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Chiptune Monthly @chiptunemonthly.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Rest in peace, Kageyama-san. May his memory be a blessing. Most of us here at CM got to see him perform at MAGFest this year along with many other Brave Wave collaborators - what an absolute legend to see live. (This whole video rules, but this link jumps to his bit.) youtu.be/Ms6HmMrHBgA?...

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MAGFest 2025: Super Strikers

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magFAST @magfast.org · 08/09/2025

RIP to the legendary Masashi Kageyama! Thank you for giving us some of your time. We're so glad we got to celebrate you before you left us!

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Marshall Art @marshallart.band · 08/09/2025

Rest well, Kageyama-san. It's not often that you can call one of your favorite classic video game composers a friend, but Masashi Kageyama was a special case.

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Patrick Kulikowski @pkrockin.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Rest in Peace, Masashi Kageyama. I was touched by the Diggin' in the Carts doc featuring him & his work on the Gimmick! OST. Meeting him on my 1st trip to Japan in 2018 was special; he welcomed me with his kindness & saxophone skills. 🎷 Glad he met with fans at MAGFest this year. He will be missed.

Masashi Kageyama with Manami Matsumae, Alex, and Patrick.

Masashi Kageyama playing a saxophone on a yakatabune in March 2018.

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Brave Wave @bravewave.net · 08/09/2025

影山雅司永眠のお知らせ We are deeply saddened to share that Gimmick! composer Masashi Kageyama has passed away.

Masashi Kageyama in Asakusa, Tokyo. January 2020

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Brave Wave @bravewave.net · 30/01/2025

💚NOW AVAILABLE💚 GIMMICK! Official Arranged Soundtrack is out on Bandcamp! Listen to the full album featuring brand new arrangements from Masashi Kageyama & his legendary Brave Wave colleagues! 🌟 💫 Art by Pokémon & Mega Man artist @arigamegamix.bsky.social 🎵 bravewave.bandcamp.com/album/gimmic...

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Mohammed Taher @robokick.tokyo · 27/07/2025

Visited record store Zig Zag in Thun, Switzerland with @monomirror.bsky.social – thrilled to see our albums being sold there! (Big thanks to our publishing partner @blackscreenrecords.com)

Marco and myself holding the vinyl version of Gimmick! Official Arranged Soundtrack in Thun, Switzerland

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Mohammed Taher @robokick.tokyo · 10/06/2025

We’re proud to announce Kitamura’s Blueprints! I’ve been working with Mega Man creator AK on chronicling Mega Man’s history since we met early last year. I’m excited for people to finally read everything he has to say about the first two MM games. Please support the project if you can!

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AK @akblueprints.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Kitamura’s Blueprints is now live! I’m the creator of Mega Man, and I’d like to share my thoughts on the production of Mega Man 1 & 2 for the first time, in addition to other game dev topics. Please start by reading “About This Site.” Thank you for your support. www.patreon.com/ak_blueprints

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former game planner

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Black Screen Records @blackscreenrecords.com · 08/05/2025

Mega Man composer Harumi Fujita's first solo album is HERE! ✨ “Rockmama” features OkanP’s incredible homages to Zelda, Mario Kart, Undertale, Splatoon, Mega Man, Donkey Kong & more. Brought to CD by @BraveWave.net Art by Akira Kitamura Pre-order here: buff.ly/LymAhUT

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Brave Wave @bravewave.net · 15/05/2025

Mega Man composer Harumi Fujita’s first-ever solo album is here — as OkanP! 💙 ROCKMAMA sees OkanP genre-hop while channeling the spirit of Zelda, Mario Kart, Undertale, Splatoon, Pokémon & more. Art by legendary Mega Man creator @akblueprints.bsky.social! Pre-order 💿 buff.ly/LymAhUT

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Derek @astralcitymini.com · 06/02/2025

Resurrection is a killer album that I have in regular rotation to this day. Highly recommend it. (Disclaimer: I get nothing from sharing this link, but I'm both friend and collaborator to BW, having edited liner notes for The Retro-Active Experience.) bravewave.bandcamp.com/album/resurr...

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Resurrection: Panzer Dragoon Saga 20th Anniversary Arrangement, by Saori Kobayashi

20 track album

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Derek @astralcitymini.com · 06/02/2025

Back in January 2018, I interviewed composer Saori Kobayashi about her work on @bravewave.net's #PanzerDragoon Saga 20th Anniversary Arrangement Album. That interview only ever made it to the print edition of CGMagazine—until now! I'm excited to share it online for the first time. ✨

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Mohammed Taher @robokick.tokyo · 30/01/2025

Thank you all for coming to our MAGFest show! Our Gimmick album is out now on Bandcamp 💫 Much love from Masashi Kageyama, Super Strikers & the Brave Wave team 💚🌟

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Brave Wave @bravewave.net · 30/01/2025

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Black Screen Records @blackscreenrecords.com · 27/01/2025

Get your GIMMICK! now! ⭐ Together with @bravewave.bsky.social and SUNSOFT, we're proud to present "Gimmick! Official Arranged Soundtrack" with new arrangements by Masashi Kageyama and other renowned composers on vinyl, CD & digital platforms Up for pre-order: blackscreenrecords.com/gimmick

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Black Screen Records @blackscreenrecords.com · 26/01/2025

Get a taste! ⭐ Stream the first digital single from the "Gimmick! Official Arranged Soundtrack" album featuring all new arrangements by a star studded cast of composers 🎶 Pre-Save now: orcd.co/gimmick @bravewave.bsky.social

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Derek @astralcitymini.com · 25/01/2025

Super Strikers was fuckin’ incredible. Etrian Odyssey jams! Panzer Dragoon on the big screen! Gimmick with original composer Masashi Kageyama! #MAGFest

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Super strikers playing atolm dragoon from panzer dragoon

A shot of the new Gimmick arrange album with the composer in the background

The final moment of the super strikers show with the crowd cheering

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Derek @astralcitymini.com · 25/01/2025

Feeling starry-eyed to not only snag a pre-release copy of the new Gimmick! arrange album, but to get it signed by Kageyama-san himself. 💫 Thank you for making this moment possible, @robokick.tokyo and co.! (CC: @soulcatcher02.bsky.social) #MAGFest

Copies of the Gimmick! soundtrack and arrange album, both signed by composer Masashi Kageyama

Selfie with @soulcatcher02 and Gimmick! composer Masashi Kageyama

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Mohammed Taher @robokick.tokyo · 25/01/2025

Super Strikers made a music video of their 8-minute Ultimate Gimmick! Medley opus, a track that appears on both “GIANTS” (2024) and “Gimmick! Official Arranged Album” (2025) youtu.be/OwhpetVIVUU

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Gimmick! Medley by Super Strikers

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Mohammed Taher @robokick.tokyo · 25/01/2025

Gimmick! composer Masashi Kageyama with the Brave Wave in-house rock band Super Strikers at MAGFest 🥹💚

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Black Screen Records @blackscreenrecords.com · 25/01/2025

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Blip Blop @blipblop.net · 24/01/2025

A brand new arrangement album for NES/FC platformer Gimmick! by composer Masashi Kageyama himself as well as several talented VGM artists is getting released on vinyl by @bravewave.bsky.social and @blackscreenrecords.com and is up for preorder now: blipblop.net/new-gimmick-...

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Marshall Art @marshallart.band · 24/01/2025

Preorders for the new Official Gimmick Arrangement Album from @bravewave.bsky.social officially start today, but if you are at @magfest.org early copies are already available at Rock Island! bravewave.bandcamp.com/album/gimmic...

A photograph of the new official Gimmick Arrangement Album

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PΞNTΛDRΛNGLΞ @pentadrangle.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

I´m so proud of having contributed with one track for this amazing album!

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Andrew Elmore 💽 @elmore.zone · 23/01/2025

AHHHHHHHH I CAN FINALLY ANNOUNCE THIS!!! I CANT BELIEVE I GOT TO ARRANGE TWO OF KAGEYAMA'S TRACKS FROM GIMMICK!

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Marco 🎹 Monomirror 🕹️ Demimonde @monomirror.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

👋 i did the mixing for this. some pretty killer remixes on this thing 😎

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Mohammed Taher @robokick.tokyo · 23/01/2025

Our latest for Sunsoft 💚 We’re launching Perspective Series: a new lineup of official arrangement albums supervised by the original composers themselves. We’re starting with ‘Gimmick!’ – bringing Masashi Kageyama to revisit his legendary soundtrack, plus a revolving door of Brave Wave musicians.

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Black Screen Records @blackscreenrecords.com · 23/01/2025

GIMMICK! returns!⭐️ We’re joining forces with @bravewave.bsky.social to revisit a SUNSOFT classic! "Gimmick! Official Arranged Soundtrack" with fresh arrangements by Masashi Kageyama PLUS an all-star lineup of composers on vinyl, CD & digital platforms. Pre-orders kick off tomorrow!🕕

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Brave Wave @bravewave.net · 23/01/2025

💚ANNOUNCEMENT💚 ‘GIMMICK! Official Arranged Soundtrack’ is a new album celebrating the beloved Famicom classic! Led by original composer Masashi Kageyama with brand new arrangements + various Brave Wave remixes from Manami Matsumae, Harumi Fujita, @teelopes.bsky.social & more! 🎵 orcd.co/gimmick

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Mohammed Taher @robokick.tokyo · 16/01/2025

We celebrated @bravewave.bsky.social’s 11th anniversary with a few friends and collaborators in Tokyo a few days ago. Thank you all for coming! We’ll have a new album announcement soon 💙

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PixelCrib @pixelcrib.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

New Arrival! Presenting GIANTS which is an ambitious video game concept album, meticulously crafted over six years by Tokyo-based record label @bravewave.bsky.social : buff.ly/3ZYKERD

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Black Screen Records @blackscreenrecords.com · 20/12/2024

✨ GIANTS ✨ - A collaborative VGM album featuring 26 legendary game composers, including remixes of beloved classics & new original tracks. blackscreenrecords.com/collections/… @bravewave.bsky.social

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Max @yoshisturntable.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Giants: Legend of the Master Musicians - A Video Game Concept Album 3 LP released by @bravewave.bsky.social and @blackscreenrecords.bsky.social Hand numbered, 094/300 Comes with booklet insert and demo tracks cassette tape #vgmvinyl

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Mohammed Taher @robokick.tokyo · 25/07/2024

One of the greatest trips of my life. Thank you to all the wonderful people whom I met for making this one unforgettable trip 🧡

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Brave Wave @bravewave.net · 25/07/2024

Can we talk about how wholesome BitSummit was? Being situated next to @blackscreenrecords.bsky.social and @sdxgames.bsky.social was truly wonderful. Thank you all for your continued support & we hope you’ve been enjoying our new mega-album GIANTS! ✨

A dinner meeting with Brave Wave members and Mega Man creator & director Akira Kitamura. From left to right: APWOT director Caspian Whistler, Mega Man 3 composer Harumi Fujita, Mega Man creator AK, Brave Wave director Mohammed Taher, Brave Wave CEO Alexander Aniel, and Black Screen Records CEO Kevin Schulz.

Brave Wave director Mohammed Taher, Wagakki band member and shakuhachi flutist Daisuke Kaminaga, and Japanese content YouTuber Shogo-san.

A photo with the creative director of our mega-album GIANTS, Mohammed Taher, alongside art director & designer Caspian Whistler in their first time opening and flipping through the vinyl album that they designed together.

Brave Wave CEO Alexander Aniel at the Black Screen Records booth.

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Mohammed Taher @robokick.tokyo · 20/07/2024

Opening the GIANTS vinyl package for the first time with my incredible art director and designer @cazwis.bsky.social, whom I finally got to meet, was such a cathartic experience!!! 🤩 It looks gorgeous! Can’t wait for our amazing fans and customers to get it next month 🙏🏼

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Mohammed Taher @robokick.tokyo · 15/06/2024

Proud to announce that we @bravewave.bsky.social are repressing our Shovel Knight vinyl box set, featuring brand new artwork by Mega Man creator @akblueprints.bsky.social and MM artist Hitoshi Ariga! It’s a privilege and an honor to connect these brilliant Japanese artists with Yacht Club Games 🧡

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Mohammed Taher @robokick.tokyo · 13/07/2024

See you this upcoming weekend in Kyoto!!! 🤩 I’ll be at the Brave Wave booth with our new mega-album GIANTS 🫶🏻

Front cover for Brave Wave’s mega-album GIANTS

Booklet preview of the track commentaries

Booklet preview of the multicolored pages and various artworks

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Mohammed Taher @robokick.tokyo · 12/06/2024

I was the music director for Bloodstained’s new DLC, Dominique’s Curse 🦇🩸 Our @bravewave.bsky.social team created authentic VRC6 chiptunes, ones that natively run on the Famicom! Music by our in-house band @ap0c.bsky.social & Dino, Celeste’s @kuraine.bsky.social, @monomirror.bsky.social, & more 🤘🏼

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Credits list detailing the Brave Wave sound team

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matt🌻 @eiffel.art · 19/04/2024

It's GIANTS day!!! There's so much talent on this project, your jaw will drop! It was a joy to provide the artwork for this collection, and there's a lot of it! Get yours NOW

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Andrew Elmore 💽 @elmore.zone · 19/04/2024

I had the honor of working on the packaging design for GIANTS, under @cazwis.bsky.social's art direction, and it's finally out!! If your interests have any crossover with mine at all, there's a LOT to love in here, and I think you'll enjoy it immensely!! ^_^

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AK @akblueprints.bsky.social · 19/04/2024

本日、@bravewave.bsky.social 最新アルバム「GIANTS」がリリースされました！

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kuraine @lena.fyi · 19/04/2024

GIANTS is here!! I'm so so pleased to have been involved in this amazing album: arranging Saori Kobayashi's incredible Panzer Dragoon Saga ending, lending a synth solo to Super Strikers' take on Atolm Dragon, and @absrdst.bsky.social's haunting take on Quiet & Falling check it out!!

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Brave Wave @bravewave.net · 19/04/2024

⭐️ GIANTS is out now! ⭐️ Please enjoy our new album! Featuring new tracks & remixes from Mega Man composers Manami Matsumae & Harumi Fujita, Sonic Mania’s @teelopes.bsky.social, Celeste’s @kuraine.bsky.social, Final Fantasy’s Yoshitaka Suzuki, and many many more✨ 🎶 orcd.co/bravewave-gi...

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AK @akblueprints.bsky.social · 10/03/2024

Hello. I am Akira Kitamura, former game planner. In the past, I directed several games such as Rockman, Rockman 2, Cocoron, amongst others. I will use this account for announcements related to my projects with @bravewave.bsky.social and @robokick.tokyo. Thank you for your support.

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Brave Wave @bravewave.net · 06/03/2024

✨EXCLUSIVE REVEAL on the Crunchyroll website✨ A brand new music video for our Mega Man 1 arrangement of "Wily Stage 1 & Boss", with comments from Mega Man creator & director Akira Kitamura – his first public appearance in thirteen years!!! 💙 www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/...

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Mohammed Taher @robokick.tokyo · 29/02/2024

I love @kuraine.bsky.social’s wide presence on GIANTS – a collaboration with Panzer Dragoon composer Saori Kobayashi, a smashing solo on the Atolm Dragon remix, and guesting on a Celeste remix. Always a boon to every project she graces. Happy birthday my friend 💙 Enjoy the new track y’all~

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Panzer Dragoon Legacy @panzerdragoonlegacy.com · 29/02/2024

The instrumental arrangement of "Art Thou the Holy One" (commonly known as "Sona Mi Areru Ec Sancitu") by Lena Raine (@kuraine.bsky.social) and Saori Kobayashi has been published ahead of the April release of Giants - check it out! panzerdragoonlegacy.com/news/art-tho...

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Art Thou the Holy One Arrangement Published Ahead of Giants Release

The instrumental arrangement of "Art Thou the Holy One" (commonly known as "Sona Mi Areru Ec Sancitu") by Lena Raine and Saori Kobayashi has been published ahead of the April release of Giants - check...

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