Danganronpa Lead Says The Best Way To Get Good Games Made Is To Lie To Your Bosses

Kazutaka Kodaka, lead creator of Danganronpa and The Hundred Line, advised during an X AMA that developers need to deceive their companies to get unconventional projects greenlit. He stated that pursuing creative work while strictly following corporate directives is impossible, recommending developers pretend to obey while pursuing their vision. Kodaka cited his own experience getting controversial titles like Danganronpa V3—which contains anticapitalist messaging—approved by Spike Chunsoft.

Appeared in 2026-02-09.