Toshiyuki Itahana left Square Enix and became a freelance illustrator at the end of 2025
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Interestingly, Itahana didn’t start his career entirely at Square Enix. He began as a character illustrator at Banpresto. When Banpresto collaborated with Squaresoft on the first Chocobo’s Mystery Dungeon game for PlayStation in 1997, Itahana joined the project. This connection eventually led to him joining Squaresoft full-time.








