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Shinji Hashimoto (橋本 真司, Hashimoto Shinji?) is an executive officer, a member of the board of directors, and the executive director of Square Enix. He is also the brand manager of the Final Fantasy series and the general manager of Media & Arts Business Division. He was the business executive of Business Division 3.
Previously working for Bandai, he joined Square in 1995 and he is currently in charge of the business and marketing aspects of the Final Fantasy series. More recently, he's also served as the executive producer of a number of Final Fantasy games. He is the producer of Final Fantasy XV (2016), which will make it his first solo Final Fantasy production since Final Fantasy VIII (1999).
Works within the series
Game | Release | Work |
---|---|---|
Final Fantasy VII | 1997 | Publicity Producer |
Chocobo no Fushigi na Dungeon | 1998 | Producer |
Chocobo Racing | 1999 | Producer |
Final Fantasy VIII | 1999 | Producer |
Final Fantasy IX | 2000 | Producer (with Hironobu Sakaguchi) |
Final Fantasy X | 2001 | Sales & Marketing Producer |
Final Fantasy X-2 | 2003 | Sales & Marketing Producer |
Before Crisis -Final Fantasy VII- | 2004 | Sales & Marketing Senior Vice President |
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children | 2005 | Producer (with Yoshinori Kitase) |
Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII- | 2006 | Sales & Marketing Senior Vice President |
Final Fantasy XII | 2006 | Sales & Marketing Senior Vice President |
Final Fantasy V Advance | 2006 | Executive Producer |
Final Fantasy VI Advance | 2006 | Executive Producer |
Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales | 2006 | Executive Producer |
Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings | 2007 | Sales & Marketing Senior Vice President |
Final Fantasy XII International Zodiac Job System | 2007 | Sales & Marketing Senior Vice President |
Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII- | 2007 | Sales & Marketing Senior Vice President |
Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon | 2007 | Executive Producer |
Dissidia Final Fantasy | 2008 | Executive Producer |
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete | 2009 | Producer (with Yoshinori Kitase and Ichiro Hazama) |
Final Fantasy XIII | 2009 | Executive Producer |
Final Fantasy XIV 1.0 | 2010 | Sales & Marketing Senior Vice President |
Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy | 2011 | Executive Producer |
Final Fantasy Type-0 | 2011 | Executive Producer |
Final Fantasy XIII-2 | 2011 | Executive Producer |
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy | 2012 | Executive Producer |
Final Fantasy: All The Bravest | 2013 | Executive Producer |
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn | 2013 | Special Thanks |
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII | 2013 | Executive Producer |
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call | 2014 | Executive Producer |
Final Fantasy Type-0 HD | 2015 | Executive Producer |
Dissidia Final Fantasy (Arcade) | 2015 | Executive Producer |
World of Final Fantasy | 2016 | Producer |
Final Fantasy XV | 2016 | Producer |
Final Fantasy VII Remake | 2020 | Executive Producer |
In-game appearances
Final Fantasy Type-0
Hashimoto appears as a Support Personnel of Akademeia, named "Hashimoto Meijin". He shares the character model with Eight.
Trivia
- Cloud Strife from Final Fantasy VII and Squall Leonhart from Final Fantasy VIII are Hashimoto's favorite characters in the series.[1]