In the interview, when asked about his decision to leave Atlus and join COLOPL, Kaneko revealed that he was introduced to the opportunity by a career agent. With COLOPL working on a new IP, Kaneko felt that “planning and releasing a game from scratch was very much in line with my work.”

“I’m good at creating IP from scratch, so I thought that was a good match,” he said.

Kaneko joined Atlus in 1988, and across his 35-year tenure, he worked in a number of positions, including character designer, art director, creature designer, and more. His credits include major franchises such as Shin Megami Tensei, Persona, Devil Summoner, and more.