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'''Yoshinori Ono''' is a Japanese video game producer for [[Capcom]]. Regarded as the driving force behind ''[[Street Fighter series|Street Fighter]]'' since its revival with ''[[Street Fighter IV]]'' in 2008, Ono is a minor celebrity for the fighting game community.
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{{Nihongo|'''Yoshinori Ono'''|小野義徳|Ono Yoshinori}} is a Japanese video game producer for [[Capcom]]. Regarded as the driving force behind ''[[Street Fighter series|Street Fighter]]'' since its "revival" with ''[[Street Fighter IV]]'' in [[2008]], Ono is a minor celebrity for the fighting game community.
   
 
==History==
  
==History==
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According to Ono, in junior school he would visit a large bookstore to read about programming. In high school however, he decided to get into music and learned the keyboard. In university, he studied Architectural Mechanics in order to have access to a faculty with a supercomputer. He learned the guitar and began to specialize in 3D fluid rendering, to the point where his mentor said he could postgraduate work.<ref name="Eurogamer Interview">http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-06-11-the-rise-and-collapse-of-yoshinori-ono</ref>
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According to Ono, in junior school he would visit a large bookstore to read about programming. In high school, however, he decided to get into music and learned the keyboard. In university, he studied Architectural Mechanics in order to have access to a faculty with a supercomputer. He learned the guitar and began to specialize in 3D fluid rendering, to the point where his mentor said he could postgraduate work.<ref name="Eurogamer Interview">http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-06-11-the-rise-and-collapse-of-yoshinori-ono</ref>
   
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Instead, he responded to a job advertisement as a composer with Capcom, as he was familiar with the company from playing ''[[Final Fight]]'' in arcades, sending in a demo tape of himself on the guitar. He was called in for interview and hired the next day. His job consisted of manually programming music in binary, with his first project being 1993's ''Muscle Bomber'', known here as ''[[Saturday Night Slam Masters]]''. He then worked on ports of ''Street Fighter II-X'' and ''[[Street Fighter Alpha]]''. <ref name="Eurogamer Interview"/>
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Instead, he responded to a job advertisement as a composer with Capcom, as he was familiar with the company from playing ''[[Final Fight]]'' in arcades, sending in a demo tape of himself on the guitar. He was called in for interview and hired the next day. His job consisted of manually programming music in binary, with his first project being 1993's ''Muscle Bomber'', known overseas as ''[[Saturday Night Slam Masters]]''. He then worked on ports of ''[[Super Street Fighter II Turbo|Super Street Fighter II X]]'' and ''[[Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams]]''. <ref name="Eurogamer Interview"/>
   
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His transition to a management role came about the time he was working on the ''[[Street Fighter III]]'' series, where he did human resources management in addition to his regular duties. However after ''[[3rd Strike]]'', the series was seen as "dead" and it wasn't until Ono's promotion to producer and his grassroots campaign to get public demand up that a small budget for R&D was allocated for a prototype for ''[[Street Fighter IV]]''.<ref name="Eurogamer Interview"/>
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His transition to a management role came about the time he was working on the ''[[Street Fighter III series|Street Fighter III]]'' series, where he did human resources management in addition to his regular duties. However after ''[[Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike|3rd Strike]]'', the series was seen as "dead" and it wasn't until Ono's promotion to producer and his grassroots campaign to get public demand up that a small budget for R&D was allocated for a prototype for ''[[Street Fighter IV]]''.<ref name="Eurogamer Interview"/>
   
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Since the success of ''Street Fighter IV'' and its updates, Ono has been viewed as the godfather of the series and he continues to promote it and drive demand.
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Since the success of ''Street Fighter IV'' and its updates, Ono has been viewed as the 'godfather' of the series and he continues to promote it and drive demand.
   
 
==Public persona==
  
==Public persona==
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Ono is regarded by much of the fanbase as a "troll"<ref>http://www.eventhubs.com/news/2012/jan/27/ono-practices-how-troll-using-street-fighter-movie/</ref><ref>http://www.dualshockers.com/2011/05/17/yoshinori-the-troll-ono-teases-street-fighter-3rd-strike-online-edition/</ref>, although whether this is perceived as endearing or not depends on who you ask. Ono, for his part, has said "As long as nobody stabs me I am happy to receive criticism".<ref name="Eurogamer Interview"/>
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Ono is regarded by much of the fanbase as a "troll"<ref>http://www.eventhubs.com/news/2012/jan/27/ono-practices-how-troll-using-street-fighter-movie/</ref><ref>http://www.dualshockers.com/2011/05/17/yoshinori-the-troll-ono-teases-street-fighter-3rd-strike-online-edition/</ref>, although whether this is perceived as endearing or not is a matter of some debate. Ono, for his part, has said that "''as long as nobody stabs [him] [he is] happy to receive criticism''".<ref name="Eurogamer Interview"/>
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He is visually associated with the character [[Blanka]], as Ono possesses an old Blanka toy that he brings with him (seemingly everywhere) that he places in the foreground of most (if not all) on-location photos that he tweets.
  
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[[Image:Jollibee-Kids-Meal-promocard-StreetFighterII-CombatAcademy.jpg|thumb|Promotional image of the Jollibee's Kids Meal with Ryu, Blanka and Ken toys.]]
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He is visually associated with the character [[Blanka]], as Ono has an old Blanka toy that he brings with him seemingly everywhere. Ono places the toy in the foreground of most (if not all) on-location photos that he tweets. According to his Twitter account, Ono obtained this toy, along with a few extra, from the hamburguer restaurant [[wikipedia:Jollibee|Jollibee]] Kids Meal set in the Philippines (similar to the Happy Meals from [[wikipedia:McDonald's|McDonald's]]).<ref>https://twitter.com/Yoshi_OnoChin/status/309463257054334976</ref> Currently one of them is broken, and Ono keeps the other close to him.
   
 
==Games==
  
==Games==
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===Capcom===
 
*1993 : ''[[Saturday Night Slam Masters]]'' - sound programmer<ref name="Eurogamer Interview"/>
  
*1993 : ''[[Saturday Night Slam Masters]]'' - sound programmer<ref name="Eurogamer Interview"/>
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*1995 : ''[[Street Fighter Alpha]]'' - sound programmer<ref name="Eurogamer Interview"/>
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*1995 : ''[[Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams|Street Fighter Alpha]]'' - sound programmer<ref name="Eurogamer Interview"/>
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*1999 : ''[[Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike]]'' - sound programmer<ref name="Eurogamer Interview"/>
  
*1999 : ''[[Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike]]'' - sound programmer<ref name="Eurogamer Interview"/>
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*2001 : ''Devil May Cry<ref name="IMDB">http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1439828/</ref>''
  
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*2001 : ''One Piece Mansion'' - sound producer<ref name="IMDB"/>
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*2001 : ''[[w:c:devilmaycry:Devil_May_Cry|Devil May Cry]]''<ref name="IMDB">http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1439828/</ref>
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*2002 : ''Mobile Suit Gundam: Federation vs. Zeon'' - sound management director<ref name="IMDB"/>
  
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*2002 : ''Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny'' - score associate producer<ref name="IMDB"/>
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*2001 : ''[[w:c:capcom:One_Piece_Mansion|One Piece Mansion]]'' - sound producer<ref name="IMDB"/>
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*2002 : ''Jojo no kimyô na bôken: Ôgon no kaze'' - sound management director<ref name="IMDB"/>
  
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*2003 : ''Drakengard'' - facial designer<ref name="IMDB"/>
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*2002 : ''[[w:c:onimusha:Onimusha_2:_Samurai's_Destiny|Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny]]'' - score associate producer<ref name="IMDB"/>
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*2003 : ''Chaos Legion'' - producer<ref name="IMDB"/>
  
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*2004 : ''Resident Evil Outbreak File #2'' - character design director<ref name="IMDB"/>
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*2004 : ''[[w:c:residentevil:Resident_Evil_Outbreak_File_2|Resident Evil Outbreak File #2]]'' - character design director<ref name="IMDB"/>
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*2004 : ''Capcom Fighting Evolution'' - producer<ref name="IMDB"/>
  
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*2005 : ''Shadow of Rome'' - co-producer<ref name="IMDB"/>
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*2004 : ''[[Capcom Fighting Evolution]]'' - producer<ref name="IMDB"/>
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*2006 : ''Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams'' - producer<ref name="IMDB"/>
  
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*2005 : ''[[w:c:capcom:Shadow_of_Rome|Shadow of Rome]]'' - co-producer<ref name="IMDB"/>
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*2006 : ''[[w:c:onimusha:Onimusha:_Dawn_of_Dreams|Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams]]'' - producer<ref name="IMDB"/>
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*2008 : ''[[Street Fighter IV]]'' - producer/project manager<ref name="IMDB"/>
  
*2008 : ''[[Street Fighter IV]]'' - producer/project manager<ref name="IMDB"/>
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*2010 : ''[[Super Street Fighter IV]]'' - producer
  
*2010 : ''[[Super Street Fighter IV]]'' - producer
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*2012 : ''[[Street Fighter X Tekken]]'' - producer<ref name="IMDB"/>
  
*2012 : ''[[Street Fighter X Tekken]]'' - producer<ref name="IMDB"/>
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*2013 : ''[[Ultra Street Fighter IV]]'' - producer
  
   
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*2014 : ''[[Ultra Street Fighter IV]]'' - producer
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==External Links==
  
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[https://twitter.com/Yoshi_OnoChin Ono's Twitter]
  
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*2016 : ''[[Street Fighter V]]'' - producer
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*2017 : ''[[Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers]]'' - producer
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===Licensed games developed/published by Capcom===
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*2002 : ''[[w:c:gundam:Mobile_Suit_Gundam:_Federation_vs_Zeon|Mobile Suit Gundam: Federation vs. Zeon]]'' - sound management director<ref name="IMDB"/>
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*2002 : ''[https://jojowiki.com/GioGio's_Bizarre_Adventure GioGio's Bizarre Adventure]'' - sound management director<ref name="IMDB"/>
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*2003 : ''[[w:c:chaoslegion:Chaos_Legion_(game)|Chaos Legion]]'' - producer<ref name="IMDB"/>
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===Other games===
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*2003 : ''[[w:c:drakengard:Drakengard|Drakengard]]'' - facial designer<ref name="IMDB"/>
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==Gallery==
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<gallery>
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Yoshinori Ono 1115.jpg
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Yoshinori Ono 20141208-00000044-famitsu-000-view.jpg
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YoshinoriOno-cosplay-Chun-Li-9b1bd807.jpg|Ono cosplaying as [[Chun-Li]] for a show to promote ''[[Super Street Fighter IV]]''.
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Yoshinoro Ono and Daigo Umehara EVO 2010.jpg|Ono crowning [[Daigo Umehara]] as champion of ''SSFIV'' at ''[[Evolution Championship Series|EVO 2010]]''.
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Harada and Kazuya x Ono and Ryu.jpg|[[w:c:tekken:Katsuhiro_Harada|Harada]] and [[w:c:tekken:Kazuya_Mishima|Kazuya]] Vs. Ono and [[Ryu]] at the [[wikipedia:San_Diego_Comic-Con_International|San Diego Comic-Con]] (2011).
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Harada and Ono.jpg|Harada and Ono in a ''[[Street Fighter X Tekken]]'' conference.
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Yoshinori-x-katsuhiro.jpg|Ono and Harada jokinlgy posing.
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YoshinoriOno-laughing.gif|Gif of Ono laughing in a ''[[w:c:tekken:Tekken 3D: Prime Edition|Tekken 3D: Prime Edition]]'' promo trailer.
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YoshinoriOno-cosplay-Hugo.jpg|Ono cosplaying as [[Hugo]] for the San Diego Comic-Con (2014).
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YoshinoriOno-cosplay-Charlie-Nash.jpg|Ono cosplaying as [[Charlie]] for the 2014 [[Capcom Cup]].
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Ono-Gail.jpg|Ono cosplaying as [[Abigail]].
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</gallery>
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==Videos==
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<gallery>
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Street Fighter and Tekken Producers Face-off!!!
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Street Fighter X Tekken Ono vs Harada HD video game trailer - PS3 X360
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</gallery>
   
 
==References==
  
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==External Links==
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* [https://twitter.com/Yoshi_OnoChin Yoshinori Ono's Twitter account (Yoshi_OnoChin)]
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* [[wikipedia:Yoshinori_Ono_(game_producer)|Wikipedia article]]
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* [[w:c:capcom:Yoshinori Ono|Capcom Database article]]
 
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Revision as of 12:30, 13 January 2020

Ono

Ono with his signature Blanka toy.

Yoshinori Ono (小野義徳 Ono Yoshinori?) is a Japanese video game producer for Capcom. Regarded as the driving force behind Street Fighter since its "revival" with Street Fighter IV in 2008, Ono is a minor celebrity for the fighting game community.

History

According to Ono, in junior school he would visit a large bookstore to read about programming. In high school, however, he decided to get into music and learned the keyboard. In university, he studied Architectural Mechanics in order to have access to a faculty with a supercomputer. He learned the guitar and began to specialize in 3D fluid rendering, to the point where his mentor said he could postgraduate work.[1]

Instead, he responded to a job advertisement as a composer with Capcom, as he was familiar with the company from playing Final Fight in arcades, sending in a demo tape of himself on the guitar. He was called in for interview and hired the next day. His job consisted of manually programming music in binary, with his first project being 1993's Muscle Bomber, known overseas as Saturday Night Slam Masters. He then worked on ports of Super Street Fighter II X and Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams. [1]

His transition to a management role came about the time he was working on the Street Fighter III series, where he did human resources management in addition to his regular duties. However after 3rd Strike, the series was seen as "dead" and it wasn't until Ono's promotion to producer and his grassroots campaign to get public demand up that a small budget for R&D was allocated for a prototype for Street Fighter IV.[1]

Since the success of Street Fighter IV and its updates, Ono has been viewed as the 'godfather' of the series and he continues to promote it and drive demand.

Public persona

Ono is regarded by much of the fanbase as a "troll"[2][3], although whether this is perceived as endearing or not is a matter of some debate. Ono, for his part, has said that "as long as nobody stabs [him] [he is] happy to receive criticism".[1]

Jollibee-Kids-Meal-promocard-StreetFighterII-CombatAcademy

Promotional image of the Jollibee's Kids Meal with Ryu, Blanka and Ken toys.

He is visually associated with the character Blanka, as Ono has an old Blanka toy that he brings with him seemingly everywhere. Ono places the toy in the foreground of most (if not all) on-location photos that he tweets. According to his Twitter account, Ono obtained this toy, along with a few extra, from the hamburguer restaurant Jollibee Kids Meal set in the Philippines (similar to the Happy Meals from McDonald's).[4] Currently one of them is broken, and Ono keeps the other close to him.

Games

Capcom

Licensed games developed/published by Capcom

Other games

Gallery

Videos

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-06-11-the-rise-and-collapse-of-yoshinori-ono
  2. ↑ http://www.eventhubs.com/news/2012/jan/27/ono-practices-how-troll-using-street-fighter-movie/
  3. ↑ http://www.dualshockers.com/2011/05/17/yoshinori-the-troll-ono-teases-street-fighter-3rd-strike-online-edition/
  4. ↑ https://twitter.com/Yoshi_OnoChin/status/309463257054334976
  5. ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1439828/

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