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Gen Urobuchi (Japanese: 虚淵 玄, Hepburn: Urobuchi Gen, born December 20, 1972) is a Japanese novelist, visual novel writer and anime screenwriter. He is known for being the co-creator of the highly acclaimed and commercially successful anime series Puella Magi Madoka Magica, which earned him the Tokyo Anime Award for Best Scriptwriter, as well as the writer of the 2003 visual novel Saya no Uta, the 2012 anime Psycho-Pass, the light novel and anime Fate/Zero, and the 2013–2014 tokusatsu show Kamen Rider Gaim. He currently works at Nitroplus and Nitro+chiral. Anime written by Urobuchi that have won the Newtype Anime Awards have been Puella Magi Madoka Magica in 2011, Fate/Zero in 2012 and Psycho-Pass: The Movie in 2015.

Gen Urobuchi
Born	(1972-12-20) December 20, 1972 (age 49) Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Writer, scriptwriter
Education	Wakō University
Genre	Dark Fantasy, Horror, Thriller, Sci-fi, Tragedy[1]
Notable works	Puella Magi Madoka Magica Fate/Zero Psycho-Pass Saya no Uta Kamen Rider Gaim
Notable awards	1st Newtype Anime Awards - Screenwriter Prize 11th Tokyo Anime Award for Best Screenplay
Relatives	Tsunashirō Wada [ja] (Great-grandfather) Sunao Ōtsubo [ja] (Grandfather) Shū Wada [ja] (Father) Natsuko Sebata [ja] (Mother)

History

Urobuchi graduated from Wako University with a degree in History.[2] He aspired to become a novelist and after seeing Shizuku and Kizuato by Leaf, he felt confident about the range of expression that games have.[3][4] He then started working at Nitroplus and worked on Phantom of Inferno as his debut series.

Writing style

In choosing names for the characters he develops, Urobuchi has stated that he shies away from selecting generic names that would match their personalities and instead opts for more unusual names that he believes would eliminate noise when fans try finding information on the characters with search engines. In a discussion with Urobuchi, manga writer Kazuo Koike contrasted this decision with the naming style in his own works, which emphasized more forthright names that were easier to remember. However, he found that Urobuchi's method could be effective for allowing viewers to "involve themselves deeper into the story and actively work to understand the characters."[5] Urobuchi also said he attempts to keep at least one trait in common between each individual character and himself so that he can always identify with them on some level.[6]

Work

Visual Novels

Year	Title	Developer	Platform(s)	Notes
2000	Phantom of Inferno	Nitroplus	Windows, Mac, DVD-PG, PS2, Xbox 360	Also director. Was scenario and voice supervisor in latter ports.
2001	Vampirdzhija Vjedogonia (吸血殲鬼 (ヴァンピルズィージャ)ヴェドゴニア)		Windows	Also director and planner.
2002	Kikokugai: The Cyber Slayer (鬼哭街)		Windows, Mac	Also director and planner.
	"Hello, world."		Windows	Handled the original concept, planning and debug. Did not write scenario.
2003	Deus Machina Demonbane (斬魔大聖デモンベイン)		Windows, PS2	Directed the original version, supervised. Did not write scenario.
	Jōka no Monshō (浄火の紋章, Emblem of the Sacred Flame)	Eerged	Windows	Takes place in the setting of Equilibrium, created by Kurt Wimmer.
	Saya no Uta (沙耶の唄)	Nitroplus	Windows, Android	Also director, supervisor.
2005	Togainu no Chi (咎狗の血)	Nitro+chiral	Windows, PS2, PSP, Android, iOS	Handled direction and supervision. Did not write scenario.
	Jingai Makyō (塵骸魔京)	Nitroplus	Windows	Credited with "supervision". Did not write scenario.
2006	Kishin Hishou Demonbane (斬魔大聖デモンベイン)		Windows	Only wrote the lyrics of the second opening theme. Did not write scenario.
	Lamento -BEYOND THE VOID-	Nitro+chiral	Windows	Credited with "game composition assistance". Did not write scenario.
2007	Tre Donne Crudeli (続・殺戮のジャンゴ ─地獄の賞金首─, Zoku Satsuriku no Django -Jigoku no Shoukinkubi-)	Nitroplus	Windows	Also handled planning.
2008	sweet pool	Nitro+chiral	Windows, PS Vita	Credited as advisor. Did not write scenario.
2015	Psycho-Pass: Mandatory Happiness (サイコパス 選択なき幸福)	5pb.	Xbox One, PS4, PS Vita, Windows	Handled project planning and supervision.[7] Did not write scenario.

Manga

• Vampirdzhija Vjedogonia (with Tetsuya Sakata). Serialized in Comic Dragon, 2 volumes published by Dragon Comics (Kadokawa Shoten). August 2001, February 2002. ISBN 4049261774 ISBN 4049261936
• Ancient Misty (with Tetsuya Nakamura). Serialized in Dengeki Comic Gao!, 1 volume published by Dengeki Comics (MediaWorks). August 27, 2007. ISBN 978-4840240178

Light novels

Title	Illustrator	Publisher	Volumes	ISBN	Release date
Kikokugai: The Cyber Slayer (鬼哭街)	Higashiguchi Chūō	Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko (1st editions) Sai Zen Sen Fictions (Star Seas) (2nd edition)	2   "Violet Lightning Palm" (紫電掌)   "Demon-Eyed Beauty" (鬼眼麗人) single volume (2nd edition)	4-04-427809-1 (vol 1) 4-04-427810-5 (vol 2) 978-4-06-138955-7 (2nd edition)	December 25, 2004 (vol 1) February 2005 (vol 2) December 11, 2013 (2nd edition)
Hakubō no Dendōshi [ja] (白貌の伝道師)	kamiwata (1st edition) Akira Yasuda (2nd edition)	Nitroplus Books (1st edition) Sai Zen Sen Fictions (Star Seas) (2nd edition)	single volume	4-902138-02-6 (1st edition) 4-061388-24-X (2nd edition)	December 29, 2004 (1st edition) March 15, 2012 (2nd edition)
Fate/Zero	Takashi Takeuchi	Type-Moon Books (1st edition) Sai Zen Sen Fictions (Star Seas) (2nd edition)	4 (1st edition)   "The Untold Story of the Fourth Holy Grail War" (第四次聖杯戦争秘話)   "The Mad Feast of Kings" (王たちの狂宴)   "The Scattered Ones" (散りゆく者たち)   "Flames of Purgatory" (煉獄の炎) 6 (2nd edition)   vol 2 - "The Gathering of Spirits" (英霊参集)   vol 5 - "The Quickening of Darkness" (闇の胎動)	978-4-06-138903-8 978-4-06-138904-5 978-4-06-138906-9 978-4-06-138908-3 978-4-06-138910-6 978-4-06-138912-0 (2nd edition)	1st edition:   December 29, 2006   March 31, 2007   July 27, 2007   December 29, 2007 2nd edition:   January 11, 2011   February 9, 2011   March 10, 2011   April 7, 2011   May 11, 2011   June 10, 2011
Black Lagoon (ブラック・ラグーン)	Rei Hiroe	Gagaga Bunko	2   "Shaitane Badi" (シェイターネ・バーディ)   "Ballad of the Sinful Wizard" (罪深き魔術師の哀歌)	4-09-451079-6 4-09-451249-7	July 18, 2008 (vol 1) January 18, 2011 (vol 2)
Eisen Flügel (アイゼンフリューゲル)	Higashiguchi Chūō	Gagaga Bunko	2	978-4-09-451146-8 978-4-09-451180-2	July 17, 2009 (vol 1) December 18, 2009 (vol 2)
Kin no Hitomi to Tetsu no Ken (金の瞳と鉄の剣)	Yun Kōga	Sai Zen Sen Fictions (Star Seas)	single volume	4-06-138802-9	April 14, 2011

Anime

Series

Year	Series	Studio	Role	Episodes	Scripts	Genre
2008	Blassreiter	Gonzo	Series Composition, Script	24	8 (10-12, 15-17, 22-23)	Action, Science fiction
2009	Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom	Bee Train	Original Scenario, Script	26	3 (6, 18, 25)	Action, Romance, Tragedy
2011	Puella Magi Madoka Magica	Shaft	Original Creator, Series Composition, Script	12	12	Dark fantasy, Drama, Horror
2011	Fate/Zero	Ufotable	Original Creator, Script Supervision	13	—	Action, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
2012	Fate/Zero 2nd Season	Ufotable	Original Creator	12	—	Action, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
2012	Psycho-Pass[8]	Production I.G	Story Concept, Series Composition, Script	22	21 (all but episode 12)	Cyberpunk, Dystopian, Science fiction, Crime thriller
2013	Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet	Production I.G	Story Concept, Series Composition, Script	13	2 (1, 13)	Adventure, Science fiction, Mecha
2014	Aldnoah.Zero	A-1 Pictures Troyca	Original Creator, Script	12	3 (1-3)	Action, Mecha, Science fiction
2014	Psycho-Pass 2	Tatsunoko Production	Planning Supervision, Story Concept	11	—	Cyberpunk, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Crime Thriller
2015	Aldnoah.Zero 2nd Season	A-1 Pictures Troyca	Original Creator	12	—	Action, Mecha, Science fiction
2015	Gunslinger Stratos: The Animation	A-1 Pictures	Original Scenario	12	—	Action, Science Fiction
2015	Chaos Dragon	Silver Link Connect	Original Creator	12	—	Action, Fantasy
2015	Wooser's Hand-to-Mouth Life: Phantasmagoric Arc	Sanzigen	Script	13	1 (13)	Comedy
2016	Concrete Revolutio: The Last Song	Bones	Script	11	1 (20)	Superhero, Science Fiction, Fantasy
2019	Obsolete [ja][9]	Buemon	Original Creator, Series Composition, Script	12	7 (1-4, 7, 9-10)	Mecha
2022	RWBY: Ice Queendom	Shaft	Animation Concept	12	—	Action, Fantasy

Movies

Year	Series	Studio	Genre
2012	Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 1: Beginnings	Shaft	Dark fantasy, Drama, Horror
2012	Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 2: Eternal	Shaft	Dark fantasy, Drama, Horror
2013	Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 3: Rebellion	Shaft	Dark fantasy, Drama, Horror
2014	Expelled from Paradise[10]	Graphinica	Mecha, Science fiction
2015	Psycho-Pass: The Movie[11]	Production I.G	Cyberpunk, Dystopian, Science fiction, Crime thriller
2016	Garm Wars: The Last Druid[12]	Production I.G	Science fiction, Adventure
2017	Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters[13]	Polygon Pictures	Kaiju, Science fiction, Drama
2018	Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle[14]	Polygon Pictures	Kaiju, Science fiction, Drama
2018	Godzilla: The Planet Eater	Polygon Pictures	Kaiju, Science fiction, Drama, Horror
2022	Bubble	Wit Studio	Drama, Romance, Comedy

Sound dramas

• Kikokugai: The Cyber Slayer (2004) - Script
• Fate/Zero (2008-2013) - Original creator, script (BD boxsets bonus)

Other Video games

Year	Title	Developer	Platform(s)	Notes
2012	Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable	Bandai Namco	PSP	Handled project planning and supervision.[15] Did not write scenario.
2012-2016	Gunslinger Stratos series	Byking, Taito	Arcade, Windows	Only wrote original scenario.
2012	Take Off! Super Dimensional Trouble Hanafuda Epic Battle (とびたて！超時空トラぶる花札大作戦)	Type-Moon	PSP	Only wrote the Despicable Victories Husband (卑劣必勝ハズバンド) and Elegance and Pleasure Club (優雅なる愉悦倶楽部) teams. Fate/stay night Réalta Nua downloadable bonus;[16] Urobuchi is listed under "special thanks" in the original release of the game.
2016	Fate/Grand Order	Delightworks	Android, iOS	"Fate/Accel Zero Order" event, "Lostbelt 3: Sin" Scenario Writer[17]

Tokusatsu

• Kamen Rider Gaim (2013–2014) - Series Composition, Script. 47 episodes, 44 (all but 30, 37, 47)
  • Kamen Rider Gaim: Great Soccer Battle! Golden Fruits Cup! (2014) - Original Creator, Script Supervision.

Other

Movies

Year	Series	Studio	Genre
2014	Garm Wars: The Last Druid[18][19]	Production I.G	Science fiction, Adventure
2017	Thunderbolt Fantasy: The Sword of Life and Death	PILI	Action, Fantasy, Wuxia
2019	Thunderbolt Fantasy: Bewitching Melody of the West	PILI	Action, Fantasy, Wuxia

Series

Year	Series	Studio	Role	Episodes	Scripts	Genre
2016	Thunderbolt Fantasy (season 1)	PILI	Original Creator, Chief Supervision, Script	13	13	Action, Fantasy, Wuxia
2018	Thunderbolt Fantasy (season 2)	PILI	Original Creator, Chief Supervision, Script	13	13	Action, Fantasy, Wuxia
2021	Thunderbolt Fantasy (season 3)	PILI	Original Creator, Chief Supervision, Script	13	13	Action, Fantasy, Wuxia

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2011	1st Newtype Anime Awards	Best Screenplay	Puella Magi Madoka Magica	Won
2012	11th Tokyo Anime Awards
2015	5th Newtype Anime Awards		Psycho-Pass: The Movie

References

External links

• Gen Urobuchi at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Gen Urobuchi at IMDb
• Gen Urobuchi on Twitter

На других языках

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[de] Gen Urobuchi

Gen Urobuchi (jap. 虚淵 玄, Urobuchi Gen; * 20. Dezember 1972 in der Präfektur Tokio) ist ein japanischer Szenario- und Drehbuchautor.

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- [en] Gen Urobuchi

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[es] Gen Urobuchi

Gen Urobuchi (虚渊 玄, Urobuchi Gen?, Tokio, Japón, 20 de diciembre de 1972) es un escritor y guionista de novelas visuales, novelas ligeras y anime japonés. Algunas de sus obras más populares son las novelas visuales Saya no Uta, Togainu no Chi y Dramatical Murder, los anime Puella Magi Madoka Magica (un éxito comercial que le valió un Tokyo Anime Award en la categoría de mejor guion), Psycho-Pass y Kamen Rider Gaim, además de la novela ligera Fate/Zero. Actualmente trabaja para la compañía Nitroplus, así como también para su rama de género yaoi-eroge, Nitro+Chiral, de la cual es director y supervisor del equipo de producción.

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[ru] Уробути, Гэн

Гэн Уробути (яп. 虚淵 玄 Уробути Гэн) — японский сценарист. Создатель визуального романа Saya no Uta и ранобэ Fate/Zero, сценарист аниме Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica и Psycho-Pass, а также многих других известных работ. Является одним из основателей компании Nitroplus[1].

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