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'''Yuji Kitano''' is the current president and CEO of [[Creatures, Inc.]] Kitano assumed these leadership positions in April of 2023,<ref>[https://www.gamesindustry.biz/creatures-inc-sees-leadership-change-as-ceo-and-president-step-down Creatures Inc. sees leadership change as CEO and president step down | GamesIndustry.biz]</ref> succeeding [[Hirokazu Tanaka]] as president and [[Tsunekazu Ishihara]] as CEO. He joined the company in 2000 after working at a fan magazine.<ref name = japanfm>[https://web.archive.org/web/20180418045430/http://www.japanfm.fr:80/article-4889-focus-sur-pokemon-jcc-plus-quun-jeu-de-carte.html POKEMON JCC, plus qu'un jeu de carte! | JapanFM,] archived April 18th, 2018</ref> Additionally, Kitano has been the producer of the {{Trading Card Game}} since the {{DL|List of Pokémon Trading Card Game expansions|XY Series}}, having succeeded Tsunekazu Ishihara in that role.<ref>[https://assets.pokemon.com/assets/cms2/pdf/trading-card-game/rulebook/xy1-rulebook-en.pdf Pokémon Trading Card Game Rules (XY)]</ref> As producer, Kitano oversees all aspects of the TCG's creation and manages the associated teams.<ref name = japanfm/> | '''Yuji Kitano''' (Japanese: '''北野祐司''') is the current president and CEO of [[Creatures, Inc.]] Kitano assumed these leadership positions in April of 2023,<ref>[https://www.gamesindustry.biz/creatures-inc-sees-leadership-change-as-ceo-and-president-step-down Creatures Inc. sees leadership change as CEO and president step down | GamesIndustry.biz]</ref> succeeding [[Hirokazu Tanaka]] as president and [[Tsunekazu Ishihara]] as CEO. He joined the company in 2000 after working at a fan magazine.<ref name = japanfm>[https://web.archive.org/web/20180418045430/http://www.japanfm.fr:80/article-4889-focus-sur-pokemon-jcc-plus-quun-jeu-de-carte.html POKEMON JCC, plus qu'un jeu de carte! | JapanFM,] archived April 18th, 2018</ref> Additionally, Kitano has been the producer of the {{Trading Card Game}} since the {{DL|List of Pokémon Trading Card Game expansions|XY Series}}, having succeeded Tsunekazu Ishihara in that role.<ref>[https://assets.pokemon.com/assets/cms2/pdf/trading-card-game/rulebook/xy1-rulebook-en.pdf Pokémon Trading Card Game Rules (XY)]</ref> As producer, Kitano oversees all aspects of the TCG's creation and manages the associated teams.<ref name = japanfm/> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
Latest revision as of 07:31, 22 March 2024
Yuji Kitano (Japanese: 北野祐司) is the current president and CEO of Creatures, Inc. Kitano assumed these leadership positions in April of 2023,[1] succeeding Hirokazu Tanaka as president and Tsunekazu Ishihara as CEO. He joined the company in 2000 after working at a fan magazine.[2] Additionally, Kitano has been the producer of the TCG since the XY Series, having succeeded Tsunekazu Ishihara in that role.[3] As producer, Kitano oversees all aspects of the TCG's creation and manages the associated teams.[2]
Trivia
- Kitano has stated that his favorite Pokémon cards include Lucario-EX from Furious Fists[4] and Sabrina's ESP from Gym Heroes.[5]
References
- ↑ Creatures Inc. sees leadership change as CEO and president step down | GamesIndustry.biz
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 POKEMON JCC, plus qu'un jeu de carte! | JapanFM, archived April 18th, 2018
- ↑ Pokémon Trading Card Game Rules (XY)
- ↑ Behold the 30ft tall Pikachu made out of almost 13,000 Pokémon cards | Ars Technica
- ↑ Pokémon Trading Card Game: A 20th birthday, a 30ft Pikachu and a conversation with its creators | The Telegraph
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