Kazutaka Kodaka is the CEO of Too Kyo Games and its public-facing voice at events in Tokyo and abroad, most recently appearing at The Tenth Mosaic on September 22 and 23 and representing Too Kyo at the Spain Game Festival on September 16. His talk sessions at The Tenth Mosaic, held with composer Masafumi Takada, sold out before the festival opened.
Kodaka's recent coverage is talk-driven rather than release-driven. At The Tenth Mosaic, a two-day game culture festival held on September 22 and 23, he and Masafumi Takada walked through how Danganronpa's story and music shaped each other. His part of that account is the business shape of Too Kyo Games: he keeps development external so he does not have to accept work he dislikes, and he took on his own IP with Hundred Line. Danganronpa sold about 30,000 copies in its first week and grew over roughly half a year, per Kodaka's account at the event.
Takada's half of the same panel is more specific. He said he wrote the theme song "DANGANRONPA" in about 20 minutes after putting the title into the lyrics, and the Monokuma design arrived in roughly five minutes. The pair framed the work as fast and improvised rather than planned.
Kodaka also appears on the broader circuit. He was a VIP at the Spain Game Festival on September 16 at Kanda Myojin Hall in Tokyo, an invitation-only event hosted by the Spanish Trade and Investment Agency and the Embassy of Spain. Anime Expo 2026 lists him as a guest alongside Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE producer Shohei Sakakibara.
The stories settle no future project. Coverage of Kodaka is currently about how Danganronpa and the studio's output came to be, and about his presence at events, not about anything he has announced.
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At The Tenth Mosaic, a game culture festival held at the Institut francais du Japon in Tokyo on September 22 and 23, Kazutaka Kodaka and Masafumi Takada discussed how Danganronpa's story and music shaped each other. Takada said he wrote the theme song "DANGANRONPA" in about 20 minutes after putting the title into the lyrics, and the Monokuma design arrived in roughly five minutes.
At The Tenth Mosaic in Tokyo on September 22 and 23, Too Kyo Games CEO Kazutaka Kodaka and music producer Masafumi Takada discussed how they work together, from Danganronpa through Rain Code and Hundred Line. Kodaka said Danganronpa sold about 30,000 copies in its first week and grew over roughly half a year, and described why he keeps development outside the studio.
The Spain Game Festival, an invitation-only business networking event hosted by the Spanish Trade and Investment Agency and the Embassy of Spain, was held on September 16 at Kanda Myojin Hall in Tokyo. Gonzalo Ramos of the embassy's economic office said 35 Spanish companies and organizations exhibited as "Games from Spain" at Tokyo Game Show 2026, and six Spanish titles were selected for SELECTED INDIE 80. Kazutaka Kodaka appeared as an event VIP.
Archipel will hold The Tenth Mosaic, a two-day game culture festival, on September 22-23 at Tokyo Nichi-Futsu Gakuen. The lineup includes talks with Kazutaka Kodaka and Masafumi Takada, a Rez 25th anniversary session with Tetsuya Mizuguchi and Ken Ishii, a horror panel with Keiichiro Toyama and Frederic Raynal, and a Persona 30th anniversary talk. Shuhei Yoshida curates an indie legacy showcase with 15-plus titles, and music sets include Yuzo Koshiro and Saori Kobayashi. Several talk sessions have already sold out.
Anime Expo 2026 will host the world premieres of the Black Torch television anime and a new Magic Knight Rayearth anime, with guest Rie Takahashi. The event also features Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE producer Shohei Sakakibara and scenario writer Kazutaka Kodaka, a first look at Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 from Studio Trigger, and U.S. premieres for Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia and Sparks of Tomorrow.