Katsuhiro Harada is leaving Bandai Namco after 30 years

Katsuhiro Harada is departing Bandai Namco at the end of 2025. He announced the news both with a farewell note shared on X and, in possibly the coolest exit ever, with an hour-long DJ mix. Harada’s 30-year career has most closely been involved with Tekken and he’s a familiar face in the fighting game community.

He began as a voice actor in the original Tekken game and continued to do so even as he became a director for the series. He has worked on other Bandai Namco titles as a producer, both in and out…