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Hiromichi Tanaka (田中 弘道, Tanaka Hiromichi, born January 7, 1962) is a Japanese video game developer, game producer, game director and game designer. He was Senior Vice President of Software Development at Square Enix (formerly Square) and the head of the company's Product Development Division-3.
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Hiromichi Tanaka (田中 弘道, Tanaka Hiromichi?), born January 7, 1962, was a former Squaresoft and Square Enix game director, producer, designer, and head of the company's Product Development Division-3.
Since dropping out of Yokohama National University in 1983 along with his friend Hironobu Sakaguchi, Tanaka joined the then-fledgling game studio and had a hand in creating the very first Final Fantasy, released in Japan four years later in 1987. Since then, he has been a major part of several company projects, including non-Final Fantasy titles such as Secret of Mana, Xenogears, and Chrono Cross. He was heavily involved in the development of Final Fantasy XI as a producer, and, until December 2010, oversaw development on the series' second major online title, Final Fantasy XIV.
Oct 23, 2023 · XIV’s former producer and director, Hiromichi Tanaka and Nobuaki Komoto, would step down immediately, with Tanaka issuing his own statement taking “full responsibility” for the state of the game. Replacing both roles would be a then-publicly-unknown staff member who had previously directed several Dragon Quest games — Naoki Yoshida.
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Secret of Mana was directed and designed by Koichi Ishii, programmed primarily by Nasir Gebelli, and produced by veteran Square designer Hiromichi Tanaka. The game received acclaim for its brightly colored graphics, expansive plot, Ring Command menu system, and innovative real-time battle system.
Game director Hiromichi Tanaka in 2007. Seiken Densetsu 3 was designed by series creator Koichi Ishii. The game was directed by Hiromichi Tanaka and produced by Tetsuhisa Tsuruzono. Tanaka had previously worked on several titles for Square, including as a designer on the first three Final Fantasy titles.
Sep 17, 2004 · Home. Features. Focus On: Square Enix' Hiromichi Tanaka. Feature by Rob Fahey Contributing Editor. Published on Sept. 17, 2004. When it comes to role-playing games, few companies can claim a...
Hiromichi Tanaka is a Japanese video game developer, game producer, game director and game designer. He is currently Senior Vice President of Software Development at Square Enix. In 1983, Tanaka dropped out of Yokohama National University along with Hironobu Sakaguchi to join Square Co., Ltd., a newly formed software branch of Denyuusha Software.
