Tetsuya Nomura joins Square (now Square Enix) as a debugger. His talent quickly shines through, leading to opportunities in character design.

Nomura is credited as a character designer for Final Fantasy VI. He designs some minor characters and monsters.

Nomura is promoted to Lead Character Designer for Final Fantasy VII. This role is a pivotal moment in his career, leading to iconic character designs like Cloud Strife, Sephiroth, and Aerith Gainsborough.

The critically acclaimed Final Fantasy VII is released, cementing Nomura's reputation as a highly talented character designer and artist. His distinctive style becomes associated with the franchise.

Nomura continues his role as character designer for Final Fantasy VIII, creating characters like Squall Leonhart and Rinoa Heartilly. He experiments with more realistic character proportions and fashion.

Nomura serves as the main character designer alongside Yoshitaka Amano for Final Fantasy X, designing characters like Tidus and Yuna. This marks a continuation of his prominent role in the series.

Nomura takes on the role of Director for the first Kingdom Hearts game, a crossover between Final Fantasy and Disney characters. He is also the main character designer, establishing a unique artistic style for the series.

Nomura continues as Director and Character Designer for Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories on the Game Boy Advance.

Nomura directs and designs characters for Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, a CGI film sequel to Final Fantasy VII. This project allows him to further refine and realize his designs in a new medium.

Nomura directs and designs characters for Kingdom Hearts II, expanding the lore and gameplay of the series.

Nomura is involved in various projects within the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII, including Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (Character Designer), Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII (Character Designer), enhancing and expanding the Final Fantasy VII universe.

Nomura directs and designs characters for Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, a prequel to the original Kingdom Hearts.

Nomura continues to work on various Kingdom Hearts projects, including Kingdom Hearts III (Director, Character Designer), Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory (Executive Producer, Character Designer). He is also the Creative Director and Character Designer for the Final Fantasy VII Remake project. His ongoing involvement in these major franchises demonstrates his continued importance at Square Enix.