Hotaru Matsuzaki

Hotaru Matsuzaki

Staff Information

• Name: Hotaru Komatsu / F-FLY
• Position:
  • beatmania: CG designer, beatmania completeMIX→beatmania 7thMIX -keepin' evolution-
    
  • beatmania IIDX: movie designer, beatmania IIDX 9th style→13 DistorteD

Profile

Hotaru Matsuzaki (better known as F-FLY) was a long-time artist in BEMANI, making her debut in beatmania completeMIX. Her art style is very distinctive, with large outlines around her characters, her art akin to underground comic art at times.

After beatmania ended in 2002, Hotaru joined the beatmania IIDX "VJ ARMY" during the production cycle of beatmania IIDX 9th style. Typography was a recurring theme in her beatmania IIDX videos, though her older art style used in beatmania could occasionally be seen in songs such as SPACE FIGHT, POODLE, and especially SHIFT. Her first video made for the series was The Biggest Roaster.

After over seven years of work on BEMANI titles, Hotaru left KONAMI in 2006 (as stated in her blog on 7/31/06). Despite her departure, she continued to make videos in BEMANI as late as beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS.

Credited Works

Illustrations

• Cradle
• Enjoy your life
• Distress
• MINT
• Power of Love
• 罠

Videos

9th style

• BAD BOY BASS!! (dj Remo-con MIX)
• BRIGHTNESS DARKNESS
• lights
• moon_child
• Prelude
• SWEETEST SAVAGE
• The Biggest Roaster

10th style

• Boundary
• Drop on the floor
• Don't forget
• Freezing atmosphere
• Innocent Walls
• Love Is Eternity
• NO DOUBT GET LOUD
• Smell Like This
• SPACE FIGHT

IIDX RED

• Click Again
• Close my Eyes for Me
• EVO66
• Les filles balancent
• Move Me
• TEXTURE
• 大桟橋
• ピアノ協奏曲第1番"蠍火" (with VJ GYO)

HAPPY SKY

• alla turca con passione
• Don't let it go
• First Resolution
• POODLE
• Pollinosis
• SCREAM SQUAD
• Tizona d'El Cid
• Under the Sky

DistorteD

• iFUTURELIST

GOLD

• カミロ・ウナ・メンデス
• LASER CRUSTER
• ヨシダさん

DJ TROOPERS

• ROCK ME NOW
• SHIFT
• 走馬灯 -The Last Song-

EMPRESS

• JEWELLERY STORM

GuitarFreaks & DrumMania

• A SHOOTING STAR
• CaptivAte～裁き～ (with HES)
• First Date
• Opus Life

pop'n music CG designs

pop'n music 13 カーニバル

• ワンダーアイランド - 部下A/部下B

pop'n music 14 FEVER!

• Let's go out! - RIN&DAIKI&Hurry (with VJ GYO)
• popdod - Hipopo&Tamayo (with VJ GYO)

External Link

• Hotaru Komatsu's blog (not updated since 5/8/2007)