Hiromichi Tanaka
aka:
田中 弘道
Moby ID: 40523
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Hiromichi Tanaka is a Japanese video game developer, game producer, game director and game designer. He is currently Senior Vice President of Software Development at Square Enix.
In 1983, Tanaka dropped out of Yokohama National University along with Hironobu Sakaguchi to join Square Co., Ltd., a newly formed software branch of Denyuusha Software. He has been involved with programming many of their early games, and designing the first three Final Fantasy games, and directing and producing many other games after that.
He has risen through the ranks at Square very quickly and was responsible for Product Development at Square. He kept this role in the company even after the merger of Square and Enix.
He is best known as the Lead Developer of Final Fantasy XI Online, Square Enix's first massively multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG).
Credited on 41 games
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| Jet Dragon (2023, iPad) | Special Thanks |
| Final Fantasy VI (2022, Windows) | Special Thanks |
| Final Fantasy V (2021, Windows) | Special Thanks |
| Final Fantasy IV (2021, Windows) | Special Thanks |
| Final Fantasy III (2021, Windows) | Special Thanks |
| Final Fantasy (2021, Windows) | Special Thanks |
| Final Fantasy II (2021, Windows) | Special Thanks |
| Trials of Mana (2020, PlayStation 4) | Original Director |
| Secret of Mana (2018, PlayStation 4) | Original Producer |
| Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy - Curtain Call (2014, Nintendo 3DS) | Special Thanks |
| Final Fantasy XI Online: Ultimate Collection - Seekers Edition (2013, Windows) | Special Thanks |
| Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy (2012, Nintendo 3DS) | Special Thanks |
| Final Fantasy III (2011, iPhone) | Director & Supervisor |
| Dissidia 012 [duodecim] Final Fantasy (2011, PSP) | Special Thanks |
| Secret of Mana (2010, iPhone) | Executive Producer |
| Final Fantasy XIV Online (2010, Windows) | Producer |
| Threads of Fate (2010, PlayStation 3) | Producer |
| Final Fantasy II (2010, iPhone) | Supervisor |
| Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light (2009, Nintendo DS) | Special Thanks |
| Dissidia: Final Fantasy (2008, PSP) | Special Thanks |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 27 games with Reiko Kondo
- 26 games with Koichi Ishii
- 25 games with Nobuo Uematsu
- 24 games with Akitoshi Kawazu
- 23 games with Yutaka Sano
- 23 games with Yukihiro Shibuya
- 21 games with Yoshitaka Amano
- 20 games with Takashi Tokita
- 20 games with Hideyuki Kato
- 19 games with Shinji Hashimoto
Companies
- 23 games with Square Co., Ltd.
- 21 games with Square Enix Co., Ltd.
- 19 games with Square Enix, Inc.
- 11 games with Tose Co., Ltd.
- 8 games with Matrix Software
- 7 games with Valve Corporation
- 6 games with Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.
- 6 games with Unity Technologies ApS
- 6 games with Scenario Technology Mikagami Ltd.
- 6 games with PTW Canada Solutions, Inc.
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