Kazushige Nojima
Kazushige Nojima | |
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野島 一成 | |
Born | writer | January 20, 1964
Years active | 1984–present |
Employers | (1994–2003) |
Kazushige Nojima (野島 一成, Nojima Kazushige, born January 20, 1964) is a Japanese
Biography
Kazushige Nojima first joined Japanese video game developer and publisher Data East.[2]
Square Co.
He joined Square in 1994. He began work on Final Fantasy VII after the main character settings were done, though Nojima considered this early in the process; he was still working on Bahamut Lagoon.
Nojima also wrote the mythology of Fabula Nova Crystallis, which has been used as the story foundation for all the titles within the series.[3] Nojima also wrote most of the Kingdom Hearts games.[4] He also wrote the scenario for Final Fantasy XV (Previously known as Versus XIII).[3]
Freelance
Kazushige Nojima left Square Enix in 2003 and founded Stellavista Ltd, a freelance scenario company.[5] He wrote the story for Sakura Note.[4] He also contributed some story concepts to the script of Final Fantasy XIII.[5] While developing the scenario for Glory of Heracles, Nojima took inspiration from the Fall of Troy and the Battle of Thermopylae.[6] Not many actual Greek locations were used, but locations derived from Greek mythology were.[6]
In 2011 Enterbrain announced on its Famitsu resource that a short anime and audio drama, based on a novel written by Kazushige Nojima, will be streamed with a name Busō Chūgakusei Basket Army (Armed Middle School Student Basket Army).[1][7][8]
Writing style and reception
Nojima has been called one of the "strongest voices" in the video game industry for his writing.[5] His stories have been noted for their complexity and fearlessness in delving into romantic plot lines.[5]
Works
Video games
- Tantei Jingūji Saburō: Kiken na Futari(1988) – Scenario writer
- Heracles no Eikō II: Titan no Metsubō(1989) – Scenario writer
- Tantei Jingūji Saburō: Toki no Sugiyuku mamani...(1991) – Scenario writer
- Heracles no Eikō III: Kamigami no Chinmoku(1992) – Scenario writer
- Heracles no Eikō IV: Kamigami kara no Okurimono(1994) – Director, scenario writer
- Bahamut Lagoon (1996) – Director
- Final Fantasy VII (1997) – Event planner, story
- Final Fantasy VIII (1999) – Scenario writer
- Final Fantasy X (2001) – Scenario writer[9]
- Kingdom Hearts (2002) – Scenario writer
- Final Fantasy X-2 (2003) – Scenario writer
- Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII (2004) – Scenario supervisor
- Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories (2004) – Scenario supervisor
- Kingdom Hearts II (2005) – Scenario writer
- Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (2007) – Scenario writer
- The Subspace Emissaryscenario writer
- Glory of Hercules (2008) – Scenario writer
- Sakura Note(2009) – Scenario writer
- Final Fantasy XIII (2009) – Scenario concept
- Last Ranker (2010) – Scenario writer
- Lord of Arcana (2010) – Original lyrics
- Black Rock Shooter: The Game (2011) – Scenario writer[1]
- Sol Trigger (2012) – Scenario writer
- Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster (2013) – Scenario writer, audio drama writer[10]
- Zodiac: Orcanon Odyssey (2015) – Scenario writer[11]
- Mobius Final Fantasy (2015) – Scenario writer[12][13]
- Dragon's Dogma Online (2015) – Scenario writer
- Final Fantasy XV (2016) – Original story plot[14]
- Itadaki Street: Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary(2017) – Scenario supervisor
- Dissidia Final Fantasy NT(2018) – Scenario concept
- Final Fantasy XV: Pocket Edition (2018) – Original story plot
- Kingdom Hearts III (2019) – Scenario supervisor
- Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020) – Story, scenario writer, lyricist[15]
- Astria Ascending (2021) – Story, scenario writer[16]
- Final Fantasy VII: The First Soldier (2021) – Scenario supervisor
- Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin (2022) – Story, scenario writer
- Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion (2022) – Scenario writer
- Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis (2023) – Story, scenario writer
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (2024) – Story, scenario writer
- Reynatis (2024) – Scenario writer
Novels
- Final Fantasy VII: On the Way to a Smile (2005-2009) – Writer
- Final Fantasy VII The Kids Are Alright: A Turks Side Story (2011) – Writer
- Final Fantasy X-2.5 ~Eien no Daishō~ (2013) – Writer
- Basket Army (2013) – Writer
- Final Fantasy VII Remake: Traces of Two Pasts (2021) – Writer
Film
- Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2005) – Scenario writer[7]
Anime
- Last Order: Final Fantasy VII (2005) – Story[7]
- Lupin the 3rd Part V (2018) – Episode 12 screenplay
References
- ^ a b c "Kingdom Hearts/Final Fantasy's Nojima Makes Short Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
- ^ "クリエイターズ・ファイル:『ファイナルファンタジーVII』『キングダムハーツ』などの野島一成氏". Gpara.com. July 20, 2004. Archived from the original on July 23, 2004. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
- ^ a b Anoop Gantayat (January 28, 2011). "Kitase and Toriyama Talk FFXIII-2 and Fabula Nova Crystallis". andraisang. Archived from the original on June 29, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2013.
- ^ 1UP.com. Archived from the originalon October 18, 2012. Retrieved February 27, 2013.
- ^ a b c d Bonnie Ruberg (January 1, 2012). "The Gamasutra 20: Top Game Writers". Gamasutra. Retrieved February 27, 2013.
- ^ a b RPGamer Staff (September 1, 2009). "RPGamer Feature - Glory of Heracles Interview". RPGamer. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved February 27, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Kingdom Hearts/BRS/FF Writer Nojima's New Work Previewed". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
- ^ "『武装中学生』のショートアニメとオーディオドラマの配信が決定――豪華キャストも判明 - ファミ通.com". ファミ通.com (in Japanese). Retrieved February 25, 2018.
- ^ Studio BentStuff. Final Fantasy X Ultimania Omega (in Japanese). Square Enix. pp. 191–193, 476.
- ^ Yin-Poole, Wesley (August 12, 2013). "Final Fantasy 10/10-2 HD Remaster's new 30 min audio episode revealed". Eurogamer. Retrieved September 3, 2013.
- ^ 2014-09-18, TGS 2014: Introducing Zodiac, a New JRPG for PS Vita, IGN
- ^ Square Enix (February 2017). Mobius Final Fantasy. Square Enix. Scene: Final Fantasy VII event credits.
- ^ Square Enix (July 2017). Mobius Final Fantasy. Square Enix. Scene: Chapter 8, Part 2 credits.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Final Fantasy XV - Episode 15 (END) - Final Boss & Endings". YouTube.
- ^ "Final Fantasy 7: Square Enix set to make story changes in PS4 remake". June 23, 2015.
- ^ "Astria Ascending, an RPG written by Kazushige Nojima, announced for PS5, PS4, and Switch [Update: First look]". March 24, 2021.
External links
- Kazushige Nojima at IMDb