is a Japanese video game director and producer, best known for working on the ''

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'' role-playing game series by

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. From 2006 to 2016, Hashino served as director of

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, an internal team at Atlus that manages the ''Persona'' series. Following the release of ''

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'' (2016), Hashino departed P-Studio to establish

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, another development team at Atlus responsible for original projects adjacent from the ''

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'' franchise.

Career

Hashino made his debut as a director with the 1999 Dreamcast game, ''

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''. He has directed or produced several games in the ''

'' and ''Persona'' series. In addition to Persona, Hashino was the director and producer on ''

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'' in 2011. In 2017, Hashino formed a new internal division at Atlus called

, beginning work on a new game titled ''Project Re Fantasy''.

Works

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hashino, Katsura Living people Japanese video game producers Japanese video game directors Persona (series) Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people)