Love & Poop

Keita Takahashi doesn’t really want his award. The creator of Katamari Damacy takes the steps up to Bitsummit’s stage reluctantly and bows his head for a medal from Dengeki PlayStation magazine, which picked his game Wattam for a best-in-show award as Bitsummit draws to a close. It’s hard to tell if his aversion to the spotlight is just shyness, but after talking to Keita Takahashi, I’m not surprised to hear him say exactly what he thinks.

“Actually, I do a column in Dengeki, has been in development for five years, surviving a cancelation from Sony that left Takahashi to pick up the pieces and start over with a new team. It’s finally coming to Steam in 2019. Dengeki Playstation picked , their speaker said, because everyone who played it or watched it smiled and laughed, and while I don’t necessarily think Keita Takahashi is trying to save the world through videogames, I think he is searching for truth and connection with . It is a heart laid bare.