Goichi Suda
Grasshopper gained mainstream attention in 2005 for the GameCube and PlayStation 2 game "killer7". In addition to "killer7", they have developed ' (released in Japan, Europe) and a number of Japan-only titles. Grasshopper Manufacture was also responsible for the Nintendo DS game "Contact", the Wii game "No More Heroes" and its sequel ', and "Shadows of the Damned". The company is headed by Goichi Suda, also known as Suda51, and is noted for its original and imaginative titles - ones that are also fraught with financial risk. Potential losses are often made up by the development of games based on popular anime franchises, such as ', ', and "".