Katsura Hashino
Katsura Hashino | |
|---|---|
橋野 桂 | |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation(s) | Game director and producer |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Employer | Atlus |
| Notable work | Persona series |
| Title | Studio Zero Director |
Katsura Hashino (Japanese: 橋野 桂) is a Japanese video game director and producer, best known for working on the Persona role-playing game series by Atlus. From 2006 to 2016, Hashino served as director of P-Studio, an internal team at Atlus that manages the Persona series. Following the release of Persona 5 (2016), Hashino departed P-Studio to establish Studio Zero, another development team at Atlus responsible for original projects adjacent from the Megami Tensei franchise.
Career
Hashino made his debut as a director with the 1999 Dreamcast game, Maken X.[1] He has directed or produced several games in the Megami Tensei and Persona series.[2] In addition to Persona, Hashino was the director and producer on Catherine in 2011.[3] In 2017, Hashino formed a new internal division at Atlus called Studio Zero, beginning work on a new game titled Project Re Fantasy.[4][5]
Works
References
- ^ "橋野 桂 [プロデューサー&ゲームディレクター] | スタッフ Voice". 2015-05-30. Archived from the original on 2015-05-30. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
- ^ "Precious Moments, Hype and High School: A Conversation with 'Persona 5' Director Katsura Hashino". Waypoint. 2017-04-04. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
- ^ "Catherine is twenty-hours long, has multiple endings - Gematsu". Gematsu. 2010-08-27. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
- ^ "Longtime Persona director hands off series after more than a decade". Polygon. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
- ^ Stenbuck, Kite. "Katsura Hashino gives more insights on Project Re FANTASY in Dengeki interview | RPG Site". www.rpgsite.net. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
- ^ Romano, Sal. "Katsura Hashino comments on Project Re Fantasy at TGS 2018". Gematsu. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
