Visions of Mana director joins Square Enix

Visions of Mana director joins Square Enix following layoffs at Ouka Studios
Visions of Mana is the latest game in the cult-favorite Mana series, and just one of the many JRPGs from Square Enix released in 2024. It earned mostly positive praise from longtime fans, but now the game director behind the title has announced that he's transitioning to a new role at Square Enix after leaving developer Ouka Studios behind.
Visions Of Mana Director Joins Square Enix After Leaving NetEase's Ouka Studios
Visions of Mana director Ryosuke Yoshida has announced that he left the NetEase-owned Ouka Studios at the end of October and has since taken up a position at Square Enix. Yoshida's formal departure follows a report from earlier this year that NetEase was cutting all but a handful of jobs at the development studio soon after Visions' release.
Visions of Mana Director Hired By Square Enix
Previously working at Netease-owned Ouka Studios, Visions of Mana director Ryosuke Yoshida is hired by Square Enix.
Visions of Mana Director Snapped Up by Square Enix Following Studio Cuts
Visions of Mana director Ryosuke Yoshida has announced that he left the NetEase-owned Ouka Studios on the 31st October, and that he's now working at Square Enix. Of course, Square Enix published Visions of Mana to begin with, so the move makes sense.
Visions of Mana director Ryosuke Yoshida leaves Ouka Studios, joins Square Enix
Ryosuke Yoshida, the director of the August 29-released Visions of Mana, has left the NetEase Games-owned developer Ouka Studios and joined Square Enix, he announced.
Vision of Mana director quits NetEase to join Square Enix
Visions of Mana director Ryosuke Yoshida has departed NetEase to assume a new position with Square Enix. In a statement on X/Twitter, Yoshida thanked NetEase and his development team for their support, but confirmed he quit the Chinese megacorp at the end of October and will join Square Enix in December.
Visions of Mana director leaves NetEase to join Square Enix
Although the Mana series is owned by Square Enix and it published Visions of Mana, it was developed by the NetEase-owned Ouka Studios. However, following the game’s release on August 29, it was reported that NetEase had “cut all but a handful of jobs” at Ouka and planned to close the studio.
Visions of Mana Director Joins Square Enix
The veteran director who helmed the 2024 action RPG Visions of Mana announces his move to the Japan-based gaming giant Square Enix.
Visions of Mana Director Quits NetEase Ouka Studios, Joins Square Enix
Visions of Mana director Ryosuke Yoshida has departed the game's development studio Ouka in order to join up with Square Enix.
Visions of Mana director Yoshida joins Square Enix
Visions of Mana's Ryosuke Yoshida is leaving Ouka Studios to join Square Enix. As announced by Ryosuke Yoshida himself, the director of Visions of Mana, a RPG game released in August of this year, is leaving Ouka Studios,
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