Following a recent health scare, popular Street Fighter series producer Yoshinori Ono and his favourite Blanka action figure have announced they're taking a step back from their jobs.
"I'll be out of the limelight as fighting game series for a while", Ono posted on Twitter. "I'll think about the new future of fighting game after this."
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Ono, who has been at the helm for the last few major releases in the Street Fighter franchise, was taken to hospital earlier in the week after collapsing at a press event in Korea. It's not known how long his sabbatical will last, or who will be taking the reins at the head of the Street Fighter series while he's away.
Yoshinori Ono [Twitter]