Shinji Hashimoto is a Japanese former game producer at Square Enix and currently Senior Advisor at Sony Music Entertainment Japan and a board member at Forwardworks.
11 Facts About Shinji Hashimoto
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Shinji Hashimoto served as the Final Fantasy series Brand Manager for over a decade, was an Executive Officer at Square Enix board of directors and he was the Head of Square Enix's Business Division 3 for 6 years.
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Shinji Hashimoto is the co-creator of the Kingdom Hearts series.
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Shinji Hashimoto served as corporate executive of the company's 1st Production Department during its entire existence.
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In May 2021, Hashimoto announced he would be working in Square Enix Holdings as Corporate Advisor training future leaders of the company, after he stepped down from his position of Executive Director and Final Fantasy Brand Manager at Square Enix Co.
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Shinji Hashimoto retired from his duties at Square Enix on May 31,2022.
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On June 16,2022, Shinji Hashimoto announced he would be a Senior Advisor at Sony Music Entertainment Japan, as well as board member for ForwardWorks.
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Shinji Hashimoto joined Squaresoft in 1995, which is where he spent the rest of his career.
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Shinji Hashimoto was the promotions producer for Final Fantasy VII.
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When Square was sharing a building in Tokyo with the Disney corporation, Shinji Hashimoto found himself conversing in an elevator with a Disney executive, and there they conceived the crossover between Square Enix and Disney called Kingdom Hearts.
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Shinji Hashimoto has stated that the new features in Kingdom Hearts II were the result of the success of the first game and Disney's increased trust in Square Enix to pull off an excellent product.