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Kinoko Nasu

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Kinoko Nasu
奈須 きのこ
Born
Kunihiro Nasu (奈須 國広)

(1973-11-28) 28 November 1973 (age 52)
Alma materHosei University
OccupationsVideo game designer, writer
Years active1998–present
Known forCo-founder of Type-Moon
Notable workThe Garden of Sinners (1998)
Tsukihime (2000)
Fate/stay night (2004)
Witch on the Holy Night (2012)
WebsiteOfficial 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 Tsukihime and Fate/stay night. The company specializes in production of various media, including video games, anime, and manga.

Biography

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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

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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

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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

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  • 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

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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

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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

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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

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Year Award Category Result Ref.
2018 Tokyo Anime Awards Best Screenplay/Original Story Won [16]

Notes

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  1. ^ Also known as Kinoko Nasu (奈須 きのこ, Nasu Kinoko)[1]
  2. ^ 428: Shibuya Scramble also received an anime sequel to the scenario in 2009, titled Canaan.[12]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Kawanishi, Paulo (November 29, 2025). "Before Fate, Type-Moon's sexy vampire visual novel set a new standard". Polygon. Retrieved April 4, 2026.
  3. ^ a b Fugelso 2024, p. 83.
  4. ^ 歌月十夜 [Kagetsu Tōya] (in Japanese). Type-Moon. Archived from the original on November 6, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
  5. ^ a b Austin 2022.
  6. ^ Luster, Joseph (August 3, 2024). "Fate/stay night Remastered Dated, Fate/hollow ataraxia Remastered Announced". Crunchyroll. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "無題ドキュメント". Type-Moon. Retrieved March 29, 2026.
  9. ^ "まんだらけ同人館／コラム". Tsukikan. Retrieved March 29, 2026.
  10. ^ 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
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "Gpara.com". October 12, 2008. Archived from the original on January 26, 2009. Retrieved December 24, 2008.
  13. ^ "Tsukihime: A piece of blue glass moon Credits". MobyGames. August 26, 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2026.
  14. ^ "Melty Blood: Type Lumina Credits". MobyGames. September 30, 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2026.
  15. ^ Cavallaro 2014, pp. 249–252.
  16. ^ Chapman, Paul (February 20, 2018). "Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2018 Reveals "Anime of the Year" Winners". Crunchyroll. Retrieved April 4, 2026.

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