Tetsuya Nomura
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| Tetsuya Nomura | |
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| Born | 8 October 1970 (Kōchi Prefecture) |
| Japanese name | 野村 哲也 |
| Gender | Male |
| Role | Character designer |
| Affiliations | Square Enix (1991-present) |
| Contributions | Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Torna ~ The Golden Country |
Tetsuya Nomura is an artist and story-teller known for working on the Final Fantasy game series, as well as the creator and director of the Kingdom Hearts series. Nomura was the designer for the Torna characters in Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and Torna ~ The Golden Country.
Relevance to the Xeno series[edit]
Xenoblade Chronicles 2[edit]
Torna ~ The Golden Country[edit]
- Main character designer
- Jin
- Malos
Relevance in other media[edit]
Only the most famous games and his most important works are listed.
| Year | Title | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Final Fantasy VII | Character designer, battle visual director, original story writer |
| 2001 | Final Fantasy X | Character designer |
| 2002 | Kingdom Hearts | Director, concept designer, main character designer, story writer, storyboard designer, 2D artist |
| 2003 | Final Fantasy X-2 | Main character designer |
| 2004 | Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories | Director, concept designer, character designer, story writer, scenario supervisor, 2D artist |
| 2005 | Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children | Director, character designer, lyricist |
| Kingdom Hearts II | Director, concept designer, character designer, story writer | |
| 2006 | Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII | Character designer |
| Dirge of Cerberus Lost Episode: Final Fantasy VII | Character designer | |
| 2007 | Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories | Director, concept designer, scenario supervisor, character designer, story writer, 2D artist |
| The World Ends With You | Creative producer, character designer, 2D artist | |
| Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII | Creative producer, main character art designer | |
| 2008 | Kingdom Hearts coded | Director, concept designer, character designer, story, 2D artist |
| Dissidia Final Fantasy | Creative producer, character designer | |
| 2009 | Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days | Director, concept designer, character designer, story writer, 2D artist, scriptwriter |
| 2010 | Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep | Director, concept designer, character designer, story writer, 2D artist |
| Kingdom Hearts Re:coded | Director, concept designer, character designer, story writer, 2D artist | |
| 2012 | Theatrhythm Final Fantasy | Creative Producer |
| Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance | Director, concept designer, character designer, story writer, 2D artist | |
| 2013 | Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMix | Director, concept designer, character designer, story writer, 2D artist |
| Kingdom Hearts χ | Director, concept designer, character designer, story writer, 2D artist | |
| 2014 | Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix | Director, concept designer, character designer, story writer, 2D artist |
| 2015 | Kingdom Hearts Union χ | Director, concept designer, character designer, story, 2D artist |
| 2016 | Final Fantasy XV | Original concept designer, character designer, lyricist |
| 2017 | Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue | Director, concept designer, character designer, story writer, 2D artist |
| 2019 | Kingdom Hearts III | Director, concept designer, character designer, story writer, 2D artist |
| 2020 | Final Fantasy VII Remake | Director, concept designer |
| Kingdom Hearts Dark Road | Director, concept designer, character designer, story writer, 2D artist | |
| Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory | Director, concept designer, character designer, story writer, 2D artist | |
| 2021 | Neo: The World Ends with You | Creative producer, character designer, 2D artist |
| 2022 | Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion | Creative director, character designer, story writer, lyricist |
| 2023 | Theatrhythm Final Bar Line | Creative director |
| Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis | Creative director | |
| Super Mario RPG | Character supervisor | |
| 2024 | Final Fantasy VII Rebirth | Creative director |
| TBA | Kingdom Hearts IV | Director, concept designer, character designer, story writer, 2D artist |
| Cancelled | Kingdom Hearts Missing-Link | Director, concept designer, character designer, story writer, 2D artist |
Gallery[edit]
Nomura close-up, highlighting his earrings
Nomura in an interview
Nomura with a Kingdom Hearts 1.5 ReMix poster behind
Nomura in the lates 2000s
Nomura with Sakaguchi, the Final Fantasy creator
Young Nomura with blonde hair
Nomura in 2001
