Shinsuke Kodama, one of the main designer on the Ryusei no Rockman series (Mega Man Star Force), and the Gyakuten series (Ace Attorney) announced on Twitter his departure from Capcom:
皆さまお久しぶりです！児玉です！生きてます！
わたくしごとですが、新たなチャレンジのため、２月末でカプコンを退社致しました。ので、これからは外から逆転シリーズを応援したいと思います！
ので、これからは、時々カレーとネコと逆転のリリース済み情報のツイートとなります〜。
— 児玉真佑 (@shinsuke_kodama) March 2, 2020
Shinsuke Kodama: “It’s been a while, everyone, it’s Kodama, I’m still alive! I left Capcom when February ended, for new challenges. I’ll keep supporting the Gyakuten series from outside, as a fan. For now, I’ll keep sporadically tweeting about cats, curry and official information released on the Gyakuten Series.”
Shinsuke Kodama was one of the main designers on Ryusei no Rockman. He participated in the scenario writing of Ryusei no Rockman 2 and Ryusei no Rockman 3. The character Legend Master Shin appearing in the series was also modeled after him. Kodama Town, the hometown of Ryusei no Rockman protagonist Subaru, was also named after him. He cosplayed the character at IRL events as well. Kodama mentioned all that in another tweet and thanked Capcom for these wonderful experiences:
あと、大逆転のツイートがブレそうだったので言ってなかったけど、流星のロックマンも作ってました。
ゲームに登場したり、素敵な衣装を着て、イベントのMCみたいな事もやってたよ。カプコンすごい面白かったぜ！ありがとうカプコン！！#流星のロックマン#レジェンドマスター・シン pic.twitter.com/740RF13ixz— 児玉真佑 (@shinsuke_kodama) March 2, 2020
Shinsuke Kodama was also the lead planner and in the management team for Dai Gyakuten Saiban: Naruhodō Ryūnosuke no Bōken. He was also a game designer on Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, and the director of the Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy compilation. Kodama was a great support to Shu Takumi, the main creator of the Gyakuten series.
Back in December 2019, another developer of Dai Gyakuten Saiban, Shintaro Kojima, announced his departure from Capcom. Ryota Niitsuma, who worked on multiple Capcom crossovers such as Project X Zone, Marvel Vs Capcom, and Tatsunoko Vs Capcom, left the studio as well in February.
We’re nearing April, the start of the new fiscal year, meaning we’ll hear more and more about departures from Japanese game studios. April is when most Japanese companies recruit and shuffle their staff.
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