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'''Yamagato Industries''' (山形 ''Yamagato'') is the company that [[Hiro]] and [[Ando]] work for as programmers in [[Tokyo, Japan]].
'''Yamagato Industries''' (山形 ''Yamagato'') is the company that [[Hiro]] and [[Ando]] work for as programmers in [[Tokyo, Japan]].
At some point after [[Claire Bennet]] outed herself as an [[evo]], [[Renautas]] bought Yamagato.


==Notable Employees==
==Notable Employees==
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* [[Yoji Hayata]]
* [[Yoji Hayata]]
* [[Jiro]]  
* [[Jiro]]  
* [[Kenjiro]] (head of maintenance)
* [[Ando Masahashi]]
* [[Ando Masahashi]]
* [[Hiro Nakamura]]  
* [[Hiro Nakamura]]  
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* [[Kimiko Nakamura]] (Chief Executive Officer, President of [[Yamagato Fellowship]], former Executive Vice President of Yamagato Industries)
* [[Kimiko Nakamura]] (Chief Executive Officer, President of [[Yamagato Fellowship]], former Executive Vice President of Yamagato Industries)
* [[Rosetti]]
* [[Rosetti]]
* [[Tadashi]] (former employee)
* [[Taro]]
* [[Taro]]
* A [[Yamagato cubicle employee|unnamed cubicle employee]]
* A [[Yamagato cubicle employee|unnamed cubicle employee]]
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* [[Daphne Millbrook]]
* [[Daphne Millbrook]]
* [[Tokyo detective]]
* [[Tokyo detective]]
* [[Hachiro Otomo]]


==About==
==About==
===[[Genesis]]===
===[[Season One]]===
[[Hiro]] first discovers his powers in his cubicle and rushes to tell [[Ando]], excitedly running about the cubicles. He is scolded by [[Hiro's boss|his boss]].
{{season summary|season=One}}
===[[Don't Look Back]]===
{{sectstub}}
After [[teleportation|teleporting]] to an future [[New York, NY|New York]], Hiro phones Yamagato to talk to his friend [[Ando]], still in the present.
===[[Graphic Novel:The Crane]]===
Hiro, wanting to live up to his grandfather's [[family|legacy]], throws away his Yamagato ID badge.
===[[One Giant Leap]]===
At the office, Hiro tries to convince Ando of his powers and shows him [[9th Wonders!|the comic]] from the future. They decide to leave their jobs and begin their mission.
===[[Nothing to Hide]]===
In [[Charles Deveaux's apartment]], [[Peter]] reads the ''[[:Image:New York Telegraph.JPG|New York Telegraph]]'', which reports that Yamagato's stock is down to 215 and an eighth.
===[[Six Months Ago]]===
Hiro tries to call Ando at work, and instead encounters himself from six months ago. Later, Hiro accidentally [[teleportation|teleports]] to the current-day roof of Yamagato where another [[Yamagato employee|employee]] asks why he's returned from America early.
===[[Distractions]]===
[[Kimiko Nakamura|Hiro's sister]] tells Hiro that Yamagato is financially failing. Hiro devises a way to help [[Kaito|his father]] realize that Kimiko is capable of taking over the business.
===[[How to Stop an Exploding Man]]===
Hiro returns [[Ando]] to Yamagato after rescuing him from [[Sylar]] and gives him Kensei's sword as a promise that he will return.


===[[Graphic Novel:Heroism is Found in the Heart, Part 1]]===
===[[Season Two]]===
After [[Hiro]] drops [[Ando]] off at Yamagato, Ando is assigned a new position. He works late, waiting for [[Kimiko]], and walks her home. Outside the office building, they are confronted by a [[Tokyo bikers|group of sword-bearing bikers]].
{{season summary|season=Two}}
{{sectstub}}


===[[Graphic Novel:Heroism is Found in the Heart, Part 2]]===
===[[The Second Coming]]===
Outside Yamagato, [[Ando]] helps [[Kimiko]] to dismount one of the [[Tokyo bikers|bikers]]. Kimiko and Ando mount the freed motorcycle and head off into the streets of [[Tokyo]], but the bikers give chase.
Now CEO of Yamagato, [[Hiro]] opens a recording of [[Kaito|his father]], informing him of a secret [[formula]] and to keep it safe. As soon as he finds the formula, [[Daphne|a speedster]] [[super speed|rushes in]] and steals it. Despite Hiro's best efforts to [[space-time manipulation|stop time]] and stop the thief, she gets away. To decide whether or not to go after the formula, Hiro [[space-time manipulation|time travels]] from Yamagato to [[exposed future|the future]].


===[[Kindred]]===
===[[The Butterfly Effect]]===
[[Ando]] plays a video game in his office, but is interrupted by [[Mr. Egami|his boss]]. His boss mentions that being friends with [[Kaito|the CEO]] does not mean he can play games at work, and Ando apologizes. Ando opens a file and finds [[Hiro's sword]]. Examining the sword, he finds text at the bottom of the sword reading "Ando, open". In it, he finds several scrolls. [[Hiro]] tells him that he's in [[1671]], where he met [[Takezo Kensei]]. Hiro tells him he must stay to make Kensei the man they know. He mentions that Kensei has a great power.
[[Hiro]] hires [[Tokyo detective|a detective]] to find out who stole [[the formula]]. When he learns her name is [[Daphne Millbrook]], he takes [[Ando]] [[ability extension|along with him]] and [[Space-time manipulation|teleport]]s to [[Daphne's apartment]] in [[Paris]].
 
===[[Out of Time]]===
[[Ando]] is working at his desk when [[Hiro]] appears. Hiro learns they stopped [[the explosion]] and tells Ando he wishes to see [[Kaito Nakamura|his father]]. Ando tells Hiro that his father has been [[Death|murdered]].
 
===[[Episode:Truth & Consequences|Truth & Consequences]]===
[[Hiro]] and [[Ando]] look at a photo of [[Group of twelve|twelve people]]. He says he needs to find [[Adam|Kensei]] to get [[revenge]]. Ando is skeptical, but Hiro tells him that he saw Kensei on the [[Charles Deveaux's rooftop|Deveaux rooftop]], just before he pushed [[Kaito]] to his [[death]]. He asks how Kensei could live for over four hundred years, and Hiro tells him that Kensei could [[Regeneration|heal from any wound]] and that perhaps he has also survived time. Hiro realizes that he must have left a trail.
 
Hiro finds a picture of a young Victoria, Kensei and Kaito. He looks on the back to see that Kensei is going by the name Adam Monroe. Recognizing that name, Ando pulls out a packet with Adam's name on it. Inside they find a paper dated [[Timeline:Pre-eclipse#November_2.2C_1977|November 2, 1977]], which is an order to lock away Adam, signed by Hiro's father, Kaito. Before Ando can convince him otherwise, Hiro [[Space-time manipulation|teleports]] himself to that day.
 
Hiro returns from 1977 and retrieves his sword from Ando, determined to avenge his father's murder. He says that he must go to [[Odessa, TX|Odessa, Texas]] and teleports away.
 
=== [[Episode:Powerless|Powerless]] ===
[[Ando]] walks back into his cubicle to find [[Hiro]] already there. He asks about [[Adam]], and Hiro replies by saying that Adam will no longer harm anybody.
 
=== [[Graphic Novel:Past Experience]] ===
[[Kimiko]] remembers a conversation she had with [[Kaito|her father]]: he was interested in the past and a depiction of [[Takezo Kensei]], while she was more concerned with the future and the problems Yamagato was facing. Later, after Kaito's death, Kimiko is made the CEO of the company and the President of [[Yamagato Fellowship]]. In her office, she mediates a petty argument between [[Jiro]] and [[Taro]] by remembering what Kensei did to [[Oni's sword]].
 
===[[Graphic Novel:The Kill Squad, Part 1]]===
[[Rosetti]] recalls being stationed under Yamagato, keeping tabs on [[Hiro]].


===[[Graphic Novel:Our Lady of Blessed Acceleration, Part 2]]===
===[[Season Four]]===
[[Daphne Millbrook]] enters [[Yoji Hayata]]'s office at Yamagato. After a brief encounter with [[Hayata's goons|his men]], Daphne acquires the information she needs from Hayata and [[enhanced speed|quickly flees]] Yoji's office to regroup, racing through the building to the roof, then leaping to the next building.
{{season summary|season=Four}}
{{sectstub}}


===[[The Second Coming]]===
===[[Webisode:Dark Matters, Part 5]]===
Now CEO of Yamagato, [[Hiro]] opens a recording of [[Kaito|his father]], informing him of a secret [[formula]] and to keep it safe. As soon as he finds the formula, [[Daphne|a speedster]] [[super speed|rushes in]] and steals it. Despite Hiro's best efforts to [[space-time manipulation|stop time]] and stop the thief, she gets away. To decide whether or not to go after the formula, Hiro [[space-time manipulation|time travels]] from Yamagato to [[exposed future|the future]].
The Yamagato logo is included on the [[Quentin's board|board]] that [[Quentin Frady]] creates.


===[[The Butterfly Effect]]===
===[[Episode:June 13th, Part One|June 13th, Part One]]===
[[Hiro]] hires [[Tokyo detective|a detective]] to find out who stole [[the formula]]. When he learns her name is [[Daphne Millbrook]], he take [[Ando]] [[ability extension|along with him]] and [[teleport]]s to [[Daphne's apartment]] in [[Paris]].
{{sectstub}}


==Notes==
==Notes==
* The employees have scheduled workout times on the roof of their building. This is common practice throughout Japan, called calisthenics.  
* The employees have scheduled workout times on the roof of their building. This is common practice throughout Japan, called calisthenics.  
* In ''[[Graphic Novel:The Crane|The Crane]]'', it is spelled differently — Yamagoto Industries.  
* In ''[[Graphic Novel:The Crane|The Crane]]'', the company's name is spelled differently — Yamagoto Industries.  
* Yamagato produces software which auto translates most of the entries on [[Hiro's blog]].
* Yamagato produces software which auto translates most of the entries on [[Hiro's blog]].
* Kaito keeps a satellite office in the [[Kirby Plaza building]]. (''[[Four Months Later...]]'')
* Kaito keeps a satellite office in the [[Kirby Plaza building]]. (''[[Four Months Later...]]'')
* According to the [[episode commentary]] for ''[[The Second Coming]]'', scenes that took place in Hiro's office were filmed on the 51st floor of the Arco building.
* [[Quentin Frady]]'s [[Quentin's board|clue board]] has the Yamagato logo on it. (''[[Dark Matters, Part 5]]'')


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* It is still unknown who will take over [[Kaito Nakamura]]'s position as leader of Yamagato. It is possible that his daughter, [[Kimiko]], will take over, as she is the Executive Vice President.
* The clock in Hiro's cubicle consists of kanji, Chinese characters, that represent the text "One", "Two", etc. instead of the numerical values "1", "2", etc.  Modern clocks in Japan typically show the latter.
* The clock in Hiro's cubicle consists of kanji, Chinese characters, that represent the text "One", "Two", etc. instead of the numerical values "1", "2", etc.  Modern clocks in Japan typically show the latter.
* Hiro is a programmer with a level 3 security clearance. His ID number is 651283461132, and he is referred to as "a lowly office drone". (''[[Graphic Novel:The Crane|The Crane]]'')
* Hiro is a programmer with a level 3 security clearance. His ID number is 651283461132, and he is referred to as "a lowly office drone". (''[[Graphic Novel:The Crane|The Crane]]'')
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* After returning from America, [[Ando]] has placed an American flag on his desk. (''[[Kindred]]'')
* After returning from America, [[Ando]] has placed an American flag on his desk. (''[[Kindred]]'')
* The kanji for "Yamagato" (山形) translates approximately to "mountain shape" or "shape of mountain".
* The kanji for "Yamagato" (山形) translates approximately to "mountain shape" or "shape of mountain".
* According to [[Pinehearst's file]] on [[Kaito]], Yamagato's address is 100 Yamagato Industries Way.
* According to [[Pinehearst's file]] on [[Kaito]], Yamagato's address is 100 Yamagato Industries Way. [[Tadashi]] and [[Hiro]] also say that Yamagato's address is 614 Kaminaka Street {{epp|403}}. Ultimately, it is unknown how many buildings/offices Yamagato Industries owns.
* According to the [[episode commentary]] for ''[[The Second Coming]]'', scenes that took place in Hiro's office were filmed on the 51st floor of the Arco building.
* According to [[Heroes Interactive:Acceptance|Heroes Interactive]], scenes from ''[[Acceptance]]'' that took place on the roof of Yamagato were shot on the roof of the [[Wikipedia:Sunset Gower Studios|Sunset Gower Studios]] parking garage.
* According to ''[[Saving Charlie]]'', Hiro and Ando's cubicles are on the 16th floor of Yamagato. (Chapter 3)


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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Image:1x10hiroyamagotaworkout.JPG|Hiro accidentally "[[Space-time manipulation|jumps]]" to work while kissing [[Charlie]].
Image:1x10hiroyamagotaworkout.JPG|Hiro accidentally "[[Space-time manipulation|jumps]]" to work while kissing [[Charlie]].
Image:You're No Superhero.jpg|Ando and a [[Yamagato cubicle employee|co-worker]] observe [[Kimiko]] in her office.
Image:You're No Superhero.jpg|Ando and a [[Yamagato cubicle employee|co-worker]] observe [[Kimiko]] in her office.
Image:Heroism is Found in the Heart, Part 1.jpg|Ando and Kimiko appear startled by a [[Tokyo bikers|a group of bikers]] outside Yamagato.
Image:Heroism is Found in the Heart, Part 1.jpg|Ando and Kimiko appear startled by a [[Tokyo bikers|group of bikers]] outside Yamagato.
</gallery>
</gallery>


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{{business}}
{{business}}
[[Category:Galleries]]
[[Category:Galleries]]
[[Category:Renautas]]

Latest revision as of 15:53, 3 November 2015

Yamagato Industries
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Purpose: Business
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Yamagato Industries (山形 Yamagato) is the company that Hiro and Ando work for as programmers in Tokyo, Japan.

At some point after Claire Bennet outed herself as an evo, Renautas bought Yamagato.

Notable Employees

Notable Visitors

About

Season One

For an episode-by-episode summary, see Yamagato Industries: Season One History.

This section is a stub. You can help by expanding it.

Season Two

For an episode-by-episode summary, see Yamagato Industries: Season Two History.

This section is a stub. You can help by expanding it.

The Second Coming

Now CEO of Yamagato, Hiro opens a recording of his father, informing him of a secret formula and to keep it safe. As soon as he finds the formula, a speedster rushes in and steals it. Despite Hiro's best efforts to stop time and stop the thief, she gets away. To decide whether or not to go after the formula, Hiro time travels from Yamagato to the future.

The Butterfly Effect

Hiro hires a detective to find out who stole the formula. When he learns her name is Daphne Millbrook, he takes Ando along with him and teleports to Daphne's apartment in Paris.

Season Four

For an episode-by-episode summary, see Yamagato Industries: Season Four History.

This section is a stub. You can help by expanding it.

Webisode:Dark Matters, Part 5

The Yamagato logo is included on the board that Quentin Frady creates.

June 13th, Part One

This section is a stub. You can help by expanding it.

Notes

Trivia

  • The clock in Hiro's cubicle consists of kanji, Chinese characters, that represent the text "One", "Two", etc. instead of the numerical values "1", "2", etc. Modern clocks in Japan typically show the latter.
  • Hiro is a programmer with a level 3 security clearance. His ID number is 651283461132, and he is referred to as "a lowly office drone". (The Crane)
  • Part of the Heroes Evolutions experience, yamagatofellowship.org is the real-life website for Yamagato Industries which is headed by Kaito Nakamura.
  • After returning from America, Ando has placed an American flag on his desk. (Kindred)
  • The kanji for "Yamagato" (山形) translates approximately to "mountain shape" or "shape of mountain".
  • According to Pinehearst's file on Kaito, Yamagato's address is 100 Yamagato Industries Way. Tadashi and Hiro also say that Yamagato's address is 614 Kaminaka Street (Acceptance). Ultimately, it is unknown how many buildings/offices Yamagato Industries owns.
  • According to the episode commentary for The Second Coming, scenes that took place in Hiro's office were filmed on the 51st floor of the Arco building.
  • According to Heroes Interactive, scenes from Acceptance that took place on the roof of Yamagato were shot on the roof of the Sunset Gower Studios parking garage.
  • According to Saving Charlie, Hiro and Ando's cubicles are on the 16th floor of Yamagato. (Chapter 3)

Gallery

See Also


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