"I wouldn't have time to make the game while playing GTA 6," says Danganronpa creator, so obviously he delayed his new game "It was inevitable that we moved the release time" GamesRadar · Aug 3
Danganronpa's ride or die creator "considered quitting" after a sequel to his high school killing drama was initially turned down: "I didn't want to work on another project" "My eyes were opened to the joy of working on something original," says Kazutaka Kodaka GamesRadar · Jul 28
Danganronpa creator encourages devs to "deceive the company" to get risky projects approved: "If something goes wrong, the one who hired you is to blame anyways lol" "Use your company," folks GamesRadar · Feb 6
The Hundred Line's "Spiderverse"-inspired 100 endings might continue to grow, the Danganronpa creator tells me: "You'll end up with quite a Frankenstein's monster of a game in the end – but I absolutely have the ambition to make that" Kazutaka Kodaka and Kotaro Uchikoshi on The Hundred Line as a hyper ambitious "culmination" of decades of narrative game development: "There was meaning behind creating 100 endings to it, that 100 people would have 100 different opinions" GamesRadar · Dec 29, 2025
Danganronpa creator is excited for you to play his next game "that is not a remake of Danganronpa 2" – though "it brings back memories" Kazutaka Kodaka really wants you to know Danganronpa 2x2 is not a remake GamesRadar · Dec 24, 2025
Danganronpa creator says his latest game 'might truly become the last grand, 200-hour game story in human history written entirely without AI' Maybe that's okay. PC Gamer · Dec 23, 2025
'The Hundred Line' Creators Say Risking Bankruptcy For A Game With 100 Endings Was 'Worth It' The creators behind 2025's most revolutionary game talk about how their "magnum opus" brought them back from the brink of bankruptcy, Inverse · Dec 9, 2025
In the face of countless live service shutdowns, Danganronpa creator believes devs should be "taking responsibility" to give "players a sincere conclusion" Kazutaka Kodaka is giving Tribe Nine an unofficial web comic GamesRadar · Aug 29, 2025
"I want Hundred Line to be like Shonen Jump – a single game packed with all kinds of stories": Danganronpa creator isn't done with his new tactical RPG, even after 100 endings Just how big will The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy get? GamesRadar · Jun 13, 2025
Not content with his new strategy RPG having 100 endings, Danganronpa's creator wants to add even more in a DLC The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy's creator threatens more routes GamesRadar · Jun 1, 2025
Tribe Nine, an action RPG with worldbuilding by Danganronpa's creator, announces end of service 3 months after launch, with an already announced story chapter now canceled Kazutaka Kodaka created the multimedia project, but only provided worldbuilding for the game, which will see its end of service in November GamesRadar · May 15, 2025
Danganronpa dev behind new tactical RPG with 100 endings says "there's still a need for unique games" that aren't quite indie or AAA – and if his "sells well," fans can expect an anime The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy released just weeks ago GamesRadar · May 14, 2025
With 100 endings and a script big enough to fill 60 books, "many countries declined to localize" Danganronpa creator's massive new strategy RPG The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy's first draft was apparently six million characters long GamesRadar · May 10, 2025
This game has 100 endings, and it's pushing the creators to the brink of bankruptcy The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy's ambition might spell one final ending for a promising studio. PC Gamer · May 5, 2025
GamesRadar · May 3, 2025 Danganronpa creator would love to port his acclaimed strategy RPG to more consoles, but the studio is "still on the brink of going under" The Hundred Line hasn't saved Too Kyo Games just yet, despite stellar reviews
GamesRadar · Apr 30, 2025 "I don’t think anyone will ever make something like this again": Danganronpa creator says his new strategy RPG is "a crazy game," and "even if it doesn't sell well, I'm genuinely glad we made it" "I still want it to sell so we can keep the company going"
GamesRadar · Apr 28, 2025 Danganronpa creator says Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is "an amazing tribute" to classic JRPGs, while his new game is a cult strategy RPG that "will still be here" once you "come back from your expedition" "Now all that's left is for it to sell a lot," adds Kazutaka Kodaka
GamesRadar · Apr 21, 2025 Danganronpa and Zero Escape creators' new tactical RPG was "extremely difficult" to fund: "We […] ended up with a lot of debt" The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy is out April 24
Inverse · Apr 21, 2025 'The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy' Is A Bizarre But Super Gripping RPG One of the most unique games of the year offers a brilliant twist on both tactical RPGs and the text-heavy twists of Danganronpa.
GamesRadar · Apr 15, 2025 Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai only has a "vague idea" what Danganronpa creator's new tactical RPG is all about as he has such "high expectations" he's been avoiding all information Are you excited about The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy? Sakurai sure is, just don't ask him what it's about
Inverse · Mar 25, 2025 A Persona and Fire Emblem Fusion Nobody’s Talking About Could Be 2025’s Best RPG ‘Last Defense Academy’ is an inventive strategy RPG from the minds behidn Dangonronpa and Zero Escape, and it might just be the year's biggest surprise.
GamesRadar · Oct 1, 2024 After going into debt to make it, Danganronpa lead worries his strategy RPG has too much content: "When games are too long, players can get put off, so we’re trying not to talk about it too much" How big will The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy be?
GamesRadar · Jul 17, 2024 Iconic dev behind Danganronpa established his own studio so he could work unlimited overtime without bankrupting his company Too Kyoo Games did go into debt to make The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy
GamesRadar · Jun 19, 2024 Danganronpa creator went into debt for The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy after the strategy RPG was canceled at its original publisher And unfortunately, the studio is still in debt
GamesRadar · Dec 20, 2023 Danganronpa icon says he only makes games he likes: "I don't care if they sell well or not" Kazutaka Kodaka speaks about his ambitions