Ryoma Ito started out as an animation designer on Final Fantasy IX & X. He became the character designer on several of Square Enix's more lighthearted RPGs, including Heroes of Mana. He has become one of the most noticeable figures of the Ivalice Alliance of games, contributing character designs to Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings, and Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift.

