Day in the Life of a Japanese Game Illustrator

A day in the life of a Japanese Square Enix Game Illustrator. Square Enix is one of the top video game developers in Japan, creating ultra popular titles known-worldwide such as Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts and making it all happen, 3700 hard working employees. Today, we follow a Japanese Game Illustrator working in the Japanese game development company from morning until the evening. We show what a typical work day in Japan would be including her typical work hours as a Japanese game illustrator working for Square Enix. We also see her morning routine and after work hobbies. Also this is what it would be like working for a popular Japanese game company and the different staff you may come across during a typical work day. The Japanese game industry has so many different jobs so it was great to be able to show another job outside of game development and game programming. Rubi has been working as a video game illustrator in Japan for 6 years now. Even as a little girl she loved to draw but growing up couldn’t envision a proper career where she could pursue her passion. So she entered University majoring in a completely different field, but when her job hunting started, she discovered that there were prestigious Japanese companies were offering illustration jobs. Recognizing the opportunity, she convinced her parents to let her study Character Design at a Professional Training College, ultimately leading to her dream job at her current company, Square Enix and working with Art Directors like Toshiyuki Itahana.

Produced by Paolo de Guzman with filming permission from SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.

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[Immortalfx]

I can't imagine the work that went onto getting approval, arranging, and filming this video. Thank you so much for sharing this experience! Thank you Rubi for sharing your day!

[textmachine]

This man managed to get inside the Square Enix HQ. Paolo is a legend. Thank you for this.

[BradHelsing]

THAT'S the woman who made so much artwork that we see on a regular basis. So impressive Paolo was able to do a video with her and Squaresoft!

[NeroVingian]

My dude, this is so much more than just “the life of a Japanese game illustrator”; you managed to get into a small tour of the Square Enix office. That’s crazy cool!

[abrielrobertsson]

Wait, is that Toshiyuki Itahana (character designer in FF IX) you talked to? As a gamer, you visiting Square Enix and casually talk with designers of popular video games is a huge achievement. Love this series.

[HappySlappyFace]

Paolo could've easily named this video a square enix JP tour but decided to keep it to it's origins, what a legend

[BexelleCrafts]

Sometimes when I'm feeling unmotivated and don't want to do life, I imagine Paolo narrating my life and it helps me get things done. I even imagine the upbeat bg music and suddenly things like getting out of bed seem strangely easier. Thank you for these vids!

[carloshenique]

as a viewer, I'd like to thank everyone who agreed to filming this
it was very kind of you all and we really appreciate that

[Gomugomunoshoto]

As a game company project manager, it must be hard for you to get permission/approval to enter and film around. Definitely have some restriction, but for them to allowed you entering their production space, it's a huge step showing how much they trust your credibility/accountability as YouTuber.

It's great seeing their HQ - at least few section of their building. Ubisoft, SQEX, Bandai, Sega, FromSoftware, all these massive name that gamers/designers would love to work at.

[DazzzTube]

This is the craziest day in the life so far! Can’t believe you managed to get into square-enix! Incredible work Paolo!

[BB-nxdj]

I'm a teacher and I loved showing this video to my elementary/middle school kids who love to draw (we muted the swear). I would love to see a Day in the Life of Paolo to show my prospective filmmakers the work it takes to make the video. They thought you really did just walk in and start talking to people and I explained you probably worked to get approval from the company, then found people to interview, and prepared questions in advance, not to mention the actual filmmaking and editing. We would love to see it!!

[patroesner]

This was awesome! Thank you for setting this up and allowing us to watch!

[oasisboi]

I know this is really weird to say, but I'm really proud of her! She followed her dream and i can tell she is a hardworking artist that takes pride in her work. I hope she reaches the top.

[Al-oklj]

You can tell she’s devoted to her work when she said her favorite was Zell from Final Fantasy 8.
A very underrated gem of a game that often gets overlooked.

[myselfme]

Amazing! I love everyone involved in the process of making this video! Thank you, Paolo!

[elementonyoutube]

LOVED this video! I'm super surprised how welcoming SquareEnix was with their tour. I got nervous seeing you walk around while you were checking what doors were open. 😅 I've watched a few studio tours that have been more in depth and even show more about game development, but this 1 makes it to the top. I think it was that real life feeling that allowed the audience (me) to enjoy a less formal and more natural experience. Thank YOU soo much for this opportunity Paolo!

[ggleucks]

So much to appreciate here.

Her life story. Her talent. The insight into the Square Enix workspace. The insight into her way of living.

[anna-klarajosefsson]

I love how she wrapped up the day with Among Us and a drink with her friends! So wholesome!

[MelisaSJ]

I can’t believe you managed to get into Square Enix. I grew up with Final Fantasy 7 and 8 so I felt a special connection with this episode ❤

[SvaraLumina]

I've watched many of your videos, but somehow this one slipped under the radar. I am a massive fan of Square Enix, and wanted to just say that you did an incredible job covering this. Well done to both of you!