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{{ja|'''Yuji Horii'''|堀井 雄二|Horii Yūji|also written as Yuuji Horii; born January 6, 1954 in [[Wikipedia:Awaji Island|Awaji Island]], Japan}} is a [[Wikipedia:Japan|Japanese]] video game designer and scenario writer best known as the creator of the {{DQSeries}}. A giant among industry veterans, he created the blueprint for the console role-playing game through his work on the ''[[Portopia]]'' series and the original {{Dragon Quest}}. He is the sole owner of the {{DQSeries}} via his private company, [[Armor Project]], which has an exclusive publishing contract with [[Square Enix]]. [[File:Yūji Horii.png|right|thumb|240px]] | {{ja|'''Yuji Horii'''|堀井 雄二|Horii Yūji|also written as Yuuji Horii; born January 6, 1954 in [[Wikipedia:Awaji Island|Awaji Island]], Japan}} is a [[Wikipedia:Japan|Japanese]] video game designer and scenario writer best known as the creator of the {{DQSeries}}. A giant among industry veterans, he created the blueprint for the console role-playing game through his work on the ''[[Portopia]]'' series and the original {{Dragon Quest}}. He is the sole owner of the {{DQSeries}} via his private company, [[Armor Project]], which has an exclusive publishing contract with [[Square Enix]]. | ||
On December 17, 2024 Horii was honored with the [https://archive.is/U2kQb|Cultural Affairs’ Commissioner’s award] for his contributions to Japanese culture. [[File:Yūji Horii.png|right|thumb|240px]] | |||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||