Yoshinori Kitase

Japanese game director

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2025 Kitase serves as Head of Studio for SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered.
2024 Kitase worked as Square Enix special tester for Foamstars, became vice president for SaGa Emerald Beyond and Star Ocean: The Second Story R, and provided special thanks for Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail. He also became Head of Studio for Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven.
2024 Kitase will be the producer for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
2023 Serving as vice president, Kitase was involved with Theatrhythm Final Bar Line and Star Ocean: The Second Story R. He also provided special thanks for Final Fantasy XVI.
2023 Kitase served as executive producer for Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis
2022 Kitase continued his vice president role for multiple titles including Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin, Chrono Cross The Radical Dreamers Edition, Star Ocean: The Divine Force, and Tactics Ogre: Reborn. He was also executive officer for Romancing SaGa Minstrel Song Remastered.
2022 Kitase supervised Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster and served as executive producer for Chocobo GP and Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion
2021 As executive officer, Kitase oversaw SaGa Frontier Remastered. He also served as vice president for Neo: The World Ends with You and Dungeon Encounters, and provided special thanks for Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker.
2021 Kitase supervised multiple Pixel Remaster projects including Final Fantasy II, III, IV, V, and served as executive producer for Final Fantasy VII: The First Soldier
2020 Kitase took on the vice president role for Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition and Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory, and served as executive officer for Collection of SaGa.
2020 Kitase worked as producer for Final Fantasy VII Remake
2019 Kitase served as executive officer for Romancing SaGa 3 remaster and SaGa: Scarlet Grace Ambitions English Version, while providing special thanks for War of the Visions: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius. He also became vice president for Star Ocean: First Departure R.
2019 Yoshinori Kitase served as special thanks and supervisor for Final Fantasy VIII Remastered release
2018 Yoshinori Kitase provided special thanks for Dissidia Final Fantasy NT and Chrono Trigger Upgrade Version, and served as original game supervisor for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

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