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Game developer and director Yuji Naka of Sonic the Hedgehog has now officially been sentenced for insider trading. To be specific, he has been found guilty of breaking the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act. On July 7, a Tokyo court gave him two and a …Read more »
Last month we got word that Sonic the Hedgehog co-creator Yuji Naka had been arrested for allegedly being involved in an insider trading scandal with other former Square Enix employees. That charge concerned buying shares in developer Aiming once they learned they would be working …Read more »
Things aren’t looking great for Sonic the Hedgehog co-creator Yuji Naka at the moment. The game developer has been arrested by the Special Investigation Department of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office as part of an insider scandal trailer involving Square Enix and the Dragon …Read more »
Yuji Naka, video game legend and the lead programmer of the original Sonic the Hedgehog series, briefly worked for Square Enix. There he directed the Balan Wonderworld game, but he left the company last year. Now he’s publicly said that he filed a lawsuit against …Read more »
Sonic the Hedgehog co-creator Yuji Naka worked at Sega for more than two decades, then he became the president and CEO of the PROPE game development company. In 2018 he began working for Square Enix, and this past weekend he announced that he has left …Read more »
Survey media catering to foreign fans and you’ll typically find that coverage of Tokyo-based otaku hotspots eschew any sort of legitimate local flavor or personality for pure commercialism. Extensive photographic coverage of toy shops, book shops, porn shops, maid cafes, outlandish signage and the occasional …Read more »
While Sonic the Hedgehog thrashes about in one of the many foster homes he's been carelessly transferred to over the years, the blue blur's original creator, Yuji Naka, has moved on rather gracefully. His latest creation also happens to involve a cartoon critter, but Ivy …Read more »
We won’t know what will happen to Sonic the Hedgehog co-creator and former Square Enix employee Yuji Naka until next month, when a Japanese court’s judgment is set to be handed down for his alleged insider trading. However, Taisuke Sasaki—another former Square Enix employee who …Read more »
Video game director and programmer Yuji Naka of Sonic the Hedgehog is in hot water over accusations of insider trading. Cornell Law School explains: “Insider trading is the trading of a company’s securities by individuals with access to confidential or material non-public information about the …Read more »
Sega has been celebrating its 60th anniversary with Sonic the Hedgehog taiyaki, and now it’s announced that Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Nights into Dreams can be played free on Steam. This has gotten many fans excited, but Sonic’s lead programmer, Yuji Naka, is not …Read more »
If you’ve been on the Internet in the past 24 hours or so, you’ve probably run into one of a few “cursed images” that purport to showcase the full Sonic design from the upcoming live-action Sonic the Hedgehog movie. The designs originated on the website …Read more »
Earlier this month we got a bunch of cast additions for the I’ll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History anime, and now a premiere date has been revealed. Crunchyroll has already announced plans to stream the series as it airs, and its broadcast …Read more »
King of Thorn and Dimension W author Yuji Iwahara is getting another manga adapted into anime. This time it’s Clevatess, which was recently announced along with a teaser trailer, key visual and some of the main cast and staff members. Kiyotaka Taguchi (Ultraman Blazar) directs …Read more »
The anime Rekishi ni Nokoru Akujo ni Naru zo (translated as I’ll Become a Villainess That Will Go Down in History) will arrive in October, and ahead of that an English-subtitled trailer has dropped. The anime is being made at MAHO FILM, with Yuji Yanase …Read more »
Previously just set for sometime in 2024, we now know exactly when to expect the original TV anime series Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night. The latest from the folks at Doga Kobo is set for April 6, and you can see more in the …Read more »
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