Toru Yoshida

Toru Yoshida
Company(ies): Sega of Japan
Role(s): Designer

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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 divisios with Mobile Content R&D and Sega Networks, he has been a design team leader there.

Production history

• Super Thunder Blade (Mega Drive;
  1988) — Art Designer (as Yoshibon)
• Phantasy Star II (Mega Drive;
  1989) — Character Design (as Yoshibon)
• Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom (Mega Drive;
  1990) — Special Thanks (as Yoshibon)
• 16t (Mega Drive;
  1991) — Special Thanks to (as Yoshipon)
• Riddle Wired (Mega Drive;
  1991) — And Special Thanks (as Yoshibon)
• Tougi Ou King Colossus (Mega Drive;
  1992) — Written by (as Yoshibon)
• Tougi Ou King Colossus (Mega Drive;
  1992) — Art Directed By (as Yoshibon)
• Tougi Ou King Colossus (Mega Drive;
  1992) — Graphics Designed By (as Yoshibon)
• Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium (Mega Drive;
  1993) — Original Story Plan (as T.Yoshida)
• Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium (Mega Drive;
  1993) — Monster Graphic Design (as T.Yoshida)
• Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium (Mega Drive;
  1993) — Character Design (as T.Yoshida)
• Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium (Mega Drive;
  1993) — Map Design (as T.Yoshida)
• Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium (Mega Drive;
  1993) — Object Design (as T.Yoshida)
• Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium (Mega Drive;
  1993) — Visual Event Plan (as T.Yoshida)
• Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium (Mega Drive;
  1993) — Visual Event Graphic (as T.Yoshida)
• Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium (Mega Drive;
  1993) — Direction (as T.Yoshida)
• Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium (Mega Drive;
  1993) — Directors (as Tohru Yoshida)
• Atsumare! Guru Guru Onsen (Dreamcast;
  1999) — デザイナー (as 吉田 徹)
• Skies of Arcadia (Dreamcast;
  2000) — Design Support
• 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)
• Phantasy Star Collection (Game Boy Advance;
  2002) — Supervisors (as Tohru Yoshida)
• Shinobi (2002) (PlayStation 2;
  2002) — Special Thanks (as Tohru Yoshida)
• Mega Drive Mini (??;
  No results
  9999) — Web Design (as Tohru Yoshida)

• Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 1: Phantasy Star Generation: 1 (2003) — Special Thanks (Sega WOW)
• Sakura Taisen V Episode 0: Kouya no Samurai Musume (2004)
• Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love (2005) — Special Thanks
• Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 17: Phantasy Star Generation: 2 (2005) — Special Thanks
• Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 32: Phantasy Star Complete Collection (2008) — Software Package Illustration