Yojiro Ogawa

Yojiro Ogawa
Date of birth: 1970-01-25 (age 54)
Employment history: Sega Enterprises (1995-04 – ) Divisions: Sega CS1 Sega Software R&D Dept. 8 Sonic Team Sega (?? – 2014-08) Divisions: Global Entertainment R&D Dept. 1 Sega CS1 Ryu ga Gotoku Studio DeNA (2014-09 – 2015-12) NC Japan (2016-01 – 2020-08) Konami Digital Entertainment (2020-09 – )
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
• 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 and the Black Knight (Wii; 2009) — Development Support
• 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
• Akadoko & Kimishine♥Ai no Densetsu CD♥ (CD; 2005) — 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)
• 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
• 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