Tekken producer Katsuhiro Harada has been working on the franchise for almost two decades, and is one of the most recognisable faces within the walls of Namco Bandai. However, it has been reported by his co-workers that Harada-san hasn't been turning up at work lately — prompting a rather worrying tweet sent from his personal account, which has presumably been accessed by his colleagues:
Predictably, many fans replied to the tweet expressing their heartfelt concern, which triggered the following replies:
The last tweet officially made by Harada was on May 26th.
Could this be a publicity stunt leading up to a possible Tekken-related announcement at E3? Perhaps we're finally going to learn more about Tekken Revolution, which was recently rated by the Australian Classifications Board? Or is Harada-san really in some kind of trouble? Share your theories in the comments section below.
[source nintendoeverything.com]
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If it was a publicity stunt, it would be pretty disgusting. People go missing all the time and that's not something to capitalise on.
I hope he's safe and well. Logging into Steam daily isn't the same comfort as just calling your office and telling them you're unwell.
I think Harada himself said that Tekken Revolution was only another card tournament game but I'm still not too sure. http://www.computerandvideogames.com/401220/tekken-revolution-breaks-cover/
hope he's okay and he'll be found
Could be someone else on his steam account, not much conformation there. I do hope he's ok
Doesn't seem legit to me, but you never know
#Poe'sLaw
Um...ok. I don't think this is a publicity stunt.
Cant you just massege him on steam, asking him whats up ? Maybe hes just ill and the paperwork didnt reach the ofice ?
And if hes logged onto steam, isnt that a sign das hes home ans someone should just gover over to him, knock on his door and ask how he feals ?
It cant be that hard to get in touch with him.
Nevertheless, i hope hes ok.
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That comment on him appearing on Steam daily sort of made me chuckle after the seriousness of the rest of the article.
Huh. Hope they find him. Those fans can be dangerous.
He was too deep in to Steam gaming that he got lost in the intrawebs of gaming.
It's understandable.
Maybe he just needed to get away from it all for a while and not be bothered at all. I hope he turns up safe and well soon
If its a publicity stunt I will be extremely disgusted with Namco.
That said Harada is a awesome guy and I hope he is okay.
The twit was in english instead of japanese. If people get lost why said to look for it on another country language?
oh dear... 8( hope he is alright..
guess they never heard of ppl getting sick or taking a break for once e.O but eh if there at least worried they should of had someone go to his place and find out if hes ok <.<
Read a nice idea on another site. Meybe he makes some sort of "believed to be dead man returns more powerful then ever" haihachi impression on E3, showing off a new game, which would be awesome and pretty low at the same time.
I still hope that this is all just a tasteless stunt, because the steam thing sounds quite fishy to me.
Uhhh, yeah, Katsuhiro, you're gonna need to come in to work today. Did you put the cover sheets on those TPS reports?
@justinj42 .......excuse me....i believe you have my stapler.....
@ArkOne77 Well I'm tired of the both of you stealing my pens! GIVE THEM BACK ALREADY!!!
@ Rafie ...Let's not get the "Jump To Conclusions Mat" out here. I think Lumberg stole em'!
Maybe He decided to quit his job and become a pro DOTA2 Player.
The dude just needed a drink and a break from work. Its not even a stunt, its more stress related I bet.
This shouldn't even be news. This happens all the time in the workplace. People skip work, feel sick, etc. Normal.
He's either feeling lazy, sick or he just needs time away from work.
I should know, my mom is a travel agent.
@Caramel I'm not sure skipping work for a week without notifying anyone is normal.
I'm pretty worried. I wonder what is going on in the life of Mr. Harada as of now?
It has to be a publicity stunt. No other scenario makes sense, and here's why. If he TRULY was missing, someone would have called his phone, or stopped by (as someone pointed out above). Furthermore, how do they know he logged into Steam? If they were truly concerned enough about his absense to contact authorities, we would know about it. The simple fact they said he's logged into Steam every day is a give-a-way that they don't want to worry people by this info. Obviously, if he's logging into Steam he's chillin' and gaming out, in which case everything is FINE. It's just so obvious, and there's so many question marks in this it could be mistaken for The Riddler. Like "how do they know his login and password for Twitter", "how did they gain knowledge that he logged into Steam, which should be confidential", and "if he is in fact logging into Steam, which indicates he's more than fine, why wouldn't he call into work". Nope. Doesn't add up.
What's AWOL?
AWOL just means gone without any notice. I think it originally stood for "away without official leave", maybe?
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