Out of the blue, Sega and Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios have shown off the new look for Judgment character Kyohei Hamura. Originally played by Pierre Taki, Hamura underwent a redesign after the actor was arrested for alleged cocaine use. Sega made the decision to pull the game from Japanese store shelves, a choice which left the Western release in question. While the game ended up not being delayed, I’m surprised at how quickly Sega was able to cast and animate a new actor.
In the trailer below, you can catch the first glimpse of Hamura’s redesign in action. From a distance, it’s honestly quite hard to tell the two apart. Since the trailer uses the English voice-over, I’m curious as to what his Japanese actor will sound like. It would be quite eerie if Sega somehow found Taki’s doppelganger.
Source: Destructoid Judgment’s character redesign doesn’t look half bad