Grandia Director Takeshi Miyaji Passes Away

August 1, 2011

Takeshi Miyaji, the director of the original Grandia RPG, recently died, according to a statement sent out by G-Mode, as reported by Andriasang. Takeshi Miyaji was a co-founder and the CEO of G-Mode, a mobile games developer from Japan. In the early days of his career, he worked on such classic titles as Silpheed and Lunar: The Silver Star. Later he worked at Game Arts alongside his brother, Yoichi Miyaji, who remains at the company as its president and CEO.

While at Game Arts, Takeshi was vital in developing the first two games in the Grandia RPG series. First he served as the game's director then later served as the producer for the second title in the series.

Miyaji died on Friday, July 29. He was 45 years old. The cause of death has not be determined.

He will be missed by his fans for his forward thinking, and his creativity. Our best wishes and sincerest condolences go out to his friends, family and fans.

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Re: Grandia Director Takeshi Miyaji Passes Away

Submitted by nashligo on Tue, 08/02/2011 - 02:00.

A great man, the gaming world won't be the same. Loved Grandia so much.

Re: Grandia Director Takeshi Miyaji Passes Away

Submitted by Grif on Mon, 08/01/2011 - 20:46.

Sayonara, Miyaji-sama. You will be sorely missed.

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