Koji Igarashi

Koji Igarashi
五十嵐 孝司
Igarashi at the 2017 New York Comic Con
Born	(1968-03-17) March 17, 1968 (age 56) Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
Other names	IGA
Occupation(s)	Video game producer, video game writer
Employer(s)	Konami (1990–2014) ArtPlay (2014–present)
Known for	Castlevania series Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night

Koji Igarashi (Japanese: 五十嵐 孝司, Hepburn: Igarashi Kōji, born March 17, 1968) is a Japanese video game producer, programmer, writer, and creative director. In 2009, he was chosen by IGN as one of the top 100 game creators of all time.^[1]

Often credited as IGA, he began his career by joining Konami in 1990 as a programmer. Over the next ten years, he moved into a senior role within the company, working on Castlevania: Symphony of the Night as a programmer, writer, and assistant director. He later served as the lead producer on the Castlevania series, starting with Castlevania Chronicles in 1999 and ending with Castlevania: Harmony of Despair in 2011. During his time with Konami, he was also involved in other titles, such as Nano Breaker and Tokimeki Memorial. In 2014, Igarashi left Konami to later become the co-founder of Artplay who in June 2019 released Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, a spiritual successor to the Castlevania series.