After two decades of amazing work in the gaming industry like Vagrant Story, Final Fantasy XII, and recently Bravely Default, Character designer Akihiko Yoshida has officially left Square Enix with a message he left in the Bravely Default art book released in Japan.
Akihiko Yoshida’s departure message.
“This is a personal message of mine, but I’d like to say thank you for all the support these past 18 years. I have decided to leave Square Enix, but I believe our relationship will continue going on.
And as long as I’m needed [laughs,] I will continue working on the Bravely Default series. Thank you for your continued support.
Bravely Default main character designer & lead artist,
Akihiko Yoshida.”
Shimbo Suzuki
Hopefully he will find a better studio to work with.