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If Kinuyo was never a member of Minakuchi Engineering, and the organization was just a middleman between her and Capcom, then ME, in the context of video game music and video games in general, is an abstract party that never directly contributed to the creation of X3.

It's certainly not a sound team like Alph Lyla, so it can't be considered a "Unit" in VGM terms, nor has it worked on the production of any videogame whatsoever, so it can't be considered a "Unit" in video game staff terms either.

Also, if it weren't credited in lieu of Kinuyo, instead using a regular alias like James Banana, then barely any gamers would have known of ME's existence or its role unless it were publicly disclosed by Capcom or Kinuyo herself, as she has done. In the end, Minakuchi Engineering Staff is just a name in the video game industry used in place of just one composer for just one game for security reasons. That, meets all the requirements of an alias. Minakuchi Engineering, by that name, can remain here as a unit, but Kinuyo should at least be granted the alias of Minakuchi Engineering Staff, as she was temporarily part of the "Staff" of Minakuchi Engineering," an external employee, if you will, when she took the offer. Even though Kinuyo wasn't an actual member of the organization, she still worked through that group and served as the means to its ends.

To summarize,
Minakuchi Engineering=Non-VG organization
Minakuchi Engineering Staff=Kinuyo Yamashita


On a side note, New Jersey really isn't as bad as it seems when you know where to look; the beaches are great and the Princeton area has a lot to offer aside from the University.