Company Philosophy
Breathing Life into Characters!
At Arzest, we create characters unlike any seen before. Also we hold dear the characters that have been cherished by people all over the world.
For the sake of those vibrant characters, we will create breathtaking actions, thrilling adventures, heart-touching stories, and dazzling worlds.
To achieve this, relentlessly pursue inspiration and forge ahead.
This is the resolve of Arzest.
Arzest - Naoto Ohshima
We declare "ARZEST" as our company name. "ARZEST" is derived from the combination of "Art" and "Zest".
It is a word we created using what we feel is important to us. Each part acts to concentrate artistry that has been enriched with enthusiasm, to create products that bring a new dimension of stimuli to entertainment…
This concept brought us to name our company "ARZEST".
COMPANY :ARZEST Corporation
ESTABLISHMENT ：June 25, 2010
CAPITAL ：30,000,000 yen
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES ：80
ADDRESS ：
Innotech Bldg. 7F
Shinyokohama 3-17-6, Kohoku-ku,
Yokohama 222-0033, Japan
Mail ： Mail Form
5-minute walk from Shin-Yokohama Station on the Shinkansen, JR Yokohama Line, Yokohama Municipal Subway (Blue Line), and Sotetsu/Tokyu Shin-Yokohama Line.
After serving as General Manager of the Development Division at Sega Enterprises Co., Ltd.(Currently SEGA Corp), he established Artoon Co., Ltd.
As a representative director of AQ Interactive Inc.(Currently Marvelous Inc.), which has Artoon as its subsidiary, he conducted an Initial Public Offering (IPO) and accumulated know-how of managing a listed company, and established Arzest Corp.
His representative works are "Fantasy Zone", "Hang On" and "Outrun". He has also produced numerous games as a production manager, including "NiGHTS into dreams", "Panzer Dragoon", and "Sakura Wars".
With the experience and connections he has cultivated since the dawn of video games, he is taking on the challenge of new digital entertainment.
Sega Enterprises Co., Ltd.(Currently SEGA Corp), he directed, character designed and game designed the mega hit home video games "Sonic the Hedgehog" and "NiGHTS into dreams".
He served as General Manager of the Production Division at AQ Interactive Inc.(Currently Marvelous Inc.).
At Artoon Co., Ltd. and Arzest Corp., he has directed and produced number of popular titles such as "Blinx" series, "Yoshi Island DS", and "Blue Dragon".
As a "playing manager," he uses his rich imagination to develop creative games for the world.
He worked at System Sacom Corp. and Ivy Arts Corp., where he was involved in game development for various genres and variety of hardware, and then served as Lead Programmer / Director for the game development at Artoon Co., Ltd. and Arzest Corp.
From handheld consoles and smartphones to the latest generation of home consoles, regardless of the hardware or game engine, he always keeps up with technological trends, analyzes and solves problems from multiple directions such as hardware / software / gameplay, and promotes multi-platform support for game development.
Sega Enterprises Co., Ltd.(Currently SEGA Corp), he planned and directed the arcade games such as "Shinobi" and "Crackdown". While at Sega Technical Institute (Sega's development subsidiary in the U.S.), he worked on "Sonic the Hedgehog 2" and "Sonic Spinball". After returning to Japan, he was in charge of "Sonic Blast" and other titles developed overseas for Sega Saturn. At Artoon Co., Ltd. and Arzest Corp., he has planned and produced entertainment contents for a wide variety of platforms, including "Blue Dragon", utilizing his experience in production and working with both domestic and international teams.