Dragon Quest IX and X director Jin Fujisawa leaves Square Enix

Jin Fujisawa, who directed Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies and Version 1 of Dragon Quest X Online, has left Square Enix, the developer announced on Twitter.

According to Fujisawa, he is currently taking on a new challenge at a different company, and hopes to create the opportunity to share an update.

Here are Fujisawa’s credits, via Wikipedia:

• Dragon Quest VII (PS1, 2000) – Scenario Assistant
• Dragon Quest IV (PS1, 2001) – Scenario Assitant
• Dragon Quest V (PS2, 2004) – Scenario Assistant
• Dragon Quest VIII (PS2, 2004) – Scenario Staff
• Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker (DS, 2009) – Battle Director
• Dragon Quest IX (DS, 2009) – Director
• Ellark (Mobile, 2010) – Scenario Draft, Scenario
• Dragon Quest X Online Version 1 (Wii, 2012) – Director, Scenario
• Dragon Quest X Online Version 2 (2014) – Scenario Draft
• Mugen Knights (Smartphone, 2015) – Scenario Draft
• Yogensha Ikusei Gakuen: Fortune Tellers Academy (Smartphone, 2016) – Producer and Director
• Pro Yakyuu ga Suki da! 2017 (Smartphone, 2017) – Project Supervisor