With the arrest of actor, musician and Denki Groove frontman Pierre Taki earlier in the week for suspicion of cocaine use, there has been a major backlash with shows canceling appearances or deleting any mention of Taki on their website.
In addition, Sony Music Label has stopped distribution of Denki Groove albums and pulling their albums off shelves, while Disney will be replacing the voice Pierre Taki as Olaff in the Japanese release of “Yuki no Jou” (Anna and the Snow Queen).
And now fans worldwide worry that Sega may pull the game “Judge Eyes” from the shelves, prevent a second game from being released and also a western localization due to Pierre Taki having a role in the video game as Hamura Kyohei.
Many fans commented on producer Sato Daisuki’s twitter post in hopes they don’t abandon “Judge Eyes”:
このまま終わらせはしない。
このままなかったものにはさせない。
いつか、必ず、復活させる。— 佐藤大輔@龍が如くスタジオ/龍が如く4 好評発売中! (@satod_cs1) March 13, 2019