Atsushi Inaba

is a Japanese video game producer and businessman. He was the former CEO and producer of the Capcom subsidiary Clover Studio, who developed the games Viewtiful Joe, Ōkami, and God Hand. He is currently the head producer at the development division at PlatinumGames and the CEO since 2021, after years being vice-president in the company.

Career Inaba was born in Kanazawa, Ishikawa, in 1971.

Inaba first worked for Irem, specifically working on R-Type Leo. From there he joined Nazca Corporation and then SNK, where he did programming work on the Samurai Shodown series. Inaba acted as the team's producer and CEO, which managed to produce a few titles, including the critically acclaimed Ōkami. Inaba left Capcom in 2006 to form his own company, named SEEDS. Clover was being officially closed by Capcom in early 2007.

In October 2007, SEEDS merged with the company ODD. This new company was rebranded as PlatinumGames. and Vanquish, an action heavy third-person shooter directed by Shinji Mikami. A fifth game, Anarchy Reigns, was later added to this deal and was released in 2012 for PS3 and Xbox 360.

Inaba was also the producer for Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance after PlatinumGames picked up development from Kojima Productions.

In January 2022, it was announced that he would be the new CEO of PlatinumGames. Previously, Inaba was vice-president for years.

Recognition Inaba was ranked number 49 on IGN'''s Top 100 Game Creators of All Time list in 2009.

Works Video games

Canceled gamesScalebound – ProducerLost Order – ProducerProject G.G.'' – Producer