Hiroshi Matsuyama is the CEO of CyberConnect2. He and his company specialize in anime licensed games, Particularly the Naruto franchise (and more recently, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) though more often then not, they tend to be on the better side of the spectrum then most others, and has occasionally produced and directed original properties (Most notably the .hack Conglomerate and Asura's Wrath). His style of game developing is noted for being highly cinematic, yet interactive, especially as he and his company started making not only games for the Seventh Generation of consoles, but also expanding to movie development with the creation of the Sub-studio Sensible Art Innovation, with LieN (Chikayo Fukuda) to compose the music for all of his games.
He is credited as director and head producer for the following projects (Which can be found on the CyberConnect2 page as well):
- .hack
- .hack R1 Games (PlayStation 2)
- Dot Hack Infection (2002)
- Dot Hack Mutation (2002)
- Dot Hack Outbreak (2002)
- Dot Hack Quarintine (2003)
- Dot Hack Fragment (2005, Japan Only)
- .hack//G.U. (PlayStation 2)
- Dot Hack GU Volume 1: Rebirth (2006)
- Dot Hack GU Volume 2: Reminisce (2006)
- Dot Hack GU Volume 3: Redemption (2007)
- Dot Hack GU Trilogy (2007, First Feature length film)
- Dot Hack: The Movie=/=Beyond the World (2012, Second feature length film, and another Japan only product)
- Dot Hack Versus (2012, Tie In Game on the Blu ray of the above movie)
- Guilty Dragon (2012, Confirmed spinoff, IOS only)
- .hack R1 Games (PlayStation 2)
- Naruto
- Naruto Ultimate Ninja (PlaySation2)
- Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 1 (2003 in Japan, 2005 in america, 2006 in the rest of the world)
- Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2 (2004 in Japan, 2007 in the rest of the world)
- Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3 (2005 in Japan, 2008 in the rest of the world)
- ''Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja 4 (2007 in Japan, 2009 in the rest of the world)
- Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja 5 (2007 in Japan, 2009 in the rest of the world Except North America)
- Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes (PlayStation Portable)
- Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 1 (2005 in Japan, 2007 for the rest of the world
- Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 2: Phantom Fortress (2006 in Japan, 2008 for the rest of the world)
- Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 3 (2009 for Japan, 2010 for the rest of the world)
- Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Impact (2011, with America getting it 2 days before Japan, PlayStation Portable)
- Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm (PlayStation 3, before eventually branching to the Xbox 360, as well as PC and Steam)
- Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm 1 (2008, in North America first, as well as the PAL regions, then 2009 in japan)
- Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 (2010)
- Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations (2012)
- Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 (2013)
- Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3: Full Burst (2013 in North America and Japan, 2014 in europe)
- Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution (2014)
- Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 (2016)
- Naruto Ultimate Ninja (PlaySation2)
Other games include:
- Tail Concerto (1998 in japan and europe, 1999 in america)
- Silent Bomber (1999 in Japan, 2000 in the rest of the world)
- Solatorobo: Red the Hunter (2010 in Japan, 2011 in the rest of the world)
- Asura's Wrath (2012)
- Jojos Bizarre Adventure All Star Battle (2013 in japan, 2014 release for North America and Europe)
- Shadow Escaper (2013, Android and IOS)
- Shinigami Messiah (2013, Android and IOS)
- Final Fantasy VII Remake (Before Square Enix decided to restart development internally)
- Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot (2020)
- Fuga: Melodies of Steel (2021)
Games and other entertainment he admires:
- Anime and manga in general, to the point of having at least 50000 volumes of each as inspiration for the games he creates. In fact, his love for Naruto and Jojos Bizarre Adventure is the main reason he makes the games based on them in the first place.
- PlatinumGames are a major influence on his style, and has shown immense love for their work, even during the Capcom days.
- Katsuhiro Harada and Yoshinori Ono are also people he admires as well. They even drink in bars together.
- Suda51, to the point of being Facebook pals with each other.
- Hideo Kojima and all his projects.
Tropes that he utilizes in his projects, as well as what tropes he expresses himself, include:
- Cosplay: He often cosplays at conventions he goes to, especially Naruto.
- Promoted Fanboy: Considers himself this for the Naruto and Jojos Bizarre Adventure franchises.
