Rabbit & Bear Studios has announced that Yoshitaka Murayama, creator of Suikoden and scenario writer for Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, has unfortunately passed away.

This announcement was made on Rabbit & Bear’s official website, where Murayama is credited as the head of the studio and main scenario writer for Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes. According to the statement, Murayama passed away on February 6th 2024 following complications from an illness. The game is planned to release on April 23rd 2024, and the team expresses their sadness that he will not be able to see the reactions from fans.

You can read the full English version of the statement below, as per their announcement:

Hello everyone,

It’s with a heavy heart and deep sadness we must inform you that the scenario writer and head of Rabbit& Bear Studios, Yoshitaka Murayama, has passed away on February 6th due to complications with an ongoing illness.

Murayama first began this journey of the creation of Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes in 2020 through the support of his very loving fans on Kickstarter. Throughout the three-plus-year-development of the game, it was always the passion from his fans that continued to drive his creative vision and motivate him to put his all into the project.

His hard work on Eiyuden Chronicle as scenario writer was finished but as his co-workers and friends, it saddens us to know that he won’t get to see the reactions from his fans.

However, even with those feelings we need to accept the reality that he is no longer with us and continue to push his dream forward by releasing Eiyuden Chronicle to the world.

We want to maintain his legacy and vision with this game and know that he would have wanted the rich world he has created with Eiyuden Chronicle to live on.

His family sincerely appreciates your prayers and support but asks for privacy and that no flowers, mail, or other offerings be sent.

We will have more information on organizational changes to Rabbit & Bear as well as changes to some of the Kickstarter rewards in the near future.

For now, we appreciate your continued support.

Rabbit & Bear Studios,
Junko Kawano
Junichi Murakami
Osamu Komuta

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