Kazutoki Kono

Kazutoki Kono (河野 一聡) is a Japanese video game director, producer, designer, and advisor for Ace Combat series. Other his notable works were Time Crisis (Cooperation Staff), R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 (Art Director), and Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil (Logo Designer).

He is currently in charge on Project Aces (an internal team of Namco Bandai) that is responsible in making and developing Ace Combat titles. He is also one of the Project Aces Planning Committee.

Early life
He was born in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. He has studied at the Kobe Design University, located in Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan. He has worked in video game industry since 1992.

Notable works
Below is the full list of Kazutoki Kono's works and his roles in Ace Combat series.
 * Ace Combat 2 (1997) – Game Visual Staff
 * Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies (2001) – Art Director, GUI Designer, AC04Web Production Staff
 * Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War (2004) – Director, Art Director, GUI Designer, Briefing Movie Designer, Package Designer, Demo Reel Production
 * Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War (2006) – Graphic Designer, Designer, Project Aces Planning Committee
 * Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception (2006) – Visual Supervisor, 2D Graphics Concept Art, Project Aces Planning Committee
 * Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation (2007) – Marketing, Play Test, Project Aces Planning Committee
 * Ace Combat: Joint Assault (2010) – Visual Advisor
 * Ace Combat: Assault Horizon (2011) – Executive Director, Producer, Game Adaptation
 * Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy (2011) – Visual Advisor
 * Ace Combat Infinity (2013) – TBA