Sekai Project
Industry | Computer games |
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Genre | Visual novels |
Founder | Raymond Qian |
Headquarters | Los Angeles, California, United States |
Website |
sekaiproject |
Sekai Project is an American company and video game publisher. They are known for licensing and translating Japanese visual novels into English, but they also publish original English visual novels developed outside Japan, manga, and other non–visual novel video games.
History
Sekai Project originated in 2007 as a fan translation group translating the visual novel School Days.[1] They later partnered with publisher JAST USA, turning their fan translation into the official English version of the game.[2] Sekai Project began publishing games on Steam in 2014. Their first title was World End Economica episode.01, released in June 2014. Sekai Project has used the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter to fund many of their projects. In November 2014, they launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund an English release of the visual novel Clannad. The campaign exceeded its goal of US$140,000 and ended up raising over US$500,000.[3] In July 2015, Sekai Project announced that they would be localizing manga in addition to video games, starting with Gate.[4]
Sekai Project has stated that they are interested in localising games into languages other than English in future. The German translator Marcel Weyers, who has already translated a number of visual novels into German, has voiced interest in translating titles by Sekai Project and is supposedly in talks with the company.[5][6]
Since Steam does not typically allow adult games to be sold on their platform,[7] Sekai Project releases their adult titles through their partner company Denpasoft. For titles like The Fruit of Grisaia, an all ages version is available on Steam, while the uncut adult version is sold directly through the Denpasoft website.[8]
Works
Published games
Title | Developer | Publication date | Ref |
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World End Economica episode.01 | Spicy Tails | June 17, 2014 | [9] |
Sunrider: Mask of Arcadius | Love in Space | July 9, 2014 | [10] |
Sakura Spirit | Winged Cloud | July 9, 2014 | [11] |
Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet | Key | September 12, 2014 | [12] |
Rising Angels: Reborn | IDHAS Studios | September 12, 2014 | [13] |
Pyrite Heart | Winged Cloud | September 25, 2014 | [14] |
Fault Milestone One | Alice in Dissonance | December 15, 2014 | [15] |
Nekopara Vol. 1 | Neko Works | December 29, 2014 | [16] |
Sakura Angels | Winged Cloud | January 16, 2015 | [17] |
The Way We All Go | ebi-hime | March 24, 2015 | [18] |
Sunrider Academy | Love in Space | April 15, 2015 | [19] |
Narcissu 1st & 2nd | stage-nana | April 24, 2015 | [20] |
The Reject Demon: Toko Chapter 0 — Prelude | Lupiesoft | May 8, 2015 | [21] |
Love at First Sight | Creepy Cute | May 18, 2015 | [22] |
Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon | Desunoya | May 26, 2015 | [23] |
Sakura Fantasy Chapter 1 | Winged Cloud | May 29, 2015 | [24] |
The Fruit of Grisaia | Front Wing | May 29, 2015 | [25] |
Raiders Sphere 4th | Rectangle | June 1, 2015 | [26] |
Ame no Marginal | stage-nana | July 7, 2015 | [27] |
World End Economica episode.02 | Spicy Tails | July 21, 2015 | [28] |
Machina of the Planet Tree -Planet Ruler- | Denneko Yuugi | July 28, 2015 | [29] |
Idol Magical Girl Chiru Chiru Michiru Part 1 | Front Wing | July 29, 2015 | [30] |
Idol Magical Girl Chiru Chiru Michiru Part 2 | Front Wing | July 29, 2015 | [31] |
Sakura Clicker | Winged Cloud | July 29, 2015 | [32] |
Asphyxia | ebi-hime | August 4, 2015 | [33] |
Sakura Beach | Winged Cloud | August 14, 2015 | [34] |
Nekopara Vol. 0 | Neko Works | August 17, 2015 | [35] |
Fault Milestone Two Side: Above | Alice in Dissonance | September 7, 2015 | [36] |
Sakura Swim Club | Winged Cloud | September 11, 2015 | [37] |
Sound of Drop: Fall Into Poison | aiueoKompany | October 30, 2015 | [38] |
G-senjou no Maou - The Devil on G-String | Akabeisoft2 | November 5, 2015 | [39] |
Sakura Beach 2 | Winged Cloud | November 6, 2015 | [40] |
Written in the Sky | Unwonted Studios | November 9, 2015 | [41] |
Yohjo Simulator | Deadfactory | November 17, 2015 | [42] |
Clannad | Key | November 23, 2015 | [43] |
Reverse x Reverse | Desunoya | December 10, 2015 | [44] |
Was: The Hourglass of Lepidoptera[Note 1] | SRL | December 15, 2015 | [45] |
Sakura Santa | Winged Cloud | December 21, 2015 | [46] |
Strawberry Vinegar | ebi-hime | January 5, 2016 | [47] |
The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns | ebi-hime | January 5, 2016 | [48] |
No One But You | Unwonted Studios | January 19, 2016 | [49] |
Narcissu 10th Anniversary Anthology Project | stage-nana | January 27, 2016 | [50] |
Rabi-Ribi | CreSpirit | January 28, 2016 | [51] |
Nekopara Vol. 2 | Neko Works | February 19, 2016 | [52] |
Atom Grrrl!! | Cosmillica | March 1, 2016 | [53] |
Sunrider: Liberation Day | Love in Space | March 4, 2016 | [54] |
Rising Angels: Hope | IDHAS Studios | March 18, 2016 | [55] |
Starlight Vega | Razzart Visual | April 14, 2016 | [56] |
Lucid9: Inciting Incident | Fallen Snow Studios | April 14, 2016 | [57] |
Root Double: Before Crime * After Days | Regista, Yeti | April 27, 2016 | [58] |
Upcoming games
Title | Developer | Status | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
Chrono Clock | Purple software | TBA | [59] |
Clannad: Hikari Mimamoru Sakamichi de | Key | TBA | [60] |
Dizzy Hearts | Lupiesoft | TBA | [61] |
Fault Milestone Two Side:Below | Alice in Dissonance | TBA | [62] |
Fault - Silence the Pedant | Alice in Dissonance | TBA | [62] |
Highway Blossoms | Alienworks | TBA | |
Koenchu! The Tale of the Voice Actress | Zero Zigen | TBA | [63] |
Kokonoe Kokoro | Nostalgia | TBA | [64] |
Memory's Dogma | LizArts | TBA | [65] |
Moonshot | Fastermind Games | TBA | [66] |
Ne No Kami: The Two Princess Knights of Kyoto | Kuro Irodoru Yomiji | TBA | [67] |
November Boy | Team ANAGO | TBA | [68] |
PacaPlus | PacoProject | TBA | [69] |
Resette's Prescription | LizArts | TBA | [65] |
Rising Angels: Fates | IDHAS Studios | TBA | [70] |
Sacrament Sheep | Fenrirvier | TBA | [65] |
Shizuku no Oto | aiueoKompany | TBA | [68] |
Sierra Ops | InnoMen Productions | TBA | [71] |
Tenshin Ranman: Lucky or Unlucky!? | Yuzusoft | TBA | [67] |
The Eden of Grisaia | Front Wing | TBA | [72] |
The Human Reignition Project | Alienworks | TBA | [73] |
The Labyrinth of Grisaia | Front Wing | TBA | [74] |
The Reject Demon: Toko Chapter 1 | Lupiesoft | TBA | [70] |
Witch Boy Magical Piece | Rosemary House | TBA | [67] |
Other releases
Title | Media format | Developer | Publication date | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
2013 Moe Headphones Design | Book | Lunatic Joker | 2014 | [75] |
Clannad Anthology | Manga | TBA | [76] | |
Gate | Manga | Takumi Yanai | TBA | [4] |
MikuMikuDance | Freeware | Yu Higuchi | TBA | [77] |
See also
Notes
References
- ↑ "Sekai Project Steam Group". Valve Corporation. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
- ↑ "School Days is coming in English!". JAST USA. March 1, 2011. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ↑ "CLANNAD Official English Release". Sekai Project. Kickstarter. January 9, 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
- 1 2 Spencer (July 26, 2015). "Sekai Project Announces Tenshin Ranman And Four More Visual Novel Localizations". Siliconera. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
- ↑ Weyers, Marcel (May 4, 2015). "Visual Novel Tipps". Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- ↑ Gronnings, Dimi. "Sekai Project Interview—On the Dawn of the VN in the West, Localization, and More". Niche Gamer. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- ↑ "The Sex Games That Steam Censors". Kotaku. January 21, 2015. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
- ↑ "Denpasoft tweet". Twitter. August 28, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
- ↑ "World End Economica episode.01 on Steam". Valve Corporation. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ↑ "Sunrider: Mask of Arcadius on Steam". Valve Corporation. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ↑ "Sakura Spirit on Steam". Valve Corporation. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ↑ "planetarian ~the reverie of a little planet~ on Steam". Valve Corporation. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ↑ "Rising Angels: Reborn on Steam". Valve Corporation. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ↑ "Pyrite Heart on Steam". Valve Corporation. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ↑ "Fault Milestone One on Steam". Valve Corporation. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ↑ "NEKOPARA Vol. 1 on Steam". Valve Corporation. December 5, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
- ↑ "Sakura Angels on Steam". Valve Corporation. January 15, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
- ↑ "The Way We ALL GO on Steam". Valve Corporation. March 24, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
- ↑ "Sunrider Academy on Steam". Valve Corporation. January 12, 2015. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
- ↑ "Narcissu 1st & 2nd on Steam". Valve Corporation. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ↑ "The Reject Demon: Toko Chapter 0 — Prelude on Steam". Valve Corporation. April 14, 2015. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ↑ "Love at First Sight on Steam". Valve Corporation. May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
- ↑ "Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon on Steam". Valve Corporation. May 25, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
- ↑ "Sakura Fantasy Chapter 1 on Steam". Valve Corporation. May 29, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
- ↑ "The Fruit of Grisaia on Steam". Valve Corporation. May 14, 2015. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
- ↑ "RaidersSphere4th on Steam". Valve Corporation. March 23, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
- ↑ "Ame no Marginal -Rain Marginal- on Steam". Valve Corporation. July 7, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
- ↑ "WORLD END ECONOMiCA episode.02 on Steam". Valve Corporation. July 21, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ↑ "Machina of the Planet Tree -Planet Ruler- on Steam". Valve Corporation. July 28, 2015. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
- ↑ "Idol Magical Girl Chiru Chiru Michiru Part 1 on Steam". Valve Corporation. July 29, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
- ↑ "Idol Magical Girl Chiru Chiru Michiru Part 2 on Steam". Valve Corporation. July 29, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
- ↑ "Sakura Clicker on Steam". Valve Corporation. July 29, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
- ↑ "Asphyxia on Steam". Valve Corporation. August 4, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
- ↑ "Sakura Beach on Steam". Valve Corporation. August 14, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
- ↑ "NEKOPARA Vol. 0 on Steam". Valve Corporation. August 17, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
- ↑ "Fault Milestone Two Side:Above on Steam". Valve Corporation. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
- ↑ "Sakura Swim Club on Steam". Valve Corporation. September 11, 2015. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
- ↑ "Sound of Drop - fall into poison - on Steam". Valve Corporation. October 30, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ↑ "G-senjou no Maou - The Devil on G-String on Steam". Valve Corporation. October 7, 2015. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
- ↑ "Sakura Beach 2 on Steam". Valve Corporation. November 6, 2015. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
- ↑ "Written in the Sky on Steam". Valve Corporation. November 9, 2015. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
- ↑ "Yohjo Simulator on Steam". Valve Corporation. November 17, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
- ↑ Hannley, Steve (November 13, 2015). "Romantic Visual Novel ‘Clannad’ Release Date Revealed". Hardcore Gamer. Archived from the original on November 14, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
- ↑ "Reverse x Reverse on Steam". Valve Corporation. December 10, 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
- ↑ "Was: The Hourglass of Lepidoptera on Steam". Valve Corporation. May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
- ↑ "Sakura Santa on Steam". Valve Corporation. December 10, 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
- ↑ "Strawberry Vinegar on Steam". Valve Corporation. January 5, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
- ↑ "The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns on Steam". Valve Corporation. January 5, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
- ↑ "No One But You on Steam". Valve Corporation. July 6, 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- ↑ "Narcissu 10th Anniversary Anthology Project on Steam". Valve Corporation. January 27, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
- ↑ "Rabi-Ribi on Steam". Valve Corporation. January 28, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
- ↑ "NEKOPARA Vol. 2 on Steam". Valve Corporation. February 12, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
- ↑ "ATOM GRRRL!! on Steam". Valve Corporation. March 1, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
- ↑ "Sunrider: Liberation Day on Steam". Valve Corporation. March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
- ↑ "Rising Angels: Hope on Steam". Valve Corporation. March 18, 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
- ↑ "Starlight Vega on Steam". Valve Corporation. April 14, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
- ↑ "Lucid9: Inciting Incident on Steam". Valve Corporation. April 14, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
- ↑ "Root Double -Before Crime * After Days- Xtend Edition on Steam". Valve Corporation. April 27, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ↑ "Sekai Project to Release G-senjou no Maou, Chrono Clock, Root Double PC Games". Anime News Network. July 4, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
- ↑ "CLANNAD Official English Release by sekaiproject". Kickstarter. November 10, 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
- ↑ "Dizzy Hearts". Kickstarter. February 22, 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
- 1 2 "Current State of the Fault Series". Patreon. July 26, 2015. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
- ↑ "Steam Greenlight :: Koenchu! -The Tale of the Voice Actress-". Valve Corporation. February 19, 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
- ↑ "Sekai Project Licenses Hitomebore, Kokonoe Kokoro Visual Novels". Anime News Network. January 31, 2015. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Sekai Project Adds Tobari & the Night of the Curious Moon Game". Anime News Network. May 22, 2015. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- ↑ "Moonshot: Sekai Project". Sekai Project. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Sekai Project Website". Sekai Project. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
- 1 2 "Sekai Project Adds Machina of the Planet Tree RPG, Shizuku no Oto Horror Game". Anime News Network. April 5, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
- ↑ "PacaPlus: Sekai Project". Sekai Project. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- 1 2 "Game Release Schedule". Sekai Project. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
- ↑ "Steam Greenlight :: Sierra Ops". Valve Corporation. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
- ↑ "Steam Greenlight :: The Eden of Grisaia - Grisaia no Rakuen". Valve Corporation. January 17, 2015. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
- ↑ "Sekai Project tweet". Twitter. April 25, 2015. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
- ↑ "Steam Greenlight :: The Labyrinth of Grisaia - Grisaia no Meikyuu". Valve Corporation. January 17, 2015. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
- ↑ "2013 Moe Headphones Design Doujin by Lunatic Joker". Sekai Project. Kickstarter. December 15, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
- ↑ "CLANNAD Anthology Manga Stretch Goal Achieved!". Sekai Project. Kickstarter. December 31, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
- ↑ "Steam Greenlight :: MikuMikuDance-". Valve Corporation. December 25, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
External links
- Official website
- Sekai Project at The Visual Novel Database