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Kinoko Nasu

Writer · Born November 28, 1973 (52) · Chiba Prefecture, Japan

Kinoko Nasu is a Japanese writer and screenwriter, best known as the main creator of the Nasuverse and co-founder of Type-Moon. He is the author of works such as Fate/stay night, Tsukihime, and The Garden of Sinners.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 28, 1973 (52)
From
Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Works as
Writer
Titles
27 on MovieCove · 42 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 25% in 30 days

What are Kinoko Nasu's films like?

Across their 26 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
24%
Morality
24%
Survival
17%
Bonds
16%
Ideas
13%
Society
3%
Power
2%
Identity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFate4 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 5 · Dark 14

Heightened: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their heightened movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 0 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 14

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 15

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 6 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 20 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 2

Full focus: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their full focus movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 12

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 13 · Heavy 6

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
20
Melancholic
14
Dread
9
Contemplative
8
Thrilling
5
Other
11

How their films linger

Thought-provoking13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet14
  • Ambiguous9

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Kinoko Nasu's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kinoko Nasu's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

42 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page.

Career shape

A full career of 37 titles, 36 of them dated from 2003 to 2021.

Biggest box office

Fate/stay night [Heaven's Feel] III. spring song (2020)

$19M worldwide

Highest rated

Fate/stay night [Heaven's Feel] III. spring song (2020)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works] (2014)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing37 of 37: 34 only writing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score82ndOther crew3 of 37: 0 only other crew, 3 with another role

37 titles, 3 with more than one role — writing and other crew overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

2000s11 · crew2010s20 · crew2020s5 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Kinoko Nasu's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 82nd percentile, the median of all 20; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 81st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 27 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up16
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th5

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 27 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · writer

Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya: The Movie - Oath Under Snow (2017)

68th percentile spread · 15% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Fate/stay night [Heaven's Feel] III. spring song (2020)

Midcredits 98th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 44/100 and the plot and story 49/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Kinoko Nasu's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 90 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles27–79 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 39 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 9 · minimalMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 75 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Kinoko Nasu work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kinoko Nasu's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tomotaka Takeuchi shares the most, 17.

Directors

Writers

  • Masaki Hiramatsu7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Masaki Hiramatsu
  • Akira Hiyama5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Akira Hiyama
  • Type-Moon3 titles    See all 3 shared titles with Type-Moon
  • Ukyô Kodachi3 titles    See all 3 shared titles with Ukyô Kodachi

Actors

  • Ken'ichi Suzumura14 titles    See newest 12 of 14 shared titles with Ken'ichi Suzumura
  • Maaya Sakamoto12 titles    See all 12 shared titles with Maaya Sakamoto
  • Ayako Kawasumi11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Ayako Kawasumi
  • Jôji Nakata9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Jôji Nakata

Composers, cinematographers and editors

  • Manabu Kamino12 titles    See all 12 shared titles with Manabu Kamino
  • Yûichi Terao11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Yûichi Terao
  • Yuki Kajiura11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Yuki Kajiura
  • Keita Haga5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Keita Haga

Producers

  • Tomotaka Takeuchi17 titles    See newest 12 of 17 shared titles with Tomotaka Takeuchi
  • Atsuhiro Iwakami15 titles    See newest 12 of 15 shared titles with Atsuhiro Iwakami
  • Shizuka Kurosaki11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Shizuka Kurosaki
  • Hikaru Kondô11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Hikaru Kondô