西谷史が初めて語った「真・女神転生」誕生秘話

Atlus Italia UnOfficial @AtlusITno

Sei gli accade oggi in data 31 Marzo, di cui tre dedicati a Persona 5 Royal. 1. Nel 1987 arrivava il primo romanzo che fornisce l'inizio dell'universo MegaTen In questo giorno venne rilasciato Digital Devil Story; Megami Tensei di @ayanakajima3 #atlus #novel #megaten pic.twitter.com/oHpiwo6LL8

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2. Nel 1995 veniva rilasciato Kyūyaku Megami Tensei. Trattasi della versione deluxe dei primi due capitoli della serie MegaTen, rilasciato su Super Famicom. #atlus #retrogames #megaten pic.twitter.com/Ov0wkNHNGh

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3. Nel 1997 venne pubblico il primo fanbook dedicato alla serie Persona. In questa giornata arrivava "Megami Ibunroku Persona Club" (Aspect). #atlus #persona #fanbook pic.twitter.com/LHGSU5ZD9L

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4. 5. 6. Persona 5 Royal Day 2019: Rilascio della ROYAL STRAIGHT FLUSH EDITION Original Soundtrack. 2020: Rilascio di P5R in Occidente su PS4 nonchè della versione occidentale di Straight Flush Ed. OST #atlus #p5r #music pic.twitter.com/viVPbKLHId

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Aya Nishitani 西谷史 @ayanakajima3

@AtlusITno Thank you for remembering what I did 37 years ago.

Aya Nishitani 西谷史 @ayanakajima3

When I woke up this morning and started up my laptop, someone had written "Happy birthday to 女神転生！Today is the 37th anniversary... I 'm not at home right now, so I don't have the book. I checked the "Megami Tensei" page on Amazon.com to see if it was today 3/31 pic.twitter.com/PphGVL4zSX

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Aya Nishitani 西谷史 @ayanakajima3

Come to think of it, isn't this the first time I got a "Happy birthday" on the publication date in the back of a book? I don't think Japanese readers were aware of March 31, because at that time in Japan, it was customary to publish the book a month before. pic.twitter.com/4g1HypCdI6

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Aya Nishitani 西谷史 @ayanakajima3

But I am glad that you remember what I did 37 years ago. pic.twitter.com/VRoRxaEIC3

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Larrue @didyaknowtensei

@ayanakajima3 I checked the back for you pic.twitter.com/bcfB2yBHVd

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Aya Nishitani 西谷史 @ayanakajima3

@didyaknowtensei Thank you. I checked it. Do you have my book? I was surprised.

Larrue @didyaknowtensei

@ayanakajima3 Yes! I have the Digital Devil Story Megami Tensei books and New Digital Devil Story Megami Tensei as well as Shin Megami Tensei El Salem. I want to read more of your work like TokyoShadow or 神々の血脈. I enjoy them.

Aya Nishitani 西谷史 @ayanakajima3

@didyaknowtensei Thank you. I see you have read many of my novels. I should write a new novel soon.

Larrue @didyaknowtensei

@ayanakajima3 I hope to read more! By the way, is the novel series called Shin Megami Tensei Jerusalem or El Salem? In English we don't know.

Aya Nishitani 西谷史 @ayanakajima3

@didyaknowtensei It's a common noun, El Salem.

Larrue @didyaknowtensei

@ayanakajima3 Thank you ❤️

Aya Nishitani 西谷史 @ayanakajima3

Thank you all for congratulating me on the birth of my novel "女神転生". This was my first time tweeting in English, but thanks for all the messages. For the past 20 years, I've been writing about yin-yang and shrines. This year, I'd like to write a novel about Kifune Shrine. pic.twitter.com/EhZPeGTmf1

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Aya Nishitani 西谷史 @ayanakajima3

I usually tweet in Japanese, but if you want to know what it says, just let me know. I'll try to tweet in English as well. Someday, I hope to be able to publish a translation of the novel "Digital Devil Story" series into English. See you soon. pic.twitter.com/qmcmu1mc2K

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Aya Nishitani 西谷史 @ayanakajima3

My readers in Japan are divided into two groups: those who like 女神転生, and those who like 神々の血脈（means bloodline of the Gods）. Most of my friends and critics prefer 神々の血脈. But many readers prefer 女神転生. Both books are important to me. pic.twitter.com/5nOtr09RyY

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Aya Nishitani 西谷史 @ayanakajima3

神々の血脈 is the story of the collapse of the Soviet Union in the 1980s, which in turn leads to the collapse of the world. These illustrations are by Makoto Kobayashi, a well-known illustrator, modeler, and animation director! I was young then, and so was he. pic.twitter.com/CsqY6x65yU

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Aya Nishitani 西谷史 @ayanakajima3

For 女神転生, I asked the manufacturer to make it into a game. The makers of "神々の血脈" wanted to make a game of it, but I refused. The story was too complicated and I didn't think it could be made into a game. pic.twitter.com/unlFkQALzF

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Aya Nishitani 西谷史 @ayanakajima3

女神転生 was initially told that it couldn't be made into a game because it’s not good educationally. At the high school I graduated from, when a junior read it and submitted a report on it, she's warned by the teacher that she should not read such educationally unsound book. pic.twitter.com/gHnvR8Fv2R

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Aya Nishitani 西谷史 @ayanakajima3

I don't think it's that bad educationally, dangerous as it may be. But this was 37 years ago, and in those 37 years the entertainment market has changed. Come to think of it, before I wrote my novel, I wanted to be a rock musician and played in clubs. pic.twitter.com/fPZlmFS2Ey

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ポリープと和解せよ @PinkHorror9

先生、ふと思ったのですが、神々の血脈はアニメ化のお話とかなかったのでしょうか？ 勝手な想像ですが、一巻だけを前編・後編でOVA化とかありそうなのですが…。 twitter.com/ayanakajima3/s…