News of the death of Nihon Falcom's founder, Masayuki Kato, surfaced via a Japanese blog post on the company's official website honoring the late chairman along with a slight restructure underway to make up for the loss. Given his status as the company's founder and the pioneering force behind the action JRPG genre, Kato's sudden passing means the loss of a critical figure for the company and the gaming industry as a whole.
Dang he did not have the chance to see the actual finale of Trails series. Kondo better make the Trails finale good storywise! not like what happened in Farewell 'o Zemuria!