Kouji Okada

Kouji "Cozy" Okada (岡田耕始, Okada Kōji) (born February 22, 1964) is a Japanese video game producer and director. Beginning his career in the early 1980s with stints at Universal Technos and Tecmo, Okada went on to become one of the founders of Atlus in 1986, as well as co-creating the Megami Tensei and Persona series of role-playing games.^[1] After leaving Atlus in 2003, Okada formed the studio Gaia, which he led until its dissolution in 2010.^[2]

Kouji Okada
岡田耕始
Okada in 2010
Born	(1964-02-22) February 22, 1964 (age 60) Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan
Occupation(s)	Video game director, producer
Employer(s)	Tecmo (1984–1986) Atlus (1986–2003) Gaia (2003–2010)
Known for	Co-creating Megami Tensei and Persona

Works

Year	Title	Role
1987	Labyrinth	Game designer
	Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei	Director
1990	Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II
1991	Quiz Marugoto The World	Quiz creation support
1992	Shin Megami Tensei	Programmer
1994	Shin Megami Tensei II	Director
	Shin Megami Tensei if...
1995	Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner
1996	Revelations: Persona
1997	Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
1998	Kartia: The Word of Fate	Producer
1999	Persona 2: Innocent Sin
	Maken X
2000	Persona 2: Eternal Punishment
2001	Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land	Executive producer
2002	Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children – Light Book and Dark Book	Producer
	Shin Megami Tensei: Nine
2003	Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne
2004	Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga	Executive producer
2006	Monster Kingdom: Jewel Summoner	Producer
2007	Folklore	Creative producer
2008	Coded Soul: Uketsugareshi Idea	Producer

References

1. Barnard, Peter. "Shin Megami Tensei – 1992 Developer Interviews". Shumplations. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
2. "Cozy Okada Lecture at Tokyo University on Megami Tensei and Shin Megami Tensei's Early Development History and Creative Philosophy". The Atlus Atlas. Archived from the original on 2020-07-26. Retrieved 2020-07-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)