Akiyoshi Hongo



Akiyoshi Hongo (本郷 あきよし) is a pseudonym for the three most important figures in the development of the Digimon franchise: Aki Maita, one of the two creators of the original Tamagotchi; Hiroshi Izawa, the author of the first Digimon manga; and Takeichi Hongo, the director of marketing for Bandai. The Akiyoshi Hongo name appears in credits under "Genan" (原案) in most Japanese media or "Original Concept" in English media.

History
The Akiyoshi Hongo name first appeared in the opening credits of the 1999 Digimon Adventure TV series. The name has continued to appear in the credit sequences of future Digimon shows and films and on copyright credits on Digimon media.

Staff
Akiyoshi Hongo was staff in:
 * Digimon Adventure (1999 TV series): "Genan" (原案) [Japanese ver.], "Original Concept & Character Design" [English ver.]
 * Digimon Adventure V-Tamer 01: "Kanshuu" (監修) [Only on volumes]
 * Digimon Adventure: Our War Game!: "Genan" (原案)
 * Digimon Adventure 02: "Genan" (原案) [Japanese ver.], "Original Concept & Character Design" [English ver.]
 * Digimon: The Movie: "Original Concept and Character Design"
 * Digimon Adventure 02: Revenge of Diaboromon: "Genan" (原案) [Japanese ver.], "Original Concept & Character Design" [English ver.]
 * Digimon Tamers: "Genan" (原案) [Japanese ver.], "Original Concept & Character Design" [English ver.]
 * Digimon Frontier: "Genan" (原案) [Japanese ver.], "Original Concept & Character Design" [English ver.]
 * Digimon Data Squad: "Genan" (原案) [Japanese ver.], "Original Concept and Character Design" [English ver.]
 * Digimon Savers the Movie: Ultimate Power! Activate Burst Mode!!: "Genan" (原案)
 * Digimon Fusion: "Genan" (原案) [Japanese ver.], "Original Concept & Character Design" [English ver.]
 * Digimon Adventure tri.: "Genan" (原案) [Japanese ver.], "Original Creator" [English ver.]
 * Digimon Universe App Monsters: "Genan" (原案)
 * Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna: "Genan" (原案) [Japanese ver.], "Original concept" [English ver.]
 * Digimon Adventure (2020 TV series): "Genan" (原案)
 * Digimon Ghost Game: "Genan" (原案)