Shu Takumi
Designer · Director · Writer
Shu Takumi is a Capcom game creator associated with the Ace Attorney and Ghost Trick series.
Career
Takumi joined Capcom in 1994.
In 2000, Takumi directed Dino Crisis 2, his first full director role.
In 2001, Takumi served as planner, scenario writer, and director on the first Ace Attorney game.
Takumi created and directed Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective, released in 2010.
Takumi worked on the 2012 Professor Layton crossover and the Great Ace Attorney games released in 2015 and 2017.
Interesting Facts
- Takumi said he joined Capcom because he wanted to make a mystery adventure game.
- The original Ace Attorney's design document was written in summer 2000, and the first game was initially intended as a single self-contained story rather than a planned trilogy.
