Akihiro Hino
Level-5 president and CEO Akihiro Hino approached Netmarble in early 2018 with a proposal for an MORPG based on "Ni no Kuni", having been impressed with its previous game "". Netmarble general producer Bum-jin Park felt that the artistic style of the series would work well on mobile devices, though noted that it caused some trouble as the development team wanted to preserve its value. The game was developed independently by Netmarble based on initial guidelines presented by Level-5. Its three-year development involved core members of the team from "Lineage 2: Revolution". The developers intend to release updates for the game every two weeks in response to player feedback. Three episode stories are planned for release in 2021: "Ancient Devil God" in July, "Captain Gold and Treasure Island" in August, and "Harvest Festival" in September.