Final Fantasy producer Shinji Hashimoto is retiring from Square Enix

All the good things come to an end eventually. Shinji Hashimoto just announced his retirement from the gaming industry. After almost 30 years of delivering Square Enix’s classics, Hashimoto says goodbye and thanks everyone through a very wholesome tweet:

“Thank you for all your hard work, everyone. As of today, May 31, I have retired. Thank you to everyone who everyone who helped me out across the board during my time in the office. From now on, I would like to give Square Enix my support as its biggest fan. Thank you so much.”

Shinji Hashimoto retires from Square Enix today and we're very lucky to have received a video message from him.

Thank you for everything, @shinjihashimot3! 🎉 pic.twitter.com/LHowKYfgqX

— Square Enix (@SquareEnix) May 31, 2022

Hashimoto began his gaming career at Squaresoft in April 1994, where he co-produced the original Front Mission for Super Famicom. He later became the brand manager of the Final Fantasy series and kept working for the franchise for over a decade. Hashimoto also was the executive producer of the Kingdom Hearts series and served as an executive officer of Square Enix Holdings.

Square Enix character designer Toshiyuki Itahana celebrated Hashimoto’s time at the company with this heartful illustration:

橋本さん、おつかれさまでした！@shinjihashimot3 pic.twitter.com/eSX8vLoKks

— 板鼻利幸Toshiyuki Itahana (@ItahanaT) May 31, 2022

Thanks for all the fun, Hashimoto.

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