Kaneko joined Atlus in 1988 and worked on the Shin Megami Tensei and Persona game series.
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.
Colopl purchased all shares of multimedia company MAGES. from the company CHIYOMARU STUDIO, and MAGES. became a wholly owned subsidiary of Colopl in March 2020.