Yusuke Naora
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Yusuke Naora (born January 9, 1971) is a Japan
ese video game art director
and character designer working for Square Enix
(formerly Square
). He served as the art director for several Final Fantasy
and Compilation of Final Fantasy VII
titles. He also served as the producer of the Code Age franchise.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese video game art director
Art director
The art director is a person who supervise the creative process of a design.The term 'art director' is a blanket title for a variety of similar job functions in advertising, publishing, film and television, the Internet, and video games....
and character designer working for Square Enix
Square Enix
is a Japanese video game and publishing company best known for its console role-playing game franchises, which include the Final Fantasy series, the Dragon Quest series, and the action-RPG Kingdom Hearts series...
(formerly Square
Square Co.
was a Japanese video game company founded in September 1983 by Masafumi Miyamoto. It merged with Enix in 2003 and became part of Square Enix...
). He served as the art director for several Final Fantasy
Final Fantasy
is a media franchise created by Hironobu Sakaguchi, and is developed and owned by Square Enix . The franchise centers on a series of fantasy and science-fantasy role-playing video games , but includes motion pictures, anime, printed media, and other merchandise...
and Compilation of Final Fantasy VII
Compilation of Final Fantasy VII
Compilation of Final Fantasy VII is a series of games and animated features developed by Square Enix based in the world and continuity of Final Fantasy VII...
titles. He also served as the producer of the Code Age franchise.
Works published
- V-V (1993) - Art director
- Final Fantasy VIFinal Fantasy VIis a role-playing video game developed and published by Square , released in 1994 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System as a part of the Final Fantasy series. Set in a fantasy world with a technology level equivalent to that of the Second Industrial Revolution, the game's story focuses on a...
(1994) - Field graphic designer - Chrono TriggerChrono Triggeris a role-playing video game developed and published by Square for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1995. Chrono Triggers development team included three designers that Square dubbed the "Dream Team": Hironobu Sakaguchi, the creator of Square's Final Fantasy series; Yuji Horii, a...
(1995) - Field graphic designer - Treasure Conflix (1996) - Visual designer
- Final Fantasy VIIFinal Fantasy VIIis a role-playing video game developed by Square and published by Sony Computer Entertainment as the seventh installment in the Final Fantasy series. It was originally released in 1997 for the Sony PlayStation and was re-released in 1998 for Microsoft Windows-based personal computers and in 2009...
(1997) - Art director - Final Fantasy VIIIFinal Fantasy VIIIis a role-playing video game released for the PlayStation in 1999 and for Windows-based personal computers in 2000. It was developed and published by Square as the Final Fantasy series' eighth title, removing magic point-based spell-casting and the first title to consistently use realistically...
(1999) - Art director - Vagrant StoryVagrant Storyis a Japanese-developed console role-playing game developed and published by Square for the PlayStation video game console. The game was released in 2000, and has been re-released through the PlayStation Network for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable consoles eleven years later...
(2000) - Accessories designer (movie section) - The BouncerThe Bounceris a beat 'em up for the Sony PlayStation 2 video game console. It was co-developed by Square and DreamFactory. The game features character designs by Tetsuya Nomura and music by Noriko Matsueda and Takahito Eguchi....
(2000) - Art supervisor - Final Fantasy XFinal Fantasy Xis a role-playing video game developed and published by Square as the tenth title in the Final Fantasy series. It was released in 2001 for Sony's PlayStation 2, and will be re-released for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita in 2012...
(2001) - Art director - Unlimited SagaUnlimited Sagais a role-playing video game developed and published by Square for the PlayStation 2 as the ninth game in their SaGa series. Originally released in Japan in December 2002, the game was later made available for North American players in June 2003 and in Europe the following October...
(2002) - Art director - Front Mission 4Front Mission 4is a tactical role-playing game developed and published by Square Enix Co., Ltd., and was released in Japan on December 18, 2003 and in North America on June 15, 2004. Front Mission 4 is the fourth main entry and sixth entry overall in the Front Mission series...
(2003) - Designer - Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VIIBefore Crisis: Final Fantasy VIIis a Japanese action role-playing game developed and published by Square Enix in 2004. It was the first original game to be produced by Square Enix exclusively for mobile phones, and was released on NTT DoCoMo's FOMA iMode line of phones on a monthly subscription basis...
(2004) - Art director - Romancing SagaRomancing SaGais a role-playing video game originally developed and published by Square as the fourth game of their SaGa series. Initially made available in January 1992 for the Super Famicom, the game was later ported to the WonderSwan Color handheld system in December 2002, with both releases being exclusive...
(PlayStation 2 version, 2005) - Art director - Final Fantasy VII Advent Children (2005) - Art director, character designer
- Code Age Commanders: Tsugu Mono Tsuga Reru MonoCode Age Commanders: Tsugu Mono Tsuga Reru Monois a Japan-exclusive action role-playing game developed and published by Square Enix on October 13, 2005 for the PlayStation 2. It is part of the Code Age series, a franchise created by video game artist Yusuke Naora and designed to span different interweaved titles in multiple platforms and media...
(2005) - Art concept - Front Mission 5: Scars of the WarFront Mission 5: Scars of the Waris a tactical role-playing game developed and published by Square Enix Co., Ltd., and was released in Japan on December 29, 2005. Front Mission 5: Scars of the War is the sixth main entry and ninth entry overall in the Front Mission series...
(2005) - Character designer - Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VIIDirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VIIis an action role-playing third-person shooter video game developed and published by Square Enix in 2006 for the PlayStation 2. It is part of the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII metaseries, a multimedia collection set within the universe of the popular 1997 video game Final Fantasy VII...
(2006) - Art supervisor - Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VIICrisis Core: Final Fantasy VIIis an action role-playing game developed by Square Enix for the PlayStation Portable. First released in 2007, the game is a prequel to the video game Final Fantasy VII and is also the sixth installment in metaseries Compilation of Final Fantasy VII which includes products related to the game...
(2007) - Conceptual art supervisor - Song Summoner: The Unsung HeroesSong Summoner: The Unsung Heroesis an iPod tactical role-playing game developed and published by Square Enix worldwide.A new version entitled Song Summoner: The Unsung Heroes - Encore was announced for the iOS at the 2009 Tokyo Game Show . This game expands on the original game with new Tune Troopers and a reworked storyline...
(2008) - Character designer - The Last RemnantThe Last Remnantis a role-playing video game developed and published by Square Enix. The game is directed at both Japanese and Western audiences and had a simultaneous release in Japan, North America and Europe, on November 20, 2008 for the Xbox 360. The game was released worldwide for Microsoft Windows at the end...
(2008) - Art producer - Lord of Vermillion (2008) - Contributing artist
- Lufia: Curse of the SinistralsLufia: Curse of the SinistralsLufia: Curse of the Sinistrals, released as in Japan, is an action role-playing game video game co-developed by Neverland and Square Enix for the Nintendo DS...
(2010) - Character designer - Chaos RingsChaos Ringsis a role-playing video game developed by Media.Vision and published by Square Enix. It was released worldwide on April 20, 2010 as an exclusive title for iOS, but it was later ported to the Android platform in Japan...
(2010) - Character designer - Chaos Rings Omega (2011) - Character designer
- Chaos Rings IIChaos Rings IIChaos Rings II is an upcoming iOS action role-playing video game in development by Media.Vision and to be published by Square Enix. It is the sequel to Chaos Rings, and the third game in Chaos Rings series that consists of the prequel Chaos Rings Omega game and the original. A teaser trailer for...
(2011) - Character designer - Final Fantasy Type-0 (2011) - Art director
External links
- Yusuke Naora interview with IGN
- Yusuke Naora profile, interviews, and photo gallery at the Square Haven People Database