Grasshopper Manufacture

Background
Grasshopper Manufacture Inc. (sometimes stylized as grasshopper manufacture inc.) is a Japanese game development studio founded by Gōichi Suda, better known as Suda51 (the name "Gōichi" in Japanese can be interpreted as '5-1', hence the nickname), on 1998 March 30. The studio is best known for the No More Heroes franchise, as well as various other titles including Michigan: Report from Hell, Killer7, Shadows of the Damned, Lollipop Chainsaw, and Killer Is Dead. The studio was acquired by GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc. in 2013.

1st Logo (October 7, 1999-June 16, 2009)
Visuals: Over a navy blue background is a rectangle. On it is an illustration of a grasshopper with  eyes, in addition to a white human face with its eyes closed, hunched over and crossing its front limbs. At the bottom of the rectangle is the lowercase letter "g" in a  circle with a round notch on either side. "grasshopper" is seen above in white Impact font, and "MANUFACTURE" is below in a thin font. Below the grasshopper is "SALON#ANALOG#ORGANIZATION".

Variants:


 * On the PlayStation 2 version of Flower Sun and Rain (Hana to Taiyō to Ame to) and Michigan: Report from Hell, the background, grasshopper eyes and "g" are lime green, the text is navy, and the rectangle behind the grasshopper is omitted.
 * On Killer7, the logo is light blue on a white background, the grasshopper's eyes being a red-orange gradient. Suddenly, the logo shifts to black on a red background, the human face becoming white.
 * On Samurai Champloo: Sidetracked, the logo is dark purple on a blue background. The logo is sliced in half horizontally as the pieces drift off, the grasshopper's face becoming a sad one, with a single tear.
 * On Blood+: One Night Kiss, the grasshopper has been redrawn, and is contained within a black, Warner-Bros.-like shield shape on a white background, with the letters "ghm" in a black serif font lining the edge of the shield (they're reflected on the right), with a vine design surrounding a black notched circle with a "g" in a red, cursive font. Above is a rectangle separated into two sections: one with "grasshopper" in black on white, and another with "manufacture" in white on black.
 * On Contact, the logo is lime green on a white background.
 * On the Nintendo DS version of Flower Sun and Rain, the redrawn grasshopper standing inside of a crest consisting of a navy circle with a white border and the text "GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE" above and "Punk's Not Dead" below, a domestic cat on the left and unicorn on the right holding up the circle, two white roses, and a green banner reading "Video Game Band"on the bottom. Above is a shrine-like shape with a blocky, hexagon-like letter 'G' inside a white circle, and a green rectangle under it reading "since 1998".
 * No More Heroes also features this variant, but with a black-and-green color scheme.

Technique: None.

Audio: None.

Audio Variants:


 * On Killer7, a maniacal laugh, followed by a gunshot as the color scheme changes.
 * On Samurai Champloo: Sidetracked, the sound of a katana cutting the logo in half.

Availability: First seen on the Japanese-exclusive The Silver Case (or Silver Jiken) on PlayStation and last appeared on the Nintendo DS port of Flower Sun and Rain.

2nd Logo (January 26, 2010-)
Visuals: A design consisting of a human head, much more detailed and realistic than the previous logo, with a serious-looking expression and long, white hair flowing upwards appears. Below the head is the letter "Serif" in a serif font (the bottom of the letter has been thickened), with two butterfly-wings made up of a floral design. The name "Serif" appears stacked below.

Variants:


 * An prototype of the logo exists, with the letter "Serif" under the head being in a standard serif font.
 * On No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle, the white text "PUNX NOT DEAD" is typed onto a black screen in a pixel font. The final "D" in "DEAD" flashes for a while as the background becomes a rolling filmstrip showing some flowers on a white background. The filmstrip flashes and the text disappears as the butterfly (in its prototype version) fades in, with the background becoming a yellow-ish green. "Video Game Band" and "Grasshopper Manufacture" appear below. The bottom fourth of the screen becomes pink with floral designs not unlike the butterfly's wings. The logo disappears via a TV turn-off effect.
 * On Shadows of the Damned, the logo is drawn in, white and waving slightly, over the opening scene of the game.
 * On Lollipop Chainsaw, the logo fades and zooms in over a constantly-changing particle background (somewhat resembling a lens flare), with sparkles coming out of the logo when it first appears.

Technique: CGI or 2D animation depending on the variant.

Audio:
 * On No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle, the sounds of a keyboard as the text is typed in, and then the sounds of a film projector with a tense orchestral string, followed by a guitar riff and the sound of a CRT television being shut off.
 * On Lollipop Chainsaw, a whoosh noise with sparkle sounds.
 * On every other game, either the opening theme or silence.

Availability: Appears on the games listed above.