After almost 30 years of good and faithful service, Shinji Hashimoto leaves the Japanese publishing house Square Enix.
Shinji Hashimoto, legendary producer at Square Enix, announces his departure: “Thank you for your support of the various licenses over the years. As the brand manager for Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts, I’ve had the opportunity to visit many events to meet all of you around the world. In recent years, physical activities have been suspended due to the coronavirus and under normal circumstances, I would like to visit everyone in person to express my gratitude directly, but unfortunately I had to choose these farewells there as I am unable to move.”
Shinji Hashimoto retired from Square Enix today and we’re very lucky to have received a video message from him.
Thank you for everything, @shinjihashimot3! 🎉 pic.twitter.com/LHowKYfgqX
The end of his adventure was prepared over the course of several months through Yoshinori Kitase’s transmission, although Hashimoto-Son retained the role of consultant: “Although I am retired as a fan of video games and entertainment, I will continue to enjoy this media and rest assured that I will continue to enjoy from Square Enix games as a fan. From now on, I am sure that it will be in different places, and my position may be different, but. .. please say hello when you see me there. I will also be happy to take pictures with all of you. Now, if I leave the company in a good mood, I will still be there and will participate in various projects, rest assured. To all gamers around the world, I hope you continue to support future Square Enix games. Thank you all.”
Final Fantasy story as presented by Shinji Hashimoto
