BYE TANAKA!

[Tsukino_Kaji]

Camte was there more of that post? That last paragraph is worded in such a way that makes it seem some was left out.

[Draylo]

Goodbye Tanaka

[Unaisis]

Awwww..... T_T now i feel bad for teasing him in the past ; ; Glad to know that his condition isnt going to get any worse.

[Kyte]

Thanks for all the good work you've done throughout your career. You have created games that have made millions smile, and will continue to be enjoyed for generations to come.

[Teraniku]

Thank you for all your hard work Tanaka-san. While I may not have agreed with everything you did with the game, it was clear to me that you cared about the game. Good Luck to you.

[Mirabelle]

I think it would be considered rude everywhere o_O.

Best of wishes Tanaka. Thank you for 10 years.

Really do people have a lot of problems telling others they have high blood pressure or diabetes? Unless we are talking mental illness and life threatening illnesses (or those involving the privates), it shouldn't be so terrible to talk about common human ailments.
I respect his privacy if he doesn't want to share, but I'm not sure it's overly rude to ask, if only to enhance our empathy. Of course if it turns out he is suffering from a wicked case of Athletes foot, that may backfire.

[Kitkat]

That is highly dependent on the social morals and practices you learn while growing up. Different cultures will see different things as offensive, rude, or disrespectful due to the communities, and era, they grew up in. Even though talking about health ailments might be common place for some cultures, it is considered selfish or disrespectful in others to speak of personal issues or ailments. In others it can be seen as a form of weakness to convey this type of information.

There shouldn't be a need to satisfy another cultures curiosity if the morals and social practices they have learned go against it. I believe it is a fairly big gesture just to state he has health problems at all to thousands of strangers, why can't it just be left at that and look back at what accomplishments he had during his time? While I don't idolize him, nor scapegoat him, for what he has done through his career I do believe he has earned the right to simply say "due to health issues I will be retiring," consider it good enough, and move on.

[Clou777]

would be totally ironic if the game achieves balance when he's gone

[Llana_Virren]

would be totally ironic if the game achieves balance when he's gone

Ironic? Remember, he helped lay the foundation, so in a sense, it could still be traced back to his framework for enabling true "balance" to be achieved.

Just saying.

[Scuro]

Tanaka, you made this the most difficult RPG game out there, and while it may have discouraged few, it encouraged the many that matter to this game and have become life time followers. Thank you.