中京大学
Originally from Mie, Japan, Maeda graduated from Mie high school and later went on to graduate from Chukyo University with a major in psychology. Before forming Key, Maeda worked for the company Tactics where he had a hand in the creation of two games for that company, "Moon" and "". After forming Key, Maeda has put much work into such titles as "Kanon", "Air", "Clannad", "Little Busters!", "Angel Beats!", "Charlotte", "Summer Pockets", and "The Day I Became a God". He is also the author of a manga series titled "Hibiki's Magic".