Square Enix Image Studio Division

Square Enix Image Studio Division (Japanese: 株式会社スクウェア・エニックス イメージ・スタジオ部, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Sukuwea Enikkusu imēji Sutajio Bu) (formerly Visual Works and Image Arts), is a Japan-based CGI animation studio dedicated towards creating video game cut scenes and full-length feature films for Square Enix.

Visual Works are assisting Square Enix with the lighting and cinematic direction of the Kingdom Hearts franchise for the high definition entries.

The Image Arts Division, whose core staff includes members from the team that created the Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV, has meanwhile engaged in research and development into high-end visual expression with a focus on real-time graphics.

[9] Previous demonstrations had been done with Visual Works employees ideas, but Square Enix president Yosuke Matsuda suggested making a demo based on this female character.

[9] Starting only with the concept of "a woman with an eyepatch", Visual Works then expanded the world around her to give the character a lot of detail, the kind that would impress prospective game developers.