Kazushige Nojima was born January 1964 in Sapporo, Japan. A writer and video game creator, he has been involved with the making of numerous game titles, primarily in the capacity of scenario writer. His credits include the main scenario writing for Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy X, Final Fantasy X-2, Kingdom Hearts, and Kingdom Hearts II. He is also the author of the novels Final Fantasy VII: On the Way to a Smile and Final Fantasy VII: The Kids Are Alright─A Turks Side Story. A fan of heavy metal music, he owns an extensive electric guitar collection, though he is unable to play the instrument particularly well.

Stephen Kohler is a translator of narrative fiction, games, and comics, including such titles as Witch Hat Atelier, Magus of the Library, Final Fantasy XV: The Dawn of the Future, and NieR:Automata─YoRHa Boys. He lives in western Japan with his wife and daughter.