Game Developer Genealogical Chart
From Game Developer Research Institute
Data East (1976 - 2003)
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|---> Technos Japan (1981 - 1995) {bankruptcy}
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| | |--- (Enix, Aicom)
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| |---> Almanic (1990 - 199?) ---> Givro (199? -> 1998?) {bankruptcy?}
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| | |---> (Quintet, K-Idea)
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| |---> Mint (1991 - 2003) {business suspended due to death of company president}
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| |---> Ichimura Engineering (1994? - 1998) ---> Cepia (1998 - 2010) {bankruptcy?}
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| |---> Insect (1995 - 2002?)
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| |---> Avit (1995 - present)
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| | |===> Avit-Niigata (2002 - 2016?) {merged into Aplus?}
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| |---> Plophet (1999 - present)
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| |---> Million (???? - ????)
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| |---> Miracle Kidz (2003? - present)
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|---> TAD (1988 - 1993) {bankruptcy}
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| |---> Mitchell (1960 - ????)
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|---> Kuusoukagaku (1991 - present)
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| |---< (J-Force)
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|---> Idea Factory (1994 - present)
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| |===> Design Factory (2001 - present)
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| |===> Compile Heart (2006 - present)
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|---> Cattle Call (1998 - present)
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|---> Y'sK (2003 - 2010?)
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|---> ZEX (2009 - present)
Sega (1951 - present)
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|---> Arc (1988 - 1991) ---> Arc System Works (1991 - present)
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| | |---> Tany System (1994?)
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| | |---> Starlight Marry (1996 - 2000) {bankruptcy}
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| | | |---> Vridge (2000 - present)
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| | |===> Aplus (2010 - present)
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| |---> Minato Giken (1991? - 1997)
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|---> Bitbox (1989) {acquired by Jaleco}
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|---> Genki (1990 - 2008)
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| |---> Geo Factory (1992 - 1998?)
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| | |---> Team OX (1997 - present?)
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| | |---> Michaelsoft (1998 - 2007)
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| | |---> Experience (2007 - present)
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| | |--- (CAPS?)
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| |---> Doda (1996 - 2000)
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|---> Riz (1998 - present)
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|---> Amuse Capital (1998 - present)
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| | |--- (Victor Interactive Software)
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| |===> Marvelous Entertainment (1997 - 2011) -> MarvelousAQL (2011 - 2014) -> Marvelous (2014 - present)
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|---> Artoon (1999 - 2011) {merged into AQ Interactive}
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| |---> Arzest (2010 - present)
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|---> Aso (1999 - present)
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|---> (General Entertainment) ---> Land Ho! (1999 - present)
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|---> Studiofake (2000 - present)
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| |--- (Amuse Capital)
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|---> Delfi Sound (2005 - present)
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|---> Prope (2006 - present)
Taito (1953 - present) {acquired by Square Enix in 2006}
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|---> Athena (1988 - 2013) {bankruptcy}
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| |---> Affect (1990 - present)
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| |---> Magitec (1994 - present)
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| |---> Warashi (1995 - 2013?)
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| |---> Recom (2007 - present)
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|---> Dreams (1996 - present)
Sony Computer Entertainment (1993 - 2016) ---> Sony Interactive Entertainment (2016 - present)
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|===> Polyphony Digital (1996 - present)
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| |---< Exact (1990? - 1998) {acquired by SCEI?}
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|===> Sugar & Rockets (1997 - 2000) {merged into SCEI}
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|===> Arc Entertainment (1998 - 2000) {merged into SCEI}
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|===> Contrail (1998 - 2000) {merged into SCEI}
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|===> Cellius (2007 - 2012) {joint venture with Namco Bandai, closed}
Nintendo (1889 - present)
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| |---< (Iwasaki Giken)
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|===> Intelligent Systems (1986 - present)
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| |===> TEC (1987 - 1997) {merged back into Intelligent Systems}
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| |---> Zealsoft (1998? - ????)
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| |---> Tirnanog (1999 - 2006?)
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| |---> Future Creates (1999 - 2012) {bankruptcy}
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|===> Monegi (1998 - ???) {joint venture with Hudson}
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|===> Marigul Management (1996 - 2003) {joint venture with Recruit}
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| |===> Ambrella (1996 - present)
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| | |--- (Namco)
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| |===> Noise (1996 - present)
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| | |--- (Artdink)
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| |===> (Param)
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| |===> Sarugakucho (1997 - present) {sold to Enterbrain in 2001}
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|===> NDCube (2000 - present) {joint venture with Dentsu}
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|---> Vitei (2002 - present)
Tehkan (1964 - 1986) ---> Tecmo (1986 - 2010) ---> Koei Tecmo Games (2010 - present) {merged with Koei}
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| |---> Valhalla Game Studios (2007 - present)
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| |===> Soleil (2008 - present)
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|---> Atlus (1986 - present) {acquired by Takara in 2003, Index Holdings in 2006, Sega in 2015}
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| |---> Noise Factory (1998 - 2017) {company closed}
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| |---> Puraguru (2002 - 2004) ---> Vanillaware (2004 - present)
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| |---> Gaia (2003 - 2010?)
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|---> Escape (1986) ---> Westone (1986 - 2000) ---> Westone Bit Entertainment (2000 - 2014) {bankruptcy}
Compile (1983 - 2003) {bankruptcy}
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|---> Sting (1989 - present)
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|---> Fupac (1992 - present)
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|---> (Data West) ---> Yuke's (1993 - present)
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| |===> FINE (1999 - present)
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| |===> Tryfirst (2003 - 2010) {merged into Yuke's}
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|---> Raizing (1993 - 2000) ---> Eighting (2000 - present)
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|---> TYPE-MOON (Notes.) (1999 - present)
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|---> Softfactory (1999 - ????) {business currently suspended}
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|---> DigiMix (2000 - 2004) ---> Enter (2004 - ????)
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|---> Aiky (2002 - 2006) {bankruptcy}
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| |---> Compile-O (2016 - present)
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|---> MileStone (2003 - 2013) {closed due to legal problems}
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|---> Klon (staff joined existing team in 2012)
Koei (1978 - 2010) ---> Koei Tecmo Games (2010 - present) {merged with Tecmo}
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|---> Brain Grey (1987 - 1992?)
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|---> Pandora Box (1989 - 2001) ---> Shannon (2007 - present)
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|===> (Right Stuff)
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|---> Acid (1999 - present)
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|---> Ooparts (1999? - 2007) {bankruptcy}
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|---> Office 5656 (2005 - present)
Artdink (1986 - present)
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|---> FlipFlop Productions (1993 - present?)
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| |---> Magicpot (2001 - present)
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| |--- (Marigul Management)
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|---> Param (1996 - 2003) ---> 有限会社バウロズ (2003 - 2010?)
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|===> Studio Artdink (2001 - present)
Telenet Japan (1983 - 2007) {bankruptcy}
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|---> Glodia (1986 - 1995?)
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| |---> Japan Art Media (1989 - present)
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| | |--- (Pandora Box)
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| |---> Right Stuff (1990 - 1999) {bankruptcy}
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| | |---> Pyramid (2001 - present)
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| | |---> Black Bandit Q (2011 - present)
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| |---> Zerosystem (1995 - 2008?) ---> (OAKS?)
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|===> Wolf Team (1987 - 2003) ---> Namco Tales Studio (2003 - 2012) {merged into Bandai Namco Studio}
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| |---> J-Force (1990? - 1995)
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| | |---> (Idea Factory)
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| |---> Aion (1991 - ????) (---> Eye On?)
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| |---> Gau Entertainment (1993 - 1994) {merged into Nextech}
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| |---> PoleStar (1993 - 1999?)
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| |---> Neverland Company (1993 - 2014) {bankruptcy, some staff went to Marvelous}
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| | |---> Anaheim Software (2005 - present)
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| |---> Seraphic (1994?) ---> (Camelot?)
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| |---> Studio Jikkenshitsu (1994? - 1998) ---> Etheral Interline (1998 - present)
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| |---> tri-Ace (1995 - present)
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| |---> tri-Crescendo (1999 - present)
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|===> Shin-Nihon Laser Soft (1988 - 1991) {merged into Wolf Team}
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|===> Reno (1988 - 1991) ---> Riot (1991 - 1994)
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| |---> Media.Vision (1993 - present)
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| | |---> Witchcraft (2008 - present)
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| |---> Feycraft (1994 - 2000)
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| |---> (Square) ---> (Love-de-Lic)
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|===> Micro World (1991 - 2002) ---> CommSeed (2002 - present)
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|---> Media Entertainment (1993 - 2008?)
Technosoft (1982 - 2000)
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|---> Arsys Software (1985 - 1996) ---> Cyberhead (1996 - 2001) {closed}
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|---> Kaminarimon Team (Red Company) (1991 - 1992) ---> CAProduction (1993 - present)
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|---> Ganbarion (1999 - present)
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|---> Az Game (1999 - 2002) ---> Factory Noise & AG (2004 - 2008) {disbanded}
Orca (1978 - 1983)
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|---> Crux (1983 - 1984) {bankruptcy}
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|---> Toaplan (1984 - 1994) {bankruptcy}
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| |---> Tamsoft (1992 - present)
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| | |---> E-Game (1998 - present?)
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| |---> Cave (1994 - present)
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| |---> Gazelle (1994 - 1997?)
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| | |---> (Raizing) ---> Magicseed (2004 - present)
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| |---> Takumi (1994 - 2009?)
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|---> Whiteboard (1984 - 1989?) ---> Santos (1989? - 1991) ---> Megasoft (1991 - 1992) {merged into Sega}
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| |---> Santos (1992 - 1998?) {merged into Yumekobo}
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|---> Gai Brain (1991? - 1999?)
Sanritsu (1973 - present) {exited games business}
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|---> A.I (1990 - present)
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| |---> Rock's (1991 - 2002?)
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|===> SIMS (1991 - present)
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|---> Shimada Kikaku (199? - ????) ---> S-Plan (???? - 2001?)
Now Production (1986 - present)
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|---> Tetra (1993 - ????)
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|---> Workman (1993 - ????)
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|---> Music Worx (1994 - present?)
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|---> Astec21 (1995? - present)
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|---> N-Tech (1995? - ????)
Communicate (???? - 1987)
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|---> Sonata (1987 - 1989?) ---> Human (1989 - 1999) {bankruptcy}
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TRY (???? - 1987) |---> Sol (1989? - 2002?)
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| |---> X-Road (2001 - 2013?)
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|===> Human Creative School (1990 - 1999?)
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| |---> (Media Works) ---> (ALU) ---> Studio XELFLEX (1999 - present)
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|===> BEC (1990 - 2011) {joint venture with Bandai, merged with Banpresoft}
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| |===> B.B.STUDIO (2011 - present)
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|===> HuneX (1992 - present) {joint venture with NEC}
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|---> A-Max (1993 - 2008?)
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| |---> Art (1995 - current)
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|---> Grasshopper Manufacture (1998 - present)
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|---> Vaill (1999 - 2001) {merged into Spike}
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| |---> S-NEO (2001 - 2009?) {freelance group, incorporated 2005}
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|---> Suzak (2000 - 2012) {bankruptcy}
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|---> Sandlot (2001 - present)
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|---> Nude Maker (2002 - present)
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| |--- (KID, Scitron Digital Contents, TYO, Tonkinhouse)
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|---> 5pb. (2005 - present)
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|===> MAGES. (2011 - present)
Enix (1975 - 2003) ---> Square Enix (2003 - present) {merged with Square}
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|---> Chun Soft (1984 - 2012) ---> SpikeChunsoft (2012 - present) {merged with Spike}
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| |---> Heart Beat (1992 - 2002)
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| |---> Genius Sonority (2002 - present)
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|---> Armor Project (1987? - present)
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|---> ArtePiazza (1988 - present)
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|---> (FairyTale) ---> (Elf) ---> TamTam (1991 - 2017) {bankruptcy}
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|---> (Almanic)
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|---> Climax Entertainment (1990 - 2014?)
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| |---> Sonic (1991 - 1998) {merged into Camelot}
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| | |---> Camelot (1994 - present)
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| | |---> Clap Hanz (1998 - present)
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| |===> Max Entertainment (1993 - 1997?)
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| | |---> Salamander Factory (1999 - present)
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| | |---> Swallowtails (2006 - present)
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| |===> Climax Graphics (1998 - 1999) ---> Crazy Games (1999 - 2002?)
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|---> 7 Computerized Creations (1997? - 2003?)
