Final Fantasy VII credits

These credits have been adapted from the end credits of the Japanese original, International, North American, European PlayStation, and PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows 10 and Nintendo Switch versions of Final Fantasy VII.
The Japanese credits are in two sections. The first section has a screen of credits fade on and off the screen at a time, while the second section has the credits scroll up. During the first section, staff are credited with their Japanese name and a romanization. During the second section only the Japanese name is credited, except for the final few credits. All staff positions are written in English and are singular, with exception going to company names which use their official company name.
The International credits differ from the original slightly, adding people involved in the additional FMVs, crediting a different soprano on the "The Creation" excerpt, and making a correction from "Sephiros Choir" to "Sephiroth Choir".
The North American version (released before the International version) re-designed the entire thing is scrolling.
There is no Japanese text in the North American credits, and some English names differ from the romanizations making them more phonetically accurate (e.g. "Hirokatu Sasaki" > "Hirokatsu Sasaki", but "Kenzi Nagashima" remains), and switches the order of some names that were in the wrong order ("Yasui Kentarow" (surname, first name) > "Kentarow Yasui") although . In the portion of the credits that were not originally in English, there are various newly introduced examples of these things ("Sigeko Sogame", "Okayama Yousuke" (surname, first name)). The North American staff roles always use plural, and some (but not all) typos in staff names were corrected. The North American also rearranged some of the credits, and erroneously moved some names to different sections. The credited "The Creation" Soprano is the same as in the Japanese original. Additional credits are added for Square Soft USA (the localization), and SCEA (the publishing).
The European version (released after the International version) also re-designed the credits to be entirely scrolling, although it leaves longer gaps between sections, usually allowing a credit to leave the screen before another comes on. This means the credits scroll faster than the other version but are technically longer. The romanizations of the names are the same as in the North American version. The staff positions haphazardly use a mixture of singular and plural. The erroneous moving of names was not copied from the North American version, but some of the reorganizations were. The credited "The Creation" Soprano is the same as the Japanese International. The Square Soft USA credits are the same as in the North American version, and SCEE credits for publishing are added.
The North American credits removed Takaharu Matsuo from the Battle Stage Designers credits, meanwhile introducing Masahide Tanaka. The European credits kept Masahide Tanaka as a Battle Stage Designer and re-added Takaharu Matsuo, however Takaharu Matsuo was removed as a Background Designer.
The European credits adds "Aiko Ito" to the Special Thanks section.
The PC 1998 credits were manually recreated based on the North American version and therefore all of the preexisting typos were fixed. At the same time, many more errors were introduced on staff names including some being missed entirely. The PC version has its own extended credits for Square Soft USA, and adds credits for Eidos, Intermetrics, Yamaha, and a list of other companies.
All other PC versions and those based on it (the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch versions) do not change the credits. Instead the PC 2012 version adds a separate credits section to its launcher, and the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch versions adds a separate option for additional credits to the title screen.
In all versions there are also credits listed if one does waits on the title screen without inputs. Some of these credits use different romanizations. Only the main credits are here, but it is notable for using different romanizations and them not being corrected in the English versions.
Names and positions are credited in capital letters in the credits, but have been made lowercase for this article. Names are as written in the English versions, for the Japanese names see Final Fantasy VII translations#Credits. The order of the credits are based on the Japanese versions. PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows 10 and Nintendo Switch are included in "PC versions" mentioned below, unless specifically referring to its "additional credits".
==Credits==
===Square Product Development, Dept.#1===
;Producer
Hironobu Sakaguchi
;Director
Yoshinori Kitase
;Music Composer
Nobuo Uematsu
;Main Programmer
Ken Narita
;Character Design & Battle Visual Director
Tetsuya Nomura
;Art Director
Yusuke Naora
;Image Illustrator
Yoshitaka Amano
;CG Supervisor
Kazuyuki Hashimoto
;CG Movie Director
Motonori Sakakibara
;Character Modeling Director
Tomohiro Kayano
;Main Character Modeler
Hiroshi Arai
;Magic Effect Director
Hirokatsu Sasaki
;Special Magic Effect Director
Shintaroh Takai
;Battle Stage Director
Akira Fujii
;Graphic Outside Contractor Art Director
Hitoshi Sasaki
;Outside Contractor Coordinator
Hiroyoshi Hamada
;Animation Director
Hidetoshi Omori
;Battle Plan Director
Yasushi Matsumura
;Map Plan Director
Hidetoshi Kezuka
;Map Plan Co-directors
;Battle Programmer
Hiroshi Harata
;Character Programmer
Hiroshi Kawai
;CD & Movie Programmer
Shun Moriya
;Sound Programmer
Minoru Akao
;Sound Engineer
Eiji Nakamura
;MA & Recording Engineer
Kenzi Nagashima
;Story By
;Based on the Story By
====Field Section====
;Programmer
Keizo Kokubo
;Event Planners
;Special Thanks
;Map Planners
;Concept Art By
;Background Designers
;Sub-character & Character Texture Designer
Kazuhiro Okawa
;Assistant Character Designer
Fumi Nakashima
;Character Modelers
;Character Animators
====Battle Section====
;Progammers
;CG Progammer
Masaharu Inoue
;Planners
;Special Thanks
Toshiaki Suzuki
;Monster Modelers
;Character Animators
;Battle Stage Designers
Masahide Tanaka
;Monster Designers
;2D Animators
====Magic Effects Section====
;Graphic Designers
;Programmers
====World Map Section====
;Graphic Designer
Hideyuki Matsumoto
;Effect Designer
Takayuki Odachi
;Progammer
Yasuo Kuwahara
;Planner
Masato Yagi
====Chocobo Race Section====
;Progammer
Keitaro Adachi
;Graphic Designer
Ryotaro Takahashi
;Planner
Hiroki Chiba
====Condor War Section====
;Progammer
Ryu Moto
;Graphic Designer
Hiroyuki Yotsuji
;Planner
Kazuhiko Yoshioka
====Submarine Chase Section====
;Progammer
Shin-ichi Tanaka
;Graphic Designers
;Planner
Motomu Toriyama
====Highway & Roller Coaster Section====
;Progammer
Tatsuya Yoshinari
;Graphic Designer
Takeshi Sanda
;Planner
Keisuke Matsuhara
====Snowboard Section====
;Progammer
Tadamichi Obinata
;Graphic Designer
Daiki Komatsu
;Planner
Jun Akiyama
====CG Movie Section====
;Field CG & Movie Designers
;Movie Engineers
;Banpresto Co, Ltd.
====Battle CG Support====
;Monster Animators
;Monster Modeling
;Sound Effect
====Sephiroth Choir====
;Soprano
;Alto
;Tenor
;Bass
====Excerpts from "The Creation"====
;Composed by 
;Soprano (JORG, NA, PC)
Matsue Fukushima
;Soprano (JINT, EU)
Minae Fujisaki
;Tenor
Daisuke Hara
;Synthesizer
Masashi Hamauzu
====Square USA Staff====
;Tool Programmers - LA
;CG Designers - LA
;LA Unit-Coordinators
===CG Outside Contractors===
====Field & Movie Section====
;Links Corporation
Links became Links DigiWorks in 2000 before merging into in 2010. Links also operated with Wilco as WilcoLinks DigiWorks Inc. in 1999, which they used for work on Final Fantasy X. Aside from Final Fantasy VII, Links also worked on Parasite Eve. Hiroyuki Seshita who worked on both games also joined Square to work on many titles including Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within.
;MILAI Corporation
Founded in 1991.
;Pixy Corporation
Pixy Corporation are credited for work on Final Fantasy VIII, but none of the same staff worked on it. Akihiro Tsuchiya went on to work for Square Visual Works for Final Fantasy VIII and Final Fantasy IX. Masanori Ikeda and Jun Terai are both credited under DAAC Corporation in Final Fantasy VIII. 長澤　剛史
;Image Corporation
Foundedi in 1990, changed name to img in 2009.
;Wilco Japan Inc.
Formed in 1991, collaborated with Links Corporation in 1999 as WilcoLinks DigiWorks Inc., and changed name to WILCO Dream Studios in 2003.
;Omnibus Japan
Omnibus Japan Inc. was founded in 1987. The Company's line of business includes the production of theatrical and nontheatrical motion pictures and video tapes.
;Norihiro Ohtsubo
;DAAC Corporation
Established in 1996.
;TOSE C.G. Section
====Monster Model Support====
;NHK Enterprise 21
Established in 1995.
Masayoshi Obata
====Field Design Support====
;Atelier Musa
Established by Shigemi Ikeda in 1986,.
Shigemi Ikeda
;Kusanagi
Kusanagi was established in 1990.Company at Kusanagi Kusanagi also worked on Final Fantasy VIII, Final Fantasy IX, Final Fantasy X, Final Fantasy XII, Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon, Art Gallery at KusanagiWork (2008 and earlier) at Kusanagi
;Umigame Jimusho Corporation
Hiroyuki Hayashi joined Links Corporation in 1984, but later became freelance and founded Umigame Jimusho in 1991.
Hiroyuki Hayashi
;Algo-Nicus
====2D Animation Support====
;Studio Gazelle, Inc.
Founded in 1993, they also worked on Parasite Eve and Final Fantasy VIII.
===Other Credits===
This is separated from the contractors only by spacing. It is unknown if any of those listed below are part Development Team Dept. #1.
;Quality Assurance
;Sound Engineer for Additional Movie
Tak Ogawa
;Recording Engineer for Additional Movie
Masayoshi Okawa
;Special Thanks
	
;Publicity Producers
;Executive Producers
===Square Soft, Inc.===
These are two sets of credits under this name: One in the English PlayStation releases of the game, and one in the PC releases of the game. Many of the credits in the PC version duplicate ones in the PlayStation version, and many of the ones omitted from the PlayStation versions that are in the PC version still apply to the PlayStation version of the game such as the localization and technical translation credits.
====PlayStation====
;Product Development Coordinator
Michael Baskett
;QA Manager
Jon Williams
;Customer Service Manager
Rick Thompson
;Executive VP, Strategic Planning
Yoshihiro Maruyama
;Vice President of Marketing
Jun Iwasaki
;Assistant Marketing Associate
Kenji Mimura
====PC====
;Senior Vice President
Yoshi-hiro Maruyama
;Executive Producers
;Vice President, Marketing
Jun Iwasaki
;Senior Software Engineers
;Software Engineers
;Graphic Artist
Jason Greenberg
;Production Manager
Yumi Yoshida
;Associate Producer
Akihito Kozu
;Localization
Michael Baskett
;Technical Translation
;Additional Programming
;Marketing
;Business Development
Elaine Diiorio
;Network Administration
Sami Zuhuruddin
;Customer Service
;Quality Assurance Manager
;Lead QA Analysts
;Quality Assurance
===Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc.===
These are credits in the North American release of the game.
;Associate Producer
Seth Luisi
;Assistant Producer
Jeffrey Ng
;Senior Producer
Perry Rodgers
;QA Manager
Mark Pentek
;Lead Tester
Mike Benton
;Asst. Lead Tester
Christian Davis
;Licensing Manager
Etsuko Kobata
;Business Coordinator
Taku Imasaki
;Vice President of Marketing
Andrew House
;Director of Product Marketing
Peter Dille
;Director of PR and Promotions
Jeff Fox
;Product Manager
David Bamberger
===Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Inc.===
These are credits in the European release of the game. The header in the credits is "Producer (SCEE)-Martin Alltimes", and SCEE are not referred to besides there. This section is listed before Square Soft, Inc., while in the North American version SCEA is listed after.
;Producer
Martin Alltimes
;QA Manager
Tony Bourne
;QA Assistant Manager
Steve Archer
;QA Supervisor
Dave Cleaveley
;QA Co-ordinator
Jim McCabe
;Lead Tester
Brad Davey
;Tester
===Eidos Interactive (U.S.)===
These credits are in the PC versions. The above is the header title and is featured in all versions no matter what region it was released.
;Producer
Frank Hom
;Director of Development
James Poole
;Quality Assurance Manager
Mike McHale
;Lead QA Analyst
Corey Fong
;Quality Assurance
;VP of Marketing
Paul Baldwin
;Product Manager
Gary Keith
;Creative Services Director
Sutton Trout
;Public Relations
;Production Manager
Jo Kathryn Reavis
;Manual Design
;Special Thanks
===Eidos (Europe)===
These credits are in the PC versions. The above is the header title and is featured in all versions no matter what region it was released.
;Associate-Producer
John Ng
;Director of Development
Steve Hickman
;Localization Manager
Flavia Timiani
;Marketing Managers
;French Text Localization
;German Text Localization
;Spanish Text Localization
David Carillo
;Public Relations
===Intermetrics, Inc.===
These credits are in the PC versions.
===Yamaha Corporation===
These credits are in the PC versions.
===Special Thanks===
These credits are in the PC versions.
===PC 2012 port===
====Square Enix Japan====
From the Launcher of the 2012 PC version.
;Senior Executive Managing Officer
Shinji Hashimoto
;Senior Manager
Makoto Tsuda
;Project Director
Koichiro Sakamoto
;Project Planner
Nobuhiro Tsukioka
;Project Manager
Nobuyuki Kashihara
;Business Development Manager
Jacob Navok
;Global Project Manager
Tomoe Haga
;Global Project Coordinator
Eri Wakabayashi
====Square Enix Europe====
From the Launcher of the 2012 PC version.
;Online Publishing Director
Simon Protheroe
;PA to Online Publishing
Begona Lorenzo
;Senior Digital Marketing Manager
Antonio Marfuggi
;Producer
Julien Ognier
;Software Solutions Manager
Roberto Torella
;Designer
Emiliano Rampazzi
;Operations Director
Richard Lever
;Head of QA
Marc Titheridge
;Mastering Manager
Jason Walker
;QA Project Manager
Tony Peterken
;Ruby On Rails Developer
Levente Bagi
;QA Lead
Jonathan Larouche
;QA Testers
;QA Compliance Team
Jean-François Gauthier
;Senior Production Manager
Seb Ohsan Berthelsen
;Assistant Production Manager
Yuko Tomizawa
;Senior Localization Producer
Alex Moresby
;Localization Producer
Daniel Mellar
;Assistant Localisation Producer
Elisa Giribaldi
;QA Manager
André Woitczyk
;Assistant QA Managers
;Senior QA Lead (UK)
Shailesh Iyer
;Senior QA Lead (France)
Kevon Balon
;Senior QA Lead (Italy)
Efrem Borroni
;Senior QA Lead (Germany)
Hoi-yee Leung
;Senior QA Lead (Spain)
Alberto Barajas Aguado
;French Translator
Pierre Gauthier
;Italian Translator
Giulia Isnenghi
;German Translator
Sina Moelleken
;Spanish Translator
Mariona Pera i de Miguel
====Dotemu SAS====
From the Launcher of the 2012 PC version.
;CEO
Xavier Liard
;CTO
Romain Tisserand
;Project Manager
Thomas Balitout
;Software Engineering
===PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows 10 and Nintendo Switch ports===
Credits from seleting the "ADDITIONAL CREDITS" option from the title screen in the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows 10 and Nintendo Switch versions. The BGM is One-Winged Angel.
;Director
Hiroshi Harata
;Producers
;Project Coordinator
Masayo Arayashiki
====Dotemu SAS.====
;Lead Developer
Thomas Balitout
;Project Manager
Christian Cortez
;Software Engineers
;Business Development
;Graphic Designer
Stephane Perez
;Tester and Localization Check
Pierre-Olivier Petillot
====Pole to Win Co.,Ltd.====
;Game Testers
====Pole to Win International (Glasgow Studio)====
;QA Manager
Liam Ross
;Senior Lead Tester
Monica Zamboni
;Lead Tester
Scott Herdman
;Localization Testers
====Square Enix Co.Ltd.====
=====Quality Assurance=====
;General Manager
Koji Yamashita
;Senior Manager
Yukihiro Shibuya
;Manager
Hideyuki Kato
;Ratings Advisor
Reiko Kondo
;Chief Coordinator
Hiromichi Takahashi
;Coordinator
Hitoshi Kurai
;Technical Engineers
;Game Testers
=====Sound Section=====
;Music Data Support
;Audio Programmers
;Project Manager
Kazuki Hamamoto
;Project Assistants
=====Localization=====
;Localization Director
Kay Miura
;Localization Coordinators
;Additional English Text Translation
;Additional French Text Translation
Emilie Thoré
;Additional German Text Translation
Yuriko Nagata
;Additional Spanish Text Translation
Raúl María Arol Rosa
;Localization Manager
Shingo Hosokawa
;Localization General Manager
Kazuhisa Ichigaya
====Square Enix, Inc.====
;Assistant Director of Quality Assurance
David "Ribs" Carrillo
;Senior QA Manager
Aaron J. Adams
;Senior QA Coordinator
Lila Shin
;QA Coordinator
Kythera Contreras
;QA Administrator
Keith P. Christensen-Martz
;Associate QA Administrator
Louis Sedeno III
;QA Team
;Localization & QA Director
Yutaka Sano
;Digital Marketing Manager
Issei Shimizu
;Marketing Coordinator
Samuel Hsieh
;Executive Director
Larry Sparks
;Director of Public Relations
David Yang
;Public Relations
Emily Shoji
;Chief Operating Officer
Mike Sherlock
;President & CEO
Phil Rogers
====Square Enix Ltd.====
;Operations Director
Seb Ohsan Berthelsen
;Senior Manager - Localization and Project Management
Yuko Tomizawa
;Senior Localization Producer
Alex Moresby
;Localization Producer
Elisa Giribaldi
;QA Manager
André Woitczyk
;Localization QA Project Manager
Dario de Desare
;Mastering Manager
Jason Walker
;Japanese Business Translators
;Senior QA Lead (UK)
Shailesh Iyer
;Senior QA Lead (France)
Kevin Balon
;Senior QA Lead (Germany)
Hoi-yee Leung
;Senior QA Lead (Spain)
Alberto Barajas Aguado
;Localization Team
;Brand Coordinator
Nicole Jackson
;Brand Director
Kathryn Cala
;PR Executives
;Senior PR Manager
Alex Huhtala
;Executive Director - SEJ West
Larry Sparks
;COO
Mike Sherlock
;CEO
Phil Rogers
====Special Thanks====
====Other Credits====
;Production Executive
Yosuke Matsuda
;Executive Producer
Shinji Hashimoto
==Notes==
Fuseya Kazumasa-kun and Matsumura Yasushi-kun are debug enemies in the two Japanese PlayStation versions of the game.
"Sound Engineer for Additional Movie" and "Recording Engineer for Additional Movie" are credits added to the Japanese International and all English credits, and regard the extended Weapon scene at the North Crater.
Main Character Modeler is placed below Map Plan Co-directors in all English and PC credits. This places three people named Hiroshi consecutively.
Monster Designers is placed above Battle Stage Designers in all English and PC credits.
The World Map Section has the roles ordered Planner > Programmer > Graphic Designer > Effect Designer in all English and PC credits.
Quality Assurance is placed below Square's Special Thanks in the North American and PC credits.
Executive Producers is the first credit in the PC credits.
Takaharu Matsuo is credited as a Background Designer and Battle Stage Designer in both Japanese credits. He was replaced by Masahide Tanaka as a Battle Stage Designer in the North American and PC credits. He was re-added as a Battle Stage Designer but removed as a Background Designer in the European credits.
Masahide Tanaka is only included in the English and PC credits.
Aiko Ito is only included in Square's Special Thanks section in the European credits.
Banpresto is translated as "Banprest" in all versions.
In the name "Okayama Yousuke", "Okayama" is the surname.
Hirokatsu Sasaki's name is romanized as "Hirokatu Sasaki" in the Japanese credits.
Hiroyoshi Yamada's name is romanized as "Hiroyosi Yamada" in the Japanese credits and the title screen credits.
Hidetoshi Omori's name is romanized as "Hidetosi Omori" in the Japanese credits and the title screen credits.
Kentarow Yasui's name is romanized surname first ("Yasui Kentarow") in the Japanese credits.
Shintaroh Takai's name is romanized as "Shintaro Takai" in the title screen credits.
Matsumura Yasushi's name is romanized surname first ("Yasushi Matsumura") in the title screen credits.
Kenzi Nagashima's name is romanized as "Kenji Nagashima" in the title screen credits.
Toshio Kurihara's name is erroneously written "Toshoi Kurihara" in the PC credits.
Shinichi Aoyama's name is erroneously written "Sinichi Aoyama" in the PC credits.
Hiroyuki Hamada's name is erroneously written "Hiroyuki Ihamada" in the PC credits.
Makoto Yagashita's name is erroneously written "Makato Yagishita" in the PC credits.
Sugitani Yasuhiro's name is erroneously written "Yashiro Sugitani" in the PC credits.
Akihiro Tsuchiya's name is erroneously written "Akihiro Ige" in the PC credits.
Hiromi Kariya's name is erroneously written "Hiromi Karita" in the PC credits.
Yusuke Yamamo's name is erroneously written "Yusuke Yomano" in the PC credits.
Toshimasa Takahashi's name is erroneously written "Toshimasa Takahasi" in the PC credits.
Makoto Tanaka's name is erroneously writteyuun "Makato Tanaka" in the PC credits.
Kiyotaka Sousui's name is erroneously written "Kiyotaka Sousi" in the PC credits.
Kazuhiko Torishima, Toshimasa Takahashi, Hideo Yoshikura, and Yuu Kondoh under Square's Special Thanks credits are erroneously moved to Monster Modeling in the North American and PC credits.
Shinsaku Kozuma, Yasuyuki Noda, and Yusuke Yamamo under Studio Gazelle credits are erroneously moved to Square's Special Thanks in the North American and PC credits.
Miki Saitoh and Sigeko Sogame are erroneously omitted in the PC credits.
The Soprano for "The Creation" was originally listed in the Japanese original credits as Matsue Fukushima, and the North American and PC credits copy this. The International Japanese version changes the credit to Minae Fujisaki, and the European version copies this. It is possible two different recordings are used, but more likely Minae Fujisaki is the actual soprano.
Daisuke Hara is listed as a second Soprano in the PC credits while there is no Tenor credit. This is likely a result of the Tenor header being accidentally omitted.
==References==
Category:Final Fantasy VII