is a Japanese video game director and producer, best known for working on the Persona role-playing game series by Atlus. From 2006 to 2016, Hashino served as director of P-Studio, an internal team at Atlus that developed the Persona series. Following the release of Persona 5 (2016), Hashino departed P-Studio to establish Studio Zero, another development team at Atlus focused on the creation of a new IP.
Career Hashino made his directorial debut with Maken X (1999). He has since directed or produced several games in the Megami Tensei and Persona series. In addition to Persona, Hashino directed and produced on Catherine (2011). Hashino formed a new internal division at Atlus in 2017 called Studio Zero, with their first release being a port of Catherine with additional content, Catherine: Full Body (2019). The studio's first original game is the fantasy role-playing Metaphor: ReFantazio (2024).
Works +YearTitleRole1994Shin Megami Tensei If...Game design1995Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner1997Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers1999Maken XDirector2001Maken Shao: Demon Sword2003Shin Megami Tensei III: NocturneDirector, supervisor2004Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga Planning director, producer2005Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 2ProducerTrauma Center: Under the KnifeOriginal plot, producer2006Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. the Soulless ArmyProducerPersona 3 Director, producerTrauma Center: Second OpinionProducer2007Etrian OdysseySpecial advisorPersona 3 FES Director, producerTrauma Center: New Blood Development manager2008Etrian Odyssey IISpecial advisorTrauma Center: Under the Knife 2Development managerPersona 4Director, producerDevil Summoner 2: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King AbaddonSupervisor2009Persona 3 PortableProducer2011CatherineDirector, producer, lyricsPersona 4 GoldenOriginal story, game design, creative producer2012Persona 4 ArenaGame design, creative producer2013Dragon's CrownGeneral producerPersona 4 Arena UltimaxGame design, producer2014Persona Q: Shadow of the LabyrinthProducer2015Persona 4: Dancing All Night2016Odin Sphere: LeifthrasirGeneral producerPersona 5Director, producer2018Dragon's Crown ProGeneral producer2019Catherine: Full BodyProducer13 Sentinels: Aegis RimDevelopment support2024Metaphor: ReFantazioDirector, creative producer, original story concept
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