In his more than 30 years of work with Square Enix, Itahana also defined the characters of Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles ...

Toshiyuki Itahana. best known for his character design work on 'Final Fantasy 9,' has officially stepped away from Square Enix.

Final Fantasy IX main character designer Toshiyuki Itahana announced he left Square Enix to work as a freelancer.

Final Fantasy 9 character designer, Toshiyuki Itahana, has announced he’s left Square Enix, after more than 30 years at the ...

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Of all the enemy characters that I designed for this game, the one I have the fondest memories of working on was Ardyn. When I started working on him, it was hard to figure out how his complex ...

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Kicking off the new year with some bittersweet news, legendary Final Fantasy character designer Toshiyuki Itahana has ...

Toshiyuki Itahana, an illustrator best known for his work as a character designer on Final Fantasy IX, has left Square Enix.

Toshiyuki Itahana, one of the main character designers on Final Fantasy IX, as well as the character designer on the Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles and Chocobo series, has left Square Enix to ...