Tekken series director Katsuhiro Harada recently gave some insight into the Tekken 6 x Naruto crossover, and what it was like to work with Naruto creator Masashi Kishimoto. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Over the years, Tekken has received some surprise guest appearances- who can forget The Walking Dead\u2019s Negan and Street Fighter\u2019s Akuma in Tekken 7? Its fighters have also popped up in other franchises, such as Kazuya Mishima battling it out in both Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Street Fighter X Tekken, as well as successive Yoshimitsu characters in Soulcalibur.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of the more obscure crossovers is Tekken and Naruto. When Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 was released in 2010, players were surprised to find Tekken\u2019s Swedish fighter Lars Alexandersson in the playable cast. To make him feel more at home amongst the numerous variants of Naruto and Sasuke, Lars was given a makeover by none other than Naruto series creator Masashi Kishimoto. The same costume had previously been released as an extra outfit in Tekken 6 as a collaboration between Kishimoto and Tekken director Katsuhiro Harada. Now, years after both games were released, Harada looks back fondly on the collaboration while providing more context. <\/p>\n\n\n\n