Fussbett wrote:

...is not to be missed, by the way. It's a very short and enjoyable read.

http://bellsouthpwp.net/r/a/racerg/itagaki-xbn-winter2002.html


XBN: Who is your personal favorite DOA girl?

Itagaki: Kasumi, for sure. I feel responsible for her. Do you know that some hackers made a nude code for her in DOA3? It broke my heart. I feel very close to her after that event. It was an attack on her.

XBN: Kasumi is the youngest, right? She's 17. Are you okay with sexualizing with a 17-year-old?

Itagaki: Why not? In Japan, that's okay. Maybe it's 20 in America. Remember though, I was 27 when I created Kasumi. I'm older now, but 17-year-old girls are still gorgeous. Still, I'm not the kind of creator that lets my own tastes overwhelm the game. I make games for the player, not just myself.

XBN: Would you be comfortable featuring, say, a 15-year-old girl as a sexy character?

Itagaki: In Japanese tradition, people become adults at the age of 16. I think the legal age is 20. But there are cultures in the world where girls get married at 13. I guess the current status of society will limit what we can or can't do. But when we design characters, we design them for the Japanese cultural standard.

Fussbett: I was kinda surprized that a video game magazine was asking questions like that.