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Toshiyuki Itahana, one of the main character designers on Final Fantasy IX, as well as the character designer on the Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles and Chocobo series, has left Square Enix to work ...

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Veteran Final Fantasy character designer Toshiyuki Itahana has officially left Square Enix. Itahana has worked at Square Enix for the last three decades, and while he's best known for being Final ...

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Coming into 2026, a veteran Square Enix character designer Toshiyuki Itahana has left the company. Best known as the character designer for Final Fantasy 9, Itahana worked at Square Enix for more than ...

Toshiyuki Itahana, character designer for Final Fantasy IX, has revealed in a message to fans that he has left Square Enix after more than 30 years with the publisher, having made the decision ...

Itahana specifically noted the idea of departing Square Enix came up as he contributed to the Final Fantasy IX 25th Anniversary Project, as new character art from the artist appeared online and was ...

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Toshiyuki Itahana, best known for his character design work on ‘Final Fantasy 9,’ has officially stepped away from Square Enix. Toshiyuki Itahana, key 'Final Fantasy' artist, announced departure from ...