Yuji Naka

Yuji Naka
Naka in 2015
Born	(1965-09-17) September 17, 1965 (age 59) Hirakata, Osaka, Japan
Other names	YU2
Occupation(s)	Game designer, producer, programmer
Years active	1984–present
Employer	Square Enix
Notable work	Sonic the Hedgehog series

Yuji Naka (中 裕司, Naka Yūji, born September 17, 1965) is a Japanese video game programmer, designer, and producer. He is best known as the former head of Sonic Team, where he was the lead programmer of the original Sonic the Hedgehog series of games on the Sega Genesis. In 2006, he created Prope, an independent game company. In January 2018, he joined Square Enix.