貞本義行
While making the ".hack" games, character designer Yoshiyuki Sadamoto used the manga character Naruto Uzumaki as a model for Kite. Shortly afterwards, CyberConnect2 started developing the "" games although Sadamoto was unaware of this. One of the most important areas of Kite's design is Kite's hat, which Sadamoto used to make him unique. He wanted the character to look realistic, a trait Sadamoto thought when seeing Naruto. Multiple revisions were done until the artist was satisfied with the character's appearance. Sadamoto wanted Kite's design to suggest a high-school pupil was controlling the PC, so he revised the character's trousers. Matsuyama oversaw Kite's design.