Kingdom Hearts 4 will, notably, not be the fourth entry in the famously convoluted lineage of the series, and director Tetsuya Nomura knows that all the backstory is intimidating for new players.

Please verify your email address. Tetsuya Nomura, the co-creator of Kingdom Hearts and designer of many Final Fantasy characters, avoids creating ugly characters. A high school friend complained ...

Oftentimes with games, character designers can fall into the background, the amazing characters within these games frequently ...

Next, as we polish the rough artwork, we work with Tetsuya Nomura to narrow it down to one idea. It’s not uncommon that in this phase, more new possibilities are born, such as the combination of ...