Akihiko Yoshida

[3] In 1995, Yoshida joined Square and with each project he took on, he experimented with different styles of graphic design.

[5] For the game Tactics Ogre, pencil etchings and CG coloration were used together for the first time.

[4] The original tarot card illustrations for the game were done for dot graphics, and reflected a limited color index.

[6] In addition to his work in video games, Yoshida designed the original characters for the 2018 directorial debut film of screenwriter Mari Okada entitled Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms.

[7] He has been cited as a "fantastic" artist by Kotaku, and his work on Vagrant Story and Final Fantasy XII was called "brilliant" and "refined" by IGN.