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The Five Most Badass Japanese Game Designers
 155  7.6 1. Tomonobu Itagaki
 * The creator of the Dead or Alive and the modern Ninja Gaiden series. * He has almost never been seen without his sunglasses. Many believe that he has no eyes. * Openly criticizes and expresses his dislike for various other game developers, and is often seen as arrogant. * Stated that his game, Ninja Gaiden 2, will be so ambitious that "When another developer plays it, they will lose motivation and confidence in their [own] games". * Resigned from Tecmo and sued the company and its president, Yoshimi Yasuda, for damages based on "unreasonable and disingenuous statements" made in front of Itagaki's colleagues. Talk about leaving with a bang. CelShader's rating:
 
69 7.9 2. Goichi Suda, aka "Suda 51"
 * Well known as the creator of Killer 7 and the No More Heroes series * His nickname, Suda 51, is a pun on his given name. In Japanese, "go" means five and "ichi" means 1. * He was known to make appearances wearing a lucha libre mask while promoting his game, Killer 7. * Gave away rolls of toilet paper to promote his game, No More Heroes. The toilet paper featured the game's logo and images of the game's protagonist, Travis Touchdown. * Often conducts video interviews while sitting on the toilet. Classy. 
300 8.6 3. Koji Igarashi "IGA"
 * He is best known as the assistant director of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, and producer in every Castlevania game since Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance. * Look at him. He looks like a vampire. * He always carries around that bullwhip * He always wears his Van Helsing-esque hat CelShader's rating:
 
588 8.8 4. Hideo Kojima
 * He is most recognized as the creator and director of the Metal Gear Solid series. * He intentionally misleads his fans with the use of ambiguous advertising CelShader's rating:
 
305 8.2 5. Shinji Mikami
 * He's responsible for various horror/action titles such as the Resident Evil series, God Hand, Devil May Cry and, yes, Disney's Goof Troop. * Mikami told the Japanese press that he would "commit harakiri" (ritual suicide by disembowelment) if his game Resident Evil 4 would come out on a system other than the Gamecube. Since then, Resident Evil 4 has appeared on the PS2, Wii, and iPhone. Better sharpen that blade, Mikami. |
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On November 7, 2006, various gaming sites reported that an unnamed female former Tecmo employee had filed a sexual harassment suit against Itagaki. She claimed that Itagaki had made several unwanted sexual advances on her since September 2003. While Itagaki admitted to kissing her, he claimed that whatever had gone between them had been consensual. Tecmo's ensuing investigation reached the conclusion that "the allegations in question were a result of the former employee's desire to vent frustration over her own personal affair, and not indicative of sexual harassment." Tecmo has also demoted Itagaki and the accuser for their mingling of "personal affairs with their corporate responsibilities". Meanwhile, the court has found Itagaki innocent of the charges.