12 Facts About Kazuma Kaneko

Kazuma Kaneko is a Japanese video game artist and designer for Japanese video game company Atlus.

Kazuma Kaneko is often referred to as the "Demon Artist" due to his artistic ability to represent otherworldly and demonic forms.

Kazuma Kaneko was born on September 20,1964, in the neighborhood of Shimokitazawa, located in Tokyo, Japan.

Kazuma Kaneko's parents owned a sushi shop where he would occasionally work at and his residence was located close to the property.

Kazuma Kaneko initially started off his professional career as an animator, but due to low pay rates across Japan, he was hesitant to continue.

Kazuma Kaneko has stated that working on the project is what helped inspired his future designs for the Shin Megami Tensei series.

Whenever Kazuma Kaneko made professional appearances on television and published interviews, he always wore black clothing with sunglasses to represent his dark personality and his interest in fashion, specifically influenced by the film Saturday Night Fever.

Later in his career, Kazuma Kaneko would act as a mentor to newcomer artist Shigenori Soejima, who joined Atlus in 1995 and would later take Kazuma Kaneko's position as the acting art director for the company.

Kazuma Kaneko takes a lot of inspiration from particularly Native American mythology.

Kazuma Kaneko considers the personality traits and backstories of characters during the design process which helps him decide on aspects such as the clothes they wear.

At first, Kazuma Kaneko struggled finding his own unique style and means of expression but eventually was able to solidify his artistic works.

Kazuma Kaneko has been credited on working on a majority of Atlus' game catalog, as both a character designer and a scenario writer, but his personal favorite project to work on was the PlayStation 2 RPG Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne, a game he shares a deep connection with.