Kabushiki-gaisha Sukuwea Enikkusu imēji Sutajio Bu
Formerly
Visual Works
Image Arts
Company type
Kabushiki gaisha
Industry
CGI animation for film, CGI animation for video games, performance capture, Visual effects
Founded
July 1999 April 1, 2021 (merged company)
Number of locations
Tokyo, Japan
Key people
Takeshi Nozue (general manager)
Products
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV CG for Square Enix games
Parent
Square Enix
Website
jp.square-enix.com/imagestudio/
Square Enix Image Studio Division (Japanese: 株式会社スクウェア・エニックス イメージ・スタジオ部, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Sukuwea Enikkusu imēji Sutajio Bu) (formerly Visual Works and Image Arts), is a Japan-based CGI animation studio dedicated towards creating video game cut scenes and full-length feature films for Square Enix. Square Enix Image Studio Division was founded as Visual Works as the CGI department for Square and was responsible for creating the pre-rendered CG sequences for the company, starting with Final Fantasy VII in 1997.
Beginning with Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2005) the company began to work on stand-alone CGI films, continuing with Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV (2016). After the acquisition of Taito and Eidos Interactive by Square Enix, Visual Works branched out their functionality to create cinematic scenes for Square Enix's acquired publishing brands, whilst continuing to primarily work on Square Enix's in-house properties. Visual Works are assisting Square Enix with the lighting and cinematic direction of the Kingdom Hearts franchise for the high definition entries.[1]
In April 2021, Square Enix merged its Visual Works division with its Image Arts Division to create Square Enix Image Studio Division. The Image Arts Division, whose core staff includes members from the team that created the Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV, has meanwhile engaged in research and development into high-end visual expression with a focus on real-time graphics.
^"キングダム ハーツ HD 2.8 ファイナル チャプター プロローグ" [Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue]. Dengeki PlayStation (in Japanese). No. 629. ASCII Media Works. 12 January 2017. pp. 68–77.
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