is a Japanese

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and former sound producer and composer. He joined Capcom in 1998, where he acted as producer on the ''

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'' franchise up to ''

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''. He was the studio director of

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, the developer of ''

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'' series, from 2011 to 2014. On August 9, 2020, Ono announced on his Twitter account that he left Capcom in summer 2020. On April 27, 2021, Ono announced his new position as president and

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of , particularly on its game division. Since

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acquires Delightworks' game division as of December 12, 2021, Ono and other employees at the said division moved to its successor under Aniplex' subsidiary company name, Lasengle as of early 2022.

Games

Capcom

Delightworks

Filmography

* '' Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist'' (2014) - Ono

References

External links

Yoshinori Ono
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