Toru Yoshida

Toru Yoshida

Employment history: Sega Enterprises Divisions: Sega R&D 2 Sega CS1 Sega Software R&D Dept. 7 Overworks Sega WOW Sega Divisions: Global Entertainment R&D Dept. 2 Mobile Phone Contents Development Dept.
Role(s): Artist, Designer, Manager

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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 divisions with Mobile Phone Contents Development Dept. and Sega Networks, he has been a design team leader there.

Career

Toru Yoshida joined Sega after 4 years in college, unable to get a job appointment. He was desperate for any opportunity where he would be an illustrator, and stumbled upon an orientation meeting at Sega's Hokkaido office. He originally submitted to work in marketing, as he didn't know the company very well, not knowing home consoles other than the Famicom existed..^[4]

Production history

Super Thunder Blade (Mega Drive; 1988) — Art Designer^[5] (as Yoshibon)
Phantasy Star II (Mega Drive; 1989) — Character Design^[6] (as Yoshibon)
Ghouls'n Ghosts (Mega Drive; 1989) — Graphics
Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom (Mega Drive; 1990) — Special Thanks^[7] (as Yoshibon)
Phantasy Star II: Shilka's Adventure (Mega Drive; 1990) — Artist
16t (Mega Drive; 1991) — Special Thanks to^[8] (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
Riddle Wired (Mega Drive; 1991) — And Special Thanks^[9] (as Yoshibon)
Phantasy Star II: Nei's Adventure (Mega Drive; 1991) — Artist
Tougi Ou King Colossus (Mega Drive; 1992) — Written by^[10] (as Yoshibon)
Tougi Ou King Colossus (Mega Drive; 1992) — Art Directed By^[10] (as Yoshibon)
Tougi Ou King Colossus (Mega Drive; 1992) — Graphics Designed By^[10] (as Yoshibon)
Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium (Mega Drive; 1993) — Original Story Plan^[11] (as 吉田徹)
Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium (Mega Drive; 1993) — Monster Graphic Design^[11] (as 吉田徹)
Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium (Mega Drive; 1993) — Character Design^[11] (as 吉田徹)
Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium (Mega Drive; 1993) — Map Design^[11] (as 吉田徹)
Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium (Mega Drive; 1993) — Object Design^[11] (as 吉田徹)
Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium (Mega Drive; 1993) — Visual Event Plan^[11] (as 吉田徹)
Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium (Mega Drive; 1993) — Visual Event Graphic^[11] (as 吉田徹)
Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium (Mega Drive; 1993) — Direction^[11] (as 吉田徹)
Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium (Mega Drive; 1993) — Directors^[12] (as Tohru Yoshida)
Game no Kanzume Vol. 2 (Mega-CD; 1994) — Special Thanks to^[8] (as Yoshipon)
Sakura Taisen (Saturn; 1996) — グラフィックデザイナー^[13] (as 吉田徹)
Hanagumi Taisen Columns (Saturn; 1997) — アートディレクター^[14] (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
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)
Sakura Taisen 4: Koi Seyo, Otome (Dreamcast; 2002) — アートコーディネーター (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^[15] (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
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
Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love (Wii; 2010) — Special Thanks (as Yoshida Tohru)
Sega Ages Phantasy Star (Nintendo Switch; 2018) — Special Thanks (as Tohru Yoshida)
Like a Dragon: Ishin! (PlayStation 4; 2023) — PR Creative Design
Like a Dragon: Ishin! (PlayStation 5; 2023) — PR Creative Design
Like a Dragon: Ishin! (Xbox One; 2023) — PR Creative Design
Like a Dragon: Ishin! (Steam; 2023) — PR Creative Design

Hardware

Mega Drive Mini (Mega Drive; 2019) — Web Design (as Tohru Yoshida)
Mega Drive Mini 2 (Mega Drive; 2022) — Web Design (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)
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

Magazine articles

Main article: Toru Yoshida/Magazine articles.

Photographs

Main article: Photos of Toru Yoshida

References

↑ Harmony, "1993 2" (JP; 1993-02-01), page 25
↑ File:SegaAges2500V17_PS2_JP_Leaflet.PDF, page 2
↑ Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection
↑ PHANTA! Phantasy Star 30th Anniversary Cosplay Book + Developer Interview Supplement, Pg. 30
↑ File:Super Thunder Blade MD credits.pdf
↑ File:Phantasy Star II MD credits.pdf
↑ File:Phantasy Star III MD credits.pdf
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 File:16t MD credits.pdf
↑ File:Riddle Wired MD credits.png
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 ^10.2 File:Tougi Ou King Colossus MD credits.pdf
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 ^11.2 ^11.3 ^11.4 ^11.5 ^11.6 ^11.7 File:Phantasy Star Sennenki no Owari ni MD credits.pdf
↑ File:Psiv md us manual.pdf, page 42
↑ File:Sakura Taisen Saturn credits.pdf
↑ File:Hanagumi Taisen Columns Saturn credits.pdf
↑ File:Phantasy Star Collection GBA manual.pdf, page 19

[:File:Harmony_JP_116.pdf_p25-1] Harmony, "1993 2" (JP; 1993-02-01), page 25

[:File:SegaAges2500V17_PS2_JP_Leaflet.PDF_p2-2] File:SegaAges2500V17_PS2_JP_Leaflet.PDF, page 2

[3] Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection

[4] PHANTA! Phantasy Star 30th Anniversary Cosplay Book + Developer Interview Supplement, Pg. 30

[:File:Super_Thunder_Blade_MD_credits.pdf_p-5] File:Super Thunder Blade MD credits.pdf

[:File:Phantasy_Star_II_MD_credits.pdf_p-6] File:Phantasy Star II MD credits.pdf

[:File:Phantasy_Star_III_MD_credits.pdf_p-7] File:Phantasy Star III MD credits.pdf

[:File:16t_MD_credits.pdf_p-8] 8.0 ^8.1 File:16t MD credits.pdf

[:File:Riddle_Wired_MD_credits.png_p-9] File:Riddle Wired MD credits.png

[:File:Tougi_Ou_King_Colossus_MD_credits.pdf_p-10] 10.0 ^10.1 ^10.2 File:Tougi Ou King Colossus MD credits.pdf

[:File:Phantasy_Star_Sennenki_no_Owari_ni_MD_credits.pdf_p-11] 11.0 ^11.1 ^11.2 ^11.3 ^11.4 ^11.5 ^11.6 ^11.7 File:Phantasy Star Sennenki no Owari ni MD credits.pdf

[:File:Psiv_md_us_manual.pdf_p42-12] File:Psiv md us manual.pdf, page 42

[:File:Sakura_Taisen_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-13] File:Sakura Taisen Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:Hanagumi_Taisen_Columns_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-14] File:Hanagumi Taisen Columns Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:Phantasy_Star_Collection_GBA_manual.pdf_p19-15] File:Phantasy Star Collection GBA manual.pdf, page 19

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