Yojiro Ogawa

Yojiro Ogawa
Date of birth: 1970-01-25 (age 49)
Role(s): Designer, Director, Producer

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Yojiro Ogawa (小川 陽二郎) is a game planner. Joining Sega in 1995, he took part as a planner in games like Panzer Dragoon Saga, Sonic Adventure, and Phantasy Star Online. His directorial debut was Sonic Mega Collection, and he was in charge of worldbuilding and system design in Phantasy Star Online Episode 3 Card Revolution, in addition to being its director. He joined DeNA after leaving Sega and currently serves as producer of LIONSHIP STUDIO.

Production history

• Panzer Dragoon Saga (Saturn;
  1998) — 原案/設定 (as 小川 陽二郎)
• Panzer Dragoon Saga (Saturn;
  1998) — 企画 (as 小川 陽二郎)
• ChuChu Rocket! (Dreamcast;
  1999) — Puzzle Editors
• ChuChu Rocket! (Game Boy Advance;
  2001) — Normal Puzzles
• Phantasy Star Online (Dreamcast;
  2000) — Battle/Enemy
• Phantasy Star Online Ver. 2 (Dreamcast;
  2001) — Battle/Enemy
• Phantasy Star Online Episode III: C.A.R.D. Revolution (GameCube;
  2003) — Director
• Phantasy Star Online Episode III: C.A.R.D. Revolution (GameCube;
  2003) — Game Design Staff
• Feel the Magic: XY/XX (Nintendo DS;
  2004) — Producer
• The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return (Wii;
  2008) — Producer
• Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll (Wii;
  2010) — Special Thanks
• Super Monkey Ball 3D (Nintendo 3DS;
  2011) — Special Thanks

• Sonic Adventure (1998) — Character Game Designer, Field Designer
• Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (2001) — Special Thanks
• Sonic Mega Collection (2002) — Director, Assistant Producer
• Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (2003) — Mission Mode Game Designer, Minigame Collection Coordinator
• Phantasy Star Online Episode 3 Card Revolution (2003) — Planning Director
• Sonic Mega Collection Plus (2004) — Director, Assistant Producer
• Puyo Puyo Fever 2 (2005) — Game Design Manager
• Sonic Gems Collection (2005) — Producer
• Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) — Special Thanks
• Sonic and the Secret Rings (2007) — Producer, Director, Game Designer
• Sonic Unleashed (2008) — Special Thanks
• Sonic and the Black Knight (2009) — Development Support
• Kurohyou: Ryu ga Gotoku Shinshou (2010) — Producer
• Kurohyou 2: Ryu ga Gotoku Ashura Hen (2012) — Producer

Interviews

Some or all of the following content should be mirrored on Sega Retro (or Retro CDN).

• Yojiro Ogawa interview by Sega (November 13, 2003)
• Yojiro Ogawa interview by Kikizo (April 17, 2005)
• Yojiro Ogawa interview by GameSpy (July 22, 2005)
• Yojiro Ogawa interview by Kikizo (February 20, 2007)

External links

• Yojiro Ogawa on Twitter