The is a Japanese

visual novel A , often abbreviated as VN, is a form of digital semi-interactive fiction. Visual novels are often associated with and used in the medium of video games, but are not always labeled as such themselves. They combine a textual narrative with sta ...

studio under the publisher . Although the company's name is spelled in Japanese using

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, on the

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August is known by the slang term . Hazuki and Hachigatsu mean August in

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. Hazuki founded a label named Aria for consumer video games in March 2006. Aria is composed of almost staffs of August. They aim to port PC video games to consumer video games with the original qualities and world views.

Works

August

* ''Binary Pot'' (February 22, 2002) * ''

Princess Holiday (English translation: ''Princess Holiday: Rolling Apple Pavilion's One Thousand and One Nights''), usually shortened to Princess Holiday, is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by August and released for Windows PCs on September 27, 2002. ...

'' (September 27, 2002) * '' Tsuki wa Higashi ni Hi wa Nishi ni: Operation Sanctuary'' (September 26, 2003) * ''August Fan Box'' (August 27, 2004) * ''

Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na , also known as ''Crescent Love'', is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by August and first released on September 22, 2005 for Windows. It was later ported to the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable. A manga illustrated by Hoehoe N� ...

'' (September 22, 2005) * ''

Fortune Arterial is a Japanese adult visual novel, developed by August, released as a limited edition version on January 25, 2008 playable on Windows PCs as a DVD. ''Fortune Arterial'' is August's fifth game, preceded by other titles such as '' Tsuki wa Higa ...

'' (January 25, 2008) * ''

-Moonlight Cradle-'' (February 27, 2009) * ''

Aiyoku no Eustia is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by August for Windows and was released on April 28, 2011. ''Aiyoku no Eustia'' is August's eighth game, preceded by ''Fortune Arterial'' and '' Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na: Moonlight Cradle''. It wa ...

'' (April 28, 2011) * ''

Daitoshokan no Hitsujikai ''A Good Librarian Like a Good Shepherd'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by August and released on January 25, 2013 for Windows as a DVD. The gameplay in ''Daitoshokan no Hitsujikai'' follows a branching pl ...

'' (January 25, 2013) * '' Daitoshokan no Hitsujikai: Hōkago Shippo Days'' (August 10, 2013) * '' Daitoshokan no Hitsujikai: Dreaming Sheep'' (March 28, 2014) * (September 23, 2016)

Aria

* ''

-Brighter than dawning blue-'' (December 7, 2006) ** PlayStation 2, release by Digital Gain (later

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) * ''

Portable'' (February 25, 2010) **

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, released by

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* ''

: Akai Yakusoku'' (cancelled) **

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, released by Kadokawa Shoten

External links

August's official website

Aria's official website
* Hentai companies Video game companies of Japan {{Japan-videogame-company-stub