Yoji Ishii

Yoji Ishii is a producer and project manager for various Sega titles. Common colleagues include Noriyoshi Oba, Yutaka Sugano, Makoto Oshitani and Hiroshi Aso.

Ishii has since left Sonic Team for Naoto Ohshima's Artoon, having held the title of Executive Producer since 2005. Following the latter company's disbandment in 2010, he is now C.E.O. and President of Arzest, another video game development company.

Production History

• Flicky (Mega Drive Version) (1991) — Designer
• Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (Mega Drive Version) (1993) — Producer
• The Mansion of Hidden Souls (1994) — Producer
• Gale Racer (1994) — Producer (as Youji Ishii)
• Clockwork Knight (1994) — Producer
• Victory Goal (1995) — Producer
• Ristar (Mega Drive Version) (1995) — Producer
• Panzer Dragoon (1995) — Producer
• Cyber Speedway (1995) — Producer (Sega Side Staff)
• Blazing Heroes (1995) — Producer (as Youji Ishii)
• World Series Baseball (Saturn Version) (1995) — Producer (Sega of Japan Team)
• Sega Rally Championship (Saturn Version) (1995) — Special Thanks (as Youji Ishii)
• Guardian Heroes (1996) — Executive Producer (SEGA Staff) (Staff)
• Dragon Force (1996) — Producer (Japan Team) (as Youji Ishii)
• Victory Goal '96 (1996) — Executive Producer
• NiGHTS into Dreams (1996) — Project Manager (as Youji Ishii)
• Christmas NiGHTS (1996) — Project Manager (as Youji Ishii)
• Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (1996/1997) — Producer (SOJ) (Sega)
• Sonic Jam (1997) — Project Manager (as Youji Ishii)
• Sonic R (Saturn Version) (1997) — Project Manager (Sega Enterprises Ltd.) (as Youji Ishii)
• Burning Rangers (1998) — Project Manager (as Youji Ishii)
• Deep Fear (1998) — Executive Producer (as Youji Ishii)
• Sonic Adventure (1998) — Project management (as Youji Ishii)
• Blue Stinger (1999) — Sega Enterprises (Special Thanks) (as Youji Ishii)
• Pinobee: Wings of Adventure (2001) — Producer (Development Staff)
• The King of Fighters EX: Neo Blood (2002) — Director
• Ghost Vibration (2002) — Producer (Development)
• Blinx the Time Sweeper (2002) — Development Producer
• Blinx 2: Masters of Time and Space (2004) — Development Producer
• Yoshi Topsy-Turvy (2004) — Senior Producer
• Bullet Witch (2006) — Executive Producer (Production)
• Blue Dragon (2006) — Executive Producer (Artoon Co., Ltd.)
• Vampire Rain (2007) — Executive Producer (AQ Interactive Inc.)
• Victorious Boxers: Revolution (2007) — Executive Producer (Grand Prix)
• Arcana Heart (PS2 Version) (2007) — Executive Producer (PlayStation 2 Staff)
• Lost Odyssey (2007) — Executive Producer (Feelplus Co., Ltd.)
• Vampire Rain: Altered Species (2008) — Executive Producer (AQ Interactive Inc.)
• Sega Ages 2500 Vol. 33: Fantasy Zone Complete Collection (2008) — Special Thanks (AQ Interactive)