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The World Ends with You Director Announces Departure From Square Enix

June 2, 2025 14 Min Read
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The Worlds Finish with You director Tatsuya Kando has introduced his departure from Sq. Enix. He labored on each title within the sequence, together with the newest entry, NEO: The World Ends with You, and likewise as animation supervisor on Kingdom Hearts 1-3, amongst different obligations for 29 years.

On Twitter, Kando stated, “This can be a private matter, however as of Could 31, I’ve left Sq. Enix. Over the previous 29 years, I’ve had the chance to work on many tasks, together with Remaining Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, and The World Ends with You, and the experiences I’ve gained are irreplaceable.

“The help from everybody who performed the video games has been extremely encouraging, and it served as a driving drive that pushed me ahead in improvement day by day. I’m deeply grateful. Thanks a lot!

“Going ahead, I’ll proceed doing my finest to create pleasing content material that brings smiles to everybody’s faces.” It’s unknown whether or not Kando will proceed his profession in one other firm, so keep tuned for additional updates.

NEO: The World Ends with You launched in July 2021 for PS4 and Nintendo Change, adopted by PC in September 2021. Regardless of strong crucial acclaim, Sq. Enix revealed that the motion RPG had carried out decrease than “preliminary expectations.”

The franchise has been on ice ever since with no indication of follow-ups. You may learn our overview – we rated it an eight out of ten, praising the writing, artwork path, soundtrack and fight system. Nevertheless, the technical points on Change and the poor pacing of some segments impacted our enjoyment.

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私事ですが、5月31日をもって、株式会社スクウェア・エニックスを退職しました。

在籍した29年間、「ファイナルファンタジー」「キングダム ハーツ」「すばらしきこのせかい」などなどなど。。。たくさんのプロジェクトに関わらせていただき、かけがえのない経験を積むことができました。

— 神藤 辰也 (@tatsuyakando) June 1, 2025


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