Because Salvato lacked artistic skill, he used a free online anime-creation program to create the initial character designs and applied these designs in test versions of the game.[19] Salvato recognized that a product of such quality would not satisfy potential players,[19] so he made a request to his friend, a translator for Sekai Project, for sketches of school uniforms and hairstyles for the characters.[20] Salvato then handed initial visual development over to Kagefumi, who left the project very early on.