Tokyo Cool Japan ‣ Japan Study Abroad Network

Apply now for:: April 2024

Recommended for Westerners

The school’s curriculum has accounted for students who need more time and support to learn Kanji, etc.
Wifi Available

Rest assured that this school has wifi available.
Career Support

Counselors are available to provide specialized support for full-time employment after graduation.
Dormitories Available

This school introduces affordable shared living spaces.
Apartments Available

This school introduces private apartments.
Student Lounge

Space outside of the classroom is available for students to interact casually and/or study.

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School Introduction

Tokyo Cool Japan is a vocational school specializing in games and animation, training students to be at the forefront of the industry. Its sister school, Tokyo Designer Gakuin, is a comprehensive academy with a 50-year history of animation education and has taken over its curriculum, enabling students to acquire skills that can be used in society in two years. Practical classes are conducted by active professional instructors.

Minimum Course Duration:	2 years

Department Introduction

Game Department

Team up with students from different majors to create original games. Develop human resources with both sensitivity and communication skills.

Animation Department

Acquire professional skills from scratch in two years.Understand the various processes and hone the required skills through a well-developed curriculum and team-based animation production.

Voice Actor Department

The students voice many of the university's original games and animations. An audition is held in October of the second year, where each individual is judged, and after the audition, students can make connections with companies while still in school.

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Main Features

Practice-oriented classes: Students gain experience that cannot be gained from lectures alone through industry-university co-operation, production with professionals while still in school at on-campus production companies, and by exhibiting work at the Tokyo Game Show and Anime Japan.

Employment support: Provide support at on-campus company information sessions and industry seminars, and individual interviews. At the Industry EXPO, a job hunting event for first-year students organized by the Adachi Gakuen Group, full support is provided for job hunting activities in preparation for recruitment activities starting in the winter of the first year.

AO pre-school system: AO entrants only can take special classes for 0.5 years prior to enrolment. They can attend a total of 11 classes free of charge and acquire basic skills before enrolment.

School Location

Sendagaya is a town in central Tokyo, yet surrounded by greenery.Shibuya, Harajuku and Shinjuku are located close by, and you can cycle to Harajuku and Omotesando in about 10 minutes. At the same time, it is surrounded by facilities and shrines such as the National Stadium, Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Shinjuku Gyoen and Meiji Jingu Gaien, where you can live in peace and quiet. Furthermore, the living environment is well equipped for food, clothing and housing, with many restaurants and a short walk to Shinjuku and Harajuku, so there is no need to worry about shopping.

Nearest Station(s):

3-minute walk from Station on the JR Sobu Line.

3-minute walk from Exit A4 of Kokuritsu-Kyogijo Station on the Oedo Subway Line.

7-minute walk from Exit 2 of Kitasando Station on the Fukutoshin Subway Line.

Available Courses

Game Department
Animation Department
Voice Actor Department

Game Department

Course Description

1. Game writer　

Acquire the skills and knowledge to become a professional writer. ‘Game writers’ who create game reviews and strategy articles, ‘game scenario writers’ who create stories and conversations for games, ‘novelists’ who write original works for games and animation, etc.

Game Scenario Course: Learn the basics of scenario writing and story and character make-up to become a successful scenario writer in the games industry.

Novel Novels Course: Learn techniques and idea generation methods for novels and novellas, with the aim of debuting as a novels writer or novelist.

2. Game planning　

Making plan proposals: Learn how to come up with ideas and how to write a proposal format from the very beginning.

Game scenario & creation: Students in the Games Department work together to create the game. The planners will then facilitate the ideation, presentation and production of the game.

3. Game programmer　

Develops programmers who are active in the development field. The course focuses on programming languages such as ‘C#’ and ‘C++’, which are the basis of game development, and also teaches the game development engines ‘Unity’ and ‘Unreal Engine’.

Comprehensive game programmer course: Courses that imagine the production of consumer games, such as PlayStation and Nintendo Switch games.

Mobile apps course: A course that imagines the creation of an application game.

Online games course: This course teaches network technology and work on multiplayer online game production.

4. Game illustration　

Learn drawing skills and how to use 2DCG software. Also learn about background design for characters and world views, UI, key visuals and setting drawings at the development stage.

5. Game 3DCG　

Students learn how to use CG software and a wide range of techniques, from drawing to engines. You can aim for a job as a 3DCG designer that suits you.

6. Game sound

Classes cover a wide range of ‘sound’, from the production of background music and sound effects to voice recording game development engines for games.

7. E-sports　

Professional gamer course: In addition to practical classes, students can learn physical training, English conversation, etc.

Gaming business course: The course covers a wide range of topics, from the event planning and planning stages to the practical and operational stages.

Game streamer course: Learn from a professionally active instructor the talking, manipulation and techniques necessary to become a game streamer of the next level.

Course Features & Electives

Game writer

Writer basics

Learn the basics of Japanese language skills, literary expressions and technical knowledge of editing and publishing.
Game design

Practical training to give concrete form to ideas.
Game scenarios

Characterisation Learn the basics of game scenarios, from character setting and story structure production.

Game planning

Producing a game proposal

Produce a game proposal, which is required for employment as a game planner.
Market analysis

Learn how to set up target users and concepts necessary for game production.
Game scenarios Game theory

Learn about the history and current state of games, and ultimately utilize this information in a collection of works for employment.

Game programmer

Game production

Develop practical communication skills by creating games with peers from other majors.
Web front-end

Learn to create static websites based on HTML, CSS and JavaScript, as well as design and create more dynamic websites using Node.js.
Game production

Develop practical communication skills by creating games with peers from other majors.

Game illustration

Character design

Produced characters based on drawings and croquis.
User Interface design

Produced the user interface to be implemented in the game.
Background design

Produced backgrounds and landscapes for the game’s world and setting.

Game 3DCG

3DCG character modeler

Turn 2D character design drawings into three-dimensional 3DCG characters using 3DCG software.
3DCG character modeler

Produce backgrounds and items with attention to detail to fit the game’s world view.
Motion designer

Add movement to 3D characters in games using 3DCG software.

Game sound

Recording / ｍulti audio

Participate in the production of games and learn practical sound effects and voice recording techniques.
Composition / sound effect

Learn music theory and computer music techniques.
Game development

Learn to set up BGM, sound effects and voice data while studying the ‘game engine’.

E-sports

Video editing basics

Use Adobe After Effects.
Physical training

Developing physical fitness for long periods of play.
Practical streaming skills

Learn the basics of Adobe Premiere, OBS and Youtube distribution.

Use PowerPoint and Adobe Photoshop to create programme scripts and thumbnails.
Introduction to streaming

Practice the skills and theory required for event MCing and live game streaming programmes.
Game studies

Experience the latest e-sports.

Tuition Fees

	Tuition fees
1ST Year	¥1,247,000
2ND Year	¥1,294,000

	Other fees
Textbook	¥13,500 (Game writer) ¥13,800 (Game planning) ¥17,800 (Game Programmer) ¥25,000 (Game illustration) ¥30,300 (Game 3DCG) ¥6,500 (Game sound) ¥12,000 (e-Sports)
shared teaching materials	¥6,900 (Game writer) ¥6,900 (Game planning) ¥6,900 (Game Programmer) ¥10,800 (Game illustration) ¥10,100 (Game 3DCG) ¥9,100 (Game sound) ¥6,025 (e-Sports)
Study trip expenses	¥31,000