Akihiro Hino
| Akihiro Hino | |
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Hino at a signing event in 2015
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| Native name | 日野 晃博 |
| Born |
July 20, 1968 Ōmuta, Fukuoka, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | Game designer, game producer, scriptwriter |
| Notable work |
Dark Cloud series Professor Layton series |
| Title | President and CEO of Level-5 Inc. |
| Term | 1996–present |
Akihiro Hino (日野 晃博 Hino Akihiro?) (born July 20, 1968 in Ōmuta, Fukuoka) is the president and CEO of the Japanese video game developer Level-5.
Prior to founding Level-5 in October 1998, Hino began his career in the video game industry in the early 90s at the now defunct Japanese developer Riverhillsoft, specifically on the OverBlood series for the original PlayStation. Hino acted as the lead programmer on the first OverBlood, and was subsequently promoted to lead designer and director for the sequel, OverBlood 2.
Since the creation of Level-5, Hino has designed, planned and produced all five of the studio's released titles, Dark Cloud, Dark Chronicle and Rogue Galaxy for the PlayStation 2, Jeanne d'Arc for the PlayStation Portable, and Professor Layton and the Curious Village for the Nintendo DS. He also directed Square Enix's Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King for the PlayStation 2.
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