Kouji Okada Explained

Kouji Okada
Native Name:岡田耕始
Birth Date:22 February 1964
Birth Place:Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan
Employer:Tecmo (1984–1986)
Atlus (1986–2003)
Gaia (2003–2010)
Occupation:Video game director, producer
Known For:Co-creating Megami Tensei and Persona

(born February 22, 1964) is a Japanese video game producer and director. Beginning his career in the early 1980s with stints at Universal Technos and Tecmo, Okada went on to become one of the founders of Atlus in 1986, as well as co-creating the Megami Tensei and Persona series of role-playing games.[1] After leaving Atlus in 2003, Okada formed the studio Gaia, which he led until its dissolution in 2010.[2]

Works

!Year!Title!Role
1987LabyrinthGame designer
Director
1990
1991Quiz Marugoto The WorldQuiz creation support
1992Shin Megami TenseiProgrammer
1994Shin Megami Tensei IIDirector
Shin Megami Tensei if...
1995
1996
1997
1998Producer
1999
Maken X
2000
2001Executive producer
2002Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children – Light Book and Dark BookProducer
2003
2004Executive producer
2006Producer
2007Folklore Creative producer
2008Producer

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Barnard . Peter . Shin Megami Tensei – 1992 Developer Interviews . Shumplations . 31 January 2024.
  2. Web site: Cozy Okada Lecture at Tokyo University on Megami Tensei and Shin Megami Tensei's Early Development History and Creative Philosophy. 2020-07-26. The Atlus Atlas. 2020-07-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20200726042810/https://www.atlusatlas.com/post/123902201178/cozy-okada-lecture-at-tokyo-university-on-megami. dead.