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6:20 pm - 08/04/2011

Grandia Creator Takeshi Miyaji Dead at 45

G-Mode issued a statement today announcing that its CEO Takeshi Miyaji died suddenly on July 29. Miyaji was 45 years old.

Miyaji is known for his work at Gamearts, a company that he founded at the age of 19 with his brother Yoichi Miyaji. He worked on a number of Gamearts classics, including Silpheed (PC, Mega CD), Gun Griffon (Saturn), and the Grandia series. In 2000, he formed G-Mode.

G-Mode did not share the circumstances of Miyaji's death. Taking his place as CEO of G-Mode will be Ryu Okoriyama CEO of Gaia Holdings.

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RIP!! Grandia will forever be one of my faves

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taecish 4th-Aug-2011 10:28 pm (UTC)

omg rip T__T im playing through grandia right now for the first time too.

pixieballistic 4th-Aug-2011 10:33 pm (UTC)

SAD. Love Grandia...absolutely one of my faves as well :(

tomoeicemaiden 4th-Aug-2011 10:39 pm (UTC)

May he rest in peace. Grandia is one of mine and my sister's favorites :(

yuko87 4th-Aug-2011 11:10 pm (UTC)

Grandia is one of my favorite RPG and gosh he was still so young =( R.I.P

brucelynn 4th-Aug-2011 11:29 pm (UTC)

;_____; OMGGGGGGGGGGGG SO SAD!!!!

RIP!! Grandia will forever be one of my faves

This SFM!!!!! Grandia really is one of my favorite videogames in the world.

45 is young good grief :(

firemelon 5th-Aug-2011 12:19 am (UTC)

Well, I know what games I'll be playing through sooner rather than later... :(

ararat010 5th-Aug-2011 12:35 am (UTC)

Well, fuck. I never played Grandia but Silpheed: The Lost Planet used to be one of my favorite PS2 shmups until Gradius V and Raiden III came over. I have lost count of how many times I completed it.
Rest in pace, old man.