Toshio Murouchi, also known by the moniker Foxclon, is the general manager of Square Enix's Community & Service Division, and the Global Community Producer for Final Fantasy XI and Final Fantasy XIV.
Background[]
Before transferring to Square, Murouchi worked on the Japanese GM team for Ultima Online. Murouchi worked together with Global Online Producer Sage Sundi to create the online game management team for Final Fantasy XI.[1]
As Global Community Producer for Final Fantasy XIV, Murouchi makes official appearances alongside Naoki Yoshida for the Letter from the Producer LIVE broadcasts and Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival events. He is the host of Mister Foxclon's Neighborhood, a community stream which focuses on housing tours and viewing the housing designs of the player community.[2]
Works in the Final Fantasy series[]
| Title | Role | Release |
|---|---|---|
| Final Fantasy XI | European Online Producer Global Community Producer |
2006 |
| Final Fantasy XIV Online | Global Community Producer | 2010 |
| Final Fantasy II (iOS) | Manager | 2010 |
| Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection | Manager | 2011 |
| Final Fantasy III (iOS) | Manager | 2011 |
| Final Fantasy Dimensions | Community & Service Manager | 2012 |
| Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII | Senior Manager | 2013 |
| Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Realm Reborn | Global Community Producer | 2013 |
| Final Fantasy XI Online: Ultimate Collection - Seekers Edition | Global Community Producer | 2013 |
| Final Fantasy V (iOS) | Manager | 2013 |
| Final Fantasy III (Steam) | Senior Manager | 2014 |
| Final Fantasy Type-0 HD | Manager | 2015 |
| Final Fantasy IV: The After Years (Steam) | Senior Manager | 2015 |
| Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster (Steam) | Senior Manager | 2016 |
| Final Fantasy XV | Community & Service Division | 2016 |
| Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood | Global Community Producer | 2017 |
| Final Fantasy Dimensions II | General Manager | 2017 |
| Final Fantasy XV Pocket Edition | Community & Service Division | 2018 |
| Dissidia Final Fantasy NT | General Manager | 2018 |
| Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers | Global Community Producer | 2019 |
| Final Fantasy VII Remake | General Manager (Community & Service Division) | 2020 |
| Final Fantasy VII The First Soldier | General Manager (Community & Service Division) | 2021 |
| Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker | Global Community Producer | 2021 |
| Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin | General Manager (Community & Service Division) | 2022 |
| Theatrhythm Final Bar Line | General Manager (Community & Service Division) | 2023 |
| Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail | Global Community Producer | 2024 |
In-game appearances[]
Final Fantasy XIV[]
Toshio Murouchi in Final Fantasy XIV, during The Rising 2015 event.
Greetings, I'm Toshio Murouchi from the Community Team. When people ask, that's how I explain my position, but I also do a lot of work for the operations and marketing teams.
Toshio Murouchi
Toshio Murouchi appeared as an NPC during the 2015 The Rising event, in the Developer's Office known as the Eighteenth Floor. When spoken to by the Adventurer, he would express his amazement that they were already celebrating two years since the launch of A Realm Reborn and noted that they had travelled all over the world for various game related events, exclaiming that in the previous twelve months he'd flown 154,750 kilometers, though his amazement at that wouldn't stop him from flying in the next twelve months for the fans of the game. Toshi then said that he needed to start planning for the next Fan Festival.
References[]
- ↑ Square Enix (2022, November 9). WE GREW VANA'DIEL: Toshio Murouchi. Final Fantasy XI - WE ARE VANA'DIEL 20th Anniversary Commemorative Website. Archived from the original on November 25, 2024.
- ↑ Square Enix (2023, March 31). Mister Foxclon's Neighborhood Ep. 1 Recap. Final Fantasy XIV Official Blog. Archived from the original on November 25, 2024.