Studio Sasanqua Opens 7 Mid-Career Game Development Roles
The studio founded by the Visions of Mana director is staffing up for in-house console development while Ozawa plans to pursue collaborations with other companies.
Reporting from 1 source: Denfaminicogamer.
Studio Sasanqua, the studio founded by Visions of Mana director Kenji Ozawa, announced on August 24 that it has begun mid-career recruitment for 7 game development positions. The roles span Game Producer, Game Director, Lead Planner, Lead Engineer, Art Director, Environment Artist, and UI Designer. The company says it aims to create games that balance emotional themes with comfort, and projects are already in development.
Studio Sasanqua, established in March 2025 by Kenji Ozawa, opened applications for console game developers on August 24. The recruitment targets seven positions: Game Producer, Game Director, Lead Planner, Lead Engineer, Art Director, Environment Artist, and UI Designer. A renewed corporate website now hosts a dedicated Recruit page in Japanese, English, and Simplified Chinese.
The studio's stated purpose covers in-house development and sale of PC and console games, plus production and development support for other companies' titles. Ozawa plans to draw on his production experience in Japan and China for collaborative content creation. The announcement's visual carries the copy "Let's bet. Including the anxiety," framing the move to a small company as a gamble toward work that stirs the heart rather than the familiar.
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