Kinoko Nasu


Kunihiro Nasu, known better as Kinoko Nasu, is a Japanese author, best known for writing the light novel The Garden of Sinners and visual novels Tsukihime and Fate/stay night, and a co-founder of Type-Moon. Nasu graduated from Hosei University with a major in human science.

Biography

Together with junior high school classmate and friend Takashi Takeuchi, Nasu formed Type-Moon in 2000, originally as a dōjin group to create the visual novel Tsukihime, which soon gained immense popularity. Nasu's influences include Hideyuki Kikuchi, Yukito Ayatsuji, Soji Shimada, Natsuhiko Kyogoku, Kenji Takemoto, Ken Ishikawa and Yasuhiro Nightow.
After the success of Tsukihime, Type-Moon became a commercial organization. A sequel to Tsukihime, Kagetsu Tohya, was released in August 2001. On 28 January 2004, Type-Moon released Fate/stay night, written by Nasu; it, too, gained great success, becoming one of the most popular visual novels on the day of its release. A sequel to Fate/stay night, Fate/hollow ataraxia, was released on 28 October 2005. Nasu's visual novel work has been adapted to extremely popular manga and anime series.

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.

Novels

Kara no Kyōkai — originally released in 1998 and re-printed in 2004. It was also re-released in a three-volume format with new illustrations in 2007Decoration Disorder DisconnectionTsuki no Sango Mahōtsukai no YoruNotes. Kōri no HanaClock Tower 2015Garden Of Avalon
  • ''Avalon le Fae Synopsys''

Visual novels

Loveless ~Owaranai Monogatari~ Tsukihime Kagetsu Tohya – Fan-disc of Tsukihime.Fate/stay night Fate/hollow ataraxia – Fan-disc of Fate/stay night.428: Shibuya Scramble – Nasu wrote a special scenario for the game, with fellow Type-Moon co-founder Takashi Takeuchi providing the character designs. This scenario got a sequel as an anime, Canaan.Mahōtsukai no Yoru – Remake/adaptation of the novel.Tsukihime -A piece of blue glass moon- – Remake of Tsukihime Near-Side Route.Tsukihime -The other side of red garden- – Remake of Tsukihime Far-Side Route.

Video games

Melty Blood - Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code - Story dialogueFate/Extra - Story dialogueFate/Extra CCC - Storyline WriterFate/Grand Order - Composition, Screenplay & Supervision. Storyline and dialogue for several main story chapters, including Singularity F: Fuyuki, Sixth Singularity: Camelot, Seventh Singularity: Babylonia, Final Singularity: Solomon, Prologue/December 31st 2019, Lostbelt No.5: Olympus, Lostbelt No.6: Avalon le Fae and Lostbelt No.7: Nahui Mictlan. It also includes the main story related event Abyssal Cyber Space: SE.RA.PH and the summer events Servant Festival and Servant Festival 2023, along several lesser others.Fate/Extella — Main scenario writerFate/Extella Link — Scenario supervisorMelty Blood: Type Lumina - Storyline dialogueFate/Extra Record - Story dialogue

Anime

Fate/Grand Order: Moonlight/Lostroom — ScriptFate/Extra Last Encore — Series composition, original concept

Films

Fate/Grand Order: Camelot - Wandering; Agaterám Fate/Grand Order: Camelot - Paladin; Agaterám