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Originally Posted by Marcus H.
Well, Baba states in most of his posts in that yaraon blog post that "Maeda is the core of Key". That said, I hope that this "push" to make the Angel Beats! VN would not affect the quality of his work.
Also, I wonder what would happen if Maeda finally leaves behind the task of writing Key scenarios to someone else...
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That's the position of management vs Maeda's own statements on the matter. Ever since finishing Clannad, he has consistently maintained that he no longer has the energy or desire to write scenarios on the same level. They hired Yuuto Tonokawa as a potential successor (it's important to note that they took him on as a full-time, salaried employee and are committed to his development. Besides Maeda, all other writers on Tomoyo After, Little Busters, and Rewrite were freelancers contracted on a per-project basis), but as of Rewrite, he still lacked the experience to take over as lead writer.
OTOH, Maeda expressed interest in composing more music, and he hoped to participate on a RPG project.