Pierre Taki Archives

The "New Price Version" will feature the same character model and voice actor that will be released in the West. Sega changed the game to remove voice actor and character model Pierre Taki from the game after he was charged with illegal possession and use of cocaine. credit//SEGA From the Anime News Network: Sega announced on Tuesday that it will begin offering[...]

credit//SEGA SEGA recently pulled Yakuza spinoff Judgment from the shelves in Japan after character model Pierre Taki was arrested on drug-related charges. According to IGN, SEGA has already completed replacement work on the character Kyohei Hamura, who will now sport an original character design. From IGN: The character of Tojo Clan affiliate member Kyohei Hamura, who was previously voiced by Taki[...]

If you're not familiar with the story, voice actor Pierre Taki was arrested for the use of cocaine in Japan, which has resulted in him losing voice roles and a few games replacing him Such as Kingdom Hearts III where he did the Japanese voice of Olaf from Frozen Now SEGA has announced he will[...]