Toru Yoshida
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Employment history: Sega Enterprises (1988-04-01[1] – )
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Role(s): Artist, Designer, Manager |
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Toru Yoshida (吉田 徹), also known as Yoshibon. He was a major artist, director and writer during the Mega Drive for various games. Afterwards he has been consulting and doing management for various games in his department. Ever since Sega opened mobile divisions with Mobile Phone Contents Development Dept. and Sega Networks, he has been a design team leader there.
Career
Toru Yoshida joined Sega after 4 years in college, unable to get a job appointment. He was desperate for any opportunity where he would be an illustrator, and stumbled upon an orientation meeting at Sega's Hokkaido office. He originally submitted to work in marketing, as he didn't know the company very well, not knowing home consoles other than the Famicom existed..[5]
Production history
- Super Thunder Blade (Mega Drive; 1988) — Art Designer[6] (as Yoshibon)
- Phantasy Star II (Mega Drive; 1989) — Character Design[7] (as Yoshibon)
- Ghouls'n Ghosts (Mega Drive; 1989) — Graphics
- Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom (Mega Drive; 1990) — Special Thanks[8] (as Yoshibon)
- Phantasy Star II: Shilka's Adventure (Mega Drive; 1990) — Artist
- Phantasy Star II: Amia's Adventure (Mega Drive; 1991) — Artist
- 16t (Mega Drive; 1991) — Special Thanks to[9] (as Yoshipon)
- Phantasy Star II: Kinds's Adventure (Mega Drive; 1991) — Artist
- Phantasy Star II: Anne's Adventure (Mega Drive; 1991) — Artist
- Phantasy Star II: Huey's Adventure (Mega Drive; 1991) — Artist
- Phantasy Star II: Yushis's Adventure (Mega Drive; 1991) — Artist
- Phantasy Star II: Rudger's Adventure (Mega Drive; 1991) — Artist
- Phantasy Star II: Nei's Adventure (Mega Drive; 1991) — Artist
- Riddle Wired (Mega Drive; 1991) — And Special Thanks[10] (as Yoshibon)
- Tougi Ou King Colossus (Mega Drive; 1992) — Written by[11] (as Yoshibon)
- Tougi Ou King Colossus (Mega Drive; 1992) — Art Directed By[11] (as Yoshibon)
- Tougi Ou King Colossus (Mega Drive; 1992) — Graphics Designed By[11] (as Yoshibon)
- Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium (Mega Drive; 1993) — Original Story Plan[12] (as 吉田 徹)
- Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium (Mega Drive; 1993) — Monster Graphic Design[12] (as 吉田 徹)
- Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium (Mega Drive; 1993) — Character Design[12] (as 吉田 徹)
- Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium (Mega Drive; 1993) — Map Design[12] (as 吉田 徹)
- Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium (Mega Drive; 1993) — Object Design[12] (as 吉田 徹)
- Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium (Mega Drive; 1993) — Visual Event Plan[12] (as 吉田 徹)
- Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium (Mega Drive; 1993) — Visual Event Graphic[12] (as 吉田 徹)
- Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium (Mega Drive; 1993) — Direction[12] (as 吉田 徹)
- Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium (Mega Drive; 1993) — Directors[13] (as Tohru Yoshida)
- Game no Kanzume Vol. 2 (Mega-CD; 1994) — Special Thanks to[9] (as Yoshipon)
- Blue Seed: Kushinada Hirokuden (Saturn; 1995) — デザインチーフ[14] (as 吉田 徹)
- Sakura Taisen (Saturn; 1996) — グラフィックデザイナー[15] (as 吉田 徹)
- Hanagumi Taisen Columns (Saturn; 1997) — アートディレクター[16] (as 吉田 徹)
- Sakura Taisen 2: Kimi, Shinitamou Koto Nakare (Saturn; 1998) — デザイナー[17] (as 吉田 徹)
- Atsumare! Guru Guru Onsen (Dreamcast; 1999) — デザイナー (as 吉田 徹)
- Hanagumi Taisen Columns 2 (Dreamcast; 2000) — スペシャルゲームアドバイザー (as 吉田 徹)
- Sakura Taisen (Dreamcast; 2000) — スペシャルゲームアドバイザー (as 吉田 徹)
- Sakura Taisen 2: Kimi, Shinitamou Koto Nakare (Dreamcast; 2000) — スーパーバイザー (as 吉田 徹)
- Skies of Arcadia (Dreamcast; 2000) — デザインサポート (as 吉田 徹)
- Skies of Arcadia (Dreamcast; 2000) — Design Support
- Sakura Taisen 3: Paris wa Moeteiru ka (Dreamcast; 2001) — チーフデザイナー (as 吉田 徹)
- Guru Guru Onsen 2 (Dreamcast; 2001) — R&Dマネジメント (as 吉田 徹)
- Guru Guru Onsen 3 (Dreamcast; 2002) — R&Dマネジメント (as 吉田 徹)
- Sakura Taisen 4: Koi Seyo, Otome (Dreamcast; 2002) — アートコーディネーター (as 吉田 徹)
- Online Games: Dai Guru Guru Onsen (PlayStation 2; 2002) — R&Dマネジメント (as 吉田 徹)
- Phantasy Star Collection (Game Boy Advance; 2002) — Supervisors[18] (as Tohru Yoshida)
- Shinobi (PlayStation 2; 2002) — SPECIAL THANKS (as 吉田 徹)
- Shinobi (PlayStation 2; 2002) (as Tohru Yoshida)
- Skies of Arcadia (GameCube; 2002) — Design Support
- Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 1: Phantasy Star Generation: 1 (PlayStation 2; 2003) — スペシャルサンクス (as 吉田 徹)
- Nightshade (PlayStation 2; 2003) — SEGA WOW (as 吉田 徹)
- Sakura Taisen V Episode 0: Kouya no Samurai Musume (PlayStation 2; 2004) — スペシャルサンクス (as 吉田 徹)
- Sakura Taisen 3: Paris wa Moeteiru ka (PlayStation 2; 2005) (as 吉田 徹)
- Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 17: Phantasy Star Generation: 2 (PlayStation 2; 2005) — パッケージ (as 吉田 徹)
- Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 32: Phantasy Star Complete Collection (PlayStation 2; 2008) — Software Package Illustration
- Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 32: Phantasy Star Complete Collection (PlayStation 2; 2008) — Special Thanks
- Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love (Wii; 2010) — Special Thanks (as Yoshida Tohru)
- Sega Ages Phantasy Star (Nintendo Switch; 2018) — Special Thanks (as Tohru Yoshida)
- Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Mega Mix+ (Steam; 2022) — Web (as Tohru Yoshida)
- Like a Dragon: Ishin! (PlayStation 4; 2023) — PR Creative Design
- Like a Dragon: Ishin! (PlayStation 5; 2023) — PR Creative Design
- Like a Dragon: Ishin! (Xbox One; 2023) — PR Creative Design
- Like a Dragon: Ishin! (Steam; 2023) — PR Creative Design
Hardware
- Mega Drive Mini (Mega Drive; 2019) — Web Design (as Tohru Yoshida)
- Mega Drive Mini 2 (Mega Drive; 2022) — Web Design (as Tohru Yoshida)
Magazine articles
- Main article: Toru Yoshida/Magazine articles.
Photographs
- Main article: Photos of Toru Yoshida
References
- ↑ https://www.4gamer.net/games/999/G999905/20240712031/
- ↑ Harmony, "1993 2" (JP; 1993-02-01), page 25
- ↑ File:SegaAges2500V17_PS2_JP_Leaflet.PDF, page 2
- ↑ Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection
- ↑ PHANTA! Phantasy Star 30th Anniversary Cosplay Book + Developer Interview Supplement, Pg. 30
- ↑ File:Super Thunder Blade MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Phantasy Star II MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Phantasy Star III MD credits.pdf
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 File:16t MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Riddle Wired MD credits.png
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 File:Tougi Ou King Colossus MD credits.pdf
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 File:Phantasy Star Sennenki no Owari ni MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Psiv md us manual.pdf, page 42
- ↑ File:Blue Seed Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Sakura Taisen Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Hanagumi Taisen Columns Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Sakura Taisen 2 Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Phantasy Star Collection GBA manual.pdf, page 19
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