
Double Dragon And River City Creator Yoshihisa Kishimoto Has Passed Away
Yoshihisa Kishimoto—best known as the creator of Double Dragon and the Kunio-kun/River City lineage that helped define the beat ’em up—has passed away. He was 64. The news was shared publicly by his son, Ryūbō, who said Kishimoto died on April 2, 2026, a loss that lands like a gut-punch for anyone…








