Overview
- Harada announced on social media that he will depart at the end of 2025 after working on Tekken since its 1994 debut.
- He cited recent personal losses and the retirement or passing of senior colleagues as factors, and said he sought advice from Ken Kutaragi.
- Over the last four to five years he says he transferred his creative and production duties to the internal team, with no single successor named.
- Bandai Namco thanked Harada and reaffirmed ongoing plans for Tekken 8 content, pledging to incorporate community feedback.
- He will appear as a guest at the Tekken World Tour 2025 Global Finals in Malmö on Jan. 31–Feb. 1, 2026, and released a 60-minute Tekken mix on SoundCloud as a farewell.