Toru Yoshida
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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
- Phantasy Star II (Mega Drive; 1989) — Character Design[1] (as Yoshibon)
- Ghouls'n Ghosts (Mega Drive; 1989) — Graphics
- Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom (Mega Drive; 1990) — Special Thanks[2] (as Yoshibon)
- Phantasy Star II: Shilka's Adventure (Mega Drive; 1990) — Artist
- 16t (Mega Drive; 1991) — Special Thanks to[3] (as Yoshipon)
- Phantasy Star II: Amia's Adventure (Mega Drive; 1991) — Artist
- Phantasy Star II: Kinds's Adventure (Mega Drive; 1991) — Artist
- Phantasy Star II: Anne's Adventure (Mega Drive; 1991) — Artist
- Phantasy Star II: Huey's Adventure (Mega Drive; 1991) — Artist
- Phantasy Star II: Yushis's Adventure (Mega Drive; 1991) — Artist
- Phantasy Star II: Rudger's Adventure (Mega Drive; 1991) — Artist
- Phantasy Star II: Nei's Adventure (Mega Drive; 1991) — Artist
- Riddle Wired (Mega Drive; 1991) — And Special Thanks[4] (as Yoshibon)
- Tougi Ou King Colossus (Mega Drive; 1992) — Written by[5] (as Yoshibon)
- Tougi Ou King Colossus (Mega Drive; 1992) — Art Directed By[5] (as Yoshibon)
- Tougi Ou King Colossus (Mega Drive; 1992) — Graphics Designed By[5] (as Yoshibon)
- Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium (Mega Drive; 1993) — Original Story Plan[6] (as 吉田 徹)
- Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium (Mega Drive; 1993) — Monster Graphic Design[6] (as 吉田 徹)
- Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium (Mega Drive; 1993) — Character Design[6] (as 吉田 徹)
- Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium (Mega Drive; 1993) — Map Design[6] (as 吉田 徹)
- Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium (Mega Drive; 1993) — Object Design[6] (as 吉田 徹)
- Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium (Mega Drive; 1993) — Visual Event Plan[6] (as 吉田 徹)
- Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium (Mega Drive; 1993) — Visual Event Graphic[6] (as 吉田 徹)
- Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium (Mega Drive; 1993) — Direction[6] (as 吉田 徹)
- Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium (Mega Drive; 1993) — Directors[7] (as Tohru Yoshida)
- Game no Kanzume Vol. 2 (Mega-CD; 1994) — Special Thanks to[3] (as Yoshipon)
- Blue Seed: Kushinada Hirokuden (Saturn; 1995) — デザインチーフ[8] (as 吉田 徹)
- Sakura Taisen (Saturn; 1996) — グラフィックデザイナー[9] (as 吉田 徹)
- Hanagumi Taisen Columns (Saturn; 1997) — アートディレクター[10] (as 吉田 徹)
- Atsumare! Guru Guru Onsen (Dreamcast; 1999) — デザイナー (as 吉田 徹)
- Hanagumi Taisen Columns 2 (Dreamcast; 2000) — スペシャルゲームアドバイザー (as 吉田 徹)
- Skies of Arcadia (Dreamcast; 2000) — デザインサポート (as 吉田 徹)
- Skies of Arcadia (Dreamcast; 2000) — Design Support
- Sakura Taisen 3: Paris wa Moeteiru ka (Dreamcast; 2001) — チーフデザイナー (as 吉田 徹)
- 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)
- Online Games: Dai Guru Guru Onsen (PlayStation 2; 2002) — R&Dマネジメント (as 吉田 徹)
- Phantasy Star Collection (Game Boy Advance; 2002) — Supervisors[11] (as Tohru Yoshida)
- Shinobi (PlayStation 2; 2002) — SPECIAL THANKS (as 吉田 徹)
- Shinobi (PlayStation 2; 2002) (as Tohru Yoshida)
- Skies of Arcadia (GameCube; 2002) — Design Support
- Sakura Taisen: Atsuki Chishio Ni (PlayStation 2; 2003) — スペシャルサンクス (as 吉田 徹)
- Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 1: Phantasy Star Generation: 1 (PlayStation 2; 2003) — スペシャルサンクス (as 吉田 徹)
- Nightshade (PlayStation 2; 2003) — SEGA WOW (as 吉田 徹)
- Sakura Taisen V Episode 0: Kouya no Samurai Musume (PlayStation 2; 2004) — スペシャルサンクス (as 吉田 徹)
- Sakura Taisen 3: Paris wa Moeteiru ka (PlayStation 2; 2005) (as 吉田 徹)
- Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 17: Phantasy Star Generation: 2 (PlayStation 2; 2005) — パッケージ (as 吉田 徹)
- Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 32: Phantasy Star Complete Collection (PlayStation 2; 2008) — Software Package Illustration
- Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 32: Phantasy Star Complete Collection (PlayStation 2; 2008) — Special Thanks
- Sega Ages Phantasy Star (Nintendo Switch; 2018) — Special Thanks (as Tohru Yoshida)
- Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Mega Mix+ (Steam; 2022) — Web (as Tohru Yoshida)
- Sonic X Shadow Generations (PlayStation 5; 2024) — Marketing Supervision
- Sonic X Shadow Generations (Xbox One; 2024) — Marketing Supervision
- Sonic X Shadow Generations (Nintendo Switch; 2024) — Marketing Supervision
Hardware
- Mega Drive Mini (Mega Drive; 2019) — Web Design (as Tohru Yoshida)
- Mega Drive Mini 2 (Mega Drive; 2022) — Web Design (as Tohru Yoshida)
- Tougi Ou King Colossus — (1992) Art Director, Graphics Designed by, Written by
- Sakura Taisen (Dreamcast Version) (1999) — Special Game Advisor
- Sakura Taisen 3 (2001)
- Phantasy Star Collection (2002) — Supervisor (Overworks) (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
References
- ↑ File:Phantasy Star II MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Phantasy Star III MD credits.pdf
- ↑ Jump up to: 3.0 3.1 File:16t MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Riddle Wired MD credits.png
- ↑ Jump up to: 5.0 5.1 5.2 File:Tougi Ou King Colossus MD credits.pdf
- ↑ Jump up to: 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 File:Phantasy Star Sennenki no Owari ni MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Psiv md us manual.pdf, page 42
- ↑ File:Blue Seed Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Sakura Taisen Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Hanagumi Taisen Columns Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Phantasy Star Collection GBA manual.pdf, page 19