Katsuhiro Harada
| Katsuhiro Harada | |
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| Origin | Osaka(not have a authoritative source), Japan |
| Born | June 10, 1970 (44) |
| Occupation | Game Designer, Producer, Director |
| Hobby | Game development, Fighting Game, PC GAME, FPS, MMO, Drinking, Music, Yacht Racing[1]. |
| Likes | Yoshinori Ono, Jokes, Tequila |
Katsuhiro Harada (ja. 原田勝弘 Harada Katsuhiro) is a game producer and Tekken creator from Namco Bandai Games. He is best known as a Game Director/Chief Producer of the Tekken series, since 1994. Currently, Harada is the leader of the Tekken Project. He is often seen in interviews alongside Michael Murray who translates for him.
Born in Osaka(not have a authoritative source), Japan and grew up in Nara Prefecture. He later moved to Tokyo, Japan after completing his university studies there and eventually became a game promoter. He attended Waseda University along with Dead or Alive creator Tomonobu Itagaki. He holds a degree in psychology.
He voiced Forest Law in Tekken 3 and Tekken Tag Tournament, Marshall Law from Tekken until Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection, Yoshimitsu from Tekken until Tekken Tag Tournament and Kunimitsu in Tekken.[2][3][4][5].
Known for his sense of humor, such as comic rivalry with Yoshinori Ono and jokes around the character Leo in Tekken 6.
Harada is also a member of Project Soul (the team behind Namco's Soul Calibur franchise). He makes an appearance in Soulcalibur V as a Bonus Character in a Quick Battle challenge. He uses the Character Creation exclusive Devil Jin style from the Tekken franchise, the Mishima Style Fighting Karate. His BGM is called "Antares" which is also used in Tekken 5 stage Cathedral. In the game, he use his special outfit, the Heihachi Mishima's Tiger Gi.
Harada maintains fairly active Twitter and Facebook accounts.
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Career[edit]
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Katsuhiro Harada born in June 10, 1970[1].
In his childhood, videogames were viewed with a great deal of suspicion in Japan. He's parents wouldn’t buy him a home console and he sneak into arcades. He was discovered and dragged out many times. That cycle continued for a long while. He worked hard and ended up securing a place at a Waseda University. After graduating from university, he joined an arcade to become a promoter.
During first year working in the Namco arcade, Harada-san smashed the sales record two months in a row. He received an award of commendation from Namco’s president. Thanks to the award, Harada-san now had a platform to approach the management and request that they move him into game development. So towards the end of he's first year at Namco, they gave him a position on the first Tekken[6].
Work[edit]
- Pokkén Tournament (TBA) — Executive Producer
- Tekken 7 (TBA) — Executive Producer
- Rise of Incarnates (2014) - Executive Producer
- Tekken Revolution (2013) — Executive Producer
- PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale (2012) — Supervisor
- Ridge Racer Unbounded (2012) — Special Thanks
- Tekken 3D: Prime Edition (2012) — Executive Producer
- Street Fighter X Tekken (2012) — Contributor and Co-Director
- Soulcalibur V (2012) — Contributor and Bonus Character
- Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (2011) — Executive Producer
- Ace Combat: Assault Horizon (2011) — Game Concept Supervisor: Game Design Department: Project Aces Staff
- Soulcalibur IV (2008) — Contributor, Co-Director and incentivated a sequel (SCV)[7].
- Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion (2008) — Executive Producer
- Tekken 6 (2007) — Executive Producer
- Soul Calibur Legends — Contributor and Special Thanks
- Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection (2006) — Game Director: Arcade Original Staff, Project Director, Supervisor and Voice Actor (Forest/Marshall Law)
- Soulcalibur III (2005) — Contributor and Special Thanks
- Urban Reign (2005) — Contributor and Special Thanks (Marshall Law and Paul Phoenix appears in this game)[8]
- Tekken 5 (2005) — Game Director, Devil Within Supervisor and Voice Actor
- Tekken 4 (2002) — Project Director, Supervisor and Voice Actor
- Tekken Advance (2002) — Project Director and Supervisor
- Tekken Tag Tournament (2000) — Project Creator, Director, Supervisor and Voice Actor.
- Tekken 3 (1998) — Project Director and Voice Actor
- Tekken 2 (1996) — Project Producer, Director and Voice Actor
- Tekken (1994) — Project Producer, Director and Voice Actor
Image Gallery[edit]
The Boss Tribute - Harada
Harada wearing a Kuma suit in a Street Fighter X Tekken art.
Harada in Tekken 3D Prime Edition Launch Trailer.
Harada and Ono in a Street Fighter II screen.
Yoshinori Ono faces Harada in a Street Fighter IV fight screen.
Harada in Toulouse Game Show 2011.
Ono X Harada
Harada's screenshot from SCV.
Trivia[edit]
- Among his fans and colleagues, he is well known to enjoy tequila.
- He has studied judo, karate and a little bit of taekwondo in the past.[9]
- During his university studies, he took a few Chinese language courses. Although, he found it very difficult.[10]
- In Tekken Tag Tournament 2, during a loading screen in the Fight Lab mode, Harada can been seen sitting by the pool being sketched by Violet whilst Combot sits at his feet like a dog.
- Harada makes an appearance in Soulcalibur V as a Bonus Character.
- His theme music in the Soul Calibur V is "Antares", the same theme of the Cathedral stage from Tekken 5.
- Prior to the Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Global Championship, Harada had actually given Philippines' representative, AK, a gift on the day before the tournament. He later went on to state on his note after the tournament that AK "drew the most enthusiastic support from the crowd", and that he "brought back memories of the love of the game when one first starts playing the game".[11]
- Upon revealing his job as an arcade promoter to his parents, they were devastated and bursted into tears.[12]
- On June 5, 2013, he was reported missing for a week by the Tekken Project team via his twitter account.[13]
- Harada is revealed to actually love the Philippines' biggest fast food chain, Jollibee.
- There is a ghost data of Heihachi in Tekken Tag Tournament whose username is named after Harada.
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Katsuhiro Harada Facebook Page. Katsuhiro Harada.
- ↑ Harada talking about character's voice acting pt1. Twitter (2010-10-16). Retrieved 30 October 2010.
- ↑ Harada talking about character's voice acting pt2. Twitter (2010-10-16). Retrieved 30 October 2010.
- ↑ Harada talking about character's voice acting pt3. Twitter (2010-10-16). Retrieved 30 October 2010.
- ↑ Harada talking about character's voice acting pt4. Twitter (2010-10-16). Retrieved 30 October 2010.
- ↑ Harada was interviewed by the video game magazine Edge.. Edge Online Magazine (2013-09-23). Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ↑ Katsuhiro Harada Confirms Soulcalibur V Discussion! | 8WayRun.Com - Soulcalibur. 8WayRun.Com. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
- ↑ Tekken characters appearing in Urban Reign. GameSpot (2005-07-20). Retrieved 13 June 2013.
- ↑ Harada talks about your learnings in judo, karate and taekwondo.. Twitter (2013-04-12). Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ↑ Harada's tweet about Chinese language.. Twitter (2013-04-06). Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ↑ AK, the child prodigy whose talent blossomed.. OKWave (2013). Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ↑ When Harada first revealed what he was doing, their parents were devastated.. Edge Online Magazine (2013-09-23). Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ↑ Harada was reported missing for a week by the Tekken Project team via his twitter account.. Twitter (2013-06-05). Retrieved 10 December 2013.
