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Jun Maeda

1975 - Today

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Jun Maeda (麻枝 准, Maeda Jun; born January 3, 1975) is a Japanese writer and composer. He is a co-founder of the visual novel brand Key under Visual Arts. He is considered a pioneer of nakige visual novels, and has mainly contributed as a scenario writer, lyricist, and musical composer for the games the company produces. After graduating with a degree in psychology from Chukyo University, Maeda contributed to the scripts and scores of games released under the Tactics brand of Nexton: Moon and One: Kagayaku Kisetsu e. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Jun Maeda is the 6,188th most popular writer (down from 6,164th in 2024), the 1,828th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,641st in 2019) and the 112th most popular Japanese Writer.

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Among writers, Jun Maeda ranks 6,188 out of 7,302. Before him are Ryukishi07, Dorothy Wordsworth, Daniel Pearl, Gyula Juhász, Tillie Olsen, and Caterina Davinio. After him are Lydie Salvayre, Susan Cooper, Kari Hotakainen, Ali Sardar Jafri, Joyce Cary, and Patricia A. McKillip.

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Among people born in 1975, Jun Maeda ranks 270. Before him are Christian Corrêa Dionisio, Ana Paula Arósio, Yoshiki Maeda, Kazuyoshi Funaki, Blaise Nkufo, and Hugh Howey. After him are Laurențiu Reghecampf, Maksim Mrvica, Mira Awad, Scott Speedman, Selim Bayraktar, and Spencer Cox.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Jun Maeda ranks 1,828 out of 6,245. Before him are Masafumi Mizuki (1974), Ryukishi07 (1973), Seiji Aochi (1942), Hideaki Kaetsu (1974), Kenji Takahashi (1985), and Nobuyuki Kojima (1966). After him are Lynn Okamoto (1970), Tomomi Fujimura (1978), Takashi Maeda (1981), Kyōko Koizumi (1966), Hideaki Hagino (1973), and Toru Goto (1934).

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Among WRITERS In Japan

Among writers born in Japan, Jun Maeda ranks 112. Before him are Takashi Tezuka (1960), Aya Kitō (1962), Marie Kondo (1984), Michio Mado (1909), Gen Urobuchi (1972), and Ryukishi07 (1973). After him are Reki Kawahara (1974), Mieko Kawakami (1976), Reiko Yoshida (1967), Hajime Kanzaka (1964), Phyllis A. Whitney (1903), and Sayaka Murata (1979).

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