{"rewrite":{"id":"r_06c136c9cbbfef7017bbdf74","clusterId":"c_c1be8f4009102f87c0fa49ed","slug":"saga-localization-director-neil-broadley-dies-at-45","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"SaGa Localization Director Neil Broadley Dies at 45","summary":"Neil Broadley, localization director for Square Enix's SaGa series, died after a multi-year battle with stage 4 colon cancer, according to the official SaGa X/Twitter account and a message Broadley wrote ahead of his death. He was 45. Broadley kept working on SaGa localization through surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation treatment. His credits include Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven, SaGa Frontier: Remastered, SaGa: Emerald Beyond, and Final Fantasy XI.","whyItMatters":"Broadley's death leaves the SaGa localization line without the director who carried it through the series' recent remasters and new entries, and he said himself he would not see his next project released.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eBroadley wrote his own farewell. The message, posted by a colleague on his behalf, said he had kept working on SaGa localization through repeated complications from surgeries, chemotherapies, and radiation treatment, and that he would not see his next project released. His partner of 25 years, Shige, shared a message after his death.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis Square Enix credits run across the SaGa and Final Fantasy lines, from SaGa Frontier: Remastered and SaGa: Emerald Beyond to Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven, Final Fantasy XI, Mobius Final Fantasy, and Final Fantasy Dimensions.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Neil Broadley's SaGa credits ran through surgery, chemo and radiation. The localization work itself is the record of how long he kept choosing to do it.","twitterPost":"Neil Broadley kept localizing SaGa through surgery and chemotherapy. The credits list is a working record, not a memorial.","threadsPost":"Neil Broadley's SaGa localization work continued through surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. The credit line on Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven carries that fact, not the obituary.","newsletterBlurb":"Neil Broadley, who directed localization for Square Enix's SaGa series, died at 45 after a multi-year battle with stage 4 colon cancer. The SaGa series account and a message Broadley wrote ahead of his death confirmed it. His credits include Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven, SaGa Frontier: Remastered, SaGa: Emerald Beyond, and Final Fantasy XI.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-11-09/saga-game-series-localization-director-neil-broadley-dies/.243656\",\"title\":\"SaGa Game Series' Localization Director Neil Broadley Dies\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5099,"outputTokens":764,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1794255511,"createdAt":"2026-11-09T20:12:57.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-11-09T20:17:26.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-09T20:17:26.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_c1be8f4009102f87c0fa49ed","canonicalTitle":"News\nSaGa Game Series' Localization Director Neil Broadley Dies","representativeArticleId":"a_b1efca7417c6e9ad5cc8db79","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"SaGa\"],\"studios\":[\"Square Enix\"],\"people\":[\"Neil Broadley\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-11-09T19:30:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-11-09T19:30:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-09T20:17:26.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-11-09/saga-game-series-localization-director-neil-broadley-dies/.243656","title":"News\nSaGa Game Series' Localization Director Neil Broadley Dies"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["SaGa"],"studios":["Square Enix"],"people":["Neil Broadley"],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Neil Broadley, localization director for Square Enix's SaGa series, died at 45.","Broadley had stage 4 colon cancer and wrote that he faced repeated complications from surgeries, chemotherapies, and radiation treatment.","Broadley kept working on SaGa localization throughout his illness and said he would not see his next project released.","Broadley's credits include Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven, SaGa Frontier: Remastered, SaGa: Emerald Beyond, and Final Fantasy XI.","Broadley is survived by his partner of 25 years, Shige."],"pageLinks":{"healthSlugs":["saga","square-enix","neil-broadley"],"storySlugs":[],"entities":[{"slug":"saga","supported":0,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":6,"overall":"unverified","story_count":3,"has_dossier":true},{"slug":"square-enix","supported":26,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":95,"overall":"green","story_count":151,"has_dossier":true},{"slug":"neil-broadley","supported":0,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":3,"overall":"unverified","story_count":1,"has_dossier":false}],"stories":[],"entitiesOk":true,"storiesOk":true}}