Jun Maeda (麻枝 准, Maeda Jun, born January 3, 1975) is a Japanese writer and co-founder of the software company Key. He's considered as a pioneer of the visual novel medium, mostly nakige, and has mainly contributed as a scenario writer, lyricist, and musical composer for the games the company produces. His style was originally inspired by James Herbert Brennan, and is influenced by Haruki Murakami's novel Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World.
Maeda's birth name in kanji was written as Maeda Jun (前田 純), though there is no change in pronunciation. Originally from Mie, Japan, he graduated...