Nitroplus Co., Ltd.,currently styled asNITRO PLUS,formerly stylized asnitro+,and formerly known as "OKStyle", is a Japanesevisual novelvideo game developerthat has developed a number ofvisual novels,includingeroge.They have also collaborated with developerType-Moonto create thelight novelseriesFate/Zero.Their works usually have darkthemessuch asreanimation of the dead,rape,andmurder.They also have a branch of the company calledNitro+chiral,which focuses onboys' lovevisual novels. Writers aligned with the company, such asGen Urobuchi,have also contributed to variousmanga,anime,novels, and television works.

Nitroplus
Native name
Chu thức hội xã ニトロプラス[1]
Kabushiki Gaisha Nitoropurasu
Company typeKabushiki gaisha
IndustryComputer games,Mobile Games
FoundedJune 2000;24 years ago(June 2000)
Headquarters,
Key people
Takaki "Digitarou" Kosaka(president)
Gen Urobuchi(vice president)
ProductsVisual novels
Total equity¥10 million(US$121,418)(2012)[1]
Number of employees
85 (as of September 2024)[1]
ParentCyberAgent(72.5%)
Websitenitroplus.co.jp

Super Sonicois the mascot of Nitroplus's annual music festival event "Nitro Super Sonic" since 2006. Nitroplus has held their music festival every year since 2000. Ouka Satsurikuin was Nitroplus's original mascot before Super Sonico.

In June 2024, Nitroplus announced thatCyberAgentacquired 72.5% of the company for 16.7 billion yen, making it a subsidiary.[2][3][4]

CyberAgent published a public relations interview about Nitroplus' decision to become a consolidated subsidiary, stating that Nitroplus approached CyberAgent for the merger after the company acquired Nelke Planning a year prior, which Takaki Kosaka, the representative director of Nitroplus, had a stake in as an independent director. The primary goal of the acquisition is for CyberAgent to take over the administrative and distribution aspects of the business so that Nitroplus can focus on content production, including reviving projects that were abandoned due to time constraints or lack of resource management. There are also plans for this partnership to help Nitroplus expand its influence overseas and strengthen theTouken Ranbubrand.[5]In a follow up statement released on their company website, Nitroplus went on to clarify that the type of content produced by the company will not change, only the quality and quantity of the content.[6]

List of works

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They also released a fighting gameNitro+ Royale -Heroines Duel- (ニトロ+ロワイヤル -ヒロインズデュエル-)at the 2007 Comiket.

5pb. x Nitroplus

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DMMx Nitroplus

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Nitroplus and DMM Corporation released a web browser game calledTouken Ranbuin January 2015, which as of March 2015 is one of DMM's most popular games, second only to the largely popularKantai Collection.

Nitro+Chiralbranch works

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Nitro+Chiral focused toboys-lovegames.

  • Togainu no Chi(February 25, 2005/May 29, 2008)
  • Lamento -Beyond the Void-(November 10, 2006)
  • Sweet Pool(December 19, 2008)
  • DRAMAtical Murder(March 23, 2012)
  • DRAMAtical Murder re:connect(April 26, 2013)
  • Slow Damage(February 25, 2021)

On January 25, 2008, they released a minigame disk titledCHiRALmoriunder this branch of which useschibiversions of the characters fromTogainu no ChiandLamento.

References

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  1. ^abc"Company info".Nitroplus.Retrieved2012-12-11.
  2. ^"コンテンツ ái が thụ け kế がれる vị lai へ. ニトロプラスとサイバーエージェントの tân たな thiêu chiến | CyberAgent Way サイバーエージェント công thức オウンドメディア".Chu thức hội xã サイバーエージェント(in Japanese). 2024-06-26.Retrieved2024-06-26.
  3. ^"サイバーエージェントグループ tham họa のお tri らせ|ニトロプラス Nitro Plus".www.nitroplus.co.jp.Retrieved2024-06-26.
  4. ^Industry, 2 Comments (2024-06-26)."CyberAgent to Acquire Creative Company Nitroplus for 16.7 Billion Yen".Anime News Network.Retrieved2024-06-26.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^Industry, 2 Comments (2024-06-26)."コンテンツ ái が thụ け kế がれる vị lai へ. ニトロプラスとサイバーエージェントの tân たな thiêu chiến".CyberAgent(in Japanese).Retrieved2024-08-11.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^Industry, 2 Comments (2024-06-26)."サイバーエージェントグループ tham họa のお tri らせ".CyberAgent(in Japanese).Retrieved2024-08-11.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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