{"rewrite":{"id":"r_83f0c44765cc4b558b68d0d2","clusterId":"c_e1b1982cb3c74b1ba080c6ea","slug":"harada-directs-recruitment-inquiries-away-from-snk-to-vs-studio","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Harada Directs Recruitment Inquiries Away From SNK To VS Studio","summary":"Katsuhiro Harada, head of SNK subsidiary VS Studio, posted on May 15 that recruitment inquiries should go through the studio's own website, not SNK. The studio, established in May 2026 with SNK investment, is not a 100% subsidiary and has guaranteed independence. The recruitment page is under preparation, but an inquiry form is already live.","whyItMatters":"Harada's public redirection of recruitment away from SNK reinforces the structural independence of VS Studio, signaling that the studio operates as a distinct entity rather than a conventional subsidiary.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eKatsuhiro Harada, the longtime Tekken producer who left Bandai Namco at the end of 2025, moved to SNK to head a new subsidiary called VS Studio. The studio launched in May 2026 with SNK investment but is not a wholly owned subsidiary. Harada posted on his X account on May 15 that anyone interested in working with him should send inquiries through VS Studio's official website, not through SNK. He repeated the message in English, suggesting that direct approaches to SNK headquarters had become a problem.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVS Studio's recruitment page is still under preparation, but the site already has an inquiry form with a section for recruitment inquiries. The form appears designed for creators who want to pitch themselves proactively rather than wait for specific job postings. Game*Spark published an interview with Harada about his reasons for starting over at SNK, where he said he realized after various events that time is finite.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Harada tells creators to contact VS Studio directly, not SNK, for recruitment. The studio is not a 100% subsidiary and has guaranteed independence.","twitterPost":"Harada redirects recruitment inquiries from SNK to VS Studio's own site. The studio is not a 100% subsidiary and has guaranteed independence.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Katsuhiro Harada, head of SNK's VS Studio, posted on May 15 that recruitment inquiries should go through the studio's website, not SNK. The studio, established in May 2026, is not a wholly owned subsidiary and has guaranteed independence. The recruitment page is under preparation, but an inquiry form is already live.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GameBusiness.jp\",\"url\":\"https://www.gamebusiness.jp/article/2026/05/16/26960.html\",\"title\":\"Katsuhiro Harada's New SNK Studio 'Guarantees Independence' - Asks Inquiries About Recruitment to Be Directed to the Studio, Not the Parent Company\"}]","lintFlagsJson":"[]","lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":3901,"outputTokens":601,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1779826648,"createdAt":"2026-05-19T22:49:02.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-05-19T23:01:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-19T23:01:00.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_e1b1982cb3c74b1ba080c6ea","canonicalTitle":"原田勝弘氏のSNK新スタジオは「独立性を担保」―求人については親会社ではなく自社に問い合わせるよう明言","representativeArticleId":"a_54cb5d226c7a746e917919a3","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"SNK\",\"VS Studio\"],\"people\":[\"原田勝弘\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-05-16T04:15:04.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-05-16T04:15:04.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-19T23:01:37.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"GameBusiness.jp","url":"https://www.gamebusiness.jp/article/2026/05/16/26960.html","title":"原田勝弘氏のSNK新スタジオは「独立性を担保」―求人については親会社ではなく自社に問い合わせるよう明言"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"studios":["SNK","VS Studio"],"people":["原田勝弘"],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Katsuhiro Harada posted on his X account on May 15 that recruitment inquiries for VS Studio should go through the studio's own website, not through SNK.","VS Studio launched in May 2026 with SNK investment but is not a wholly owned subsidiary and has guaranteed independence.","VS Studio's recruitment page is under preparation, but an inquiry form with a section for recruitment inquiries is already live on the studio's website.","Harada left Bandai Namco at the end of 2025 after a long tenure as Tekken producer and moved to SNK to head VS Studio."]}