Danganronpa Creator Says Growing Studio Would Force Him to Make Games He Doesn’t Want to Make
Danganronpa creator and The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy director Kazutaka Kodaka has explained why he intends to keep his development studio small, arguing that expanding would force his team to accept projects they have no interest in making simply to stay financially afloat.
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