Ito first began creating characters around the time she graduated from middle school.[1] She grew up at a time when fighting games were popular with her and her classmates and developed an interest beyond just controlling the characters, in the aethestics and design of characters. After purchasing a book on breaking into the industry, Ito began going for job interviews at Osaka-based companies near to home such as Capcom. She made it past the initial round, however did not get the job and in the end found a job working for Softpal on visual novels.[2]