Following "SaGa Frontier 2" in 1999, Kawazu's team were originally employed on a numbered "Final Fantasy" project. When production was halted due to internal issues surrounding PlayOnline, Kawazu's team switched to supporting production for "The Bouncer" and developing multiple WonderSwan Color titles including original titles and ports. The 2002 "SaGa" title "Unlimited Saga" was designed based solely around Kawazu's tastes, using his position within the company to get his way. The title was divisive, and was the last original "SaGa" title until the release of ' in 2016. He also created the concept for the anime series ' during this period, which originally had a narrative link to "Unlimited SaGa".