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Yojiro Ogawa

Date of birth: 1970-01-25 (age 54)
Employment history: Sega Enterprises (1995-04^[1]^[2] – ) Divisions: Sega CS1 Sega Software R&D Dept. 8 Sonic Team Sega (?? – 2014-08^[2]) Divisions: Global Entertainment R&D Dept. 1 Sega CS1 Ryu ga Gotoku Studio DeNA (2014-09^[2] – 2015-12^[2]) NC Japan (2016-01^[2] – 2020-08^[2]) Konami Digital Entertainment (2020-09^[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

Panzer Dragoon Saga (Saturn; 1998) — 原案/設定^[5] (as 小川陽二郎)
Panzer Dragoon Saga (Saturn; 1998) — 企画^[5] (as 小川陽二郎)
Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast; 1998) — Character game designers
ChuChu Rocket! (Dreamcast; 1999) — Puzzle Editors
Phantasy Star Online (Dreamcast; 2000) — Battle/Enemy
ChuChu Rocket! (Game Boy Advance; 2001) — Normal Puzzles^[6]
Phantasy Star Online Ver. 2 (Dreamcast; 2001) — Battle/Enemy
Sonic Mega Collection (GameCube; 2002) — Director^[7]
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
Sonic Mega Collection Plus (PlayStation 2; 2004) — Director
Sonic Mega Collection Plus (Xbox; 2004) — Director
Sonic Gems Collection (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Producer
Sonic Gems Collection (GameCube; 2005) — Producer
Puyo Puyo Fever 2 (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Game Design Manager
Sonic the Hedgehog (PlayStation 3; 2006) — Special Thanks
Sonic the Hedgehog (Xbox 360; 2006) — Special Thanks
Sonic Mega Collection Plus (Windows PC; 2006) — Director
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 Unleashed (PlayStation 2; 2008) — Special Thanks
Sonic Unleashed (Wii; 2008) — Special Thanks
Sonic and the Black Knight (Wii; 2009) — Development Support
Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll (Wii; 2010) — Special Thanks
Kurohyou: Ryu ga Gotoku Shinshou (PlayStation Portable; 2010) — プロデューサー (as 小川陽二郎)
Super Monkey Ball 3D (Nintendo 3DS; 2011) — Special Thanks
Kurohyou 2: Ryu ga Gotoku Ashura Hen (PlayStation Portable; 2012) — プロデューサー (as 小川陽二郎)
Initial D: Perfect Shift Online (Nintendo 3DS; 2014) — Producer

Music

Let the Winds Blow Phantasy Star Online Episode III C.A.R.D. Revolution Original Sound Track (CD; 2003) — Game Director
Seven Rings in Hand: Sonic and the Secret Rings Original Sound Track (CD; 2007) — Creative Producer / Game Director^[8]

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

Yojiro Ogawa on Twitter

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 http://sega.jp/community/creators/vol_23/1.html (Wayback Machine: 2006-01-29 19:20)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 ^2.6 https://www.linkedin.com/in/yojiro-ogawa-9a031112/details/experience/
↑ Nintendo Official Magazine, "February 2005" (UK; 2005-01-14), page 35
↑ https://www.famitsu.com/news/201312/19044717.html (Wayback Machine: 2013-12-19 05:36)
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 File:Azel Panzer Dragoon RPG Saturn credits.pdf
↑ File:ChuChu Rocket! GBA credits.pdf
↑ File:SonicMegaCollection GC US Credits.pdf
↑ File:SevenRingsInHand CD JP booklet.pdf, page 11

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20060129192035.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Fcommunity.2Fcreators.2Fvol_23.2F1.html-1] 1.0 ^1.1 http://sega.jp/community/creators/vol_23/1.html (Wayback Machine: 2006-01-29 19:20)

[https:.2F.2Fwww.linkedin.com.2Fin.2Fyojiro-ogawa-9a031112.2Fdetails.2Fexperience.2F-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/

[:File:NOM_UK_149.pdf_p35-3] Nintendo Official Magazine, "February 2005" (UK; 2005-01-14), page 35

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20131219053616.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fwww.famitsu.com.2Fnews.2F201312.2F19044717.html-4] ttps://www.famitsu.com/news/201312/19044717.html (Wayback Machine: 2013-12-19 05:36)

[:File:Azel_Panzer_Dragoon_RPG_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-5] 5.0 ^5.1 File:Azel Panzer Dragoon RPG Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:ChuChu_Rocket.21_GBA_credits.pdf_p-6] File:ChuChu Rocket! GBA credits.pdf

[:File:SonicMegaCollection_GC_US_Credits.pdf_p-7] File:SonicMegaCollection GC US Credits.pdf

[:File:SevenRingsInHand_CD_JP_booklet.pdf_p11-8] File:SevenRingsInHand CD JP booklet.pdf, page 11

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 ==Production history==
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-* ''[[Puyo Puyo Fever 2]]'' (2005) — Game Design Manager
-* ''[[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==
 {{mirror}}
 * [https://sega.jp/fb/creators/vol_23/1.html Yojiro Ogawa interview by Sega (November 13, 2003)]
+* [[Interview: Takumi Yoshinaga, Emiko Sunaga, Yojiro Ogawa (2004-09-21) by Dengeki Online]]
+* [[Interview: Takumi Yoshinaga, Emiko Sunaga, Yojiro Ogawa (2004-10-13) by Dengeki Online: Part 2]]
 * [http://archive.videogamesdaily.com/features/sega_sonicteam_interview_apr05_p1.asp Yojiro Ogawa interview by Kikizo (April 17, 2005)]
 * [http://cube.gamespy.com/articles/635/635878p1.html Yojiro Ogawa interview by GameSpy (July 22, 2005)]