Akihiko Matsui

Akihiko Matsui is a battle system designer, director, and producer who has worked for first Squaresoft and later Square Enix for over twenty years.

BiographyEdit

Matsui started working at Squaresoft as a debugger on Final Fantasy III (1990). He became a minor employee on the Final Fantasy IV (1991) team, making memory maps and having an influence on Edward Chris von Muir's character development. He directed Chrono Trigger (1995) with Yoshinori Kitase and Takashi Tokita. He is the current producer of Final Fantasy XI (2002), replacing Hiromichi Tanaka who resigned from the company. He was also the battle director of Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn (2013).

Works within the seriesEdit

TriviaEdit

• Akihiko Matsui makes a cameo appearance as an enemy in Final Fantasy IV. "He" can be found in the Developer's Room.

External linksEdit

• Akihiko Matsui on Wikipedia
• Akihiko Matsui's member profile on the official Final Fantasy XI forums (must be logged in to view)