Tsukasa Masuko
| Tsukasa Masuko | |
| 増子 司[a] | |
Masuko (left) in 1993 | |
| Date of Birth | April 3, 1963 |
| Birthplace | Hokkaido, Japan |
| Other Name(s) | macco Project SATAN Skeleton  Uchū no Kishi: Tekkaman Blade
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| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation(s) | Composer |
Tsukasa Masuko is a Japanese composer known for his work on the Megami Tensei franchise. Beginning with Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei, he served as Atlus's primary composer until Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers. Several of his compositions have become recurring elements within the franchise and have been rearranged by other composers.
Biography
Early Life
Tsukasa Masuko was born on April 3, 1963, in Hokkaido, Japan.[1] After graduating from Ashibetsu High School in 1982, he studied sound engineering while working at an arcade in Shinjuku. During this time he was scouted by Naoya Harano, then managing director of Tehkan (later known as Tecmo), who was a customer at the arcade.[2] Masuko subsequently joined Tehkan as a part-time sound engineer around November 1982 while continuing his studies at Japan Electronics College, from which he graduated in 1984.
Career
Masuko became a full-time employee at Tehkan in 1984 and worked there until 1986.[2] During his time at the company he contributed to the sound of several arcade games, including Bomb Jack, Star Force, and Mighty Bomb Jack.
In 1986 he transferred to Atlus, a company founded by Harano, and became one of its seven founding members. At Atlus he worked as a sound designer on numerous early titles, including Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei and Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II.
Masuko left Atlus in 1990 but continued to contribute to the Megami Tensei series as a freelancer, beginning with Shin Megami Tensei.[3] He later worked on additional entries in the franchise and handled the sound design for Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Revelation.
In 2023 he crowdfunded an arrangement CD album for Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei and Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II, titled Megami Tensei I · II ReArrange. The album was released in 2024 and was sold through Bandai Namco's online store, Asobi Store, alongside an alternate Rough Arrange Version.
Personal Life
Masuko has used several aliases during his career, including macco and Project SATAN. He resides in Hachioji, Tokyo, with his wife.
Media Credits
This is a list of each Megami Tensei media Tsukasa Masuko was involved in. All credits are verbatim according to their liner notes, except for uncredited works.[4]
Main work
Gallery
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Artwork of Tsukasa Masuko as Leonard. -
Photo of Tsukasa Masuko with Super Famicom consoles. -
Photo of Tsukasa Masuko working at his desk. -
Photo of Tsutomu Fujikawa (left), Hidehito Aoki (middle), and Tsukasa Masuko (right) in front of the British Museum. -
Photo of Tsukasa Masuko (left) with conductor Nick Davies (right).
External links
Notes
- ↑ Also spelled 増子 津可燦 as a stage name since 2010
References
- ↑ Shin Megami Tensei if... Original Sound Collection Booklet.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 『女神転生』×『真・女神転生』のサントラ構想を実現するために──増子津可燦×安藤武博 対談【サウンドコンポーザーに訊く！／連載第6回・後編】 . Retrieved March 16, 2026. sisilala.tv.
- ↑ Shin Megami Tensei 25th Anniversary Festival LAW SIDE Pamphlet. p. 14.
- ↑ Tsukasa Masuko page on VGMDB. VgmDb.net.
- ↑ "テキストも半分以上は私が書いているんです。最終チェックも私がやってました。伊藤さんには、カオスヒーロー系のシナリオを中心にやってもらってましたね。ロウヒーロー系のシナリオだと思いますが、増子さんにもちょっと手伝ってもらった記憶があります。" 鈴木一也 a.k.a 大司教 on X. Published December 28, 2024. Retrieved May 24, 2026. X.com.