Takara announced greater than expected losses and Sato falls on his sword. Or was he pushed? The Japan Times reports he was pressured into resigning by Konami. (Yoshiaki Murakami’s recent stock acquisitions can’t have helped matters either.)
The new head honcho is Nobuyuki Okude, a guy who’s been at Takara for over 30 years working on Henshin Cyborg, Microman, Diaclone and Transformers among other lines.
