Bunshun had apparently reached out to Kadokawa's employees, and they told the paper that they are optimistic for a Sony buyout. This is because the company now has low trust in their current management, particularly President and CEO Takeshi Natsuno. If you may remember, earlier this year, Kadokawa was hacked. As we reported that as potentially affecting FromSoftware's online services, the entire company experienced an internal crisis. And if Bunshun's respondents are to be believed, Natsuno's slow response has led to a loss of confidence in the company. So, if you can picture it, Kadokawa as a whole is experiencing the same kind of management and leadership crisis Ubisoft is experiencing at the moment. While we don't know if Kadokawa's finances are in a similar situation as Ubisoft is, we should now also consider that it could be a factor to Kadokawa and Sony now seemingly approaching this merger more closely.