is a male Japanese

Japanese people

The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...

 free artist and scenario writer for bishōjo game

Bishojo game

A , or , is "a type of Japanese video game centered on interactions with attractive anime-style girls". These games are a sub-genre of dating sims targeted towards a male audience....

s and adult games

Eroge

An or Ero-ga is a Japanese video or computer game that features erotic content, usually in the form of anime-style artwork. Eroge originated from galge, but unlike galge, they feature erotic/pornographic content.-History:...

. At one time, he had attended the University of Tsukuba

University of Tsukuba

is located in the city of Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture in the Kantō region of Japan. The University has 28 college clusters and schools with a total of around 15,000 students...

. In 2007, Tanaka started to write his first light novel

Light novel

A is a style of Japanese novel primarily targeting junior high and high school students . The term "light novel" is a wasei-eigo, or a Japanese term formed from words in the English language. Light novels are often called or for short...

 series entitled Jinrui wa Suitaishimashita which is published by Shogakukan

Shogakukan

is a Japanese publisher of dictionaries, literature, manga, non-fiction, DVDs, and other media in Japan.Shogakukan founded Shueisha which founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but are together called the Hitotsubashi Group, one of the largest publishing groups in Japan...

. He is notable for having a hand in the creation of Cross Channel

Cross Channel

Cross Channel is an adult visual novel developed by Flying Shine for the Windows and PlayStation 2 platforms. The Windows version was released on September 26, 2003, and the PS2 version on March 18, 2004...

 and Yume Miru Kusuri

Yume Miru Kusuri: A Drug That Makes You Dream

is an adult visual novel for the PC developed by Ruf. The visual novel was initially released in Japanese on December 22, 2005 and translated into English by Peach Princess. It was written by Romeo Tanaka and illustrated by Kiyotaka Haimura...

, and co-authored the scenario for Key

Key (company)

Key is a Japanese visual novel studio which formed on July 21, 1998 as a brand under the publisher Visual Art's and is located in Kita, Osaka, Japan. Key released their debut visual novel Kanon in June 1999, which combined an elaborate storyline, an up-to-date anime-style drawing style, and a...

's game Rewrite

Rewrite (visual novel)

is a Japanese visual novel developed by Key that was released on June 24, 2011 as a DVD playable on a Microsoft Windows PC and is rated for all ages. Rewrite is Key's ninth game, along with other titles such as Kanon, Air, and Clannad...

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Works

Adult games

• Chanter: Kimi no Uta ga Todoitara (by Terios, co-authorship)
• Cross Channel
  Cross Channel
  Cross Channel is an adult visual novel developed by Flying Shine for the Windows and PlayStation 2 platforms. The Windows version was released on September 26, 2003, and the PS2 version on March 18, 2004...
  
   (by FlyingShine, scenario)
• Shinju no Yakata (by Meteor, scenario)
• Kana Imōto
  Kana Imoto
  , is a Japanese visual novel originally developed and released by D.O. in 1999. G-Collections translated and published the English version in 2002....
  
   (by Digitial Object, under pseudonym Yamada Hajime, scenario)
• Kazoku Keikaku (by Digital Object, under pseudonym Yamada Hajime, scenario)
• Otaku Masshigura (by Gindokei, scenario)
• Saihate no Ima, (by Xuse, scenario and planning)
• Setsuei (by Silver Bullet, supervision)
• Suisei ni Negai o... (by Sky-High feat. Giga, planning)
• Yume Miru Kusuri: A Drug That Makes You Dream
  Yume Miru Kusuri: A Drug That Makes You Dream
  is an adult visual novel for the PC developed by Ruf. The visual novel was initially released in Japanese on December 22, 2005 and translated into English by Peach Princess. It was written by Romeo Tanaka and illustrated by Kiyotaka Haimura...
  
   (by Ruf, co-authorship and supervision)

All-age games

• I/O
  I/O (visual novel)
  is a Japanese science fiction visual novel produced by Regista. It was released for the PlayStation 2 on January 26, 2006 in Japan and was released on PC on August 29, 2008 in Japan. I/O was written and directed by Takumi Nakazawa, the writer and director for KID's infinity series, such as Ever17...
  
   (by Regista
  Regista
  is a Japanese visual novel publishing company founded by Takumi Nakazawa. The company name comes from an Italian word meaning film director, control tower, producer, and game maker. The company mainly ports adult game to the consumer port PlayStation 2...
  
  , supervision)
• Natsu Yume Yowa (by KID
  KID
  KID, whose name is an acronym of Kindle Imagine Develop, was a Japan-based company specializing in porting and developing bishōjo games....
  
  , Kotori scenario)
• Pizzicato Polka: Enishi Kusari Utsutsu Yoru (by KID, scenario)
• Rewrite
  Rewrite (visual novel)
  is a Japanese visual novel developed by Key that was released on June 24, 2011 as a DVD playable on a Microsoft Windows PC and is rated for all ages. Rewrite is Key's ninth game, along with other titles such as Kanon, Air, and Clannad...
  
  (by Key, co-authorship and scenario framework)

Light novels

• Jinrui wa Suitaishimashita series
  • Jinrui wa Suitaishimashita (ISBN 978-4-09-451001-0)
  • Jinrui wa Suitaishimashita 2 (ISBN 978-4-09-451044-7)
  • Jinrui wa Suitaishimashita 3 (ISBN 978-4-09-451061-4)
  • Jinrui wa Suitaishimashita 4 (ISBN 978-4-09-451104-8)
• AURA - Maryuuinkouga saigo no tatakai (ISBN 978-4-09-451080-5)