Katsura Hashino(Japanese:Kiều dã quế,Hepburn:Hashino Katsura)is a Japanesevideo game directorand producer, best known for working on thePersonarole-playing game series byAtlus.From 2006 to 2016, Hashino served as director ofP-Studio,an internal team at Atlus that developed thePersonaseries. Following the release ofPersona 5(2016), Hashino departed P-Studio to establishStudio Zero,another development team at Atlus focused on the creation of a new IP.

Katsura Hashino
Kiều dã quế
NationalityJapanese
Occupations
Years active1994–present
EmployerAtlus
Notable workMegami Tenseiseries
Personaseries
TitleFounder,Studio Zero

Career

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Hashino made his directorial debut withMaken X(1999).[1]He has since directed or produced several games in theMegami TenseiandPersonaseries.[2]In addition toPersona,Hashino directed and produced onCatherine(2011).[3]Hashino formed a new internal division at Atlus in 2017 calledStudio Zero,with their first release being a port ofCatherinewith additional content,Catherine: Full Body(2019). The studio's first original game is the fantasy role-playingMetaphor: ReFantazio(2024).[4][5]

Works

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Year Title Role
1994 Shin Megami Tensei If... Game design
1995 Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner
1997 Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
1999 Maken X Director
2001 Maken Shao: Demon Sword
2003 Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Director, supervisor
2004 Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga Planning director, producer
2005 Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 2 Producer
Trauma Center: Under the Knife Original plot, producer
2006 Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. the Soulless Army Producer
Persona 3 Director, producer
Trauma Center: Second Opinion Producer
2007 Etrian Odyssey Special advisor
Persona 3 FES Director, producer
Trauma Center: New Blood Development manager
2008 Etrian Odyssey II Special advisor
Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2 Development manager
Persona 4 Director, producer
Devil Summoner 2: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon Supervisor
2009 Persona 3 Portable Producer
2011 Catherine Director, producer, lyrics
Persona 4 Golden Original story, game design, creative producer
2012 Persona 4 Arena Game design, creative producer
2013 Dragon's Crown General producer
Persona 4 Arena Ultimax Game design, producer
2014 Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth Producer
2015 Persona 4: Dancing All Night
2016 Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir General producer
Persona 5 Director, producer
2018 Dragon's Crown Pro General producer
2019 Catherine: Full Body Producer
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim Development support
2024 Metaphor: ReFantazio Director, creative producer, original story concept

References

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  1. ^"Kiều dã quế [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 fromthe originalon 2015-05-30.Retrieved2018-05-04.
  2. ^"Precious Moments, Hype and High School: A Conversation with 'Persona 5' Director Katsura Hashino".Waypoint.2017-04-04.Retrieved2018-05-04.
  3. ^"Catherine is twenty-hours long, has multiple endings - Gematsu".Gematsu.2010-08-27.Retrieved2018-05-04.
  4. ^"Longtime Persona director hands off series after more than a decade".Polygon.Retrieved2018-05-04.
  5. ^Vitale, Adam."Atlus reveals Metaphor: ReFantazio for Xbox Series X|S and Windows PC, set to launch in 2024".RPG Site.Retrieved11 June2023.