Katsura Hashino

Katsura Hashino (Japanese: 橋野 桂) is a Japanese video game director and producer, best known for working on the Persona role-playing game series by Atlus. From 2006 to 2016, Hashino served as director of P-Studio, an internal team at Atlus that manages the Persona series. Following the release of Persona 5 (2016), Hashino departed P-Studio to establish Studio Zero, another development team at Atlus responsible for original projects adjacent from the Megami Tensei franchise.

This article is about the video game developer. For the manga artist, see Katsura Hoshino.
Katsura Hashino
橋野 桂
NationalityJapanese
Occupation(s)Game director and producer
Years active1994–present
EmployerAtlus
Notable workPersona series
TitleStudio Zero Director

Career

Hashino made his debut as a director with the 1999 Dreamcast game, Maken X.[1] He has directed or produced several games in the Megami Tensei and Persona series.[2] In addition to Persona, Hashino was the director and producer on Catherine in 2011.[3] In 2017, Hashino formed a new internal division at Atlus called Studio Zero, beginning work on a new game titled Project Re Fantasy.[4][5]

Works
Year Title Role
1994 Shin Megami Tensei If... Game designer
1995 Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner
1997 Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
1999 Maken X Director
2001 Maken Shao: Demon Sword
2003 Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne
2004 Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga Director, producer
2005 Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 2 Producer
Trauma Center: Under the Knife
2006 Trauma Center: Second Opinion
Persona 3 Director, producer
2007 Etrian Odyssey Special advisor
Persona 3 FES Director, producer
Trauma Center: New Blood Development manager
2008 Etrian Odyssey II Special advisor
Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2 Development manager
Persona 4 Director, producer, original story
Devil Summoner 2: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon Supervisor
2009 Persona 3 Portable Producer
2011 Catherine Director, producer, original story
Persona 4 Golden Producer
2012 Persona 4 Arena
2013 Dragon's Crown
Persona 4 Arena Ultimax
2014 Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth
2015 Persona 4: Dancing All Night
2016 Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir General producer
Persona 5 Director, producer, original story
2019 Catherine: Full Body Producer
TBA Project Re Fantasy Director, producer[6]

References
  1. "橋野 桂 [プロデューサー&ゲームディレクター] | スタッフ Voice". 2015-05-30. Archived from the original on 2015-05-30. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  2. "Precious Moments, Hype and High School: A Conversation with 'Persona 5' Director Katsura Hashino". Waypoint. 2017-04-04. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  3. "Catherine is twenty-hours long, has multiple endings - Gematsu". Gematsu. 2010-08-27. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  4. "Longtime Persona director hands off series after more than a decade". Polygon. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  5. Stenbuck, Kite. "Katsura Hashino gives more insights on Project Re FANTASY in Dengeki interview | RPG Site". www.rpgsite.net. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  6. Romano, Sal. "Katsura Hashino comments on Project Re Fantasy at TGS 2018". Gematsu. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
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