Just reading some Wiki stuff on Kasumi, DOA etc, and found this quote from Itagaki, about the more realistic design of Kasumi in DOA5:
Itagaki, who has left Team Ninja in 2008, said in 2014: "Straightly speakin, my daughter was totally ruined, spoiled. I cant/shouldnt avert my eyes from that fact. Many DOA fans here are crying, I will do something for DOA after I finished Devil's Third."
He is so full of shit it makes me laugh. Does anyone know what he's on about with "doing something for DOA"? How can he do anything for the series if he's got no official ties to it at all now? Even if he made is own spiritual successor, it wouldn't be "for DOA" since it would be its own thing.
He gave - and still gives - so much shit about DOA5, but look how his game turned out after leaving Tecmo. I think we all know what the more successful game is.