is a Japanese

video game developer A video game developer is a software developer specializing in video game development – the process and related disciplines of creating video games. A game developer can range from one person who undertakes all tasks to a large business with em ...

and

publisher Publishing is the activities of making information, literature, music, software, and other content, physical or digital, available to the public for sale or free of charge. Traditionally, the term publishing refers to the creation and distribu ...

, and

anime is a Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, , in Japan and in Ja ...

producer. The company was founded in 1997 but formed in its current state in October 2011 by the merger of the original

Marvelous Entertainment (MMV) was a multinational corporation that produced animation, music, video games and television series. MMV is known for its involvement in the Story of Seasons (series), ''Story of Seasons'' series. They merged with AQ Interactive in 2011 an ...

with AQ Interactive, and Liveware.

History

The announcement of merging Marvelous Entertainment Inc., AQ Interactive, Inc., Liveware Inc. in to Marvelous AQL Inc. on October 1, 2011 was originally proposed by Marvelous Entertainment Inc., and went effective on May 10, 2011. The plan would make Marvelous Entertainment Inc. the sole surviving entity after the merger, with Marvelous Entertainment Inc. renamed to Marvelous AQL Inc. on merger day. On December 22, 2011, MarvelousAQL Inc. announced the establishment of the overseas business department, with investment from Checkpoint Studios Inc., replacing the global strategy room, which dissolved on January 1, 2012. On October 25, 2012, MarvelousAQL Inc. announced its stock listing on the first section of the

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, effective on November 1, 2012. On January 1, 2013, MarvelousAQL Inc. established the amusement business division. The company's digital contents business division and amusement contents development division were moved into amusement business division, and was renamed as amusement development division. On February 1, 2013, MarvelousAQL Inc. established the digital contents business division. On July 1, 2014, MarvelousAQL Inc. was renamed as Marvelous Inc. On March 13, 2015, it was announced that Marvelous would acquire

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company G-Mode. This includes

Data East , also abbreviated as DECO, was a Japanese video game, pinball and electronic engineering company. The company was in operation from 1976 to 2003, and released 150 video game titles. At one time, the company had annual sales of 20 billion yen in ...

IPs that G-Mode bought in 2004.

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acquired a 20% stake of Marvelous via new shares, approximately on May 26, 2020. On May 25, 2023, the company livestreamed its first ever digital showcase which featured the

syn Sophia , formerly AKI Corporation and The Man Breeze, is an independent video game developer, video game development studio located in Kichijōji, Tokyo, Japan, founded on June 19, 1995. The company is best known for its popular Professional wrestling, ...

-developed '' Fashion Dreamer'' and several newly announced upcoming games including a couple of new IPs tentatively titled ''PROJECT MAGIA'' and ''PROJECT LIFE is RPG'', several new entries in the flagship '' Story of Seasons'' and ''

Rune Factory is a franchise of fantasy role-playing video game, role-playing Social simulation game, social simulation games created by Yoshifumi Hashimoto and primarily published by Marvelous Inc, Marvelous. The games are developed by Hashimoto's studio Ma ...

'' series, and '' Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion'', a sequel to the original ''Daemon X Machina''.

Subsidiaries

Development

Current

Former

Publication and Distribution

Current

Former

Video games

Developed

Nintendo 3DS

* '' Lord of Magna: Maiden Heaven'' * '' Kaio: King of Pirates'' (developed by Comcept) (cancelled) * '' Harvest Moon: A New Beginning'' * '' Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games'' (co-developed with and published by

Sega is a Japanese video game company and subsidiary of Sega Sammy Holdings headquartered in Tokyo. It produces several List of best-selling video game franchises, multi-million-selling game franchises for arcade game, arcades and video game cons ...

) * '' Return to PopoloCrois'' (co-developed with

epics Epic commonly refers to: * Epic poetry, a long narrative poem celebrating heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation * Epic film, a genre of film defined by the spectacular presentation of human drama on a grandiose scale Epic(s) ...

) * '' Rune Factory 4'' (developed by

Neverland Neverland is a fictional island featured in the works of J. M. Barrie and those based on them. It is an imaginary faraway place where Peter Pan, Tinker Bell, Captain Hook, the Lost Boys, and some other imaginary beings and creatures live. ...

) * '' Senran Kagura'' * '' Senran Kagura Burst'' * '' Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson'' * '' Story of Seasons'' * '' Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns'' * '' Monster Hunter Stories'' (co-developed with and published by

Capcom is a Japanese video game company. It has created a number of critically acclaimed and List of best-selling video game franchises, multi-million-selling game franchises, with its most commercially successful being ''Resident Evil'', ''Monster ...

)

Wii

* '' Fortune Street'' (co-developed with

Square Enix is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational holding company, video game publisher and entertainment conglomerate. It releases role-playing video game, role-playing game franchises, such as ''Final Fantasy'', ''Dragon Quest'', and '' ...

, published by Nintendo) * '' Harvest Moon: Animal Parade'' * '' Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility'' * '' Rune Factory Frontier'' (developed by Neverland) * '' Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny'' (developed by Neverland) * '' Valhalla Knights: Eldar Saga''

Wii U

* ''Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games'' (co-developed with Sega, published by

Nintendo is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational video game company headquartered in Kyoto. It develops, publishes, and releases both video games and video game consoles. The history of Nintendo began when craftsman Fusajiro Yamauchi ...

)

Nintendo Switch

* ''

Daemon X Machina ''Daemon X Machina'' is a 2019 action game developed and published by Marvelous (company), Marvelous for the Nintendo Switch. A Windows port was released in 2020. A sequel, ''Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion'' is in development. Gameplay In the g ...

'' (Switch version published by Nintendo outside Japan) * '' Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star'' * '' Peach Ball: Senran Kagura'' * '' Senran Kagura Reflexions'' * '' Fate/Extella Link'' * '' God Eater 3'' * '' Doraemon Story of Seasons'' (developed by Marvelous in collaboration with Brownies; Published by Bandai Namco in all regions) * '' Rune Factory 4 Special'' (developed by Hakama with former

employees) * '' No More Heroes'' (

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; originally developed by

Grasshopper Manufacture is a Japanese video game developer founded on March 30, 1998 by Goichi Suda. They are well known for creating titles such as '' killer7'' and the '' No More Heroes'' series. History The company was founded on March 30, 1998 in Suginami, J ...

) * '' No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle'' (

; originally developed by

) * '' No More Heroes III'' (developed by

, only published in Japan) * '' Rune Factory 5'' (developed by Hakama) * '' Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town'' * ''Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town'' * '' Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin'' (co-developed with and published by

) * '' Fashion Dreamer'' (developed by

Syn Sophia , formerly AKI Corporation and The Man Breeze, is an independent video game developer, video game development studio located in Kichijōji, Tokyo, Japan, founded on June 19, 1995. The company is best known for its popular Professional wrestling, ...

) * '' Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life'' * '' Farmagia''

PlayStation 3

* '' Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny'' (developed by

) * '' Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel'' (developed by

Examu Examu, formerly known as Yuki Enterprise, was a Japanese video game company founded in 2000. It mostly produced fighting games for arcades and home consoles. It is known for owning Team Arcana, the developer of the original intellectual propert ...

and co-publish with

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)

PlayStation Portable

* '' English Detective Mysteria'' * '' Fate/Extra'' * '' Fate/Extra CCC'' * '' Valhalla Knights'' * '' Valhalla Knights 2''

PlayStation Vita

* ''Browser Sangokushi Next'' (

PlayStation Network PlayStation Network (PSN) is a digital media entertainment service provided by Sony Interactive Entertainment. Launched in November 2006, PSN was originally conceived for the PlayStation video game consoles, but soon extended to encompass smartp ...

) * ''

IA/VT Colorful ''IA/VT Colorful'' is a rhythm game for the PlayStation Vita developed by Marvelous (company), Marvelous, and is based on Vocaloid's ''IA (software), IA Project''. It was released in Japan on July 30, 2015. Development The lead developer of the ga ...

'' * '' Muramasa: Rebirth'' * '' New Little King's Story'' (developed / published by

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) * '' Senran Kagura Bon Appétit!'' * '' Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus'' * '' Soul Sacrifice'' (co-developed / published by

Sony Computer Entertainment Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC (SIE) is an American video game and digital entertainment company that is a major subsidiary of Japanese conglomerate Sony, Sony Group Corporation. It primarily operates the PlayStation brand of video game co ...

) * '' Soul Sacrifice Delta'' (co-developed / published by

) * '' Super Monkey Ball Banana Splitz'' (published by

) * ''Uppers'' * '' Valhalla Knights 3'' (developed by K2 LLC) * '' Valhalla Knights 3 Gold'' * '' Half-Minute Hero: The Second Coming'' (developed by Opus) * '' Senran Kagura: Estival Versus'' * '' Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star'' * ''Net High''

PlayStation 4

* '' Senran Kagura: Estival Versus'' * '' Senran Kagura: Peach Beach Splash'' *'' Senran Kagura Burst Re:Newal'' * '' Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel'' (developed by

and co-published with

) * '' Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star'' * '' God Eater 3'' (developed by Marvelous First Studio and published by

Bandai Namco Entertainment is a Japanese multinational corporation, multinational video game video game publisher, publisher, and the video game branch of the wider Bandai Namco Holdings group. Founded in 2006 as it is the successor to Namco's home and arcade video game ...

) * '' Fate/Extella Link'' * '' Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes'' * '' Kandagawa Jet Girls'' (developed by Honey∞Parade Games, a subsidiary of Marvelous) * '' Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town'' * '' Rune Factory 4 Special'' (developed by Hakama)

Playstation 5

* ''Farmagia''

Xbox One

* '' Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town'' * '' Rune Factory 4 Special'' (developed by Hakama)

Microsoft Windows

* '' Half-Minute Hero: Super Mega Neo Climax Ultimate Boy'' * '' Skullgirls'' (formerly) * '' Half-Minute Hero: The Second Coming'' (developed by Opus) * '' Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star'' * '' Bullet Witch'' * '' God Eater 3'' * '' Doraemon Story of Seasons'' (Developed by Marvelous in collaboration with Brownies; Published by Bandai Namco in all regions) * '' Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes'' * ''

'' * '' Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town'' * '' No More Heroes'' (

; originally developed by

) * '' No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle'' (

; originally developed by

) * '' Rune Factory 5'' (developed by Hakama) * ''Farmagia''

Arcade

*
Pokémon Battario
' *
Pokémon Tretta
' *
Pokémon Ga-Olé
' *
Pokémon Mezastar
' *
Pokémon Frienda
' * '' Tatakae! Dragon Quest Scan Battlers'' * '' Wacca''

Mobile

* ''RunBot'' (developed by Bravo Game Studios) * ''Puzzle Coaster'' (developed by Bravo Game Studios) * ''Eyes Attack'' (developed by Alexander Murzanaev) * ''Osomatsu-san NEET Island'' * ''Shinobi Master Senran Kagura: New Link'' (developed by Honey ∞ Parade Games) * '' Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star'' * '' Fate/Extella Link''

Browser game

* ''Logres of Swords and Sorcery''

Published

* '' Freedom Planet 2''

Anime

*'' Aura: Maryūinkōga Saigo no Tatakai'' *'' Cat God'' *'' Gunslinger Girl'' *''Gunslinger Girl -Il Teatrino-'' *''Suite PreCure: Take it back! The Miraculous Melody that Connects Hearts!'' *''HHH Triple Ecchi'' *'' Humanity Has Declined'' *'' (The) Prince of Tennis II'' *'' Princess Tutu'' *'' Prism Ark'' *''Ring ni Kakero 1: Shadow *''Saint Beast: Kouin Jojishi Tenshi Tan'' *'' Senran Kagura'' *''Senran Kagura: Shinovi Master -Tokyo Yōma-hen-'' *'' Tokyo Majin'' *''Tokyo Majin Gakuen Kenpucho: Tou 2nd Act'' *''

Tokyo Ghoul is a Japanese dark fantasy manga series written and illustrated by Sui Ishida. It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Young Jump'' from September 2011 to September 2014, with its chapters collected in 14 vo ...

'' *'' We Without Wings: Under the Innocent Sky'' *'' Sengoku Night Blood'' *''

Seven Deadly Sins The seven deadly sins (also known as the capital vices or cardinal sins) function as a grouping of major vices within the teachings of Christianity. In the standard list, the seven deadly sins according to the Catholic Church are pride, greed ...

References

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