Former Capcom character designer and illustrator Akira \u201cAkiman\u201d Yasuda, famous for his work on Street Fighter II: The World Warrior and Red Dead Revolver, recently shared some insight about his early days working at Capcom. On his X account, he spoke about his habit of working overtime, with the biggest reason for it being \u201cwanting to beat other big game companies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Overtime work is nothing unfamiliar to the Japanese corporate landscape, and the country\u2019s game industry is notorious for crunch culture<\/a> (although things have been gradually improving in recent years). But not all overtime is imposed by employers, especially in creative fields. Over on X, an industry animator posed a question \u2013 what does it actually feel like to work overtime, especially for people who do it voluntarily. While most people would rather finish work and go home, many of them choose to stay late, sleep over at the company or even clock in on their off days. In response to the question, Akiman explains that he was one of those people who worked overtime because they had a goal to achieve. In his case, it was making Capcom bigger and topping over other rivaling major companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n