Manabu Daishima, who worked for years on Square Enix games as a designer has died in a freak accident at the age of 45. Daishima was known for having worked on games like Chrono Trigger, Romancing SaGa, parasite Eve and Final Fantasy. His last game he worked on was Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles, My Life as a King in 2008. He will be missed.
Veteran Graphic Designer for Square Enix, Manabu Daishima, has passed away at the age of 45.
Daishima apparently died in a freak diving accident near the Izo Kaiy? K?en Diving Center in Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. While diving with two other people, he lost consciousness four meters underwater, and was pronounced dead at the scene after his two friends dragged him out of the water onto the shore.