Jun Maeda

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jun Maeda
Occupation	Screenwriter
Date Of Birth	Jan 3, 1975(1975-01-03)
Age	49
Birthplace	Mie Prefecture
Country	Japan
Horoscope	Capricorn

Jun Maeda Biography

Jun Maeda is one of the most popular and richest Screenwriter who was born on January 3, 1975 in Mie Prefecture, Japan. Jun Maeda (Ma Zhi Zhun , Maeda Jun, born on January 3, 1975) is a Japanese writer and co-founder of the brand visual novels Key under the VisualArt’s. He is thought to be the creator of the nakige genre of visual novel, and has contributed mainly as an author of scenarios as well as a lyricist and musical music composer to the video games that the company develops. His style was initially in the style of James Herbert Brennan, and is heavily influenced by Haruki Murakami’s book Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World.

Following the formation of Key, Maeda worked on the music and the scenario for their debut title Kanon that was released in 1999, which was incredibly popular in the adult games industry in Japan. Alongside Maeda the majority of the Kanon’s story was composed by Naoki Hisaya. He left Key soon after Kanon was made. Then, Maeda wrote most of the storyline for Key’s upcoming title Air as well as being the lyricist as well as an composing partner of the music used within the game. After four years, in 2004 Key launched their third game, the longest Clannad in which Maeda was the primary writer for a large portion in the scripting for Clannad. overall, Maeda put in around 75% of the effort that was put into the creation of Clannad. In 2004 Maeda started writing the first comic book, Hibiki’s Magic. It was initially created as a short story that he was an undergraduate. As of 2005 Maeda created the music and scenario for Key’s fifth title Tomoyo After: It’s a Wonderful Life. The game was which was followed by Key’s sixth release Little Busters! launched in July 2007 and that was also a project he worked on with regard to the scenario as well as music.

Maeda wrote and composed the two songs “Doll”, performed separately by Lia and Aoi Tada, and “Human”, performed by Lia; both versions of “Doll” were used as the main ending theme songs for the second season of the anime series Gunslinger Girl in 2008, while “Human” was used for the final episode. Maeda’s first involvement as a main composer was with the 2008 visual novel 5 by Ram where he composed about twenty background music tracks. Maeda also wrote and composed the opening and ending themes used in 5. Maeda formed his own record label named Flaming June in 2011, and the first release on the label is the single “Killer Song” by Nagi Yanagi released in December 2011. Flaming June released an original concept album with Yanagi on April 25, 2012 titled Owari no Hoshi no Love Song. Maeda released the concept album Long Long Love Song featuring Anri Kumaki on July 26, 2017.

In 2015, Maeda designed and co-wrote the scenario for the Angel Beats! visual novel, as well as composing some of the game’s music. Maeda once again collaborated with Na-Ga, Dengeki G’s Magazine, P.A. Works, and Aniplex to produce his second anime series Charlotte in 2015, contributing as the planner, writer, and composing the anime’s music. In 2016, Maeda revealed that he is suffering from dilated cardiomyopathy. To recover from this condition, he will need a heart transplant. Maeda is credited for the original concept and the composition of the music for Key’s visual novel Summer Pockets. Maeda collaborated with Na-Ga, P.A. Works, and Aniplex for a third time to produce the anime series The Day I Became a God in 2020, contributing as the planner and writer.

After having left Scoop In 1997 Maeda was hired for the newly-formed firm Tactics under the banner of Nexton. He was there for the story and the music for Tactics the sequel to their game Moon which was followed by working on the game’s scenario of their third title One: Kagayaku Kisetsu e in 1998. After seeing the positive response for both titles, Maeda and much of the team that created Moon and One which included Itaru Hinoue Shinji Orito Naoki Hisaya and OdiakeS have left Tactics to join the publishing house for video games VisualArt’s which was where they founded Key. Key.

Jun Maeda Net Worth

Jun Maeda is one of the richest Screenwriter from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jun Maeda 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

While at college, Maeda sought to begin work as a music game composer and wanted to work for large-scale companies such as Nihon Falcom Corporation Namco as well as Capcom however, he failed. Then, he managed to get an interview with developer of video games TGL however, he was unable to submit the proper documentation and was not able to get the job. In the end, unable to find a job that involved the music industry, Maeda decided to change his job to one of scenario writer for a company that makes video games. In the mid-1990s, the scenario writers for the consumer market were not experienced which is why Maeda was able to create adult-oriented games instead. In the course of a calendar month Maeda composed a three-hundred-page erotic novel, with the intention to market it to an adult-oriented game designer. He initially tried it working with AliceSoft who developed the wildly popular Rance Series, however, eventually found himself working for Scoop. Scoop. In Scoop at the time of 1997, he was the main scenario creator for the first game of the company, Chaos Queen Ryoko, however, Maeda was not content with the working atmosphere and promptly quit Scoop shortly after completing writing the game.

In the same time frame, Jun Maeda was inspired by the pioneering work of Hiroyuki Kanno in 1996’s visual novel YU-NO: The Girl Who Cries”Love” at the Bound of this World. It showcased the storytelling capabilities of the medium of visual novels and also influenced Maeda’s later work.

Maeda was reported to say in the February 2007 issue of Comptiq that after the completion of Little Busters!, he would not be working on the scenario staff for Key any longer. However, in an interview in the December 2007 issue of Dengeki G’s Magazine, Maeda said that he would still be working on the music for Key’s next game. In 2007, Maeda also composed the ending theme for the game Himawari no Chapel de Kimi to for the company Marron, and he was on the music staff for Ram’s game 5 released in July 2008. Maeda worked in collaboration with Na-Ga and ASCII Media Works’ Dengeki G’s Magazine to the anime series and mixed media project Angel Beats! as the planner and writer, as well as composing the anime’s music. Maeda worked on Key’s ninth game Rewrite with the composition of the game’s music and as the quality checker.

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Who is Jun Maeda Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Jun Ranked on the list of most popular Screenwriter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Jun Maeda celebrates birthday on January 3 of every year.

Did Jun Maeda retire?

It was there the writer shared his resolution for 2022 which is to retire from the anime industry. Maeda said 2021 “was so difficult” that he even contemplated suicide at some points. The writer is now focused on healing his mind and trying to survive until February 2023.

Is Little Busters Jun Maeda?

Jun Maeda
Notable works| Kanon, Air, Clannad, Little Busters!, Angel Beats!, Charlotte, Summer Pockets, The Day I Became a God
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What happened Jun Maeda?

Jun Maeda, the Obie Award-winning designer and resident set designer at New York’s acclaimed La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club since 1970, died April 6 from COVID-19 at Mt. Sinai West Hospital in Manhattan. He was 79. His death was announced today by Mia Yoo, La MaMa’s artistic director.

Is Angel beats an anime original?

Angel Beats! is an original anime that was created by screenplay writer Jun Maeda and directed by Seiji Kishi. A manga adaptation was later released by Jun Maeda and published by ASCII Media Works in Dengeki G’s Magazine.

Are Angel beats and Clannad related?

Both Clannad and Angel Beats are created by Key, which is based on the visual novels. The theory is could the Angel Beats characters: who all passed on in the final episode of Angel Beats, could some of the characters of Angel Beats are reincarnated into some of the characters in Clannad?!