Yoko Taro
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About
Video game designer, online content creator, writer, and social media personality who is known for his work on games such as Drakengard, and its spin-offs, Nier and Nier: Automata. He is famous for obscuring his face from the camera and hiding behind a mask.
Before Fame
He graduated from Kobe Design University. He worked at Namco, Sugar & Rockets Inc., and Cavia.
Trivia
He authored a comic series called Kimi Shi ni Tamou koto Nakare or Thou Shalt Not Die. He created and wrote television series Nier: Automata Ver1.1a and KamiErabi God.app. Initially not intending to pursue a career in video games, his first job a month after graduating was as a 3D CGI designer for Namco.
Family Life
He and his wife, illustrator Yukiko Yoko, launched the company Bukkoro. His parents were restaurateurs.
Associated With
He was inspired by John Carpenter, Takashi Miike, and Christopher Nolan.
