Sohei Niikawa is the president of Nippon Ichi Software, Inc. as well as the producer and writer of the Disgaea series and other works. He entered Nippon Ichi Software, Inc. in 1996. First assigned to the Sales and Marketing division, Niikawa’s first role as scenario writer and producer was in 1998’s Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure. From there, his main role became
producer and scenario writer, working on such titles as 2003’s Disgaea: Hour of Darkness and 2004’s Phantom Brave, among others. In 2009, he was promoted to President of Nippon Ichi Software, Inc. He continues to produce the Disgaea series as well as other titles.