However, he says things took a turn when Itagaki learned that Harada was his junior at Waseda University.
From then on, Harada says that Itagaki was rude whenever they spoke.
Harada claims that his superiors told him not to respond, but Itagaki continued regardless.
An example of this tactic can be seen in the tweet that Harada is quoting.
He gave positive feedback but also claims that this was done to give Dead or Alive the upper hand.
“He likened the relationship between DOA and Tekken to warfare.”
He says that Itagaki apologises for his approach.