Tekken Director Katsuhiro Harada Responds To Being Called A Racist

The Tekken Director didn't hold back while responding to the Twitter/X user.

By Fahad Suleman January 3, 2024

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Katsuhiro Harada responded to a Twitter/X user who called him a racist.
The Tekken Director was stern and direct in his response, shutting down all who’d dare to make such a claim against him.
Note that the Tekken franchise already features a highly diverse cast in each iteration.

Tekken’s Director, Katsuhiro Harada, was recently targeted by a Twitter/X user who called out the creators of Tekken racists, implying that this was the reason why Eddy Gordo hasn’t been revealed yet for the Tekken 8 roster. Katsuhiro Harada responded to the post, saying that if the user was going to claim anything just like that, they were hugely mistaken.

If you think you can just claim anything that way and it will pass, you are mistaken.

Leroy and Raven will kick your ass. Come to think of it, there are no Japanese characters in the American dramas and movies that I love, but I have never felt discriminated against because of… https://t.co/0YCvnCfUn2

— Katsuhiro Harada (@Harada_TEKKEN) January 3, 2024

Harada further mentioned the presence of Leroy and Raven, two dark-skinned characters that have already been revealed for Tekken 8. The Tekken Director also explained that there were no Japanese characters in his favorite American shows and movies, but he had never felt discriminated against because of it. Furthermore, Harada then went on to scold the Twitter/X user for their remarks, calling them illogical and delusional.

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Bandai Namco‘s Tekken 8 is set to launch on January 26. The game’s demo is currently live on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X, and PC. The game had suffered a fair share of leaks before its launch, but the entire roster was revealed by November. It is expected that Tekken 8 will introduce four new characters each year, which may or may not include guest characters, as no information regarding that has been revealed yet.

Currently, Tekken 8 features a roster of 32 characters at launch, with each character featuring a movelist of over 100 moves. Tekken 8 focuses a lot more on highlighting the characters’ personalities compared to the past entries in the Tekken franchise. Tekken 8 comes a decade after Tekken 7 and aims to surpass the success of its predecessor.

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