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Dragon Quest Creator Yuji Horii Receives Prestigious Honor

11/3/2025

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Yuji Horii, the creator of Dragon Quest, was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette, in Japan's autumn honors list, becoming the first game designer to receive the honor.
Horii has worked on every mainline Dragon Quest game since 1986, showing his long-running influence.
He thanked his staff and supporters.
The Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake launched recently on multiple platforms.

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Yuji Horii, the creator of Dragon Quest, was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette, in Japan's autumn honors list, becoming the first game designer to receive the honor.
Horii has worked on every mainline Dragon Quest game since 1986, showing his long-running influence.
He thanked his staff and supporters.
The Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake launched recently on multiple platforms.