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 March 30, 1998. 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)
Nicknames: The Human Grasshopper

Logo: On a navy blue background, we see over a red rectangle 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  in seen above in white Impact font,  MANUFACTURE  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.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Music/Sounds Variants:


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

Availability: Uncommon. 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.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Logo (January 26, 2010-)
Nicknames: The Human Butterfly

Logo: We see 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. Below the head is the letter 'G' in a serif font, with two butterfly-wings made up of a floral design. The name  GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE  appears stacked below.

Variants:


 * On No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle, we see the white text  PUNX NOT DEAD  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 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.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Music/Sounds Variants:


 * On No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle, we hear 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.

Availability: TBA

Editor's Note: None.