Kinoko Nasu
Kinoko Nasu | |
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奈須 きのこ | |
| Born | Kunihiro Nasu (奈須 國広) 28 November 1973 |
| Alma mater | Hosei University |
| Occupations | Video game designer, writer |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Known for | Co-founder of Type-Moon |
| Notable work | The Garden of Sinners (1998) Tsukihime (2000) Fate/stay night (2004) Witch on the Holy Night (2012) |
| Website | Official blog |
Kunihiro Nasu (奈須 國広, Nasu Kunihiro; born 28 November 1973),[a] is a Japanese video game developer and writer. Nasu began creating visual novels while in college, making a few small games, visual novels, and pieces of written fiction, before rising to prominence in 2000 with the release of Tsukihime. He went on to work on Fate/stay night in 2004, which quickly became a commercial success and spawned the Fate media franchise. Type-Moon released an adult visual novel spin-off called Fate/hollow ataraxia in October 2005, that expanded on the events of Fate/stay night.
Nasu co-founded the Japanese company Type-Moon, where he designed games including The Garden of Sinners, Tsukihime and Fate/stay night. The company specializes in production of various media, including video games, anime, and manga.
Biography
Kunihiro Nasu was born on 28 November 1973. He graduated from Hosei University with a major in human science. While attending college in the 1990s, Nasu had came up with different concepts for his Fate/Stay Night novel, and began writing it. In 2000, he later co-founded the Japanese media conglomerate Type-Moon, alongside Japanese artist Takashi Takeuchi as a dōjin circle to create the visual novel Tsukihime, which soon gained popularity.[2][3] After the success of Tsukihime, Type-Moon became a commercial organization. A sequel to Tsukihime, titled Kagetsu Tohya, was released for Windows PCs in August 2001.[4]
Nasu released the eroge visual novel Fate/stay night under Type-Moon in January 2004. The game had grown in popularity and spawned the Fate media franchise, consisting of adaptations and spin-offs in various different media, including anime and manga.[3][5] A sequel to Fate/stay night, Fate/hollow ataraxia, was released in October 2005.[6][7] In December 2006, Nasu had released a prequel light novel to Fate/stay night, titled Fate/Zero under Type-Moon.[5]
Influences
Nasu has stated his influences as Hideyuki Kikuchi, Yukito Ayatsuji, Soji Shimada, Natsuhiko Kyogoku, Kenji Takemoto, Ken Ishikawa,[8] and Yasuhiro Nightow.[9][10]
Works
Among Nasu's earlier works are the novels Kara no Kyōkai, originally released in 1998 and re-printed in 2004, Angel Notes, Mahōtsukai no Yoru and Kōri no Hana. His works are usually characterized by the worldview and specific setting shared by most of the titles.[11]
Novels
- Mahōtsukai no Yoru (unreleased) – Author
- Kōri no Hana (unreleased) – Author
- Kara no Kyōkai (1998) – Author
- Notes. (Angel Voice) (1999) – Author
- Fate/Zero (2006) – Supervisor
- Decoration Disorder Disconnection (2007) – Author
- Tsuki no Sango (Moon’s Coral) (2010) – Author
- Fate/Apocrypha (2012) – Supervisor
- Clock Tower 2015 (2014) – Author
- Garden Of Avalon (2015) – Author
- Avalon le Fae Synopsys (2022) – Author
Video games
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Loveless ~Owaranai Monogatari~ | Special scenario |
| Tsukihime | Planning, creator, scenario writer,[11] scenario programmer, game director | |
| 2001 | Kagetsu Tohya | Planning, creator, scenario writer,[11] scenario programming, organization, game director |
| 2002 | Melty Blood | Scenario, scenario script[11] |
| 2004 | Fate/stay night | Planning, original idea, organization, scenario,[11] scripting assistant, director |
| 2005 | Fate/hollow ataraxia | Planning, original idea, organization, main scenario, scenario,[11] director |
| 2008 | 428: Shibuya Scramble | Special scenario[b] |
| 2010 | Fate/Extra | Scenario |
| 2012 | Mahōtsukai no Yoru | Planning, scenario, general director |
| 2013 | Fate/Extra CCC | Scenario |
| 2015 | Fate/Grand Order | Writer, supervisor, scenario[11] |
| 2016 | Fate/Extella | Main scenario |
| 2018 | Fate/Extella Link | Scenario supervisor, original story |
| 2021 | Tsukihime -A piece of blue glass moon- | Scenario, general director[13] |
| Melty Blood: Type Lumina | Scenario, original story[14] | |
| 2023 | Fate/Samurai Remnant | Supervisor[11] |
| TBA | Tsukihime -The other side of red garden- | Scenario |
| Fate/Extra Record |
Anime
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Tsukihime, Lunar Legend | Original creator[15] |
| 2006 | Fate/stay night | |
| 2017 | Fate/Grand Order: Moonlight/Lostroom | Script[11] |
| 2018 | Fate/Extra Last Encore | Script, series composition, original creator |
Films
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Fate/Grand Order: Camelot - Wandering; Agaterám | Original creator |
| 2021 | Fate/Grand Order: Camelot - Paladin; Agaterám | |
| Fate/Grand Order Final Singularity - Grand Temple of Time: Solomon |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Tokyo Anime Awards | Best Screenplay/Original Story | Won | [16] |
Notes
References
- ^ V., Amber (September 3, 2024). "Fate series developer TYPE-MOON goes viral after fans discover it's quietly running a charity to feed children". Automaton. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
- ^ Kawanishi, Paulo (November 29, 2025). "Before Fate, Type-Moon's sexy vampire visual novel set a new standard". Polygon. Retrieved April 4, 2026.
- ^ a b Fugelso 2024, p. 83.
- ^ 歌月十夜 [Kagetsu Tōya] (in Japanese). Type-Moon. Archived from the original on November 6, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
- ^ a b Austin 2022.
- ^ Luster, Joseph (August 3, 2024). "Fate/stay night Remastered Dated, Fate/hollow ataraxia Remastered Announced". Crunchyroll. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
- ^ Luster, Joseph (August 3, 2025). "Fate/hollow ataraxia REMASTERED Release Date Announced for PC, Switch". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on August 8, 2025. Retrieved March 29, 2026.
- ^ "無題ドキュメント". Type-Moon. Retrieved March 29, 2026.
- ^ "まんだらけ同人館／コラム". Tsukikan. Retrieved March 29, 2026.
- ^ 応援団メッセージ#24 奈須きのこ 『TRIGUN』オフィシャルブログ Archived 2014-02-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Yokoyama, Keiichi (August 14, 2023). "Fate/stay night author Kinoko Nasu talks about health issues and recovery from asthma". Automaton. Retrieved April 17, 2026.
- ^ "Gpara.com". October 12, 2008. Archived from the original on January 26, 2009. Retrieved December 24, 2008.
- ^ "Tsukihime: A piece of blue glass moon Credits". MobyGames. August 26, 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2026.
- ^ "Melty Blood: Type Lumina Credits". MobyGames. September 30, 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2026.
- ^ Cavallaro 2014, pp. 249–252.
- ^ Chapman, Paul (February 20, 2018). "Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2018 Reveals "Anime of the Year" Winners". Crunchyroll. Retrieved April 4, 2026.
Sources
- Cavallaro, Dani (2009). Anime and the Visual Novel (ebook). McFarland & Company. ISBN 9780786458189.
- Fugelso, Karl (2024). Engendering (Hardcover ed.). D.S. Brewer. ISBN 9781843847175.
- Austin, Susan (2022). Arthurian Legend in the Twentieth and Twenty-first Centuries. Vernon Press. ISBN 9781648893315.
External links
- Kinoko Nasu's and Takashi Takeuchi's official website and online diary (in Japanese)
- Type-Moon's official website (in Japanese)
- Kinoko Nasu manga Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine in Media Arts Database (in Japanese)