nomura winning with stranger of paradise and 7 remake(s) is the evil final nail in the coffin
January 16, 2026 at 4:33 AM
nomura winning with stranger of paradise and 7 remake(s) is the evil final nail in the coffin
Day 9: Favorite Battle System
Hands down for me its the FF7 Rebirth combat!!
Its imo the perfect fusion of ATB and Action, and how it makes each character feel unique and the team attacks and the materia and the limit breaks. Its just SO FUN
Its what I imagine Nomura originally envisioned for KH1
Hands down for me its the FF7 Rebirth combat!!
Its imo the perfect fusion of ATB and Action, and how it makes each character feel unique and the team attacks and the materia and the limit breaks. Its just SO FUN
Its what I imagine Nomura originally envisioned for KH1
January 16, 2026 at 4:15 AM
Day 9: Favorite Battle System
Hands down for me its the FF7 Rebirth combat!!
Its imo the perfect fusion of ATB and Action, and how it makes each character feel unique and the team attacks and the materia and the limit breaks. Its just SO FUN
Its what I imagine Nomura originally envisioned for KH1
Hands down for me its the FF7 Rebirth combat!!
Its imo the perfect fusion of ATB and Action, and how it makes each character feel unique and the team attacks and the materia and the limit breaks. Its just SO FUN
Its what I imagine Nomura originally envisioned for KH1
Nomura storyboarding the summoning sequences for FFVII is very.... well, I never would have thought about it. but it's obvious in retrospect.
January 16, 2026 at 3:42 AM
Nomura storyboarding the summoning sequences for FFVII is very.... well, I never would have thought about it. but it's obvious in retrospect.
The Old-School Nomura style class
January 16, 2026 at 2:52 AM
The Old-School Nomura style class
Presenting Vol. 3 of Tetsuya Nomura's monthly Game Walker column!
This one's all about FFVII:
-Cloud had more than 10 iterations, each taller than the last
-Nomura had to draw at home to meet the overwhelming workload
-Knights of the Round was a result of his dissatisfaction with Crusader from FFVI
This one's all about FFVII:
-Cloud had more than 10 iterations, each taller than the last
-Nomura had to draw at home to meet the overwhelming workload
-Knights of the Round was a result of his dissatisfaction with Crusader from FFVI
![Tetsuya Nomura’s Super-Special Journey with Square, Vol. 3
Tetsuya Nomura’s Big Break with FFVII: Spilling the Beans Two Years After Release
FFVIII’s Tetsuya Nomura returns for his highly anticipated column. Join him for a walk down memory lane full of Tosa flare. This month’s topic: FFVII.
Tetsuya Nomura - Profile
A graphic designer on Square Co, Ltd.’s development team. Known for his work on FFVII, FFVIII, Parasite Eve, and more. Likes to watch TV in his free time. Hails from Kōchi Prefecture.
The Conflicted Saga of FFVII’s Character Designs
This month, we’re finally talking about FFVII. Starting with this game, I was put in charge of the main character designs, but it’s not like it was some big unprompted promotion. As a matter of fact, I drew some original chibi-style character art back during FFVI, and that basically led to me being asked if I’d do the main characters for FFVII. So I never felt like it was my premier as a character designer, you know? Really what I felt most was this awkwardness that Amano wasn’t the one doing it… But what with the work schedule and other factors, that’s just how the dice fell…
By the way, I actually ended up with over 10 different versions of Cloud because I kept gradually raising the head height. And then whenever I did that, I’d go ahead and make his sword bigger, too. At first Sakaguchi, the executive producer, was telling me to keep the height under five heads tall, but he gradually warmed to the idea of more realistic proportions. So I eventually managed to stretch Cloud out to his current height [laughs].
[Image caption:] FFVII, the first game in the series to feature polygonal characters.
Aside from the character design, I also came up with some of the story concept. But yeah, going from FFVI to FFVII, my workload increased unbelievably. At the office, I’d spend my time checking other people’s work, and then when I got home, I’d do my own design work. I kind of got myself into pulling this grueling double duty](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nswouy7gwa5nyag4shprsjob/bafkreie4kih2pz4psj66xygskbrqjzm533pfjoja5yvdhuj53hgmggx5tm@jpeg)
![On Incorporating a Certain Superlative Summon Sequence…
With FFVII, I was also responsible for the summon attack choreography [storyboards]. Personally, I didn’t find it to be that much work. Mostly I was just happy to be pulling off stuff we hadn’t been able to do before. It was probably the graphics people actually implementing my storyboards who had it hard. Especially with the hidden Knights of the Round summon. The graphics lead was practically in tears: “We’re in the final stretch of development, totally bogged down. You can’t be drawing storyboards like this!” It was literally the very last one I drew. Sorry about that, guys…
[Image caption:] The unprecedented scale of FFVII’s summons had everyone talking.
But the reason I incorporated that one was because Crusader—FFVI’s strongest summon—just didn’t quite do it for me. For a three-person attack, it’s not a whole lot of use, right? [laughs]. And so I thought I’d make a multi-character ability that’s actually useful… Maybe I overdid it.
Every time I work on an FF game, I think to myself, “This is gonna be my last FF,” and go absolutely all out with ideas. It’s like if I can draw something the next person in charge will have a tough time surpassing, then I can walk away happy. At the time, I couldn’t have dreamed I’d be in charge of choreographing FFVIII’s summons, too [laughs].
Another thing that really stuck with me about FFVII was the number of people who worked on it. Even back during FFV, you’d have 30 people total on the team, and at first it was just me doing the monster design. Suddenly that number increased by a factor of 10. Monster design got split into four groups—motions, textures, and so on—each with a handful of staff members. FF is really the culmination of multiple creative forces.
⬤ This Month’s Doodle
Feeling the pressure on all sides, Nomura succumbs to palpitations and chills. Say, that man in the corner looks familiar…
[Image text:] Feels like my heart’s gonna burst…](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nswouy7gwa5nyag4shprsjob/bafkreib73wzowxkyszq6mlcydtpyxhtgxcpp7c4k4rcd3q2s2xogkqvgka@jpeg)
January 16, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Presenting Vol. 3 of Tetsuya Nomura's monthly Game Walker column!
This one's all about FFVII:
-Cloud had more than 10 iterations, each taller than the last
-Nomura had to draw at home to meet the overwhelming workload
-Knights of the Round was a result of his dissatisfaction with Crusader from FFVI
This one's all about FFVII:
-Cloud had more than 10 iterations, each taller than the last
-Nomura had to draw at home to meet the overwhelming workload
-Knights of the Round was a result of his dissatisfaction with Crusader from FFVI
A raíz de esto, Nomura ha comentado que cada vez lo tiene más difícil para hacer diseños de personajes distintivos, pero que lo seguirá intentando. Yo agradezco que nos siga dando diseños de chicos guapísimos.
January 15, 2026 at 8:17 PM
A raíz de esto, Nomura ha comentado que cada vez lo tiene más difícil para hacer diseños de personajes distintivos, pero que lo seguirá intentando. Yo agradezco que nos siga dando diseños de chicos guapísimos.
El único genio detrás de este manga al darse cuenta de que había que quitar dosis de mal rollo para dejar más espacio a los chicos guapos.
Por otra parte, Kaneshiro viendo los dibujos de Nomura:
Por otra parte, Kaneshiro viendo los dibujos de Nomura:
January 15, 2026 at 8:10 PM
El único genio detrás de este manga al darse cuenta de que había que quitar dosis de mal rollo para dejar más espacio a los chicos guapos.
Por otra parte, Kaneshiro viendo los dibujos de Nomura:
Por otra parte, Kaneshiro viendo los dibujos de Nomura:
Nomura en su casa cuando ve los bocetos de Kaneshiro:
January 15, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Nomura en su casa cuando ve los bocetos de Kaneshiro:
Nomura Taps Former Stanchart Executive Mark McMillan to Lead Electronic FX
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January 15, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Nomura Taps Former Stanchart Executive Mark McMillan to Lead Electronic FX
Nomura Taps Former Stanchart Executive Mark McMillan to Lead Electronic FX
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January 15, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Nomura Taps Former Stanchart Executive Mark McMillan to Lead Electronic FX
También me llama la atención cómo dibuja a Charles, en la versión de Kaneshiro parece más diabólico lol. Nomura le da un toque más mono/kawaii pero sin perder el aura de niño rata
January 15, 2026 at 7:47 PM
También me llama la atención cómo dibuja a Charles, en la versión de Kaneshiro parece más diabólico lol. Nomura le da un toque más mono/kawaii pero sin perder el aura de niño rata
Creo que Kaneshiro dibuja a Hugo con una expresión más triste que Nomura… 🤔
January 15, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Creo que Kaneshiro dibuja a Hugo con una expresión más triste que Nomura… 🤔
o tetsuya nomura
January 15, 2026 at 6:35 PM
o tetsuya nomura
2 my issue is also the worlds felt flat which lack platforming, the pacing of the second half and many other nitpicks.
Fun fact in a Iwata’s Ask for Kingdom Hearts 3D Dream Drop Distance, Nomura said that Super Mario 64 was the inspiration to Kingdom Hearts.
Fun fact in a Iwata’s Ask for Kingdom Hearts 3D Dream Drop Distance, Nomura said that Super Mario 64 was the inspiration to Kingdom Hearts.
January 15, 2026 at 6:24 PM
2 my issue is also the worlds felt flat which lack platforming, the pacing of the second half and many other nitpicks.
Fun fact in a Iwata’s Ask for Kingdom Hearts 3D Dream Drop Distance, Nomura said that Super Mario 64 was the inspiration to Kingdom Hearts.
Fun fact in a Iwata’s Ask for Kingdom Hearts 3D Dream Drop Distance, Nomura said that Super Mario 64 was the inspiration to Kingdom Hearts.
Discovery of New Targets With Functional and Chemical Genomics:
David McFadden, Kimberly Stegmaier, Daniel Nomura, and Sean Misek addressed this topic in a plenary session at the AACR Special Conference on Fusion-Positive Cancer.
#AACRfusion26 @aacrjournals.bsky.social
David McFadden, Kimberly Stegmaier, Daniel Nomura, and Sean Misek addressed this topic in a plenary session at the AACR Special Conference on Fusion-Positive Cancer.
#AACRfusion26 @aacrjournals.bsky.social
January 15, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Discovery of New Targets With Functional and Chemical Genomics:
David McFadden, Kimberly Stegmaier, Daniel Nomura, and Sean Misek addressed this topic in a plenary session at the AACR Special Conference on Fusion-Positive Cancer.
#AACRfusion26 @aacrjournals.bsky.social
David McFadden, Kimberly Stegmaier, Daniel Nomura, and Sean Misek addressed this topic in a plenary session at the AACR Special Conference on Fusion-Positive Cancer.
#AACRfusion26 @aacrjournals.bsky.social
Ya doy por hecho de que Nomura hizo los dibujos pero en ningún caso montó los marcos. No creo que el tuviera mucho que ver ahí.
Ahora, si tuvo que ver, para matarlo.
Ahora, si tuvo que ver, para matarlo.
January 15, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Ya doy por hecho de que Nomura hizo los dibujos pero en ningún caso montó los marcos. No creo que el tuviera mucho que ver ahí.
Ahora, si tuvo que ver, para matarlo.
Ahora, si tuvo que ver, para matarlo.
‘Incorporating the PPI data, Nomura forecasts year-over-year core PCE inflation likely accelerated above 3% in December.‘ thedailyshot.com/2026/01/15/e... via @thedailyshot.bsky.social
January 15, 2026 at 3:59 PM
‘Incorporating the PPI data, Nomura forecasts year-over-year core PCE inflation likely accelerated above 3% in December.‘ thedailyshot.com/2026/01/15/e... via @thedailyshot.bsky.social
Yo creo que en algún punto Nomura simplemente lo puso como un Easter Egg, pues muy al principio la saga se caracterizaba por tener a un montón de personajes de FF haciendo cameos por todos lados, algo que se fue perdiendo conforme avanzó la saga.
January 15, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Yo creo que en algún punto Nomura simplemente lo puso como un Easter Egg, pues muy al principio la saga se caracterizaba por tener a un montón de personajes de FF haciendo cameos por todos lados, algo que se fue perdiendo conforme avanzó la saga.
Takara Nomura, Koichi Yamagata, Akio Fujiwara: A game-theoretic probability approach to loopholes in CHSH experiments https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.09339 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2601.09339 https://arxiv.org/html/2601.09339
January 15, 2026 at 6:50 AM
Takara Nomura, Koichi Yamagata, Akio Fujiwara: A game-theoretic probability approach to loopholes in CHSH experiments https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.09339 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2601.09339 https://arxiv.org/html/2601.09339
Tomoya Takahashi, Wei-Lin Tu, Ji-Yao Chen, Yusuke Nomura: Probing the Dynamical Structure Factor of Quantum Spin Chains via Low-Temperature Gibbs States with Matrix Product State Subspace Exp... https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.09326 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2601.09326 https://arxiv.org/html/2601.09326
January 15, 2026 at 6:44 AM
Tomoya Takahashi, Wei-Lin Tu, Ji-Yao Chen, Yusuke Nomura: Probing the Dynamical Structure Factor of Quantum Spin Chains via Low-Temperature Gibbs States with Matrix Product State Subspace Exp... https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.09326 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2601.09326 https://arxiv.org/html/2601.09326
A game-theoretic probability approach to loopholes in CHSH experiments
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2601.09339
Takara Nomura, Koichi Yamagata, Akio Fujiwara.
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2601.09339
Takara Nomura, Koichi Yamagata, Akio Fujiwara.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.09339
arXiv abstract link
arxiv.org
January 15, 2026 at 4:34 AM
A game-theoretic probability approach to loopholes in CHSH experiments
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2601.09339
Takara Nomura, Koichi Yamagata, Akio Fujiwara.
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2601.09339
Takara Nomura, Koichi Yamagata, Akio Fujiwara.
Probing the Dynamical Structure Factor of Quantum Spin Chains via Low-Temperature Gibbs States with Matrix Product State Subspace Expansion
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2601.09326
Tomoya Takahashi, Wei-Lin Tu, Ji-Yao Chen, Yusuke Nomura.
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2601.09326
Tomoya Takahashi, Wei-Lin Tu, Ji-Yao Chen, Yusuke Nomura.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.09326
arXiv abstract link
arxiv.org
January 15, 2026 at 4:33 AM
Probing the Dynamical Structure Factor of Quantum Spin Chains via Low-Temperature Gibbs States with Matrix Product State Subspace Expansion
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2601.09326
Tomoya Takahashi, Wei-Lin Tu, Ji-Yao Chen, Yusuke Nomura.
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2601.09326
Tomoya Takahashi, Wei-Lin Tu, Ji-Yao Chen, Yusuke Nomura.
I need Nomura art of BotW/TotK Link so bad
January 15, 2026 at 4:32 AM
I need Nomura art of BotW/TotK Link so bad
nomura has been playing 5d chess while the Disney execs have been playing checkers. he will bring back versus 13, Ben solo, and twewy all in one game
January 15, 2026 at 4:12 AM
nomura has been playing 5d chess while the Disney execs have been playing checkers. he will bring back versus 13, Ben solo, and twewy all in one game
Treinar o estilo do Nomura tem sido muito bom pra mim!!! Fora que eu me divirto mais que o normal pq são personagens que amo
January 15, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Treinar o estilo do Nomura tem sido muito bom pra mim!!! Fora que eu me divirto mais que o normal pq são personagens que amo