Yojiro Ogawa

Yojiro Ogawa
Date of birth: 1970-01-25 (age 53)
Employment history: Sega of Japan (1995 – ) Divisions: Sega CS1 Sega CS3 Sega Software R&D Dept. 8 Sonic Team (company) Sega of Japan Divisions: Global Entertainment R&D Dept. 1 Ryu ga Gotoku Studio
Role(s): Designer, Director, Producer

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Yojiro Ogawa (小川 陽二郎) is a game planner. After joining Sega in 1995, he worked as a planner for 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 currently works at Konami.

Production history

Games

• 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)
• Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast; 1998) — Character game designers
• Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast; 1998) — Field designers
• ChuChu Rocket! (Dreamcast; 1999) — Puzzle Editors
• Phantasy Star Online (Dreamcast; 2000) — Battle/Enemy
• ChuChu Rocket! (Game Boy Advance; 2001) — Normal Puzzles
• Phantasy Star Online Ver. 2 (Dreamcast; 2001) — Battle/Enemy
• Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (GameCube; 2001) — Special Thanks
• Sonic Mega Collection (GameCube; 2002) — Director
• Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (GameCube; 2003) — Mission Mode Game Designers
• Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (GameCube; 2003) — Minigame Collection Coordinators
• 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
• Puyo Puyo Fever 2 (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Game Design Manager
• Sonic and the Secret Rings (Wii; 2007) — Creative Producer / Game Director
• Sonic and the Secret Rings (Wii; 2007) — Game Designers
• Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii; 2008) — Supervisors (Original Games)
• The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return (Wii; 2008) — Producer
• Sonic and the Black Knight (Wii; 2009) — Development Support
• Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll (Wii; 2010) — Special Thanks
• Super Monkey Ball 3D (Nintendo 3DS; 2011) — Special Thanks

Music

• Seven Rings in Hand: Sonic and the Secret Rings Original Sound Track (CD; 2007) — Creative Producer / Game Director

• 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)

Photographs

Main article: Photos of Yojiro Ogawa

External links

• Yojiro Ogawa on Twitter