Feature - You Should Really Know… Suda51

Goichi Suda, better known as Suda51, is the man behind titles including Lollipop Rainbow, No More Heroes and Killer is Dead

Popularly known as Suda51, Goichi Suda is the CEO of Grasshopper Manufacture and a former video game designer with Human Entertainment. His nickname, Suda51, is actually a pun based on the similarity to his given name, Goichi, to the Japanese words for the numbers 5 (Go) and 1 (Ichi).

Suda has often been referred to as an “auteur” (French for author) video game director, meaning that his vision and creative narrative tend to be very apparent, even after the long and complex production process. During his many years as a game developer, Suda has worked on titles such as No More Heroes, Moonlight Syndrome, The Silver Case and more recently, Lollipop Chainsaw and Killer is Dead. He has also collaborated frequently with other developers, contributing to games like Fatal Frame IV: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse and Super Smash Bros. Brawl.