Hideo Kojima, the creator of Death Stranding and the Metal Gear sequence, is beginning a new podcast solely on Spotify. Hideo Kojima presents Brain Structure will “shed light” and “deep-dive into the brain” of the favored recreation developer. The podcast sequence will begin on September 8, 2022, with episodes launched each Thursday. The sequence can be obtainable in each Japanese and English.

Kojima is the founding father of Kojima Productions, the sport studio behind 2019’s Death Stranding. Previously, the creator labored at Konami to supply the Metal Gear sequence and different video games. Kojima Productions turned an unbiased studio in 2015, and Kojima has since branched out as a movie and music critic for numerous publications. In late 2021, Kojima Productions additionally introduced the opening of a brand new Music and TV division.

In addition to his recreation improvement and critic work, Kojima hosts Hideo Kojima’s Radioverse, a radio present on the Japanese Audible streaming service. The month-to-month radio present options Kojima discussing numerous artistic works with particular friends. In his announcement tweet, Kojima acknowledged that followers would typically convey up that they have been unable to hearken to the present on account of the truth that it was solely in Japanese, which led Kojima to create the brand new Spotify podcast for a world viewers.

As I hold listening to from abroad followers that they cannot hearken to my radio present of their space or cannot perceive if it is solely in Japanese!
So, we determined to attempt to present each Japanese and English variations. It’s a podcast that you may pay attention to simply, and I also can play music! pic.twitter.com/0EmIXExdMM

— HIDEO_KOJIMA (@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN) August 23, 2022

Notably, artist Shimoda Michiharu of the band Silent Poets composed the podcast’s theme tune. Michiharu beforehand labored on Death Stranding. Furthermore, the podcast can be a Spotify unique sequence, and can be unique to the streaming platform.

Hideo Kojima presents Brain Structure can be obtainable solely on Spotify beginning September 8, 2022. Episodes can be launched each Thursday at 9 PM Japan Time (5 AM PST / 2 PM CEST). It can be obtainable in English and Japanese.