Kinoko Nasu

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 Tsukihime and Fate/stay night. The company specializes in production of various media, including video games, anime, and manga.

• Name — Kinoko Nasu • Native Name — 奈須 きのこ • Born — 28 November 1973 • Birth Name — Kunihiro Nasu • Education — Hosei University • Occupation — Video game designer, writer • Years Active — 1998–present • Known for — Co-founder of Type-Moon • Notable Works — The Garden of Sinners (1998) Tsukihime (2000) Fate/stay night (2004) Witch on the Holy Night (2012) • Website — Official blog

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. 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. 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. A sequel to Fate/stay night, Fate/hollow ataraxia, was released in October 2005. In December 2006, Nasu had released a prequel light novel to Fate/stay night, titled Fate/Zero under Type-Moon.

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.

• Mahōtsukai no Yoru (1996; 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 • Mahōtsukai no Yoru (2026) – Author

• Year — Title — Role • 2000 — Loveless ~Owaranai Monogatari~ — Special scenario • Tsukihime — Planning, creator, scenario writer, scenario programmer, game director • 2001 — Kagetsu Tohya — Planning, creator, scenario writer, scenario programming, organization, game director • 2002 — Melty Blood — Scenario, scenario script • 2004 — Fate/stay night — Planning, original idea, organization, scenario, scripting assistant, director • 2005 — Fate/hollow ataraxia — Planning, original idea, organization, main scenario, scenario, director • 2008 — 428: Shibuya Scramble — Special scenario • 2010 — Fate/Extra — Scenario • 2012 — Mahōtsukai no Yoru — Planning, scenario, general director • 2013 — Fate/Extra CCC — Scenario • 2015 — Fate/Grand Order — Writer, supervisor, scenario • 2016 — Fate/Extella — Main scenario • 2018 — Fate/Extella Link — Scenario supervisor, original story • 2021 — Tsukihime -A piece of blue glass moon- — Scenario, general director • Melty Blood: Type Lumina — Scenario, original story • 2023 — Fate/Samurai Remnant — Supervisor • 2027 — Fate/Extra Record — Scenario • Melty Blood: Twi-Lumina • TBA — Tsukihime -The other side of red garden-

• Year — Title — Role • 2003 — Tsukihime, Lunar Legend — Original creator • 2006 — Fate/stay night • 2017 — Fate/Grand Order: Moonlight/Lostroom — Script • 2018 — Fate/Extra Last Encore — Script, series composition, original creator