Sekai Projectis an Americanvideo game publisher.They are best known for licensing and translating Japanesevisual novelsinto English, but they have also publishedmangaand other non-visual novel video games.
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| Industry | Computer games |
|---|---|
| Genre | Visual novels |
| Founder | Raymond Qian |
| Headquarters | , United States |
| Website | sekaiproject |
History
editSekai Project originated in 2007 as afan translation grouptranslating the visual novelSchool Days.[1]They later partnered with publisherJAST USA,turning their fan translation into the official English version of the game.[2]Sekai Project began publishing games onSteamin 2014; their first title wasWorld End Economica episode.01,released in June. Sekai Project has used the crowdfunding platformKickstarterto fund many of their projects. In November 2014, they launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund an English release of the visual novelClannad.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 localizingmangain addition to video games, starting withGate.[4]
SinceSteamdoes not typically allowadultgames to be sold on their platform,[5]Sekai Project releases their adult titles through their partner companyDenpasoft.For titles likeThe Fruit of Grisaia,an all ages version is available on Steam, while the adult version is sold directly through the Denpasoft website.[6]
In 2017, the company partnered withHumble Bundle,an online marketplace where games are sold based on what other users paid for them. As is usual for the Humble Bundle site, users were also able to donate a portion of their payment to the charity of their choice.[7]
In June 2018, Sekai Project provided a censored version of the adult gameMaitetsutoFakkuto distribute, contrary to what Sekai Project had promised them and their customers.[8]
In August 2018, Sekai Project laid off some or all of their permanent staff in their Los Angeles office.[9]In a statement to the press, they said most of the staff let go were marketing, but one of their employees posted to Twitter claiming that every employee in the LA office was laid off.[10]Most of the translation and programming work for the company is freelance work that is done remotely. This has continued since the layoffs.
Sekai Games
editIn 2018, Sekai Project opened Sekai Games, a console focused division within the company structure.[11]Since then, Sekai Games has handled all publishing and marketing for their console releases. On April 14, 2020, Sekai Games andLimited Run Gamesreleased a physical edition ofClannadfor Nintendo Switch.[12]
Works
editPublished games
edit| Title | Developer | Publication date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| World End Economica episode.01 | Spicy Tails | June 17, 2014 | [13] |
| Sunrider: Mask of Arcadius | Love in Space | July 9, 2014 | [14] |
| Sakura Spirit | Winged Cloud | July 9, 2014 | [15] |
| Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet | Key | September 12, 2014 | [16] |
| Rising Angels: Reborn | IDHAS Studios | September 12, 2014 | [17] |
| Pyrite Heart | Winged Cloud | September 25, 2014 | [18] |
| Fault Milestone One | Alice in Dissonance | December 15, 2014 | [19] |
| Nekopara Vol. 1 | Neko Works | December 29, 2014 | [20] |
| Sakura Angels | Winged Cloud | January 16, 2015 | [21] |
| The Way We All Go | ebi-hime | March 24, 2015 | [22] |
| Sunrider Academy | Love in Space | April 15, 2015 | [23] |
| Narcissu 1st & 2nd | stage-nana | April 24, 2015 | [24] |
| The Reject Demon: Toko Chapter 0 — Prelude | Lupiesoft | May 8, 2015 | [25] |
| Love at First Sight | Creepy Cute | May 18, 2015 | [26] |
| Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon | Desunoya | May 26, 2015 | [27] |
| Sakura Fantasy Chapter 1 | Winged Cloud | May 29, 2015 | [28] |
| The Fruit of Grisaia | Front Wing | May 29, 2015 | [29] |
| Raiders Sphere 4th | Rectangle | June 1, 2015 | [30] |
| Ame no Marginal | stage-nana | July 7, 2015 | [31] |
| World End Economica episode.02 | Spicy Tails | July 21, 2015 | [32] |
| Machina of the Planet Tree -Planet Ruler- | Denneko Yuugi | July 28, 2015 | [33] |
| Idol Magical Girl Chiru Chiru Michiru Part 1 | Front Wing | July 29, 2015 | [34] |
| Idol Magical Girl Chiru Chiru Michiru Part 2 | Front Wing | July 29, 2015 | [35] |
| Sakura Clicker | Winged Cloud | July 29, 2015 | [36] |
| Asphyxia | ebi-hime | August 4, 2015 | [37] |
| Sakura Beach | Winged Cloud | August 14, 2015 | [38] |
| Nekopara Vol. 0 | Neko Works | August 17, 2015 | [39] |
| Fault Milestone TwoSide: Above | Alice in Dissonance | September 7, 2015 | [40] |
| Sakura Swim Club | Winged Cloud | September 11, 2015 | [41] |
| Sound of Drop: Fall Into Poison | aiueoKompany | October 30, 2015 | [42] |
| G-senjou no Maou - The Devil on G-String | Akabeisoft2 | November 5, 2015 | [43] |
| Sakura Beach 2 | Winged Cloud | November 6, 2015 | [44] |
| Written in the Sky | Unwonted Studios | November 9, 2015 | [45] |
| Yohjo Simulator | Deadfactory | November 17, 2015 | [46] |
| Clannad | Key | November 23, 2015 | [47] |
| Reverse x Reverse | Desunoya | December 10, 2015 | [48] |
| Was: The Hourglass of Lepidoptera[Note 1] | SRL | December 15, 2015 | [49] |
| Sakura Santa | Winged Cloud | December 21, 2015 | [50] |
| Strawberry Vinegar | ebi-hime | January 5, 2016 | [51] |
| The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns | ebi-hime | January 5, 2016 | [52] |
| No One But You | Unwonted Studios | January 19, 2016 | [53] |
| Narcissu 10th Anniversary Anthology Project | stage-nana | January 27, 2016 | [54] |
| Rabi-Ribi | CreSpirit | January 28, 2016 | [55] |
| Nekopara Vol. 2 | Neko Works | February 19, 2016 | [56] |
| Atom Grrrl!! | Cosmillica | March 1, 2016 | [57] |
| Sunrider: Liberation Day | Love in Space | March 4, 2016 | [58] |
| Rising Angels: Hope | IDHAS Studios | March 18, 2016 | [59] |
| Starlight Vega | Razzart Visual | April 14, 2016 | [60] |
| Lucid9: Inciting Incident | Fallen Snow Studios | April 14, 2016 | [61] |
| Root Double: Before Crime * After Days | Regista,Yeti | April 27, 2016 | [62] |
| Selenon Rising | Fastermind Games | April 29, 2016 | [63] |
| Resette's Prescription: Book of memory, Swaying scale | Liz-Arts | May 30, 2016 | [64] |
| Nekopalive | Neko Works | May 31, 2016 | [65] |
| Clannad Side Stories | Key | June 2, 2016 | [66] |
| Sakura Dungeon | Winged Cloud | June 3, 2016 | [67] |
| Cherry Tree High Girls' Fight | 773 | June 13, 2016 | [68] |
| Highway Blossoms | Studio Élan, Studio Coattails | June 17, 2016 | [69] |
| The Orchard of Stray Sheep | Namaage | June 20, 2016 | [70] |
| My Little Kitties | Cosen | June 21, 2016 | [71] |
| The Labyrinth of Grisaia | Front Wing | June 22, 2016 | [72] |
| Karakara | calme | June 27, 2016 | [73] |
| Empty Horizons | ebi-hime | July 19, 2016 | [74] |
| Just Deserts | Vifth Floor | July 25, 2016 | [75] |
| Sakura Shrine Girls | Winged Cloud | August 26, 2016 | [76] |
| This World Unknown | ebi-hime | September 2, 2016 | [77] |
| Sakura Space | Winged Cloud | October 10, 2016 | [78] |
| Catch Canvas | Unwonted Studios, Razzart Visual | October 14, 2016 | [79] |
| Sakura Nova | Winged Cloud | October 20, 2016 | [80] |
| Ne No Kami: The Two Princess Knights of Kyoto | Kuro Irodoru Yomiji | October 26, 2016 | [81] |
| Memory's Dogma CODE:01 | Liz-Arts | November 4, 2016 | [82] |
| AL･FINE | CrimsonRabbit | November 11, 2016 | [83] |
| A Magical High School Girl | illuCollab | November 22, 2016 | [84] |
| Love, Guitars, and the Nashville Skyline | Cosmillica | November 22, 2016 | [85] |
| Magical x Spiral | Broken Desk | December 20, 2016 | [86] |
| World End Economica episode.03 | Spicy Tails | December 21, 2016 | [87] |
| Chrono Clock | Purple software | February 28, 2017 | [88] |
| PacaPlus | PacoProject | March 30, 2017 | [89] |
| The Eden of Grisaia | Front Wing | April 28, 2017 | [90] |
| Hoshizora no Memoria | Favorite | December 18, 2017 | [91] |
| Nekopara Vol. 3 | Neko Works | May 26, 2017 | [92] |
| Project LUX | Spicy Tails | February 2, 2018 | [93] |
| Mhakna Gramura and Fairy Bell | Alice in Dissonance | February 19, 2018 | [94] |
| Kokonoe Kokoro | Nostalgia | March 2, 2018 | [95] |
| Tropical Liquor | Tentacle Games | March 9, 2018 | [96] |
| Re;Lord 1: The witch of Herfort and stuffed animals | Escu:de, Element | March 9, 2018 | [97] |
| Fatal Twelve | aiueokompany | March 30, 2018 | [98] |
| 9-nine | Palette | January 31, 2019—March 19, 2021 | [99] |
| Heart of the Woods | Studio Élan | February 15, 2019 | [100] |
| M.A.S.S. Builder | Vermillion Digital | September 13, 2019 | [101] |
Upcoming games
edit| Title | Developer | Status | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eternal | Mawari Works | TBA | [102] |
| Fault Milestone TwoSide: Below | Alice in Dissonance | 2019 | [103] |
| Fault - Silence the Pedant | Alice in Dissonance | TBA | [103] |
| Moonshot | Fastermind Games | TBA | [104] |
| NarKarma EngineA | Novectacle | TBA | [102] |
| November Boy | Team ANAGO | TBA | [105] |
| The Human Reignition Project | Alienworks | TBA | [106] |
| Hoshizora no Memoria -Eternal Heart-(fandisk) | Favorite | TBA | [107] |
Other releases
edit| Title | Media format | Developer | Publication date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Moe Headphones Design | Book | Lunatic Joker | 2014 | |
| Gate: Where The JSDF Fought | Manga | AlphaPolis | December 2016 | [108] |
| Clannad Anthology | Manga | TBA | ||
| MikuMikuDance | Freeware | Yu Higuchi | TBA | [109] |
| Ne no Kami | Manga | Fenrir Vier | TBA | [110] |
See also
edit
Notes
editReferences
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- ^"Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon on Steam".Valve.May 25, 2015.RetrievedMay 25,2015.
- ^"Sakura Fantasy Chapter 1 on Steam".Valve.May 29, 2015.RetrievedMay 29,2015.
- ^"The Fruit of Grisaia on Steam".Valve.May 14, 2015.RetrievedMay 14,2015.
- ^"RaidersSphere4th on Steam".Valve.March 23, 2015.RetrievedMarch 23,2015.
- ^"Ame no Marginal -Rain Marginal- on Steam".Valve.July 7, 2015.RetrievedJuly 7,2015.
- ^"WORLD END ECONOMiCA episode.02 on Steam".Valve.July 21, 2015.RetrievedJuly 21,2015.
- ^"Machina of the Planet Tree -Planet Ruler- on Steam".Valve.July 28, 2015.RetrievedJuly 28,2015.
- ^"Idol Magical Girl Chiru Chiru Michiru Part 1 on Steam".Valve.July 29, 2015.RetrievedJuly 29,2015.
- ^"Idol Magical Girl Chiru Chiru Michiru Part 2 on Steam".Valve.July 29, 2015.RetrievedJuly 29,2015.
- ^"Sakura Clicker on Steam".Valve.July 29, 2015.RetrievedJuly 29,2015.
- ^"Asphyxia on Steam".Valve.August 4, 2015.RetrievedAugust 4,2015.
- ^"Sakura Beach on Steam".Valve.August 14, 2015.RetrievedAugust 14,2015.
- ^"NEKOPARA Vol. 0 on Steam".Valve.August 17, 2015.RetrievedAugust 17,2015.
- ^"Fault Milestone Two Side:Above on Steam".Valve.RetrievedSeptember 8,2015.
- ^"Sakura Swim Club on Steam".Valve.September 11, 2015.RetrievedSeptember 12,2015.
- ^"Sound of Drop - fall into poison - on Steam".Valve.October 30, 2015.RetrievedOctober 31,2015.
- ^"G-senjou no Maou - The Devil on G-String on Steam".Valve.October 7, 2015.RetrievedOctober 7,2015.
- ^"Sakura Beach 2 on Steam".Valve.November 6, 2015.RetrievedNovember 7,2015.
- ^"Written in the Sky on Steam".Valve.November 9, 2015.RetrievedNovember 9,2015.
- ^"Yohjo Simulator on Steam".Valve.November 17, 2015.RetrievedNovember 18,2015.
- ^Hannley, Steve (November 13, 2015)."Romantic Visual Novel 'Clannad' Release Date Revealed".Hardcore Gamer.Archived fromthe originalon November 14, 2015.RetrievedNovember 14,2015.
- ^"Reverse x Reverse on Steam".Valve.December 10, 2015.RetrievedDecember 11,2015.
- ^"Was: The Hourglass of Lepidoptera on Steam".Valve.May 18, 2015.RetrievedMay 18,2015.
- ^"Sakura Santa on Steam".Valve.December 10, 2015.RetrievedDecember 11,2015.
- ^"Strawberry Vinegar on Steam".Valve.January 5, 2016.RetrievedJanuary 5,2016.
- ^"The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns on Steam".Valve.January 5, 2016.RetrievedJanuary 5,2016.
- ^"No One But You on Steam".Valve.July 6, 2015.RetrievedJuly 6,2015.
- ^"Narcissu 10th Anniversary Anthology Project on Steam".Valve.January 27, 2016.RetrievedJanuary 28,2016.
- ^"Rabi-Ribi on Steam".Valve.January 28, 2016.RetrievedJanuary 29,2016.
- ^"NEKOPARA Vol. 2 on Steam".Valve.February 12, 2016.RetrievedFebruary 12,2016.
- ^"ATOM GRRRL!! on Steam".Valve.March 1, 2016.RetrievedMarch 2,2016.
- ^"Sunrider: Liberation Day on Steam".Valve.March 4, 2016.RetrievedMarch 5,2016.
- ^"Rising Angels: Hope on Steam".Valve.March 18, 2016.RetrievedMarch 19,2016.
- ^"Starlight Vega on Steam".Valve.April 14, 2016.RetrievedApril 16,2016.
- ^"Lucid9: Inciting Incident on Steam".Valve.April 14, 2016.RetrievedApril 16,2016.
- ^"Root Double -Before Crime * After Days- Xtend Edition on Steam".Valve.April 27, 2016.RetrievedApril 28,2016.
- ^"Selenon Rising on Steam".Valve.April 29, 2016.RetrievedMay 13,2016.
- ^"Resette's Prescription ~Book of memory, Swaying scale~ on Steam".Valve.May 30, 2016.RetrievedMay 31,2016.
- ^"NEKOPALIVE on Steam".Valve.May 31, 2016.RetrievedJune 6,2016.
- ^"CLANNAD Side Stories on Steam".Valve.June 2, 2016.RetrievedJune 3,2016.
- ^"Sakura Dungeon on Steam".Valve.June 3, 2016.RetrievedJune 4,2016.
- ^"Cherry Tree High Girls' Fight on Steam".Valve.June 13, 2016.RetrievedJune 14,2016.
- ^"Highway Blossoms on Steam".Valve.June 17, 2016.RetrievedJune 18,2016.
- ^"The Orchard of Stray Sheep on Steam".Valve.June 20, 2016.RetrievedJune 21,2016.
- ^"My Little Kitties on Steam".Valve.June 21, 2016.RetrievedJune 22,2016.
- ^"The Labyrinth of Grisaia on Steam".Valve.June 22, 2016.RetrievedJune 23,2016.
- ^"KARAKARA on Steam".Valve.June 27, 2016.RetrievedJune 28,2016.
- ^"Empty Horizons on Steam".Valve.July 19, 2016.RetrievedJuly 20,2016.
- ^"Just Deserts on Steam".Valve.July 25, 2016.RetrievedJuly 26,2016.
- ^"Sakura Shrine Girls on Steam".Valve.August 18, 2016.RetrievedAugust 18,2016.
- ^"This World Unknown on Steam".Valve.September 2, 2016.RetrievedSeptember 4,2016.
- ^"Sakura Space on Steam".Valve.October 9, 2016.RetrievedOctober 12,2016.
- ^"Catch Canvas on Steam".Valve.October 12, 2016.RetrievedOctober 17,2016.
- ^"Sakura Nova on Steam".Valve.October 17, 2016.RetrievedOctober 22,2016.
- ^"Ne No Kami: The Two Princess Knights of Kyoto on Steam".Valve.October 24, 2016.RetrievedOctober 29,2016.
- ^"Memory's Dogma CODE:01 on Steam".Valve.November 3, 2016.RetrievedNovember 3,2016.
- ^"AL･FINE on Steam".Valve.November 11, 2016.RetrievedNovember 11,2016.
- ^"A Magical High School Girl on Steam".Valve.November 16, 2016.RetrievedNovember 22,2016.
- ^"Love, Guitars, and the Nashville Skyline on Steam".Valve.November 16, 2016.RetrievedNovember 22,2016.
- ^"Magical x Spiral on Steam".Valve.December 20, 2016.RetrievedDecember 20,2016.
- ^"World End Economica episode.03 on Steam".Valve.RetrievedDecember 20,2016.
- ^"Sekai Project to Release G-senjou no Maou, Chrono Clock, Root Double PC Games".Anime News Network.July 4, 2015.RetrievedJuly 5,2015.
- ^"PacaPlus: Sekai Project".Sekai Project. Archived fromthe originalon October 15, 2014.RetrievedOctober 11,2014.
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- ^"Hoshizora no Memoria -Wish upon a Shooting Star- on Steam".store.steampowered.com.RetrievedJune 5,2018.
- ^"NEKOPARA Vol. 3 on Steam".Valve.RetrievedJune 20,2017.
- ^"Project LUX on Steam".Valve.RetrievedDecember 18,2020.
- ^"Mhakna Gramura and Fairy Bell on Steam".Valve.RetrievedJune 3,2018.
- ^"Sekai Project Licenses Hitomebore, Kokonoe Kokoro Visual Novels".Anime News Network.January 31, 2015.RetrievedFebruary 1,2015.
- ^"Tropical Liquor on Steam".Valve.RetrievedDecember 18,2020.
- ^"Re;Lord 1 ~The witch of Herfort and stuffed animals~ on Steam".Valve.RetrievedDecember 18,2020.
- ^"Fatal Twelve on Steam".Valve.RetrievedDecember 18,2020.
- ^"9-nine- Series".Valve.RetrievedFebruary 24,2022.
- ^"Heart of the Woods".Valve.RetrievedMay 25,2022.
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- ^"Project Updates for Let's bring Visual Novel Hoshizora No Memoria to the West! On BackerKit Page 1".
- ^"GATE: Where The JSDF Fought now available for Pre-Order".Sekai Project. November 16, 2016. Archived fromthe originalon June 27, 2018.RetrievedNovember 16,2016.
- ^"Steam Greenlight:: MikuMikuDance-".Valve.December 25, 2014.RetrievedDecember 29,2014.
- ^"IndieGoGo:: Ne no Kami-".Sekai Project. June 6, 2016.RetrievedAugust 12,2016.