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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.
YearTitlePlatformCredit (s)2023JET DRAGONiOSSpecial Thanks2016Seventh RebirthiOS, AndroidProducer2015MOJI-POP'NProducer2011Supervisor- Overview
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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.
Mar 14, 2007 · Hiromichi Tanaka is one of the unsung heroes of Japanese game development. Since dropping out of university at the age of 21 along with his friend Hironobu Sakaguchi to join the fledgling...
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Sep 17, 2004 · "It could have gone either way," admits Hiromichi Tanaka, the genial Square Enix senior vice president who was tasked with overseeing the production of Final Fantasy XI.
- Rob Fahey
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Apr 7, 2022 · Square Enix has shared a message from Chrono Cross producer Hiromichi Tanaka, written to mark Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition's launch on Nintendo.
Apr 27, 2020 · We interviewed Hiromichi Tanaka and Koichi Ishii, two game creators who have extensive knowledge about FFIII ’s creation. Recollections of FFIII ’s development, behind the scenes secrets – you’ll get lots of info here you can’t find anywhere else!
Jun 19, 2010 · We sit down for a chat with Hiromichi Tanaka, the producer of Final Fantasy XIV, and find out about the importance of story, why this MMO is different, and even where that Xbox 360 version is.
