Sugiyama’s death gives me pause, not because I will mourn his passing, but because the news has circulated in the western games press with a now-familiar hesitancy–one I have often shared–when it comes to western reporting on Japanese public figures and media. Sites like IGN have sought to straddle a balance between acknowledging his “controversial views” while also lauding his compositional legacy.
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Thank You,* Koichi Sugiyama
