken over by Creator/JojiNakata. From the myriad of music references in the series' characters and movesets, it's evident that he is a major rock enthusiast. His favorite band is Music/{{Queen}}.

His claim to fame is his work on the cult hit FightingGame series, ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'', in which he produced the artwork, wrote the story, and provided its [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic godly soundtracks]]. Oh, and [[DescendedCreator he also provided the voice for its lead character]] (and Ishiwatari's AuthorAvatar), Sol Badguy, as well as his past self, Order-Sol (except in Story Modes, [[AudioAdaptation drama CDs]], and ''Guilty Gear 2: Overture''; as of ''Xrd'', the switch to Creator/JojiNakata seems to be permanent, as Ishiwatari [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuS-bjRIgjk indicated in]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtTPuCCVYXE an interview]] that ''Accent Core Plus'' would probably be his last time voicing the character). As anyone who's looked at the character list or their respective moves knows, it's evident that he is a major rock enthusiast. His favorite band is Music/{{Queen}}.

When the production rights to the ''Guilty Gear'' franchise were temporarily lost to Creator/{{Sega}} due to the Sega/Sammy merger, Arc System Works went on to create a {{spiritual successor}} in the form of ''Franchise/BlazBlue'', where Ishiwatari merely produced the [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic soundtrack]]. He also provided the voice of Freed in ''VideoGame/BattleFantasia'', another Arc System Works project.

An [[UrbanLegendOfZelda often-peddled myth]] is that he worked for Creator/{{SNK}}, and was one of the main designers and programmers for ''VideoGame/TheLastBlade'' series (due to a designer credited as "Daisuke"). However, Ishiwatari-san was already working for Arc System works as a designer on ''Exector'' [[http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,202591/ by 1995.]]

When the rights to ''Guilty Gear'' were returned to Arc System Works, Ishiwatari announced that he was working on a new ''Guilty Gear'' game, ''Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-'', which was eventually released in 2014. The ''Xrd'' series was the start of a new breed of fighting game thanks to its innovative [[TwoAndAHalfD 2.5D]] style that managed to nail the look and style of a 2D sprite-based anime fighter despite being made with 3D graphics. Arc System Works has since gone on to develop and co-develop respectively ''VideoGame/DragonballFighterz'' and ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasyVersus'', both games using the distinct 2.5D anime style codified by ''Guilty Gear Xrd''.

At EVO 2018, Ishiwatari announced that the next title in the ''Guilty Gear'' series was in development, and formally announced ''[[WorkingTitle "New Guilty Gear"]]'' at EVO 2019. The game's final title would be revealed in November 2019 as ''Guilty Gear -STRIVE-''. ''-STRIVE-'' seeks to reinvent the wheel when it comes to ''Guilty Gear'', rebuilding the series from the ground up in terms of gameplay while also advancing the 2.5D style of ''Xrd'' into a more fluid, cinematic style. ''Guilty Gear -STRIVE-'' released on June 11, 2021.

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!!Tropes associated with Daisuke Ishiwatari and his music:
* EightiesHair: As the page image shows, Ishiwatari possesses a wild head of hair befitting a Japanese heavy metal musician such as himself. In recent years, such as at EVO 2019, he has been appearing with a shorter haircut, though he still likes to grow it out from time to time.
* ScrewedByTheLawyers: Although Arc System Works developed the series, their publisher at the time Sammy Corporation owned the Guilty Gear IP. When Sammy merged with Sega, the rights to ''Guilty Gear'' transferred to Sega Sammy Holdings. Despite this, Arc System Works still managed to self-publish ''Guilty Gear XX Accent Core'' and ''Guilty Gear 2: Overture'', although ''Overture'' lacked the majority of the previous game cast, presumably due to these legal issues. In 2008, Arc System Works debuted the ''Franchise/BlazBlue'' franchise to fill the fighting game void left by ''Guilty Gear'''s absence. ''[=BlazBlue=]'' was very similar gameplay wise to ''Guilty Gear'', albeit different enough to stand on its own. Arc System Works would purchase the rights to ''Guilty Gear'' from Sega Sammy Holdings in 2011, and Ishiwatari soon afterward began development on what would become ''Guilty Gear Xrd''.
* VocalEvolution: The first time vocals were given to his work was in the 2001 album trilogy ''Guilty Gear X: Rising Force of Gear Image'' by Hiroshi Kitadani of the band Lapis Lazuli. Said vocals ranged from dreamlike, soothing singing to a bit of swagger. In 2007, ''Guilty Gear 2: Overture'' contained the first vocal character theme in an Arc System Works game, Raven's theme "Worthless as the Sun Above Clouds" sung by Junya C. Motomura, another Arc System Works employee. Motomura used a [[GutturalGrowler growling death metal voice]] for the song. Motomura would also sing for "Black Onslaught" in 2008's ''VideoGame/BlazBlueCalamityTrigger''. Since ''Guilty Gear Vastedge XT'' and ''Xrd'', Ishiwatari's vocal songs are sung by Naoki Hashimoto from the Japanese thrash metal band OUTRAGE, who uses his signature masculine, accented growl. Hashimoto would later return to sing the character themes for ''Guilty Gear -STRIVE-'', as well as on "Surrogate Life" for ''VideoGame/{{CHUNITHM}} CRYSTAL''.

At EVO 2018, Ishiwatari announced that the next title in the ''Guilty Gear'' series was in development, and formally announced ''[[WorkingTitle "New Guilty Gear"]]'' at EVO 2019. The game's final title would be revealed in November 2019 as ''Guilty Gear -STRIVE-''. ''-STRIVE-'' seeks to reinvent the wheel when it comes to ''Guilty Gear'', rebuilding the series from the ground up in terms of gameplay while also advancing the 2.5D style of ''Xrd'' into a more fluid, cinematic style. ''Guilty Gear -STRIVE-'' is set to release on June 11, 2021.

'''Daisuke Ishiwatari''' (born 14 August 1973) is a South African-Japanese [[RenaissanceMan writer, illustrator, programmer, designer, heavy metal musician, king of serving tea]], and [[Music/{{Queen}} Mr. Badguy]] that works for Creator/ArcSystemWorks. His artwork is notable for having a very distinctive rough aesthetic, and his music is known for its intricate guitar work.

When the production rights to the ''Guilty Gear'' franchise were temporarily lost to Creator/{{Sega}} due to the Sega/Sammy merger, Arc System Works went on to create a {{spiritual successor}} in the form of ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'', where Ishiwatari merely produced the [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic soundtrack]]. He also provided the voice of Freed in ''VideoGame/BattleFantasia'', another Arc System Works project.

An often-peddled myth is that he worked for Creator/{{SNK}}, and was one of the main designers and programmers for ''VideoGame/TheLastBlade'' series (due to a designer credited as "Daisuke"). However, Ishiwatari-san was already working for Arc System works as a designer on ''Exector'' [[http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,202591/ by 1995.]]

When the rights to ''Guilty Gear'' were returned to Arc System Works, Daisuke announced that he was working on a new ''Guilty Gear'' game, ''Guilty Gear [=Xrd=] -SIGN-'', which was eventually released in 2014. The Xrd series was the start of a new breed of fighting game thanks to its innovative 2.5D style that managed to nail the look and style of a 2D sprite based anime fighter despite being made with 3D graphics. Arc System Works has since gone on to develop and co-develop respectively ''VideoGame/DragonBallFighterZ'' and ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasyVersus'', both games using the distinct 2.5D anime style codified by ''Guilty Gear Xrd''.

Daisuke announced that the next title in the Guilty Gear series was in development at EVO 2018, and formally announced ''[[WorkingTitle "New Guilty Gear"]]'' at EVO 2019. The game's final title would be revealed in November 2019 as ''Guilty Gear -STRIVE-''. ''-STRIVE-'' seeks to reinvent the wheel when it comes to ''Guilty Gear'', rebuilding the series from the ground up in terms of gameplay while also advancing the 2.5D style of Xrd into a more fluid, cinematic style. ''Guilty Gear -STRIVE-'' is set to release on June 11, 2021.

* ScrewedByTheLawyers: Although Arc System Works developed the series, their publisher at the time Sammy Corporation owned the Guilty Gear IP. When Sammy merged with Creator/{{SEGA}}, the rights to Guilty Gear transferred to Sega Sammy Holdings. Despite this, Arc System Works still managed to self-publish ''Guilty Gear XX Accent Core'' and ''Guilty Gear 2: Overture'', although ''Overture'' lacked the majority of the previous game cast, presumably due to these legal issues. In 2008, Arc System Works debuted the ''Franchise/BlazBlue'' franchise to fill the fighting game void left by ''Guilty Gear'''s absence. ''[=BlazBlue=]'' was very similar gameplay wise to ''Guilty Gear'', albeit different enough to stand on its own. Arc System Works would purchase the rights to ''Guilty Gear'' from Sega Sammy Holdings in 2011, and Daisuke soon afterward began development on what would become ''Guilty Gear Xrd''.
* VocalEvolution: The first time vocals were given to his work was in the 2001 album trilogy ''Guilty Gear X: Rising Force of Gear Image'' by Hiroshi Kitadani of the band ''Lapis Lazuli''. Said vocals ranged from dreamlike, soothing singing to a bit of swagger. In 2007, ''VideoGame/{{Guilty Gear}} 2: Overture'' contained the first vocal character theme in an Arc System Works game, Raven's theme ''Worthless As The Sun Above Clouds'' sung by Junya C. Motomura, another Arc System Works employee. Motomura used a [[GutturalGrowler growling death metal voice]] for the song. Motomura would also sing for ''Black Onslaught'' in 2008's ''VideoGame/{{BlazBlue}}: Calamity Trigger''. Since ''Guilty Gear Xrd'', Ishiwatari's vocal songs are sung by Naoki Hashimoto from the Japanese thrash metal band OUTRAGE, who uses his signature masculine, accented growl. Hashimoto would later return to sing the character themes for ''Guilty Gear -STRIVE-'', as well as on ''Surrogate Life'' for ''VideoGame/{{CHUNITHM}} CRYSTAL''.

With the rights to ''Guilty Gear'' being returned to him, Daisuke announced that he was working on a new ''Guilty Gear'' game, ''Guilty Gear [=Xrd=] -SIGN-'', which was eventually released in 2014.

With production rights to the ''Guilty Gear'' franchise temporarily lost to Creator/{{Sega}} due to the Sega/Sammy merger, Arc System Works went on to create a {{spiritual successor}} in the form of ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'', where Ishiwatari merely produced the [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic soundtrack]]. He also provided the voice of Freed in ''VideoGame/BattleFantasia'', another Arc System Works project.

With the recent news of the rights to ''Guilty Gear'' being returned, Daisuke finally announced that he was working on a new ''Guilty Gear'' game, ''Guilty Gear [=Xrd=] -SIGN-''.

'''Daisuke Ishiwatari''' is a Japanese [[RenaissanceMan writer, illustrator, programmer, designer, heavy metal musician, king of serving tea]], and [[Music/{{Queen}} Mr. Badguy]] that works for Creator/ArcSystemWorks. His artwork is notable for having a very distinctive rough aesthetic, and his music is known for its intricate guitar work.

An often-peddled myth is that he worked for Creator/{{SNK}}, and was one of the main designers and programmers for ''VideoGame/TheLastBlade'' series (due to a designer credited as "Daisuke"). However, Ishiwatari-san was already working for Arc System works as a designer on ''Executor'' by 1995.

A little known fact: he used to work for a little company called Creator/{{SNK}}, and was one of the main designers and programmers for ''VideoGame/TheLastBlade'' series. The gameplay mechanics of ''The Last Blade'' would later be paid tribute to in the form of [[VideoGame/BlazBlue Hakumen]].

His claim to fame is his work on the cult hit FightingGame series, ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'', in which he produced the artwork, wrote the story, and provided its [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic godly soundtracks]]. Oh, and [[DescendedCreator he also provided the voice for its lead character]] (and Ishiwatari's AuthorAvatar), Sol Badguy, as well as his past self, Order-Sol (except in Story Modes, [[AudioAdaptation drama CDs]], and in ''Guilty Gear 2: Overture''; as of ''Xrd'', the switch to Creator/JojiNakata seems to be permanent, as Ishiwatari [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuS-bjRIgjk indicated in]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtTPuCCVYXE an interview]] that ''Accent Core Plus'' would probably be his last time voicing the character). As anyone who's looked at the character list or their respective moves knows, it's evident that he is a major rock enthusiast. His favorite band is Music/{{Queen}}.

With the recent news of the rights to ''Guilty Gear'' being returned, Daisuke finally announced that he was working on a new Guilty Gear game, ''Guilty Gear [=Xrd=] -SIGN-''.

With the recent news of the rights to ''Guilty Gear'' being returned, Daisuke has announced that he is finally working on a new one, recently revealed to be ''Guilty Gear [=Xrd=] -SIGN-''.

'''Daisuke Ishiwatari''' is a Japanese [[RenaisanceMan writer, illustrator, programmer, designer, heavy metal musician, king of serving tea]], and [[Music/{{Queen}} Mr. Badguy]] that works for Creator/ArcSystemWorks. His artwork is notable for having a very distinctive rough aesthetic, and his music is known for its intricate guitar work.

'''Daisuke Ishiwatari''' is a Japanese writer, illustrator, programmer, designer, heavy metal musician, king of serving tea, and [[Music/{{Queen}} Mr. Badguy]] that works for Creator/ArcSystemWorks. His artwork is notable for having a very distinctive rough aesthetic, and his music is known for its intricate guitar work.

With production rights to the ''Guilty Gear'' franchise temporarily lost to Creator/{{Sega}}, Arc System Works went on to create a {{spiritual successor}} in the form of ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'', where Ishiwatari merely produced the [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic soundtrack]]. He also provided the voice of Freed in ''VideoGame/BattleFantasia'', another Arc System Works project.

His claim to fame is his work on the cult hit FightingGame series, ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'', in which he produced the artwork, wrote the story, and provided its [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic godly soundtracks]]. Oh, and he also provided the voice for its lead character (and Ishiwatari's AuthorAvatar), Sol Badguy, as well as his past self, Order-Sol (except in Story Modes, [[AudioAdaptation drama CDs]], and in ''Guilty Gear 2: Overture''; as of ''Xrd'', the switch to Creator/JojiNakata seems to be permanent, as Ishiwatari [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuS-bjRIgjk indicated in]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtTPuCCVYXE an interview]] that ''Accent Core Plus'' would probably be his last time voicing the character). As anyone who's looked at the character list or their respective moves knows, it's evident that he is a major rock enthusiast. His favorite band is Music/{{Queen}}.

His claim to fame is his work on the cult hit FightingGame series, ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'', in which he produced the artwork, wrote the story, and provided its [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic godly soundtracks]]. Oh, and he also provided the voice for its lead character (and Ishiwatari's AuthorAvatar), Sol Badguy, as well as his past self, Order-Sol (except in Story Modes, [[AudioAdaptation drama CDs]], and in ''Guilty Gear 2: Overture''; as of ''Xrd'', the switch to JojiNakata seems to be permanent, as Ishiwatari [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuS-bjRIgjk indicated in]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtTPuCCVYXE an interview]] that ''Accent Core Plus'' would probably be his last time voicing the character). As anyone who's looked at the character list or their respective moves knows, it's evident that he is a major rock enthusiast. His favorite band is Music/{{Queen}}.

His claim to fame is his work on the cult hit FightingGame series, ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'', in which he produced the artwork, wrote the story, programmed a good deal of the games, and provided its [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic godly soundtracks]]. Oh, and he also provided the voice for its lead character (and Ishiwatari's AuthorAvatar), Sol Badguy, as well as his past self, Order-Sol (except in Story Modes, [[AudioAdaptation drama CDs]], and in ''Guilty Gear 2: Overture''; as of ''Xrd'', the switch to JojiNakata seems to be permanent, as Ishiwatari [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuS-bjRIgjk indicated in]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtTPuCCVYXE an interview]] that ''Accent Core Plus'' would probably be his last time voicing the character). As anyone who's looked at the character list or their respective moves knows, it's evident that he is a major rock enthusiast. His favorite band is Music/{{Queen}}.

With production rights to the ''Guilty Gear'' franchise temporarily lost to Creator/{{Sega}}, he along with Arc System Works went on to create a {{spiritual successor}} in the form of ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'', where Ishiwatari merely provided inspiration, character selection artwork, and produced the [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic soundtrack]]. He also provided the voice of Freed in ''VideoGame/BattleFantasia'', another Arc System Works project.

With the recent news of the rights to ''Guilty Gear'' being returned, Daisuke has announced that he is finally working on a new one, recently revealed to be ''Guilty Gear [=Xrd=] -SIGN-''. He will also be remixing his already amazing musical works for the third ''[=BlazBlue=]'' game: ''[[VideoGame/BlazBlueChronophantasma Chronophantasma]]'', with the assistance of Music/{{Galneryus}} keyboardist Yuhki.

'''Daisuke Ishiwatari''' is a Japanese writer, illustrator, programmer, designer, heavy metal musician, king of serving tea, and [[Music/{{Queen}} Mr. Badguy]] that works for ArcSystemWorks. His artwork is notable for having a very distinctive rough aesthetic, and his music is known for its intricate guitar work.

With production rights to the ''Guilty Gear'' franchise temporarily lost to Creator/{{Sega}}, he along with Creator/ArcSystemWorks went on to create a {{spiritual successor}} in the form of ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'', where Ishiwatari merely provided inspiration, character selection artwork, and produced the [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic soundtrack]]. He also provided the voice of Freed in ''VideoGame/BattleFantasia'', another ArcSystemWorks project.

His claim to fame is his work on the cult hit FightingGame series, ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'', in which he produced the artwork, wrote the story, programmed a good deal of the games, and provided its [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic godly soundtracks]]. Oh, and he also provided the voice for its lead character (and Ishiwatari's AuthorAvatar), Sol Badguy, as well as his past self, Order-Sol (except in Story Modes, [[AudioAdaptation drama CDs]], and in ''Guilty Gear 2: Overture''). As anyone who's looked at the character list or their respective moves knows, it's evident that he is a major rock enthusiast. His favorite band is Music/{{Queen}}.

With production rights to the ''Guilty Gear'' franchise temporarily lost to Creator/{{Sega}}, he along with ArcSystemWorks went on to create a {{spiritual successor}} in the form of ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'', where Ishiwatari merely provided inspiration, character selection artwork, and produced the [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic soundtrack]]. He also provided the voice of Freed in ''VideoGame/BattleFantasia'', another ArcSystemWorks project.

He also provided the soundtrack to ''VideoGame/HardCorpsUprising'', and it is still every bit as eargasmic as the aforementioned soundtracks, if not moreso.

A little known fact: he used to work for a little company called {{SNK}}, and was one of the main designers and programmers for ''VideoGame/TheLastBlade'' series. The gameplay mechanics of ''The Last Blade'' would later be paid tribute to in the form of [[VideoGame/BlazBlue Hakumen]].

With the recent news of the rights to ''Guilty Gear'' being returned, Daisuke has announced that he is finally working on a new one, recently revealed to be ''Guilty Gear [=Xrd=] -SIGN-''. He will also be remixing his already amazing musical works for the third ''[=BlazBlue=]'' game: ''[[VideoGame/BlazBlueChronoPhantasma Chronophantasma]]'', with the assistance of Music/{{Galneryus}} keyboardist Yuhki.

With the recent news of the rights to ''Guilty Gear'' being returned, Daisuke has announced that he is finally working on a new one, recently revealed to be ''Guilty Gear Xrd''. He will also be remixing his already amazing musical works for the third ''[=BlazBlue=]'' game: ''[[VideoGame/BlazBlueChronoPhantasma Chronophantasma]]'', with the assistance of Music/{{Galneryus}} keyboardist Yuhki.

With the recent news of the rights to ''Guilty Gear'' being returned, Daisuke has announced that he is finally working on a new one, but it is still in the planning stages. He will also be remixing his already amazing musical works for the third ''[=BlazBlue=]'' game: ''[[VideoGame/BlazBlueChronoPhantasma Chronophantasma]]'', with the assistance of Music/{{Galneryus}} keyboardist Yuhki.