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I also highly doubt this is something he'd threaten to leave them for either, especially since he's apparently been with them for so long now and he's so damn popular. Probably not something he'd care about much I'm guessing lol.
Actors agency tends to have final say on everything, despite what the actor wants
Kinda impressive they are willing to end it just for no PC port. Shows how important PC ports have become for companies, but also kinda hard to believe, honestly.
Maybe Sega is just pissed at a mere talent agency dictating terms like this and is going full scored earth on them.
Maybe Sega is just pissed at a mere talent agency dictating terms like this and is going full scored earth on them.
Speaking as a toku fan, the actions, control, business, and influence of Japanese Talent Agencies are very powerful. They're incredibly strict and have some backwards ass rules. None of this surprises me and reading on up Johnny's and their influence and controversies...it's a whole other level.
If SEGA decides to make a new series after this, I can't blame them.
If SEGA decides to make a new series after this, I can't blame them.
Yeah, but they have Securities*. They're completely uncrackable*.
*There's already been posts here of hacked Judgement stuff but shhhhhh
Johnny's is pretty much the main reason why there are barely any real guest appearances from the original ultraman tiga. This video is a great explanation of the whole situation.
he could leave johnny's
but then he'd find himself completely blackballed in the japanese entertainment industry, which is functionally an organized crime cartel.
Except this guy is a super star in east asia. But if a western only PC version were to be made with some different actor, that would be alright but you would obviously not cater to the japanese and asian markets anymore.
As an aside, I wish they'd make Yagami look more like how Takuya Kimura looks right now, at least update the hair lol
This is too batshit crazy and too fucking idiotic to be made up. I believe this 100%.
I dunno shit about Japanese talent agencies but if I was the actor (assuming he gives a shit about the biggest role he's ever played and the only one that ppl outside of Asia know him for) I'd be banging on the door of my agent screaming their ears off at this stupidity.
I dunno shit about Japanese talent agencies but if I was the actor (assuming he gives a shit about the biggest role he's ever played and the only one that ppl outside of Asia know him for) I'd be banging on the door of my agent screaming their ears off at this stupidity.
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This. Wait for Lost Judgment to come out so sales don't dip if you must, but if the series is dead anyway, then at least try to get some sales from Steam.
It'll go down into Kiryu & Ichiban's route.
Wearing (almost) the same clothes & hair style forever.
tbf i really doubt he disagrees with this, dude has been in the industry for more than three decades and he's one of Japan's biggest stars, if someone has the pull to move to wherever he wants it's him
Pretty sure I'd say the Yamada Samurai Trilogy, or the Hero TV show are his biggest roles and not a video game spin off where a lot of people can play the game with dubs.
I edited my previous post. I should've specified that it's his biggest role ppl outside of Asia know him for. And I stand by that.
Sure I can get behind Judgment being what Western people mostly know him for.
Possible it has something to do with the existence of PC modding, so they see Steam and PC as a platform they can't really predict or control? I don't know a ton about Stadia, but I assume you can't really mod / access modded versions of games on there.
Same reason Nintendo doesn't love Super Hornio Bros. Wouldn't want some modded version of the game where your actor is doing or wearing something unsavory to blow up on YouTube and suddenly everyone is talking about how he was in that game where all the cars were loli-bots or something.
Same reason Nintendo doesn't love Super Hornio Bros. Wouldn't want some modded version of the game where your actor is doing or wearing something unsavory to blow up on YouTube and suddenly everyone is talking about how he was in that game where all the cars were loli-bots or something.
Probably afraid of mods and what could be seen being done with his likeness.
Not really relevant but as a Yakuza fan i was really disappointed with the first Judgement..had to force myself through it, the "detective gameplay" was terrible.
Not really relevant but as a Yakuza fan i was really disappointed with the first Judgement..had to force myself through it, the "detective gameplay" was terrible.
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Am I reading this wrong? Consoles have web browsers now. That's been the case for Playstation since 2006.
I read the wiki:
Yikes.
This used to be the founder and president of Johnny. He dies in 2019, may he rest in piss.
Yikes.
What year dimension is it that something like this is a thing?
PC = Personal Console. Problem solved right there.
Speaking of stardom in Japan, isn't TV 'bigger' than film there, as far as celebrity power goes? Or have I got my wires crossed there?
I'm aware that KimuTaku is still a TV god a few decades strong. In comparison, someone like Sanada Hiroyuki apparently hasn't done Japanese TV in a couple of decades, going by his entry on the D-addicts wiki.
I'm aware that KimuTaku is still a TV god a few decades strong. In comparison, someone like Sanada Hiroyuki apparently hasn't done Japanese TV in a couple of decades, going by his entry on the D-addicts wiki.
It's Stadia.. Game is tied to Google's Cloud PCs and you can't mod the game whatsoever. So that should explain why the game is still coming to Stadia.
This is 100% believable. It really sucks but it's also hilarious how absurd it is.
I wonder if they would just get someone else to replace the character and continue the series in some way…
I wonder if they would just get someone else to replace the character and continue the series in some way…
Try saying that to japanese people, pc gaming is not part of the conversation to them. It's mobile first, then switch then playstation and much much lower PC.
seems the easy solution would be to just replace him or create an original character and not have to deal with this weird stuff.
Is it possible that lost judgement does well enough on consoles that a third can happen but on console only or is no PC version to big of a risk.
Just create an original character with a different VA for PC release, don't end the series damn it.
There's likely contractual stipulations in place preventing a recast. Sega wouldn't end the series otherwise.
I wonder if this is actually less about PC versions and more about them realizing what a pain in the ass it is to deal with Johnny's. I'm sure if they agreed to no PC ports it wouldn't hurt them too much but what other BS demands would they have to deal with in the future?
Can't they just keep the series going but replace the main character's actor with Judge Reinhold?
Why don't they just do what TV shows do over here when an actor leaves and subject the character to a horrible death?
He's the reason many in SE Asia bought the game, I don't think the series can go on without him