Studio e.go!
Studio e.go! was a Japanese eroge company which used to produce fantasy games of various genres for computers, including role-playing video games, SRPGs, and visual novels. The cutscenes of these games were illustrated by Kazue Yamamoto.
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| Type | Kabushiki gaisha |
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| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Founder | Kazue Yamamoto[1] |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Japan |
Key people | Kazue Yamamoto |
| Products | Bishōjo games |
| Website | www |
Some products were officially translated to Traditional Chinese for distribution in Taiwan between 1999 and 2001. Since these games were being marketed for all ages in Taiwan, the erotic scenes inside the story were modified or deleted. Taiwan Symbio (信必優多媒體) was the official distributor of the Chinese versions.
On March 17, 2009, amidst preparations for the company's 10th anniversary celebrations, Kazue Yamamoto announced that she was leaving the company. This announcement was followed by the departure of all of the remaining staff two days later.[2]
Kazue Yamamoto founded a new company called Debo no su seisakujo (でぼの巣製作所)[3] The company uses a fat sparrow named "Debo" (でぼ, "plump") as its mascot.
Game List
PC Games
| Title | Japanese title | First release date | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Fantasia | キャッスルファンタジア | 1998-05-22 | RPG |
| Castle Fantasia: Seima Taisen | キャッスルファンタジア ～聖魔大戦～ | 1998-11-20 | |
| Men at Work! | メンアットワーク！ | 1999-07-30 | RPG |
| Pythian | PYTHIAN | 1999-05-28 | |
| Kurenai no Namida | 紅涙 | 1999-12-27 | RPG |
| Castle Fantasia: Erencia Wars | キャッスルファンタジア ～エレンシア戦記～ | 2000-04-21 | RPG |
| Twin Way | Twin Way | 2000-07-14 | |
| Men at Work! 2: Welcome to Hunter Academy | メンアットワーク！2 ～ハンターアカデミーへようこそ～ | 2000-11-17 | RPG |
| Aozameta Tsuki no Hikari | 蒼ざめた月の光 | 2001-04-20 | Visual novel |
| My Fair Angel | マイ・フェア・エンジェル | 2001-07-27 | Raising sim |
| Working Days | わーきんぐＤＡＹＳ | 2001-10-26 | Visual novel |
| Izumo | IZUMO | 2001-12-21 | |
| Yuki no Tokeru koro ni... | 雪のとける頃に… | 2002-04-19 | Visual novel |
| Wind of Ebenbourg | エーベンブルグの風 | 2002-07-26 | Simulation game |
| TenAku: ANGEL and DEVIL | てんあく ANGEL and DEVIL | 2002-10-25 | Visual novel |
| Men at Work! 3: Hunter-tachi no Seishun | メンアットワーク！3 ～ハンター達の青春～ | 2002-12-27 | |
| Natsu Kagura | 夏神楽 | 2003-06-20 | RPG |
| Angel's Feather | 2003-04-25 | ||
| Gakupara!! Gakuen Paradise | がくパラ!!～GAKUEN PARADISE!!～ | 2003-10-24 | Visual novel |
| Vagrants | 2003-12-26 | RPG | |
| Maou no Musume-tachi | 魔王の娘たち | 2004-04-23 | Simulation game |
| Izumo 2 | 2004-07-30 | RPG | |
| Kaze no Keishosha | 風の継承者 | 2004-11-26 | Tactical RPG |
| Hitogata Ruins | ひとがたルイン | 2004-12-24 | Action RPG[4] |
| Oni Kagura | 鬼神楽 | 2005-04-28 | |
| Izumo Zero | IZUMO零（ゼロ） | 2005-09-22 | Tactical RPG |
| Debo no Subako | でぼの巣箱 | 2005-12-22 | Fandisc |
| Angel's Feather: Kohaku no Hitomi | Angel's Feather -琥珀の瞳- | 2005 | |
| Amakagura | 天神楽 | 2005-12-22 | Shooter |
| Izumo 2: Gakuen Kyousoukyoku | IZUMO2 学園狂想曲 | 2006-04-28 | |
| Men at Work! 4: Hunter-tachi yo Eien ni | メンアットワーク！4 ～ハンター達よ永遠に～ | 2006-09-01 | RPG |
| Mi-ko-ko-n | み・こ・こ・ん | 2006-10-27 | Visual novel |
| Okaeshi Beast! | おかえしび～すと!! | 2006-11-24 | Visual novel |
| Aozora Magiccer!! | あおぞらマジカ！！ | 2006-12-22 | Shooter |
| Trouble Days | とらぶるDAYS | 2007-04-20 | Visual novel |
| Izumo 3 | IZUMO3 | 2007-07-27 | RPG |
| X-vain | エクスヴァイン | 2007-10-26 | |
| Tsuki Kagura | 月神楽 | 2007-12-21 | |
| Little Piece Vol.1 | りとる・ピース vol.1 | 2008-03-28 | |
| Little Piece Vol.2 | りとる・ピース vol.2 | 2008-05-30 | Visual novel |
| Eternal Kingdom: Horobi no Majo to Densetsu no Ken | ETERNAL KINGDOM～滅びの魔女と伝説の剣～ | 2008-07-25 | Action RPG |
| Injoku no Seiki: Kaikan ni Ochita Hime | 淫辱の性姫～快姦二堕チタ姫～ | 2008-10-31 | |
| Toki no Senka | トキノ戦華 | 2009-01-23 | Real-time strategy |
| Izumo 4 | IZUMO4 | 2015-12-25 | RPG |
| Meguru Sekai de Towanaru Chikai o! | 廻るセカイで永遠なるチカイを！ | 2016-12-22 | RPG |
PS2 Games
| Title | Japanese title | Release date | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Fantasia: Erencia Wars | |||
| IZUMO Complete | |||
| Ai to Seishun no Hunter Gakuen | |||
| Izumo 2: Takeki Tsurugi no Senki | |||
| Castle Fantasia: Arihato Senki(Made from the original Game of Debo's no Subako) | キャッスルファンタジア アリハト戦記 | 2007-08-09 | RPG |
| IZUMO 2: Gakuen Kyousoukyoku Double Tact | |||
| IZUMO Zero: Yokohama Ayakashi Emaki | |||
| Angel's Feather: Kohaku no Hitomi | |||
| Angel's Feather: Kuro no Zanei |
Dreamcast Games
On (unknown date, date needed) a "Coming Soon" message was put up on the Company's Website announcing that the company was going to release some games for Dreamcast in the near future. Although three games were supposed to be released as per the initial announcement, only 2 were released, both on 22 January 2004.
- Castle Fantasia: Seima Taisen
- Izumo
Adaption of Games into other Media
Most of the Company's games were adapted into an anime series or OVA, though some of them were never licensed.
In Order of Release they are:
- Izumo The Best: Complete Edition (Aired on TV Between 25 January 2003 to 25 October 2004. Two years later, on 25 January 2005, Izumo - The Complete Edition was released )
- Castle Fantasia: Seima Taisen (Aired on TV Between 25 January 2003 to 25 October 2004)
- Wind of Ebenbourg
- Izumo: Takeki Tsurugi no Senki (Aired on TV Between 3 April 2005 to 19 June 2005)
- Angel's Feather
Other Products
The merchandise, released by the company as supplements to their games, is very varied, ranging from their own OST games (Most of these were composed by Angel Note and the Openings and Endings of some these Games were performed (and in some cases, written) by Candy) to Artbooks and Fanbooks of the games.
Some of these fanbooks were produced for and published by other companies, and in most of the cases, not for Studio e.go itself.
Sub-Companies
There were two sub-companies of Studio E.go!, one of them was Blue Impact, a Boy's Love (BL) Game producer and publisher, which made Angel's Feather, which is still producing White Shadow, and which was the publisher of Working Days in 2001.
Some of its releases were:
- White Shadow
- Angel's Feather~Mono Hot Springs~(Tentative)
- Angel's Feather -Kuro no Zanei- (The PS2 Version of The Original Game. Rated 15+)
- Angel's Feather -Kohaku no Hitomi- (This was the 18+ Version of the Original Angel's Feather)
- Angel's Feather (This release was rated 15+)
The other sub-branch of the company is Cool Beans (KU-RUBI-NZU) 「くーるびーんず] which is the developer and publisher of the OSTs and CD Dramas of Studio E.go! and Blue Impact Games, a subdivision of the original company.
Some of its releases were:
- Kagura Souenshu (神楽奏演集)
- Amakagura & Jankagura Original SoundTrack(天神楽・雀神楽 オリジナルサウンドトラック)
- Studio E.go! Vocal Collection Vol.1
- Studio E.go! Vocal Collection Vol.2
- Men at Work! 1~4 Complete Soundtrack Collection (オリジナルサウンドトラック 「メンアットワーク！」1～4 コンプリート！)
- Izumo 2 Original Soundtrack Collection CD Complete Box (Izumo 2 猛き剣の閃記 キャラクターソング＆ドラマCD Complete Box)
Other releases
These were published before the release of IZUMO 2 Original Soundtrack Collection CD:COMPLETE BOX.
- IZUMO2 猛き剣の閃記 キャラクターソング＆ドラマCD vol.4
- IZUMO2 猛き剣の閃記 キャラクターソング＆ドラマCD vol.3
- IZUMO2 猛き剣の閃記 キャラクターソング＆ドラマCD vol.2
- IZUMO2 猛き剣の閃記 キャラクターソング＆ドラマCD vol.1
- IZUMO & IZUMO 2 Original Soundtrack
References
- "Debonosu Works' Kazue Yamamoto to Attend Anime Expo". Anime News Network. 2011-06-27. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- "Parting Words" (別れの言葉) (in Japanese), Ego Diary (Studio e.go! blog). 2009-03-19.
- http://zepy.momotato.com/2009/03/18/studio-ego-died/ "Studio E.go Died", (Canned Dogs blog)
- "ひとがたルイン (Studio e・go!) (18禁) [ゲーム]". Getchu (in Japanese). Retrieved 31 March 2014.
External links
- Studio ego! Official Website (in Japanese)
- Studio e.go! at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Studio e.go! at The Visual Novel Database
- Debo no su Seisakujo Official Website (in Japanese)