Dead or Alive and Ninja Gaiden creator Tomonobu Itagaki has died, age 58
Tomonobu Itagaki, responsible for creating both the Dead or Alive and 3D Ninja Gaiden series, has died.
The announcement came via one final post on his Facebook profile. This news was corroborated by Itagaki’s friend James Mielke on Bluesky, who posted their own statement mourning Itagaki.
The final message from Itagaki reads as follows:
“Final Words,
“The flame of my life is about to go out. The fact that this message has been posted means that my time has finally come. I am no longer in this world. (I have entrusted someone important to me with this final message).
 
																			 
																			