Cast & Staff

This page is a compilation of the cast & staff members for Paradox Live.

The project is a collaboration between Avex and GCREST. Avex produces and promotes the music while GCREST is in charge of character design and writing.

## Voice Actors

### BAE

* Gakuto Kajiwara (梶原 岳人, *Kajiwara Gakuto*) as Allen Sugasano
* Ayumu Murase (村瀬 歩, *Murase Ayumu*) as Hajun Yeon
* 96Neko (96猫) as Anne Faulkner

### The Cat's Whiskers

* Ryota Takeuchi (竹内 良太, *Takeuchi Ryota*) as Naoakira Saimon
* Yu Hayashi (林 勇, *Hayashi Yu*) as Yohei Kanbayashi
* Natsuki Hanae (花江 夏樹, *Hanae Natsume*) as Ryu Natsume
* Junta Terashima (寺島 惇太, *Terashima Junta*) as Shiki Ando

### cozmez

* Yusuke Kobayashi (小林 裕介, *Kobayashi Yusuke*) as Kanata Yatonokami
* Toshiyuki Toyonaga (豊永 利行, *Toyonaga Toshiyuki*) as Nayuta Yatonokami

### Akanyatsura

* Takayuki Kondo (近藤 孝行, *Kondo Takayuki*) as Iori Suiseki
* SHIMA (志麻) as Zen Gaho
* Shunichi Toki (土岐 隼一, Toki Shunichi) as Hokusai Masaki
* Tasuku Hatanaka (畠中 祐, *Hatanaka Tasuku*) as Satsuki Ito
* Shogo Yano (矢野 奨吾, *Yano Shogo*) as Reo Maruyama

### Buraikan

* Kensho Ono (小野 賢章, *Ono Kensho*) as Chisei Kuzuryu
* Junichi Suwabe (諏訪部 順一, *Suwabe Junichi*) as Haruomi Shingu

### VISTY

* Yoshiki Nakajima (中島 ヨシキ, *Nakajima Yoshiki*) as Shogo Yamato
* Kashitaro Ito (伊東 歌詞太郎, *Ito Kashitaro*) as Toma Hikage
* Aimi (愛美) as Aoi Kureha
* Tetsuei Sumiya (住谷 哲栄, *Sumiya Tetsuei*) as Kantaro Misuji

### AMPRULE

* Marina Inoue (井上 麻里奈, *Inoue Marina*) as Dongha Yeon
* Ryotaro Okiayu (置鮎 龍太郎, *Okiayu Ryotaro*) as Chungsung Baek

### 1Nm8

* Amatsuki (天月) as Kei Miyama
* Ryo Kitamura (北村 諒, *Kitamura Ryo*) as Itsuki
* Shouya Chiba (千葉 翔也, *Chiba Shouya*) as Rokuta

### Goku Luck

* Makoto Furukawa (古川 慎, *Furukawa Makoto*) as Yuto Inukai
* Shogo Batori (バトリ 勝悟, *Batori Shogo*) as Ryoga Tosa
* Shinnosuke Tachibana (立花 慎之介, *Tachibana Shinnosuke*) as Shion Kaida
* Chiaki Kobayashi (小林 千晃, *Kobayashi Chiaki*) as Kenta Mikoshiba

## Lyricists, Composers, & Arrangers

### Lyricists

* MICRO
	+ Lyricist for all current BAE songs. Also contributed to Rap Guerrilla (with SIMON, GASHIMA, and Shinnosuke&Mt'), New & Classic (with SIMON), The Sound Of Voltage (with GASHIMA), and Rats & Nobles (with GASHIMA).
* SIMON
	+ Lyricist for all current The Cat's Whiskers songs. Also contributed to Rap Guerrilla (with MICRO, GASHIMA, and Shinnosuke&Mt'), New & Classic (with MICRO), Rooftop, and Double Trouble.
* GASHIMA from WHITE JAM
	+ WHITE JAM is a music group consisting of the members SHIROSE, GASHIMA, and NIKKI.
	+ Lyricist for all current cozmez songs. Also contributed to Rap Guerrilla (with MICRO, SIMON, and Shinnosuke&Mt'), The Sound Of Voltage (with MICRO), and Rats & Nobles (with MICRO)
* WAYZ
	+ WAYZ is a rap group consisting of the members Shinnosuke (心之助), Mt' (Pronounced ミット, *Mitto*), ES-PLANT, and Yuly.
	+ Credited for lyrics for BAD BOYZ and OUTSIDERZ
* Shinnosuke (心之助) and Mt' from WAYZ
	+ Most work for the series is as a duo, Shinnosuke&Mt' (心之助＆Mt') from WAYZ. Lyricists for all current Akanyatsura songs starting from the Stage Battle "FAMILY" CD. The duo also contributed the lyrics for Sparkling CANDY NIGHT
	+ Shinnosuke contributed individually to the lyrics for Why do you like me??
	+ Mt' contributed individually to the lyrics for CHILLIN'
* Shinpeita (晋平太)
	+ Lyricist for Buraikan's songs
* SKY-HI
	+ Contributed to the lyrics for Good Time with GASHIMA
* Young Yazzy
	+ Lyricist for Jumping In to My World

### Composers & Arrangers

* Kazunori Fujimoto (藤本 和則)
	+ Composes and arranges most songs for BAE, except for FRE△KOUT. Also composed and arranged Rap Guerrilla with Sho Hayama as the duo ALKA-LINE.
* S-kit and Sylo
	+ Form the duo GROUND LINE. They have composed and arranged songs for different groups, including: Where they at, BAD BOYZ, Back Off, EMPEROR, One Shot One Kill (arrangement only), and A.K.Y.R.
	+ S-kit has individually composed and arranged Faith and This Is My Love.
* SHIGE & SHIME from BUZZER BEATS
	+ BUZZER BEATS is a music production team consisting the track makers SHIGE, SHIMI, and CHIVA.
	+ SHIGE & SHIME composed and arranged Get it together
	+ SHIGE composed and arranged Better Dayz individually
	+ SHIME composed and arranged Good Time individually, and did the arrangement for FRE△KOUT
* LOWEND ORDER
	+ Has composed and arranged for all The Cat's Whiskers songs except for Life Is Beautiful and some Akanyatsura songs (OUTSIDERZ, CALL FOR FAMILIEZ, REBELLION, and ROWDIEZ. Also composed and arranged Rooftop and Double Trouble.
* Casa Milà
	+ Composed and arranged Ain't No Love, Buraikan is Back, Road to Legend, and Runnin' (composed with Young Yazzy). Also composed and arranged Sparkling CANDY NIGHT, Why do you like me??, Rats & Nobles, and CHILLIN'.
* Fuji Motoka (フジ・モトカ)
	+ Another pen name for composer and arranger Kazunori Fujimoto
	+ Composed and arranged New & Classic, Jumping In to My World, and The Sound Of Voltage
* Taishi (Smellnomania) (大志(スメルノマニア))
	+ Smellnomania is a group consistenting of DJ KATSUYA, J-CROWN, and Taishi
	+ Composed and arranged Sparkling CANDY NIGHT and CHILLIN' with Casa Milà
* quga3
	+ Composed FRE△KOUT
* Young Yazzy
	+ Composed Runnin' with Casa Milà

## Character Designers

* BAE: Akiakane
* The Cat's Whiskers: Komiya Kuniharu
* cozmez: Kinako
* Akanyatsura: Harada

* Buraikan: Suoh

* VISTY: Kazari Tayu
* AMPRULE: Uri
* 1Nm8: hou
* Goku Luck: lack

## Music Videos & Editing

* Cian - Credited for the music videos for Paradox Live Opening Show
* Miki Takahashi - Credited as the director for Break Outta Here
* Emumero - Credited as the director for Takin' Over
* Renen - Credited as art director and editor for Do as I say
* ① (*Maruichi*) - Credited as editing assistant for Do as I say

## Anime Staff

* Production Studio: PINE JAM
* Director: Naoya Andou
* Screenwriter: Ikami Takayo
* Character Designer: Haneda Kouji

## Paradox Live on Stage Cast

### BAE

* Hiroki Sana (佐奈 宏紀, *Sana Hiroki*) as Allen Sugasano
* Koji Kominami (小南 光司, *Kominami Koji*) as Hajun Yeon
* Riona Tatemichi (立道 梨緒奈, *Tatemichi Riona*) as Anne Faulkner

### The Cat's Whiskers

* Yuuki Kimisawa (君沢 ユウキ, *Kimisawa Yuuki*) as Naoakira Saimon (Volume 1)
* Ryota Takeuchi (竹内 良太, *Takeuchi Ryota*) as Naoakira Saimon (Volume 2)
* Yuya Asato (安里 勇哉, *Asato Yuya*) as Yohei Kanbayashi
* Kaito Hori (堀 海登, *Hori Kaito*) as Ryu Natsume
* Ryu Kiyama (輝山 立, *Kiyama Ryu*) as Shiki Ando

### cozmez

* Tsubasa Kizu (木津 つばさ, *Kizu Tsubasa*) as Kanata Yatonokami (Volume 1)
* Naotake Tsuchiya (土屋 直武, *Tsuchiya Naotake*) as Kanata Yatonokami (Volume 2)
* Natsuki Osaki (大崎 捺希, *Oosaki Natsuki*) as Nayuta Yatonokami

### Akanyatsura

* Naoki Takeshi (武子 直輝, *Takeshi Naoki*) as Iori Suiseki
* Shouta Kawakami (川上 将大, *Kawakami Shouta*) as Zen Gaho
* Seiya Inagaki (稲垣 成弥, *Inagaki Seiya*) as Hokusai Masaki
* Tatsuyuki Kobayashi (小林 竜之, *Kobayashi Tatsuyuki* as Satsuki Ito
* Sho Kamikoshi (神越 将, *Kamikoshi Sho*) as Reo Maruyama

## Other Staff

Information from Paradox Live 1st album "TRAP" booklet

* Music Producer: D.O.C. - Division Of Creators- (NEW WORLD PRODUCTIONS Inc.)
* Sound Director: Kazz Noguchi (D.O.C.)
* Recording & Mixing Engineer: SHIMI from BUZZER BEATS (D.O.C.)

* Art Director & Character Illustrator: Planarico (ぷらなりこ) (GCREST, Inc.)

## Sources

1. ↑ GAME CREATORS Interview with GCREST CEO Junpei Ohtsuji (January 31, 2022)

## Notes

1. ↑ For Rap Guerrilla, Fujimoto and Hayama are credited individually for composition, but their duo ALKA-LINE is credited for the arrangement.
2. ↑ S-kit and Sylo are credited individually for composition, but their duo GROUND-LINE is credited for the arrangement.