On September 30, 2025, Kimura Yuito (“KMR”) resigned as executive director at Cygames and officially stepped down as producer of Shadowverse: Worlds Beyond and Princess Connect! Re:Dive as well, citing his health as the reason. We’ve translated the letter he posted on social media for full context.
These last few years, my health has led to more and more situations where I feel like I am unable to perform at a satisfactory level. As I am now, I won’t be able to fulfill my duties as executive director and producer, and have decided to resign.
First, I want to say thank you to all the players of the games I’ve worked on. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart. Over my 14 years, there were plenty of times when my inexperience led to issues, but seeing and hearing the fans having so much fun kept me going.
My health condition is not life-threatening or grave. I’ll get plenty of rest, and focus on returning to full health so that one day, I can work on game development again.
When Cygames was formed, there were only 5 of us, and now we have a wealth of talented and dependable people. I’ve fully handed off the producer role in all my games, and I hope you all continue to enjoy them. Even without me, they’ll continue the mission of being the best in entertainment, and I believe they have a lot of fun times to offer you.
As a player myself, I’m excited to see what new challenges Cygames will tackle next, and I hope to see all of you again some time soon.
Believe in victory!
Kimura Yuito