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Yusuke Naora
Birthdate:
January 09, 1971
Birthplace:
Shimane Prefecture, Japan

Yusuke Naora (直良 有祐)

Art Director

Yusuke Naora is an art director and art supervisor and character designer for Square Enix. He went to vocational school to study art and illustration, after which he worked at a game company called Toaplan. Specializing in shooters, Toaplan was responsible for the infamous Zero Wing and the Engrish localization that gave rise to the "All Your Base" phenomenon.

Naora joined Square in 1993 as an art director for the Final Fantasy series. He served as art director for Final Fantasy VII , Final Fantasy VIII , and Final Fantasy X. He was the character designer for Front Mission 4 and Front Mission 5, and also acted as producer of the Code Age franchise. He uses Photoshop, and has been interviewed by Adobe on their Japanese website. Currently, Noara is working as art producer on The Last Remnant.

Source: ja.wikipedia.org

Creditscredited in 16 publications

Games

 
platform release role
Chrono Trigger (credits)snes27 Sep 1995USAField Graphic
One of fourteen artists
Code Age Commanders (credits)ps213 Oct 2005JapanProducer, Concept Art
Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII (credits)ps215 Aug 2006USAArt Supervisor
Final Fantasy Agito XIII (credits)mobileIn developmentJapanArt director
Final Fantasy VI (credits)snes20 Oct 1994USAField Graphic Designer
One of nine designers
Final Fantasy VII (credits)ps07 Sep 1997USAArt Director
Final Fantasy VIII (credits)ps09 Sep 1999USAArt Director
Final Fantasy X (credits)ps217 Dec 2001USAArt Director
One of two directors
Front Mission (credits)nds23 Oct 2007USACharacter Supervisor
Oversaw Front Mission 5 guest character design
Front Mission 4 (credits)ps215 June 2004USACharacter design
Front Mission 5 (credits)ps229 Dec 2005JapanCharacter Design
Romancing SaGa: Minstrel Song (credits)ps211 Oct 2005USAArt Director
The Bouncer (credits)ps206 Mar 2001USAArt Supervisor
The Last Remnant (credits)360In developmentUSAArt producer
Unlimited SaGa (credits)ps218 June 2003USAArt Director
Vagrant Story (credits)ps17 May 2000USAAccessories Designer
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Interviews

July 31, 2005Square Enix 2005: Yusuke Naora Interview

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