https://www.ign.com/articles/metal-gear-creator-hideo-kojima-issues-official-statement-distancing-himself-from-italian-cartoonist-after-now-deleted-photo-sparked-a-backlash Death Stranding and Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima has issued a statement distancing himself from an Italian cartoonist after deleting a photo of the pair meeting at the Lucca Comics And Games 2025 convention earlier in November.