Although each installment of the
Final Fantasy series is generally set in a different fictional world with separate storylines, there are several commonalities when it comes to
character design, as certain design themes repeat themselves, as well as specific character names and classes. Within the main series,
Yoshitaka Amano was the character designer for
Final Fantasy,
Final Fantasy II,
Final Fantasy III,
Final Fantasy IV,
Final Fantasy V and
Final Fantasy VI,
Tetsuya Nomura was the character designer for
Final Fantasy VII,
Final Fantasy VIII,
Final Fantasy X,
Final Fantasy XI and
Final Fantasy XIII, Yoshitaka Amano created and did the concept art for the characters while Toshiyuki Itahana was the final character designer for
Final Fantasy IX, and
Akihiko Yoshida was the character designer for
Final Fantasy XII.