{"rewrite":{"id":"r_1e3f60edd527ac4aa4b8a510","clusterId":"c_15d06ec49d041f30054eb40b","slug":"studio-sasanqua-opens-7-mid-career-game-development-roles","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Studio Sasanqua Opens 7 Mid-Career Game Development Roles","summary":"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.","whyItMatters":"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.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eStudio 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.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe studio\u0026#39;s stated purpose covers in-house development and sale of PC and console games, plus production and development support for other companies\u0026#39; titles. Ozawa plans to draw on his production experience in Japan and China for collaborative content creation. The announcement\u0026#39;s visual carries the copy \u0026#34;Let\u0026#39;s bet. Including the anxiety,\u0026#34; framing the move to a small company as a gamble toward work that stirs the heart rather than the familiar.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Studio Sasanqua's mid-career hiring spans the full pipeline, from producer down to UI Designer, which suggests the studio is staffing for a complete production rather than filling one gap.","twitterPost":"Studio Sasanqua hiring across producer, director, and art leads signals it is building a full team, not patching a single hole.","threadsPost":"Studio Sasanqua is recruiting for seven roles that cover the entire development chain, from producer to UI Designer. A studio that hires across the whole pipeline at once is usually staffing for a complete production, not filling one missing seat.","newsletterBlurb":"Studio Sasanqua, the company Kenji Ozawa founded in March 2025 after directing Visions of Mana, opened mid-career recruitment for seven console game development roles. The studio says projects are already in development and Ozawa will pursue collaborations using his experience in Japan and China.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/260824p\",\"title\":\"Studio Sasanqua, led by Kenji Ozawa of Visions of Mana, begins mid-career recruitment; 7 game development positions including Producer and Director open\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4611,"outputTokens":615,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1787943719,"createdAt":"2026-08-28T18:54:26.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-28T18:56:45.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-28T18:54:26.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_15d06ec49d041f30054eb40b","canonicalTitle":"『聖剣伝説 VISIONS of MANA』の小澤健司氏が率いるスタジオサザンカが中途採用を開始。プロデューサーやディレクターなどゲーム開発職7職種を募集","representativeArticleId":"a_1f91583533b98aeb2127b021","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Visions of Mana\"],\"studios\":[\"Studio Sangkan\"],\"people\":[\"Kenji Ozawa\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-24T03:55:16.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-24T03:55:16.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-28T18:56:47.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Denfaminicogamer","url":"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/260824p","title":"『聖剣伝説 VISIONS of MANA』の小澤健司氏が率いるスタジオサザンカが中途採用を開始。プロデューサーやディレクターなどゲーム開発職7職種を募集"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Visions of Mana"],"studios":["Studio Sangkan"],"people":["Kenji Ozawa"],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}