Kinoko Nasu
Type-Moon producer Kazuya Niinō joined Imageepoch through CEO Ryo Mikagi to collaborate on a project. Soon, Niinō contacted Kinoko Nasu and Takashi Takeuchi for a proposed collaboration on the development of a new game in the "Fate" Series, which, according to the producer, was to implement various genres. At the time, Type-Moon was involved in the finalization on "Fate/hollow ataraxia", and had short-term plans to develop other projects – for which Nasu was forced to refuse the role as producer.