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'''Manjyudo Co., Ltd.''' (株式会社漫充堂) deals with amusement and arcade game machines. Established in March 1987. Eiko Iida (飯田英子), president. [http://www.manjyudo.co.jp/information/amusepro.html]
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'''Manjyudo Co., Ltd.''' (株式会社漫充堂) was a company that sold/exported amusement machines as well as operated leisure facilites and restaurants. It was established in March 1987. Eiko Iida (飯田英子) was the president. [http://web.archive.org/web/20090209181328/http://www.manjyudo.co.jp:80/information.html]
  
 
'''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' Actual mentions, shared staff
 
'''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' Actual mentions, shared staff
  
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==Manjyudo==
 
===PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16===
 
===PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16===
*''Bouken Danshaku Don'' (JP Publisher: I'Max)
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*''Bouken Danshaku Don: The Lost Sunheart'' (JP Publisher: I'Max)
 
:<small>Music Driver: [[Tomcat System]]?</small>
 
:<small>Music Driver: [[Tomcat System]]?</small>
*''Formation Armed F'' (JP Publisher: Pack-In-Video)
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==Big Club/Nihon Soft Hanbai==
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Given her role as a producer on these games, Iida appears to have also run a company called '''Big Club''' (株式会社ビッグ・クラブ). Big Club apparently later became '''Nihon Soft Hanbai''' (日本ソフト販売株式会社). [https://twitter.com/shinyaman2/status/1298056350287577088] There is no conclusive evidence that Big Club/Nihon Soft Hanbai became Manjuydo. ''Bouken Danshaku Don'' shares a lot of staff with the games below, but it is said Big Club/Nihon Soft Hanbai went bankrupt. (Nihon Soft Hanbai may have gone bankrupt in 1995. [https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/haFWAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E3%82%BD%E3%83%95%E3%83%88%E8%B2%A9%E5%A3%B2%E6%A0%AA%E5%BC%8F%E4%BC%9A%E7%A4%BE%22])
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(In an interview Takane Ohkubo said, "The Genpei Pro group was dissolved after ''Bravoman'', and I left Namco. I went to work at a company called Big Club, where I worked on ''Jinmu Denshou'', ''Rock-On'', and ''Bouken Danshaku Don'' for the PC Engine." [http://shmuplations.com/zombienation/])
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===PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16===
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*''Armed F'' (JP Publisher: Pack-In-Video)
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:<small>Originally supposed to be published by Big Club. [https://archive.org/details/pc-engine-fan-september-1989/page/n89/mode/1up] Later supposed to be published by Nihon Soft Hanbai. [https://archive.org/details/pc-engine-fan-october-1989/page/n95/mode/1up] Retail release has a "Big Don" copyright.</small>
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*''Blade Land'' (unreleased) (Nihon Soft Hanbai) [https://www.chrismcovell.com/secret/PCE_1990Q1.html]
 
*''Jinmu Denshou'' (JP Publisher: Big Club)
 
*''Jinmu Denshou'' (JP Publisher: Big Club)
 
:<small>Planning, Some Music: Wolf Team; Some Music: Goblin Sound</small>
 
:<small>Planning, Some Music: Wolf Team; Some Music: Goblin Sound</small>
*''Rock On'' (JP Publisher: Big Club)
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*''Rock-On'' (JP Publisher: Big Club)
  
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
*[http://www.manjyudo.co.jp/ Official website] (Japanese and English)
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*[http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.manjyudo.co.jp/ Official Manjyudo website (Internet Archive Wayback Machine)] (Japanese and English)
:*[http://web.archive.org/web/19980215215925/http://www.parkway.ne.jp/hp/manjyudo/ Older website (Internet Archive Wayback Machine)] (Japanese and English)
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*[http://web.archive.org/web/19980215215925/http://www.parkway.ne.jp/hp/manjyudo/ Older Manjyudo website (Internet Archive Wayback Machine)] (Japanese and English)
  
 
[[Category:Companies]]
 
[[Category:Companies]]

Revision as of 00:14, 30 May 2022

Manjyudo logo

Manjyudo Co., Ltd. (株式会社漫充堂) was a company that sold/exported amusement machines as well as operated leisure facilites and restaurants. It was established in March 1987. Eiko Iida (飯田英子) was the president. [1]

Research Methods: Actual mentions, shared staff

Manjyudo

PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16

  • Bouken Danshaku Don: The Lost Sunheart (JP Publisher: I'Max)
Music Driver: Tomcat System?

Big Club/Nihon Soft Hanbai

Given her role as a producer on these games, Iida appears to have also run a company called Big Club (株式会社ビッグ・クラブ). Big Club apparently later became Nihon Soft Hanbai (日本ソフト販売株式会社). [2] There is no conclusive evidence that Big Club/Nihon Soft Hanbai became Manjuydo. Bouken Danshaku Don shares a lot of staff with the games below, but it is said Big Club/Nihon Soft Hanbai went bankrupt. (Nihon Soft Hanbai may have gone bankrupt in 1995. [3])

(In an interview Takane Ohkubo said, "The Genpei Pro group was dissolved after Bravoman, and I left Namco. I went to work at a company called Big Club, where I worked on Jinmu Denshou, Rock-On, and Bouken Danshaku Don for the PC Engine." [4])

PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16

  • Armed F (JP Publisher: Pack-In-Video)
Originally supposed to be published by Big Club. [5] Later supposed to be published by Nihon Soft Hanbai. [6] Retail release has a "Big Don" copyright.
  • Blade Land (unreleased) (Nihon Soft Hanbai) [7]
  • Jinmu Denshou (JP Publisher: Big Club)
Planning, Some Music: Wolf Team; Some Music: Goblin Sound
  • Rock-On (JP Publisher: Big Club)

Links