【KADOKAWA】 Famous as a Bookstore in Japan! A Game Development Company Skilled in Adapting Popular Manga and Anime into Games - That's KADOKAWA!

2023-12-04
boss
Hello everyone. To Japanese people, KADOKAWA brings a strong image of books...... I'm Boss from Retro Video Game Republic, where this impression is quite strong.
saori/question
Hello everyone~! Indeed! In fact, I was wondering if KADOKAWA even releases games...... I'm Saori from Retro Video Game Republic.
boss
Yes, for Japanese people, the image of releasing books rather than games is particularly strong! Today, we want to learn about KADOKAWA, a company with such an image (and perceived as such).

【KADOKAWA】 Famous as a Bookstore in Japan! A Game Development Company Skilled in Adapting Popular Manga and Anime into Games - That's KADOKAWA!

What is KADOKAWA?

https://retro-video-game-republic.com/product/tag_page.html?tags=965&ref=blog
KADOKAWA is a company famous in Japan as a publisher and film company.
Its establishment is relatively recent, in 2014.
It is a large-scale enterprise formed by the merger of companies originating from Kadokawa Shoten, founded in 1945, and engages in various businesses across different fields.
While it performs book publishing and sales, which Japanese people associate with Kadokawa, it also once actively engaged in game development.
Currently, its game development business has been downsized, with the majority of it entrusted to its subsidiary, FromSoftware.
Nevertheless, its activities in the game and anime fields are extensive, including the active publication of game strategy guides, making it a company familiar to game and anime enthusiasts.
boss
FromSoftware is a subsidiary!?
saori/high
Well, it's not surprising to hear that, considering it's such a large company. With a subsidiary in place for serious game development, it seems they are now focusing more on the publishing business. Let's quickly check out the masterpieces they've released in the past!

●Many Masterpieces in Action & RPG! This is the Lineup of Games Previously Released by KADOKAWA!

The Legend of Heroes
Fate Series
METAL MAX series
DEMON GAZE
God Wars
Love Live Series
Record of Lodoss War
Da Capo
boss/smile
Indeed, there might be many adaptations of anime and manga into games. Everyone, please do check out KADOKAWA's game lineup!
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