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Yojiro Ogawa was a former producer within Sega involved in the ''[[:category:Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'', ''[[:category:Phantasy Star|Phantasy Star]]'', ''[[:category:Yakuza|Yakuza]]'' and ''[[:category:Panzer Dragoon|Panzer Dragoon]]'' franchises. He joined DeNA after leaving Sega.
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| divisions=[[Sega CS1]]{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20060129192035/http://sega.jp/community/creators/vol_23/1.html}}, [[Sega Software R&D Dept. 8]]
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| company=[[Sega Corporation (2000-2015)|Sega]]
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| end=2014-08{{ref|1=https://www.linkedin.com/in/yojiro-ogawa-9a031112/details/experience/}}
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| divisions=[[Global Entertainment R&D Dept. 1]],{{magref|nomuk|149|35}} [[Sega CS1 (2008-current)|Sega CS1]]{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20131219053616/https://www.famitsu.com/news/201312/19044717.html}}, [[Ryu ga Gotoku Studio]]
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| end=2020-08{{ref|1=https://www.linkedin.com/in/yojiro-ogawa-9a031112/details/experience/}}
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{{sub-stub}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (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==
 
==Production history==
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* ''[[Panzer Dragoon Saga]]''  — Original Concept & Setting
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* ''[[Sonic Adventure]]'' (1999) — Character Game Designer, Field Designer
 
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* ''[[ChuChu Rocket!]]'' (2000) — Puzzle Editor
 
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Online]]'' (2000) — Battle Designer, Enemy Designer
 
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Ver.2]]'' (2001) — Battle Designer, Enemy Designer
 
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* ''[[Sonic Adventure 2: Battle]]'' (2002) — Special Thanks
 
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* ''[[Sonic Mega Collection]]'' (2002) — Director, Assistant Producer
 
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* ''[[Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut]]'' (2003) — Mission Mode Game Designer, Minigame Collection Coordinator
 
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Episode 3 Card Revolution]]'' (2003) — Planning Director
 
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* ''[[Feel the Magic XY/XX]]'' (2004) — Producer
 
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* ''[[Sonic Mega Collection Plus]]'' (2004) — Director, Assistant Producer
 
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* ''[[Sonic Gems Collection]]'' (2005) — Producer
 
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* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (2006 game)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' (2006) — Special Thanks, Original Wii Planer, Original Director
 
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* ''[[Sonic and the Secret Rings]]'' (2007) — Producer, Director, Game Designer
 
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* ''[[The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return]]'' (2007) — Producer
 
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* ''[[Sonic Unleashed]]'' (2008) — Special Thanks
 
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* ''[[Sonic and the Black Knight]]'' (2009) — Development Support
 
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* ''[[Super Monkey Ball Step & Roll]]'' (2010) — Special Thanks
 
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* ''[[Super Monkey Ball 3D]]'' (2010) — Special Thanks
 
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* ''[[Kurohyou: Ryu ga Gotoku Shinshou]]'' (2010) — Producer
 
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* ''[[Kurohyou 2: Ryu ga Gotoku Ashura Hen]]'' (2012) — Producer
 
  
 
==Interviews==
 
==Interviews==
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* [[sonic:Yojiro Ogawa interview by GameSpy (July 22, 2005)|Yojiro Ogawa interview by GameSpy (July 22, 2005)]]
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* [[sonic:Yojiro Ogawa interview by Kikizo (February 20, 2007)|Yojiro Ogawa interview by Kikizo (February 20, 2007)]]
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* [https://sega.jp/fb/creators/vol_23/1.html Yojiro Ogawa interview by Sega (November 13, 2003)]
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* [[Interview: Takumi Yoshinaga, Emiko Sunaga, Yojiro Ogawa (2004-09-21) by Dengeki Online]]
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* [[Interview: Takumi Yoshinaga, Emiko Sunaga, Yojiro Ogawa (2004-10-13) by Dengeki Online: Part 2]]
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* [http://archive.videogamesdaily.com/features/sega_sonicteam_interview_apr05_p1.asp Yojiro Ogawa interview by Kikizo (April 17, 2005)]
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* [http://cube.gamespy.com/articles/635/635878p1.html Yojiro Ogawa interview by GameSpy (July 22, 2005)]
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* [http://archive.videogamesdaily.com/features/sega_sonicteam_interview_feb07_p1.asp Yojiro Ogawa interview by Kikizo (February 20, 2007)]
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==Photographs==
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:''Main article: [[:Category:Photos of {{PAGENAME}}|Photos of {{PAGENAME}}]]
  
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==External links==
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* [https://twitter.com/ogawayojiro Yojiro Ogawa on Twitter]
  
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Latest revision as of 07:19, 12 April 2024

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Yojiro Ogawa
Date of birth: 1970-01-25 (age 54)
Employment history:
Sega Enterprises (1995-04[1][2] – )
Divisions:
Sega (?? – 2014-08[2])
Divisions:
DeNA (2014-09[2] – 2015-12[2])
NC Japan (2016-01[2] – 2020-08[2])
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

Music


Interviews

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

Photographs

Main article: Photos of Yojiro Ogawa

External links

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://sega.jp/community/creators/vol_23/1.html (Wayback Machine: 2006-01-29 19:20)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 https://www.linkedin.com/in/yojiro-ogawa-9a031112/details/experience/
  3. ↑ Nintendo Official Magazine, "February 2005" (UK; 2005-01-14), page 35
  4. ↑ https://www.famitsu.com/news/201312/19044717.html (Wayback Machine: 2013-12-19 05:36)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 File:Azel Panzer Dragoon RPG Saturn credits.pdf
  6. ↑ File:ChuChu Rocket! GBA credits.pdf
  7. ↑ File:SonicMegaCollection GC US Credits.pdf
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