Jun Maeda (麻枝准, Maeda Jun, born January 3, 1975) is a Japanese man working for the software company Key; he has majorly contributed as a scenario writer, lyricist, and musical composer for the visual novels the company produces. His birth name in kanji was written as (前田 純, Maeda Jun?), though there is no change in pronunciation. Originally from Mie, Japan, he graduated from Kaisei high school and later went on to graduate from Chukyo University with a major in psychology.