Current Events > Kazuma Kaneko (SMT character designer) has left Atlus

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KFHEWUI 04/23/24 1:20:06 PM #1:	Shin Megami Tensei character designer Kazuma Kaneko revealed today in a new interview that he has left Atlus after working with the company for 35 years and joined mobile game developer Colopl Kaneko did not elaborate on his reasons for leaving Atlus, but said he joined Colopl through a recruitment agency in 2023 after applying at numerous companies. The artist also revealed he is working on a new IP with Colopl and had already designed characters. The project aims to reflect Kaneko's world view and incorporate the latest technology. The team has not determined what kind of game the project will eventually become, so they are devoting themselves to thoroughly fleshing out the IP's world, so they can create not just an RPG, but even a hypothetical anime or novelization. Kaneko joined Atlus in 1988 and worked on the Shin Megami Tensei and Persona game series. He was involved in creating concepts, world-building, and character designs. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-23/shin-megami-tensei-character-designer-kazuma-kaneko-leaves-atlus-for-colopl/.210102 --- R.I.P. SaikyoMog! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-seAIeu3Og "You know, there are certain flaws in this film," Tom Servo <cite>KFHEWUI posted [p:980055321] in Kazuma Kan... [t:80753837]...</cite> <quote><quote>Shin Megami Tensei character designer Kazuma Kaneko revealed today in a new interview that he has left Atlus after working with the company for 35 years and joined mobile game developer ColoplKaneko did not elaborate on his reasons for leaving Atlus, but said he joined Colopl through a recruitment agency in 2023 after applying at numerous companies.The artist also revealed he is working on a new IP with Colopl and had already designed characters. The project aims to reflect Kaneko's world view and incorporate the latest technology. The team has not determined what kind of game the project will eventually become, so they are devoting themselves to thoroughly fleshing out the IP's world, so they can create not just an RPG, but even a hypothetical anime or novelization.Kaneko joined Atlus in 1988 and worked on the Shin Megami Tensei and Persona game series. He was involved in creating concepts, world-building, and character designs.</quote>https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-23/shin-megami-tensei-character-designer-kazuma-kaneko-leaves-atlus-for-colopl/.210102 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Irony 04/23/24 1:21:11 PM #2:	https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/9/9cd45138.jpg --- See profile pic <cite>Irony posted [p:980055332] in Kazuma Kan... [t:80753837]...</cite> <quote>https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/9/9cd45138.jpg </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MaxEffingBemis 04/23/24 1:25:41 PM #3:	I thought he left years ago --- She took pity on me, horizontally, but most likely because of my band <cite>MaxEffingBemis posted [p:980055379] in Kazuma Kan... [t:80753837]...</cite> <quote>I thought he left years ago </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SpawnShadow 04/23/24 1:38:12 PM #4:	The Demon Painter has left the Velvet Room, and perhaps never to return? <cite>SpawnShadow posted [p:980055575] in Kazuma Kan... [t:80753837]...</cite> <quote>The Demon Painter has left the Velvet Room, and perhaps never to return?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
s0nicfan 04/23/24 1:41:34 PM #5:	https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/f/f3750bd8.jpg --- "History Is Much Like An Endless Waltz. The Three Beats Of War, Peace And Revolution Continue On Forever." - Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz <cite>s0nicfan posted [p:980055644] in Kazuma Kan... [t:80753837]...</cite> <quote>https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/f/f3750bd8.jpg </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DKBananaSlamma 04/23/24 1:46:46 PM #6:	I love his art but it's not like he made any new art since Raidou Kuzanoha 2. What was he doing this whole time? --- Love and peace <cite>DKBananaSlamma posted [p:980055715] in Kazuma Kan... [t:80753837]...</cite> <quote>I love his art but it's not like he made any new art since Raidou Kuzanoha 2. What was he doing this whole time? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Seaman_Prime 04/23/24 1:48:09 PM #7:	DKBananaSlamma posted... I love his art but it's not like he made any new art since Raidou Kuzanoha 2. What was he doing this whole time? Collecting those royalties and strutting around the office. <cite>Seaman_Prime posted [p:980055731] in Kazuma Kan... [t:80753837]...</cite> <quote>DKBananaSlamma posted... </cite><quote>I love his art but it's not like he made any new art since Raidou Kuzanoha 2. What was he doing this whole time?</quote>Collecting those royalties and strutting around the office.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Doe 04/23/24 1:58:52 PM #8:	DKBananaSlamma posted... I love his art but it's not like he made any new art since Raidou Kuzanoha 2. What was he doing this whole time? He moved up into management --- https://imgur.com/gallery/dXDmJHw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75GL-BYZFfY <cite>Doe posted [p:980055882] in Kazuma Kan... [t:80753837]...</cite> <quote>DKBananaSlamma posted... </cite><quote>I love his art but it's not like he made any new art since Raidou Kuzanoha 2. What was he doing this whole time?</quote>He moved up into management </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DKBananaSlamma 04/24/24 6:02:09 AM #9:	Seaman_Prime posted... Collecting those royalties and strutting around the office. https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/4/427dc96a.jpg --- Love and peace <cite>DKBananaSlamma posted [p:980066883] in Kazuma Kan... [t:80753837]...</cite> <quote>Seaman_Prime posted... </cite><quote>Collecting those royalties and strutting around the office.</quote>https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/4/427dc96a.jpg </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
tremain07 04/24/24 6:03:49 AM #10:	I wonder if this means they'll stop shilling Jack Frost and it's spin off designs now so they don't have to keep paying him. --- A worthless existence <cite>tremain07 posted [p:980066898] in Kazuma Kan... [t:80753837]...</cite> <quote>I wonder if this means they'll stop shilling Jack Frost and it's spin off designs now so they don't have to keep paying him. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DKBananaSlamma 04/24/24 6:06:52 AM #11:	tremain07 posted... I wonder if this means they'll stop shilling Jack Frost and it's spin off designs now so they don't have to keep paying him. https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/9/93ef5f4b.jpg --- Love and peace <cite>DKBananaSlamma posted [p:980066916] in Kazuma Kan... [t:80753837]...</cite> <quote>tremain07 posted... </cite><quote>I wonder if this means they'll stop shilling Jack Frost and it's spin off designs now so they don't have to keep paying him.</quote>https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/9/93ef5f4b.jpg </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
tremain07 04/24/24 6:10:56 AM #12:	Kill me if you want, Jack. Doesn't stop life from being UNFAIR --- A worthless existence <cite>tremain07 posted [p:980066944] in Kazuma Kan... [t:80753837]...</cite> <quote>Kill me if you want, Jack. Doesn't stop life from being UNFAIR </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Solar_Crimson 04/24/24 6:33:00 AM #13:	MaxEffingBemis posted... I thought he left years ago This. He hasn't done art for any of the games since the original Strange Journey, and his last credit was as a scenario planner or some such in SMT4. --- "Be good to yourself, because everyone else in the world is probably out to get you." - Dr. Harleen Quinzel <cite>Solar_Crimson posted [p:980067075] in Kazuma Kan... [t:80753837]...</cite> <quote>MaxEffingBemis posted... </cite><quote>I thought he left years ago</quote>This. He hasn't done art for any of the games since the original Strange Journey, and his last credit was as a scenario planner or some such in SMT4. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Irony 04/24/24 6:40:46 AM #14:	Solar_Crimson posted... This. He hasn't done art for any of the games since the original Strange Journey, and his last credit was as a scenario planner or some such in SMT4. That explains why Strange Journey was the last good one --- See profile pic <cite>Irony posted [p:980067117] in Kazuma Kan... [t:80753837]...</cite> <quote>Solar_Crimson posted... </cite><quote>This. He hasn't done art for any of the games since the original Strange Journey, and his last credit was as a scenario planner or some such in SMT4.</quote>That explains why Strange Journey was the last good one </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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