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Yoshinori Ono Takes Temporary Leave from Street Fighter Producer Role

After being hospitalized earlier this month, Ono decides to take a break to focus on his health.

Yoshinori Ono made his triumphant return to Twitter today after a prolonged absence. That absence was due in no small part to a medical ailment that caused Capcom's Street Fighter franchise producer to collapse at a recent Street Fighter x Tekken event in Asia, and sent him to the hospital. Ono's return to tweeting saw him immediately letting fans know he was okay and that the team was hard at work on future Street Fighter x Tekken patch updates, as well as to let everyone know that he'll be stepping down from his role as series producer for the foreseeable future.

This is how the world ends.
This is how the world ends.

Ono didn't specify how long he'd be out, nor who his replacement as head of one of Capcom's biggest game franchises would be, simply saying that "another person" would be in charge of the series for "a while."

Ono's history with the Street Fighter series is a long one, though his role as the front-facing voice of the franchise (especially from the Japanese side) and lead producer of the series has only been in place since Street Fighter IV. Still, Ono's name and boisterous personality are inextricably linked with all things Street Fighter these days, making the idea of an Ono-less Street Fighter a somewhat strange and unfamiliar one.

Ono gave no clues about what he'd be doing in the interim, save but to say that he would be providing "constant support" for those currently working on Street Fighter x Tekken and any future projects. His only clue to future intentions (beyond that of simply recuperating) was to say that while he's out, he'll be thinking "about the new future of fighting game after this."

We here at Giant Bomb wish Ono good health and a speedy recovery, and eagerly await the day when he can bring his personal brand of high octane crazy back to the Street Fighter scene, and resume doing things like recreating the M. Bison monologue from Street Fighter: The Movie, because hey, why the hell not?

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Yoshinori Ono made his triumphant return to Twitter today after a prolonged absence. That absence was due in no small part to a medical ailment that caused Capcom'sStreet Fighter franchise producer to collapse at a recent Street Fighter x Tekken event in Asia, and sent him to the hospital. Ono's return to tweeting saw him immediately letting fans know he was okay and that the team was hard at work on future Street Fighter x Tekken patch updates, as well as to let everyone know that he'll be stepping down from his role as series producer for the foreseeable future.

This is how the world ends.
This is how the world ends.

Ono didn't specify how long he'd be out, nor who his replacement as head of one of Capcom's biggest game franchises would be, simply saying that "another person" would be in charge of the series for "a while."

Ono's history with the Street Fighter series is a long one, though his role as the front-facing voice of the franchise (especially from the Japanese side) and lead producer of the series has only been in place since Street Fighter IV. Still, Ono's name and boisterous personality are inextricably linked with all things Street Fighter these days, making the idea of an Ono-less Street Fighter a somewhat strange and unfamiliar one.

Ono gave no clues about what he'd be doing in the interim, save but to say that he would be providing "constant support" for those currently working on Street Fighter x Tekken and any future projects. His only clue to future intentions (beyond that of simply recuperating) was to say that while he's out, he'll be thinking "about the new future of fighting game after this."

We here at Giant Bomb wish Ono good health and a speedy recovery, and eagerly await the day when he can bring his personal brand of high octane crazy back to the Street Fighter scene, and resume doing things like recreating the M. Bison monologue from Street Fighter: The Movie, because hey, why the hell not?

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Hope he gets better.

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Ono is the man.

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I walked past him once in london, he must of noticed the pure fanboy expression on my face because he gave me a smile and a nod, hope he gets better soon.

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he will shoryuken that illness in the face!

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i wonder if he was working on darkstalkers 4 (if that even exists), and if so, what will happen to it. He was pretty much the only one that was (publicly) pushing for it

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I hope Capcom isn't working him to death and that he gets well soon.

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@jukeboxzer0 said:

he will shoryuken that illness in the face!

I'm still baffled that he was even able to get sick. He's always seemed full of THE SUN (.....THE SUN!)

:)

get well soon, Ono!

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OH NO!!!

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Ono is awesome, but dude needs a well deserved vacation. Get well soon, Ono-san.

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O NO!!

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I hope Capcom isn't working him to death and that he gets well soon.

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I wish him the best.

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Good to hear an update on this, was getting worried for a bit. I wish him the best

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I wish Ono the best.

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Get well soon duder.

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good move, nothing is more important than health.

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Get well soon, Ono.
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A ray of sanity and hope for our time...

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I remember when they made that joke in The Perfect Score. And I'm probably the only one who vaguely remembers that film and thinking it was kind of okay!

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@Babylonian said:

O NO!!

@JohnnyBarnstorm said:

OH NO!!!

This and this.

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This please, yes.

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Ono will cross assault that illness right in it's life bar.

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Everyone needs some extended R&R every once and a while.

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He's a great man, and possibly the most genuinely enthusiastic man I have ever met. Also, I still think he looks like a Japanese Steve Irwin (The Crocodile Hunter).

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This guy is awesome the game industry needs more personalities like him.

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All the best to Ono, hope he finally takes some much deserved time off.

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Ono and Gootecks gone...these are dark times. :(

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Get well soon & glad to see that he's taking time out for this.

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@Sooty said:

Ono and Gootecks gone...these are dark times. :(

What happened to Gootecks?!

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@adamazing said:

He's a great man, and possibly the most genuinely enthusiastic man I have ever met. Also, I still think he looks like a Japanese Steve Irwin (The Crocodile Hunter).

Shit you're right, he does a bit.

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@Humanity said:

@Sooty said:

Ono and Gootecks gone...these are dark times. :(

What happened to Gootecks?!

He said he was stepping down from Cross Counter. No idea what his plans are for the future.

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He needs a break for all he has done. Best of luck to him and his health.

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Glad to hear he's okay and taking a rest from it all, hopefully someone with the love of it he has will be heading the next Darkstalkers.

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@MostlyBearded said:

@Humanity said:

@Sooty said:

Ono and Gootecks gone...these are dark times. :(

What happened to Gootecks?!

He said he was stepping down from Cross Counter. No idea what his plans are for the future.

Oh that sucks! Gootecks was the funner half of Cross Counter. I like Mike Ross and they made an awesome duo, but I always preferred Gootecks if I had to choose. I wouldn't mind if Combofiend stepped in I guess.

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@Humanity said:

@MostlyBearded said:

@Humanity said:

@Sooty said:

Ono and Gootecks gone...these are dark times. :(

What happened to Gootecks?!

He said he was stepping down from Cross Counter. No idea what his plans are for the future.

Oh that sucks! Gootecks was the funner half of Cross Counter. I like Mike Ross and they made an awesome duo, but I always preferred Gootecks if I had to choose. I wouldn't mind if Combofiend stepped in I guess.

Gootecks was at WNF last night. He wont be part of Cross Counter anymore, but it sounds like he will still be doing stuff for the FGC.

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GET WELL SOON ONOOOOOO!

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He has been working non-stop since 2008. Take a few months off, mr. Ono. Though I truly hope you'll be at the helmet when making the new Darkstalkers. Be well, sir.

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I hope all turns well for him. There's no doubt that he has had a great role in the FGC, and he's always taken enjoyment in his work which is what I'm sure led him to his development success. I do hope he comes back to working on fighting games, it wouldn't quite be the same without him at this point. But of course his health comes first and I wish him the best.

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O NO!!!!!

sorry, had to get it out of my system. seriously hope he's OK

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Man has been a workaholic since he took over the SF franchise as Producer. He has done a great job and deserve a rest. Get well soon Ono-san!

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@JJOR64 said:

@Humanity said:

@MostlyBearded said:

@Humanity said:

@Sooty said:

Ono and Gootecks gone...these are dark times. :(

What happened to Gootecks?!

He said he was stepping down from Cross Counter. No idea what his plans are for the future.

Oh that sucks! Gootecks was the funner half of Cross Counter. I like Mike Ross and they made an awesome duo, but I always preferred Gootecks if I had to choose. I wouldn't mind if Combofiend stepped in I guess.

Gootecks was at WNF last night. He wont be part of Cross Counter anymore, but it sounds like he will still be doing stuff for the FGC.

He was only at WNF last night because Mike"Mike"Mike Ross" Ross" Ross tricked him into coming and competing.

Back to the topic, WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR DARKSTALKERS!?!?!?!?!!?!?!!?!!?!!?!?

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Ono is the man. I think this will put any Darkstalkers 4 or Rival Schools or any other IP revivals on hold for a while but honestly this is a good thing.

This year a ton of great fighing games are coming out or have already come out & the Market is a little oversaturated right now. For example I'm buying KoF 13 instead of SFxT because of its lower price and actually has less bugs and more content right now.

Speedy recovery to Ono-san though. I look forward to him and Harada joking around more for the development & release of TekkenXStreetFighter.

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Poor guy, he wore himself out. Hopefully he will get better soon. It's good he's taking a break. I'm sure this is what he needed.

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Stay healthy Ono! I know what he will be doing with his time off, brainstorming new Darkstalkers ideas xD *fingers crossed*

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Looks like the FGC finally tired him to the point of hospitalization.

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Time for Capcom to lick some serious boot and contract Inafune to be the interim public face of the company during Ono's hopefully short absence.

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cashcom losing people and EMPJared going to take over the world. us Kappa monsters gotta call kotaku

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Clearly he's working on a new Darkstalkers...a guy can dream right? >_>;;;;