Yoshiki Kanou
Senior Creative Director, lasengle,inc
Yoshiki Kanou is listed as Senior Creative Director, lasengle,inc. Yoshiki is scheduled to speak at GDC Festival of Gaming 2027 on 1 March 2027.
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About
Yoshiki Kanou is a veteran Japanese game director with over 25 years of experience in the game industry, currently leading development and operations for the globally acclaimed mobile RPG Fate/Grand Order. Kanou began his career in 2000 at SEGA, where he spent 15 years accumulating development expertise across a wide range of platforms, including home console, arcade, and mobile games. Starting as a software engineer on DreamCast and PlayStation 2 games, he transitioned into game design and director roles, leading high-profile arcade franchises such as OutRun2 SP, After Burner Climax, and the long-running multiplayer action title BORDER BREAK. He possesses extensive expertise spanning programming, system design, quality control, and project management. In 2017, Kanou joined DELiGHTWORKS Inc., initially managing special live projects before stepping into the role of Development Director for Fate/Grand Order in 2018. Leading a large-scale team of over 300 developers, he oversees end-to-e