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Kazushige Nojima

April 21, 2023

Kazushige Nojima (野島 一成, Nojima Kazushige, born January 20, 1964 in Sapporo) is a Japanese video game writer. He is best known for writing several installments of Square Enix's Final Fantasy franchise—namely Final Fantasy VII and its spin-offs Advent Children and Crisis Core, Final Fantasy VIII, and Final Fantasy X and X-2—in addition to the Kingdom Hearts series,[1] the Glory of Heracles series, and the story to the Subspace Emissary mode in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Nojima also wrote the original lyrics of "Liberi Fatali" for Final Fantasy VIII and both "Suteki da Ne" and the "Hymn of the Fayth" for Final Fantasy X. He is also the founder of Stellavista Ltd.

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

Novels

  • Final Fantasy VII: On the Way to a Smile (2005-2009; as Writer)
  • Final Fantasy VII The Kids Are Alright: A Turks Side Story (2011; as Writer)
  • Final Fantasy X-2.5 ~Eien no Daishō~ (2013; as Writer)
  • Basket Army (2013; as Writer)
  • Final Fantasy VII Remake: Trace of Two Pasts (2021; as Writer)

Film

Anime

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kingdom Hearts/Final Fantasy's Nojima Makes Short Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  2. ^ "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. 2004-07-20. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
  3. ^ a b Anoop Gantayat (2011-01-28). . andraisang. Archived from the original on 2014-06-29. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
  4. ^ a b Gifford, Kevin (August 25, 2009). . 1UP.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
  5. ^ a b c d Bonnie Ruberg (2012-01-01). "The Gamasutra 20: Top Game Writers". Gamasutra. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
  6. ^ a b RPGamer Staff (2009-09-01). . RPGamer. Archived from the original on 2013-02-01. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
  7. ^ a b c "Kingdom Hearts/BRS/FF Writer Nojima's New Work Previewed". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  8. ^ "『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 2018-02-25.
  9. ^ Studio BentStuff. Final Fantasy X Ultimania Omega (in Japanese). Square Enix. pp. 191–193, 476.
  10. ^ Yin-Poole, Wesley (2013-08-12). "Final Fantasy 10/10-2 HD Remaster's new 30 min audio episode revealed". Eurogamer. Retrieved 2013-09-03.
  11. ^ 2014-09-18, TGS 2014: Introducing Zodiac, a New JRPG for PS Vita, IGN
  12. ^ Square Enix (February 2017). Mobius Final Fantasy. Square Enix. Scene: Final Fantasy VII event credits.
  13. ^ Square Enix (July 2017). Mobius Final Fantasy. Square Enix. Scene: Chapter 8, Part 2 credits.
  14. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the : "Final Fantasy XV - Episode 15 (END) - Final Boss & Endings". YouTube.
  15. ^ "Final Fantasy 7: Square Enix set to make story changes in PS4 remake". 23 June 2015.
  16. ^ "Astria Ascending, an RPG written by Kazushige Nojima, announced for PS5, PS4, and Switch [Update: First look]". 24 March 2021.

External links

  • Kazushige Nojima at IMDb

April 21, 2023
kazushige, nojima, 野島, 一成, nojima, kazushige, born, january, 1964, sapporo, japanese, video, game, writer, best, known, writing, several, installments, square, enix, final, fantasy, franchise, namely, final, fantasy, spin, offs, advent, children, crisis, core,. Kazushige Nojima 野島 一成 Nojima Kazushige born January 20 1964 in Sapporo is a Japanese video game writer He is best known for writing several installments of Square Enix s Final Fantasy franchise namely Final Fantasy VII and its spin offs Advent Children and Crisis Core Final Fantasy VIII and Final Fantasy X and X 2 in addition to the Kingdom Hearts series 1 the Glory of Heracles series and the story to the Subspace Emissary mode in Super Smash Bros Brawl Nojima also wrote the original lyrics of Liberi Fatali for Final Fantasy VIII and both Suteki da Ne and the Hymn of the Fayth for Final Fantasy X He is also the founder of Stellavista Ltd Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Square Co 1 2 Freelance 2 Writing style and reception 3 Works 3 1 Video Games 3 2 Novels 3 3 Film 3 4 Anime 4 References 5 External linksBiography EditKazushige Nojima first joined Japanese video game developer and publisher Data East 2 Square Co Edit 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 Edit 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 Chugakusei Basket Army Armed Middle School Student Basket Army 1 7 8 Writing style and reception EditNojima 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 EditVideo Games Edit Tantei Jinguji Saburō Kiken na Futari 1988 1989 as Scenario Writer Heracles no Eikō II Titan no Metsubō 1989 as Scenario Writer Tantei Jinguji Saburō Toki no Sugiyuku mamani 1991 as Scenario Writer Heracles no Eikō III Kamigami no Chinmoku 1992 as Scenario Writer Heracles no Eikō IV Kamigami kara no Okurimono 1994 as Scenario Writer and Director with Eiichi Nishiyama Bahamut Lagoon 1996 as Director Final Fantasy VII 1997 as Scenario Writer with Yoshinori Kitase Final Fantasy VIII 1999 as Scenario Writer Final Fantasy X 2001 as Scenario Writer with Daisuke Watanabe Motomu Toriyama and Yoshinori Kitase 9 Kingdom Hearts 2002 as Scenario Writer with Jun Akiyama and Daisuke Watanabe Final Fantasy X 2 2003 as Scenario Writer with Daisuke Watanabe Before Crisis Final Fantasy VII 2004 as Scenario Supervisor Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories 2004 as Scenario Supervisor Kingdom Hearts II 2005 as Scenario Writer Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII 2007 as Scenario Writer with Sachie Hirano Super Smash Bros Brawl 2008 as Scenario Writer for Adventure Mode The Subspace Emissary with Masahiro Sakurai Glory of Heracles 2008 as Scenario Writer Sakura Note 2009 as Scenario Writer Final Fantasy XIII 2009 as Scenario Concept Last Ranker 2010 as Scenario Writer Lord of Arcana 2010 as Original Lyrics Black Rock Shooter The Game 2011 as Scenario Writer 1 Sol Trigger 2012 as Scenario Writer Final Fantasy X X 2 HD Remaster 2013 Scenario Writer Audio Drama Writer 10 Zodiac 2015 as Scenario Writer 11 Mobius Final Fantasy 2015 2020 as Scenario Writer 12 13 Dragon s Dogma Online 2015 as Scenario Writer Final Fantasy XV 2016 as Original Story Plot 14 Itadaki Street Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary 2017 as Scenario Supervisor Dissidia Final Fantasy NT 2018 as Scenario Concept Final Fantasy XV Pocket Edition 2018 as Original Story Plot Kingdom Hearts III 2019 as Scenario Supervisor Final Fantasy VII Remake 2020 as Story and Scenario Writer Lyrics for Main Theme 15 Astria Ascending 2021 as Scenario Writer 16 Final Fantasy VII First Soldier 2021 as Scenario Supervisor Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin 2022 as Scenario and Story Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII Reunion 2022 as Scenario Writer Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis TBA as Scenario Writer Final Fantasy VII Rebirth TBA as Scenario Writer Novels Edit Final Fantasy VII On the Way to a Smile 2005 2009 as Writer Final Fantasy VII The Kids Are Alright A Turks Side Story 2011 as Writer Final Fantasy X 2 5 Eien no Daishō 2013 as Writer Basket Army 2013 as Writer Final Fantasy VII Remake Trace of Two Pasts 2021 as Writer Film Edit Final Fantasy VII Advent Children 2005 as Scenario Writer 7 Anime Edit Last Order Final Fantasy VII 2005 as Story 7 Lupin the 3rd Part V 2018 as Screenplay for episode 12 References Edit a b c Kingdom Hearts Final Fantasy s Nojima Makes Short Anime Anime News Network Retrieved 2018 02 25 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 2004 07 20 Retrieved 2013 04 16 a b Anoop Gantayat 2011 01 28 Kitase and Toriyama Talk FFXIII 2 and Fabula Nova Crystallis andraisang Archived from the original on 2014 06 29 Retrieved 2013 02 27 a b Gifford Kevin August 25 2009 Sakura Note Lands on DS 1UP com Archived from the original on October 18 2012 Retrieved 2013 02 27 a b c d Bonnie Ruberg 2012 01 01 The Gamasutra 20 Top Game Writers Gamasutra Retrieved 2013 02 27 a b RPGamer Staff 2009 09 01 RPGamer Feature Glory of Heracles Interview RPGamer Archived from the original on 2013 02 01 Retrieved 2013 02 27 a b c Kingdom Hearts BRS FF Writer Nojima s New Work Previewed Anime News Network Retrieved 2018 02 25 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 2018 02 25 Studio BentStuff Final Fantasy X Ultimania Omega in Japanese Square Enix pp 191 193 476 Yin Poole Wesley 2013 08 12 Final Fantasy 10 10 2 HD Remaster s new 30 min audio episode revealed Eurogamer Retrieved 2013 09 03 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 amp Endings YouTube Final Fantasy 7 Square Enix set to make story changes in PS4 remake 23 June 2015 Astria Ascending an RPG written by Kazushige Nojima announced for PS5 PS4 and Switch Update First look 24 March 2021 External links EditKazushige Nojima at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kazushige Nojima amp oldid 1128719013, 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