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Norn9
is a 2013 otome game for PlayStation Portable. It was developed by Otomate and published by Idea Factory. A PlayStation Vita port, entitled ''Norn9: Var Commons'', was released on December 11, 2014. A fan disc titled ''Norn9: Last Era'' was released on April 2, 2015. A combined version of ''Var Commons'' and ''Last Era'', titled ''Norn9 LOFN'', was released on the Nintendo Switch on September 27, 2018. English versions of ''Var Commons'' and ''Last Era'' were released on the Switch on March 30, 2023 and September 31, 2023 respectively. On March 2, 2014, it was announced that an anime adaptation was in the works. The anime ran from January 7 to March 31, 2016. Plot Guided by a strange, haunting song, elementary-schooler Sorata Suzuhara from the Heisei Era is warped back in time to 1919, in a high-tech ship called Norn9. This ship, flying above towns resembling that of the Meiji or Taishō period, harbours The Gifted, a group of three girls and eight boys with special a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagi Yanagi
, stylized as , is a Japanese singer and songwriter from Osaka Prefecture who is signed to NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan. After becoming interested with music in her childhood, she began singing and writing original songs. In 2006, she began uploading her music to Niconico and other websites, gaining the attention of the J-pop band Supercell, who featured Yanagi as the guest vocalist from 2009 to 2011. Yanagi made her solo debut in February 2012 with the release of the single "Vidro Moyō", which is used as the ending theme to the anime ''Waiting in the Summer''. Her music has been featured in anime series such as '' My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected'', '' Jormungand'', ''Seraph of the End'', and '' Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea''. She has also performed at overseas events in Southeast Asia, China, and Europe. In 2012, Yanagi collaborated with composer Jun Maeda of Key to produce the original concept album '' Owari no Hoshi no Love Song'', which finished 6th on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Penkin
Kevin Penkin (born 22 May 1992) is a British-born Australian composer, primarily for video games and anime. He is best known for composing the score of the anime ''Made in Abyss'', which won Best Score at the 2nd Crunchyroll Anime Awards, and the score for the ''Tower of God'' anime adaptation, which won Best Score at the 5th Crunchyroll Anime Awards. Biography Penkin was born on 22 May 1992 in the United Kingdom, and grew up in Perth, Western Australia. Penkin's interest in video game music started from when he first heard the "Phendrana Drifts" theme from '' Metroid Prime''; in a 2012 interview, he referred to the theme's electronic synths and acoustic instruments as "absolute bliss". Penkin began his career with composition credits in the 2011 short films ''Play Lunch'' and ''The Adventures of Chipman and Biscuit Boy''. In the same year, Penkin composed the soundtrack of the video game ''Jūzaengi: Engetsu Sangokuden''; this soundtrack represented Penkin's first collaborati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aksys Games
Aksys Games Localization, Inc. is a video game publisher that specializes in translating and localizing Japanese video games for English-speaking markets. It was founded by Akibo Shieh in 2006. Some of its clients include Bandai Namco Games, Xseed Games, and Atlus USA. Aksys Games is best known for its involvement in the ''Guilty Gear (series), Guilty Gear'' series, as well as for publishing numerous otome games in English. It has become a full-fledged game publisher with the announcement of ''Eagle Eye Golf'' for PlayStation 2, and has expressed a desire to publish for all current platforms from Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony. The company's name is coincidentally similar to Arc System Works, with whom it has a partnership. Despite their similar names, and the partnership between them, neither company owns the other. Aksys Games publishes many games for Arc System Works in North America, and has even assisted the latter in releasing the ''Bit.Trip'' series in Japan. Aksys is als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otomate
is a Japanese video game developer and publisher founded by former Data East employees in October 1994. A division of the company makes otome games under the name of Otomate (see list below). An international branch, Idea Factory International, was opened in California in 2013. Altergear, a division of Idea Factory that focuses on male-centered visual novel titles, was created in 2022. Games published Games developed Otomate games The following sublist are otome game An is a story-based romance video game targeted towards women with a female protagonist as the player character. Generally one of the goals, besides the main story goal, is to develop a romantic relationship between the female main player char ...s that were developed by Idea Factory's Otomate division. PlayStation 2 games # Fushigi Yuugi Genbu Kaiden Gaiden: Kagami no Miko (June 23, 2005) # Hoshi no Furu Toki (September 22, 2005) # Mitsu x Mitsu Drops: Love x Love Honey Life (April 6, 2006) # Hiiro no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otome Game
An is a story-based romance video game targeted towards women with a female protagonist as the player character. Generally one of the goals, besides the main story goal, is to develop a romantic relationship between the female main player character and one of the secondary lead characters, who are usually male. History The first ''otome'' game is generally acknowledged to be '' Angelique'', released in 1994 by Koei in Japan for the Super Famicom, and created by Ruby Party, an all-woman development team division of Koei. The game was originally designed for pre-teen and younger teenage girls, but became unexpectedly popular with older teenagers and women in their 20s. In 2021, the series continues with '' Angelique Luminarise'', in which the protagonist is a 25-year-old office worker. ''Angelique'' is credited with "setingup the specifics and conventions of women's games: a focus on romance, easy controls and utilizing other multimedia." In 1997 the second ''otome'' game, '' Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaori Oda
is a Japanese pop singer. She is one of the long-time vocalists of the FictionJunction project started by Yuki Kajiura; joining the group in 2005. She has performed a number of theme songs for anime television series including ''Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle'', ''Baccano!'' and ''Tenchi Muyo!''; and for video games by Otomate including the ''Amnesia (2011 video game), Amnesia'' series. She has released five solo albums that have charted on Oricon. Biography In 2005, Oda became involved in a music project called Harajuku BJ Girls, later named Chix Chicks. She also started collaborating with Yuki Kajiura under the project name FictionJunction Kaori. She sang on the insert songs "Tsubasa" and "Dream Scape" for the anime television series ''Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle''. As part of FictionJunction, she has been a regular vocalist on their albums and concerts, and attended Anime Expo, Anime Expo 2012 in the US as part of the group. She also joined the Japanese fantasy music group ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otome Game
An is a story-based romance video game targeted towards women with a female protagonist as the player character. Generally one of the goals, besides the main story goal, is to develop a romantic relationship between the female main player character and one of the secondary lead characters, who are usually male. History The first ''otome'' game is generally acknowledged to be '' Angelique'', released in 1994 by Koei in Japan for the Super Famicom, and created by Ruby Party, an all-woman development team division of Koei. The game was originally designed for pre-teen and younger teenage girls, but became unexpectedly popular with older teenagers and women in their 20s. In 2021, the series continues with '' Angelique Luminarise'', in which the protagonist is a 25-year-old office worker. ''Angelique'' is credited with "setingup the specifics and conventions of women's games: a focus on romance, easy controls and utilizing other multimedia." In 1997 the second ''otome'' game, '' Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idea Factory
is a Japanese video game developer and video game publisher, publisher founded by former Data East employees in October 1994. A division of the company makes otome games under the name of Otomate (see Idea Factory#Otomate games, list below). An international branch, Idea Factory International, was opened in California in 2013. Altergear, a division of Idea Factory that focuses on male-centered visual novel titles, was created in 2022. Games published Games developed Otomate games The following sublist are otome games that were developed by Idea Factory's Otomate division. PlayStation 2 games # Fushigi Yuugi Genbu Kaiden Gaiden: Kagami no Miko (June 23, 2005) # Hoshi no Furu Toki (September 22, 2005) # Mitsu x Mitsu Drops: Love x Love Honey Life (April 6, 2006) # Hiiro no Kakera (July 6, 2006) # Hiiro no Kakera ~Ano Sora no Shita de~ (February 15, 2007) # Ouran High School Host Club (April 19, 2007) # Hisui no Shizuku - Hiiro no Kakera 2 (August 9, 2007) # Will O' Wisp (Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orange (animation Studio)
is a Japanese animation studio based in Musashino, Tokyo that specializes in the production of 3DCG animation. The studio is known for its exaggerated 3D and directing style, which differs from the traditional movement often found in CG works. On December 19, 2024, it was announced that Toho would acquire a 19.7% stake in the studio which was completed on January 17, 2025. Establishment Eiji Inomoto, a CG animator who had become somewhat well known for his work on '' Zoids: Chaotic Century'' and '' Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex'' (as one of the main Tachikoma 3D Unit members), founded Orange on May 1, 2004. For a majority of the studio's early history, the company mainly did outsourced 3D work for other studio's productions, like the original anime '' Heroic Age'' in 2007 (for Xebec) and the adaptation of '' Rail Wars!'' (for Passione) in 2014. It wasn't until 2013, 9 years after its founding, that Orange was involved a major project's production on a significan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nobuo Uematsu
is a Japanese composer and keyboardist best known for his contributions to the ''Final Fantasy'' video game series by Square Enix. A self-taught musician, he began playing the piano at the age of twelve, with English singer-songwriter Elton John as one of his biggest influences in pursuing a musical career. Uematsu joined Square (video game company), Square in 1986, where he first met ''Final Fantasy'' creator Hironobu Sakaguchi. The two later worked together on many games at the company, most notably in the ''Final Fantasy'' series. After nearly two decades with Square, Uematsu left in 2004 to create his own production company and music label, Dog Ear Records. He has since composed music as a freelancer for other games, including ones developed by Square Enix and Sakaguchi's studio Mistwalker. Many soundtracks and arrangement, arranged albums of Uematsu's game scores have been released. Pieces from his video game works have been performed in various Final Fantasy concerts, ''F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kinema Citrus
is a Japanese animation studio, founded on March 3, 2008, by former Production I.G and Bones members and based in Suginami, Tokyo. Its business directors are Muneki Ogasawara, Yuichiro Matsuka and Masaki Tachibana. Notable works include ''Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 is a Japanese anime television series produced by Fuji TV, Asmik Ace, Sony Music Entertainment Japan, Dentsu, Bones (studio), Bones, and Kinema Citrus. It first aired on Fuji TV's noitamina timeslot in July 2009, running for 11 episodes until ...'' in 2009, co-produced with Bones, '' .hack//Quantum'', a 3-episode OVA series, '' Black Bullet'' and '' Barakamon'' in 2014, '' Made in Abyss'' in 2017, and '' The Rising of the Shield Hero'' in 2019. On December 12, 2019, Kinema Citrus announced that Kadokawa and Bushiroad acquired each of them a total of 31.8% on the company. The three companies previously announced a partnership in the same year for the creation of different anime, and one of the reasons for the dea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natsuko Takahashi
is a Japanese anime screenwriter. After learning about the profession of screenwriting in middle school, in university she entered a contest. Although her entry did not fit the theme of the contest, the examiners liked it so much that they gave her a position working on television dramas. Using contacts she made while working on dramas, she was given opportunities to start working on various anime series. Some of the more popular series she has worked on include ''Bleach'', '' Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo'', '' Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan'', and ''Farewell, My Dear Cramer''. Biography Takahashi first learned about screenwriting when she was just entering middle school. Takahashi herself was a fan of drama and anime series and learned how to do screenwriting through them. Later in middle school, she read a book by a scriptwriter whom she admired, which inspired her to become one herself. While she was attending university, Takahashi submitted a scenario in a writing con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
