Tomoya Asano (浅野 智也, born 24 December 1978) is a Japanese game producer working for Square Enix as Studio Head on Creative Studio 5.
After graduating from Keio University Asano first joined Enix in 2001, before gaining a more prominent role within the company after its merger. He started off working on several titles before producing a few titles in the Final Fantasy series. After producing Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light, Asano and several members on his team went on to create a spiritual successor in Bravely Default.
In 2017 Asano was made head of his own business division in Square Enix, called Business Division 11 and focusing work on the Bravely series and new titles such as Octopath Traveler. The business division was later consolidated in 2019, following a restructure in the divisions of the company, with Business Division 6, 7 and 11 merging to create Creative Business Unit II. However, within Creative Business Unit II Asano and his team are known as Team Asano as they continue working on games similar to their previous creations.
In 2024 Asano was promoted as Studio Head in Creative Studio 5 and as an Executive Officer in the company.
Works YearTitleCredit(s)2001Minna de Quest: Nijiiro no YoruManagement producer2002Grandia XtremeAssistant producerRobot Alchemic DriveProducer2003Fullmetal Alchemist and the Broken Angel2004Fullmetal Alchemist 2: Curse of the Crimson Elixir2005Fullmetal Alchemist 3: Kami o Tsugu Shōjo2006Final Fantasy III (DS version)ProducerDawn of ManaCoordinator2007Final Fantasy IV (DS version)Producer2008Nanashi no GameCo-producer2009Fullmetal Alchemist: Prince of the DawnProducerNanashi no Game: MeCo-producerFinal Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of LightProducer, scenarioFullmetal Alchemist: Daughter of the DuskCo-producer2011Ikenie no YoruProducer2012Bravely DefaultProducer, concept2015Bravely Second: End LayerProducer, scenario2018Octopath TravelerProducer, concept2019Various DaylifeProducer2020Octopath Traveler: Champions of the ContinentProducer, original concept2021Bravely Default IIProducer, concept2022Triangle StrategyLive A Live (Remake)Producer2023Octopath Traveler II2024Dragon Quest III HD-2D RemakeExecutive producer2025Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D RemakeChief ProducerOctopath Traveler 0Producer, conceptBravely Default: Flying Fairy HD Remaster2026The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium TalesFinal Fantasy ResonanceExecutive Producer
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