Grasshopper Manufacture inc.

COMPANY» Founded 1998-03-30

Tokyo,Japan

Grasshopper Manufacture, led by Suda 51, develops many controversial games on various platforms, often incorporating new and interesting graphical elements, such as cel-shading.

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Overview

Grasshopper Manufacture was founded in 1998 by Goichi Suda (Person), also known as Suda51. The studio has been releasing games since 1999 (notable titles include Killer7 (Game) and the No More Heroes (Franchise) series). The company's name originated from the song "Grasshopper" by the Oxford indie band Ride, which Suda listened to obsessively while working on Super Fire Pro Wrestling 3. Grasshopper recently released Shadows of the Damned (Game), co-developed with EA and Shinji Mikami (Person). They are currently in the process of developing a number of games including Lollipop Chainsaw (Game) (being co-written with James Gunn), Black Knight Sword (Game) (being co-developed and published by Digital Reality), Rebuild of Evangelion: Sound Impact and Killer is Dead (Game). In January 2013, Grasshopper was acquired by GungHo Online Entertainment (Company), in turn owned by Softbank. In October 2021 Netease Games announced they had acquired the studio.

Developed Games

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Killer7 (Game)

9 June 2005

Killer7 follows Harman Smith, a wheelchair-bound assassin with multiple personalities that manifest as seven seemingly supernatural killers. And the premise is the least weird thing about the game.

PC​ PS2​ GCN​

No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle (Game)

26 January 2010

No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle is the second installment of Grasshopper Manufacture's surreal action series on the Nintendo Wii. Taking place three years after the original game's conclusion, the sequel streamlines many of that games features into a more tightly paced adventure.

PC​ NSW​ LUNA​ +1

Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes (Game)

18 January 2019

The return of Travis Touchdown in the role of assassin and Suda51 in the role of director.

PC​ NSW​ PS4​

No More Heroes III (Game)

27 August 2021

No More Heroes III is the third main entry in the Suda51-led franchise starring Travis Touchdown.

PC​ NSW​ XONE​ +3

Silver Jiken (Game)

7 October 1999

The Silver Case is an Adventure game designed by Suda51 and released on the PlayStation.

PS1​ PS3N​ PSPN​

Blood Plus: One Night Kiss (Game)

30 August 2006

An action/adventure game by Grasshopper Manufacture based on the Blood Plus anime series.

PS2​

Diabolical Pitch (Game)

4 April 2012

Formerly known as Codename D, a Kinect action game by Grasshopper Manufacture in which all of the player's attacks are baseball-themed.

XBGS​

Rebuild of Evangelion Sound Impact (Game)

28 September 2011

An Evangelion rhythm game for the PSP developed by Suda 51 and Grasshopper Manufacture Inc.

PSP​

Black Knight Sword (Game)

11 December 2012

A side-scrolling action game from Grasshopper Manufacture. The background moves behind the player to simulate movement.

PS3N​ XBGS​

No More Heroes: World Ranker (Game)

30 August 2012

Create your own assassin and battle against other assassins from the series as well as other players.

ANDR​ IPAD​ IPHN​

Let It Die (Game)

3 December 2016

A free-to-play souls-like ARPG with roguelike elements, developed by Grasshopper Manufacture and published by Gung-Ho Entertainment for the PlayStation 4.

PC​ PS4​

The Silver Case 2425 (Game)

6 July 2021

A compilation of The Silver Case and The 25th Ward for Nintendo Switch.

NSW​

Published Games

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Let It Die: Inferno (Game)

3 December 2025

Let It Die: Inferno

PS5​

Frog Minutes (Game)

12 March 2011

Frog Minutes is an iOS game developed by Grasshopper Manufacture, all proceeds of which will be donated to Red Cross Japan.

IPAD​ IPHN​

Eledive (Game)

21 June 2012

Tilt controlled puzzle game for the PlayStation Vita.

PSNV​

UniUni Union (Game)

6 March 2013

Puzzle game staring a sea urchin for the PlayStation Vita.

PSNV​

Romeo is a Dead Man (Game)

1 June 2026

An ultra-violent action game from the mind of Suda51.

PC​ PS5​ XSX​

Company details

Name

Grasshopper Manufacture inc.

Abbreviation

Founded

30 March 1998

Location

Tokyo,Japan

Website

http://www.grasshoppermanufacture.com/

Aliases

Developed Games

• Killer7 (Game)
• No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle (Game)
• Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes (Game)
• No More Heroes III (Game)
• Silver Jiken (Game)
• Blood Plus: One Night Kiss (Game)
• Diabolical Pitch (Game)
• Rebuild of Evangelion Sound Impact (Game)
• Black Knight Sword (Game)
• No More Heroes: World Ranker (Game)
• Let It Die (Game)
• The Silver Case 2425 (Game)
• Let It Die: Inferno (Game)
• Michigan: Report from Hell (Game)
• Samurai Champloo: Sidetracked (Game)
• Frog Minutes (Game)
• UniUni Union (Game)
• Romeo is a Dead Man (Game)
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Published Games

• Let It Die: Inferno (Game)
• Frog Minutes (Game)
• Eledive (Game)
• UniUni Union (Game)
• Romeo is a Dead Man (Game)
• view all →

Franchises

• Kill the Past (Franchise)
• No More Heroes (Franchise)
• Silent Hill (Franchise)
• Guild (Franchise)
• Let It Die (Franchise)
• Resident Evil (Franchise)
• Shining (Franchise)
• Shining Soul (Franchise)
• Blood Plus (Franchise)
• Devil May Cry (Franchise)
• Fatal Frame (Franchise)
• Final Fantasy (Franchise)
• Fire Pro Wrestling (Franchise)
• Gradius (Franchise)
• Grand Theft Auto (Franchise)
• Gundam (Franchise)
• Liberation Maiden (Franchise)
• Lollipop Chainsaw (Franchise)
• Metroid (Franchise)
• Neon Genesis Evangelion (Franchise)

People

• Goichi Suda (Person)
• Akira Yamaoka (Person)
• Masafumi Takada (Person)
• Shinji Mikami (Person)
• Tara Strong (Person)
• Akira Ueda (Person)
• Bruce Locke (Person)
• Cam A. Clarke (Person)
• Dave Fennoy (Person)
• Dwight Schultz (Person)
• Greg Eagles (Person)
• Greg Ellis (Person)
• Gregg Henry (Person)
• James Euringer (Person)
• James Gunn (Person)
• Jun Fukuda (Person)
• Kimberly Brooks (Person)
• Linda Cardellini (Person)
• Mahiro Maeda (Person)
• Michael Gough (Person)

Characters

• Shinobu (Character)
• Travis Touchdown (Character)
• Henry Cooldown (Character)
• Kimmy Howell (Character)
• Bad Girl (Character)
• Destroyman (Character)
• Skelter Helter (Character)
• Sylvia Christel (Character)
• Alice Moonlight (Character)
• Bishop Shidux (Character)
• Dan Smith (Character)
• Death Metal (Character)
• Dr. Peace (Character)
• Garcia Hotspur (Character)
• Helter Skelter (Character)
• Jeane (Character)
• Jeane (Character)
• Johnson (Character)
• Juliet Starling (Character)
• Letz Shake (Character)

Concepts

• Digital Distribution (Concept)
• Health (Concept)
• Boss Fight (Concept)
• Hack and Slash (Concept)
• Sexualized Women (Concept)
• Polygonal 3D (Concept)
• Profanity (Concept)
• Third-Person Perspective (Concept)
• Blood (Concept)
• Boss (Concept)
• Breaking the Fourth Wall (Concept)
• Extreme Violence (Concept)
• Steam (Concept)
• Unreal Engine 3 (Concept)
• Achievements (Concept)
• Boss Pattern (Concept)
• Collectible (Concept)
• Combo (Concept)
• Death (Concept)
• Final Boss (Concept)

Locations

• Japan (Location)
• North America (Location)
• Santa Destroy (Location)
• School (Location)
• The United States of America (Location)
• Asia (Location)
• China (Location)
• Destroy Stadium (Location)
• Hotels (Location)
• Sewer (Location)
• Subway (Location)
• Tokyo (Location)
• Abandoned Buildings (Location)
• Airport (Location)
• Amusement Park (Location)
• Bathroom (Location)
• Beach (Location)
• California (Location)
• Castle (Location)
• Chicago (Location)

Objects

• Sword (Object)
• Beam Sword (Object)
• Knife (Object)
• Katana (Object)
• Sunglasses (Object)
• Train (Object)
• Vending Machine (Object)
• Airplane (Object)
• Axe (Object)
• Bikini (Object)
• Briefcase (Object)
• Bus (Object)
• Camera (Object)
• Coconut (Object)
• Computer (Object)
• Glasses (Object)
• Grass (Object)
• Leather Jacket (Object)
• Magic Staff (Object)
• Miniskirt (Object)