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Yojiro Ogawa
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Date of birth: 1970-01-25 (age 54)
Role(s): Designer, director, producer

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Yojiro Ogawa (小川陽二郎) is a game planner. Joining Sega in 1995, he took part as a planner in games like Panzer Dragoon Saga, Sonic Adventure, and Phantasy Star Online. His directorial debut was Sonic Mega Collection, and he was in charge of worldbuilding and system design in Phantasy Star Online Episode 3 Card Revolution, in addition to being its director. He joined DeNA after leaving Sega and currently serves as producer of LIONSHIP STUDIO.

Production history

Games

Panzer Dragoon Saga (Saturn; 1998) — 原案/設定 (as 小川陽二郎)
Panzer Dragoon Saga (Saturn; 1998) — 企画 (as 小川陽二郎)
Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast; 1998) — Character game designers
Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast; 1998) — Field designers
ChuChu Rocket! (Dreamcast; 1999) — Puzzle Editors
Phantasy Star Online (Dreamcast; 2000) — Battle/Enemy
ChuChu Rocket! (Game Boy Advance; 2001) — Normal Puzzles^[1]
Phantasy Star Online Ver. 2 (Dreamcast; 2001) — Battle/Enemy
Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (GameCube; 2001) — Special Thanks
Sonic Mega Collection (GameCube; 2002) — Director^[2]
Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (GameCube; 2003) — Mission Mode Game Designers
Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (GameCube; 2003) — Minigame Collection Coordinators
Phantasy Star Online Episode III: C.A.R.D. Revolution (GameCube; 2003) — Director
Phantasy Star Online Episode III: C.A.R.D. Revolution (GameCube; 2003) — Game Design Staff
Feel the Magic: XY/XX (Nintendo DS; 2004) — Producer
Sonic Mega Collection Plus (PlayStation 2; 2004) — Director
Sonic Mega Collection Plus (Xbox; 2004) — Director
Sonic Gems Collection (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Producer
Sonic Gems Collection (GameCube; 2005) — Producer
Sonic the Hedgehog (PlayStation 3; 2006) — Special Thanks
Sonic the Hedgehog (Xbox 360; 2006) — Special Thanks
Sonic Mega Collection Plus (Windows PC; 2006) — Director
Sonic and the Secret Rings (Wii; 2007) — Creative Producer / Game Director
Sonic and the Secret Rings (Wii; 2007) — Game Designers
Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii; 2008) — Supervisors (Original Games)
The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return (Wii; 2008) — Producer
Sonic Unleashed (PlayStation 2; 2008) — Special Thanks
Sonic Unleashed (Wii; 2008) — Special Thanks
Sonic and the Black Knight (Wii; 2009) — Development Support
Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll (Wii; 2010) — Special Thanks
Kurohyou: Ryu ga Gotoku Shinshou (PlayStation Portable; 2010) — プロデューサー (as 小川陽二郎)
Super Monkey Ball 3D (Nintendo 3DS; 2011) — Special Thanks
Kurohyou 2: Ryu ga Gotoku Ashura Hen (PlayStation Portable; 2012) — プロデューサー (as 小川陽二郎)
Initial D: Perfect Shift Online (Nintendo 3DS; 2014) — Producer

Music

Let the Winds Blow Phantasy Star Online Episode III C.A.R.D. Revolution Original Sound Track (CD; 2003) — Game Director
Seven Rings in Hand: Sonic and the Secret Rings Original Sound Track (CD; 2007) — Creative Producer / Game Director^[3]

Sonic Adventure (1998) — Character Game Designer, Field Designer
Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (2001) — Special Thanks
Sonic Mega Collection (2002) — Director, Assistant Producer
Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (2003) — Mission Mode Game Designer, Minigame Collection Coordinator
Phantasy Star Online Episode 3 Card Revolution (2003) — Planning Director
Sonic Mega Collection Plus (2004) — Director, Assistant Producer
Puyo Puyo Fever 2 (2005) — Game Design Manager
Sonic Gems Collection (2005) — Producer
Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) — Special Thanks
Sonic and the Secret Rings (2007) — Producer, Director, Game Designer
Sonic Unleashed (2008) — Special Thanks
Sonic and the Black Knight (2009) — Development Support
Super Monkey Ball 3D (2010) — Special Thanks
Kurohyou: Ryu ga Gotoku Shinshou (2010) — Producer
Kurohyou 2: Ryu ga Gotoku Ashura Hen (2012) — Producer

Interviews

External Links

Yojiro Ogawa on Twitter

References

[:File:ChuChu_Rocket.21_GBA_credits.pdf_p-1] File:ChuChu Rocket! GBA credits.pdf

[:File:SonicMegaCollection_GC_US_Credits.pdf_p-2] File:SonicMegaCollection GC US Credits.pdf

[:File:SevenRingsInHand_CD_JP_booklet.pdf_p11-3] File:SevenRingsInHand CD JP booklet.pdf, page 11

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-{{sub-stub}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (小川 陽二郎) is a game planner. He was also a former producer within Sega involved in the ''[[:category:Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'', ''[[:category:Phantasy Star|Phantasy Star]]'', ''[[:category:Yakuza|Yakuza]]'' and ''[[:category:Panzer Dragoon|Panzer Dragoon]]'' franchises. He joined DeNA after leaving Sega.
+{{sub-stub}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (小川 陽二郎) is a game planner. Joining Sega in 1995, he took part as a planner in games like ''[[Panzer Dragoon Saga]]'', [[Sonic Adventure]], and [[Phantasy Star Online]]. His directorial debut was [[Sonic Mega Collection]], and he was in charge of worldbuilding and system design in ''[[Phantasy Star Online Episode 3 Card Revolution]]'', in addition to being its director. He joined DeNA after leaving Sega and currently serves as producer of LIONSHIP STUDIO.
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 * [http://cube.gamespy.com/articles/635/635878p1.html Yojiro Ogawa interview by GameSpy (July 22, 2005)]
 * [http://archive.videogamesdaily.com/features/sega_sonicteam_interview_feb07_p1.asp Yojiro Ogawa interview by Kikizo (February 20, 2007)]
+==External Links==
+[https://twitter.com/ogawayojiro Yojiro Ogawa on Twitter]
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