💙💜 BREAKING: Katsuhiro Harada Leaving Bandai Namco He will depart right after wrapping up his work on the Tekken franchise, which he's been with for 30 years, by the end of this year. Harada explained his decision by noting that many of his colleagues have already left the industry, and now he too wants to pursue something different. That's why over the last four years, Harada has been gradually handing over control of the Tekken series to his colleagues.