Visions of Mana director Ryosuke Yoshida has left NetEase Games subsidiary developer Ouka Studios to join Square Enix.

“On a personal note, I quit NetEase Ouka Studios on October 31st,” Yoshida said in a post. “We were a new studio, but we were able to release Visions of Mana. I am grateful to the development team and NetEase for their support. It was a very good experience.”

He added, “Thank you all. I am happy to announce that I joined SQUARE ENIX in December. I will do my best to make a game that many people can enjoy!”

Before he joined Ouka Studios, Yoshida got his start working for Capcom where he was an assistant planner for 2010’s Lost Planet 2, a game designer on 2015’s Monster Hunter: Generations, and finally a designer on 2019’s Devil May Cry 5.

It remains unclear what the status of Ouka Studios is after previous rumors they had been all but shut down by NetEase, and have now lost one of their key staff from their debut game.