Akihiko Yoshida

Akihiko Yoshida is a character designer and art director who used to work for Square Enix. Yoshida joined Squaresoft, the company which would later merge with Enix to become Square Enix, in 1995.
On December 5, 2013, it was revealed that Yoshida had left Square Enix the month prior, but would continue working with the company in a freelance capacity. On October 1, 2014, it was announced that he had joined CyDesignation, the freelance art company headed by Hideo Minaba.
==Works within the series==
Game 	Release	Work
Final Fantasy Tactics 	1997 	Character DesignBackground Art Director
Vagrant Story 	2000 	Character Design & Background Art Design
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance 	2003 	Additional Illustrator (The Judge)
Final Fantasy XII 	2006 	Main Character DesignBackground Design Supervisor
Final Fantasy III (DS) 	2006 	Character Design
Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions 	2007 	Character DesignBackground Art Director
Final Fantasy XII International Zodiac Job System	2007 	Main Character DesignBackground Design Supervisor
Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift 	2007 	Artistic SupervisorAdditional Illustration (The Judge & Grimoire)
Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light 	2009 	Art DirectorCharacter Design
Final Fantasy XIV 1.0 	2010 	Lead Artist
Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy 	2011 	Vaan's "Pirate" DLC Costume
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn 	2013 	Lead Artist (2.0), Special Thanks (2.1-2.5)
Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward 	2015 	Special Thanks
Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood 	2017 	Special Thanks
Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers 	2019 	Special Thanks
War of the Visions: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius 	2020 	Character Design Supervisor
Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker 	2021 	Special Thanks
==Gallery==
FFT-WotL art.jpg|Various character designs in Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions.
AkihikiYoshida-FFXIIallChars..jpg|Character illustrations from Final Fantasy XII.
AkihikoYoshida-FinalFantasyXIV.jpg|Character illustrations from Final Fantasy XIV.
Ashley and callo by akihiko yoshida.jpg|Character illustrations from Vagrant Story.
Akihiko Yoshida-FF3.jpg|Character illustrations from Final Fantasy III DS.
FF T4HoL Cover Art Artwork.jpg|Character illustrations from Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light.
==References==
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