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 red rectangle. On it is an illustration of a blue grasshopper with red 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 red lowercase letter "g" in a blue 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: A still digital graphic.

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 "G" in a serif font (the bottom of the letter has been thickened), with two butterfly-wings made up of a floral design. The name "GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE" appears stacked below.

Variants:

An prototype of the logo exists, with the letter "G" 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 digital 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.

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