is a Japanese

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manufacturer and distribution company based in

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. A subsidiary of

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, the company is known for video game series such as ''

Megami Tensei ''Megami Tensei'', marketed internationally as ''Shin Megami Tensei'' (formerly ''Revelations''), is a Japanese media franchise created by Aya Nishitani, Kouji Okada, Kouji "Cozy" Okada, Ginichiro Suzuki, and Kazunari Suzuki. Primarily developed ...

'', ''

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'', ''

Etrian Odyssey ''Etrian Odyssey'' is a dungeon crawler role-playing video game series. It is primarily developed and published by Atlus and currently owned by Sega. By 2016, the series had sold a combined total of 1.5 million copies worldwide. Titles Main se ...

'' and ''

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'', as well as ''

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'' (''Purikura'')

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. Its corporate

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is Jack Frost, a snowman-like character from their ''Shin Megami Tensei'' series. Outside of video games, the company is known for their ''Purikura'' arcade machines, which are

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photo sticker booths popular in East Asia. Atlus was established in April 1986 and spent its early years as a video game developer for other companies. It became a video game publisher of its own in 1989 and existed until it was merged into

Index Corporation , formerly known as , is a Japanese corporate information and communications technology company owned by Sawada Holdings. "Index Corporation" was a corporate name used by three different Japanese companies, between 1997 and 2016, the last one be ...

in October 2010. After the dissolution, the name Atlus continued as a brand used by Index Corporation for video game publishing until 2013, when it was bought by Sega and revived as a company initially under the name Sega Dream Corporation. Atlus has three development divisions: Creative Department 1st Production (Team Maniax), Creative Department 2nd Production (P-Studio), and Creative Department 3rd Production (Studio Zero). A North American branch of the company,

Atlus West Atlus West, formerly known as Atlus U.S.A., Inc., is the North American publishing branch of Japanese video game company Atlus, primarily known for localizing games for both them and other third-party developers. Its first original role-playing ...

, was founded in 1991 in order to focus on publishing and localizing games for North America, while a European branch, which is handled via the London-based Sega of Europe Division, was founded in 2017.

History

Atlus began on 7 April 1986 as a

of computer games for other companies. In January 1987, Atlus started selling amusement equipment. It expanded into the sale of

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equipment in March 1989. Atlus released the first video game under its own name in 1989: ''

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'' for the

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. Atlus started in the

industry in the 1990s by manufacturing its first

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, '' BlaZeon'', in 1992. In 1995, Atlus launched ''

'' (''

Purikura A photo booth is a vending machine or modern kiosk that contains an automated, usually coin-operated, camera and film processor. Today, the vast majority of photo booths are digital. History The patent for the first automated photography ma ...

'') at arcades in partnership with

. It is a photo sticker booth that produces

photos. It was conceived by Atlus employee Sasaki Miho in 1994; her bosses at Atlus were initially reluctant about the idea, before later deciding to go ahead with it. Atlus and Sega introduced ''Purikura'' in February 1995, initially at

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, before expanding to other popular culture locations such as fast food shops, train stations,

establishments and bowling alleys. ''Purikura'' became a popular form of entertainment among youths across

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, laying the foundations for modern selfie culture. It also introduced a large female demographic to the company's previously male-dominated arcade customer base. By 1996, it accounted for 70% of the company's revenue. By 1997, about 47,000 ''Purikura'' machines had been sold, earning Sega an estimated () or annually from ''Purikura'' sales that year. Various other similar ''purikira'' machines appeared from other manufacturers, with Sega controlling about half of the market in 1997. ''Print Club'' went on to generate over in sales for Atlus and Sega. Atlus entered the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 1997, listing on the

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. In its goal to further increase its presence in the amusement industry, Atlus acquired the manufacturer Apies from Yubis Corporation in 1999. In 2000, Atlus formed a joint venture with

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to distribute and sell games. Atlus suffered from deficit financial results in both 1999 and 2000. To address the issue, Atlus established a management reform plan in 2001. In its restructuring efforts, Atlus sold two subsidiaries (one of them being Apies) to their respective employees as part of a

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. In October 2001, Atlus acquired

Career Soft was a Japanese video game development studio founded in June 1996 by Team Career, a team within the Masaya Games, which was formed to develop ''Langrisser'' and ''Langrisser II''. Career Soft continued to work with Masaya Games for the developmen ...

, and became the sole publisher of the '' Growlanser'' series: a

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from the creators of the ''

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'' series. In 2004, after the release of '' Growlanser IV'', the majority of Career Soft's staff was merged into the main development team of Atlus where they worked on the '' Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor'' games. As a developer brand, Career Soft was eventually dissolved. In October 2003, Japanese toy company

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acquired Atlus. On 21 November 2006,

Index Holdings , formerly known as , is a Japanese corporate information and communications technology company owned by Sawada Holdings. "Index Corporation" was a corporate name used by three different Japanese companies, between 1997 and 2016, the last one be ...

announced the acquisition of Atlus, effective on 30 October 2006, and purchased 7.7 million shares (54.93 percent; 77,000 votes, or 54.96 percent of the voting rights) on 20 November 2006. Atlus became an Index Holdings subsidiary on 29 November 2006. In March 2009, Atlus and

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announced a publishing partnership making Atlus the only publisher of Sting-developed games in Japan. On 17 September 2009, Index Holdings announced the separation of Atlus' amusement facility and related business into a subsidiary, New Entertainment Waves, effective on 1 December. One hundred seventy-two shares of the subsidiary's stock were also transferred to Chushoukigyou Leisure on 1 December. On 30 August 2010, Index Holdings announced its merger with Atlus, with Index Holdings being the surviving company, effective on 1 October. After the merger, Index Holdings would continue to operate the Atlus brand. Although fans were concerned about the company's future, CEO Shinichi Suzuki said that Atlus would continue to provide the "finest quality game experiences possible" and the merger "further strengthens the foundation of Atlus, both in Japan and here in the United States." On 9 November 2010 Index Holdings announced its renaming to

, to be confirmed at the shareholders meeting on 25 November 2010 and effective on 1 December. From 2010 to 2013, Atlus, as a company, ceased to exist and its name became a brand of Index Corporation for video games in Japan. However,

Atlus USA Atlus West, formerly known as Atlus U.S.A., Inc., is the North American publishing branch of Japanese video game company Atlus, primarily known for localizing games for both them and other third-party developers. Its first original role-playin ...

remained active and was renamed Index Digital Media, serving as the North American subsidiary for Index Corporation. Much like in Japan, video games continued to be released in that region under the Atlus name during this period. In June 2013, it was reported that Index Corporation filed for civil rehabilitation proceedings, facing bankruptcy with debts of ¥24.5 billion. An Atlus USA spokesperson said that Index Digital Media and the Atlus brand were unaffected by the proceedings. On 18 September 2013, it was reported that

won a bid to acquire the bankrupt Index for ¥14 billion. All Index operations, including the Atlus brand and Index Digital Media (Atlus USA), were transferred on 1 November 2013 to Sega Dream Corporation (a new subsidiary established on 5 September 2013). That day, Sega announced that it would change the name of Sega Dream Corporation to Index Corporation. On 18 February 2014, Sega announced the separation of Index Corporation's contents and solution businesses into a new subsidiary, Index Corporation, renaming the old Index Corporation and its remaining digital game business division to Atlus effective 1 April 2014. The new Atlus would include the foreign subsidiary, Index Digital Media, which would revert its name back to Atlus USA at the establishment of the new Atlus.連結子会社の分割（新設分割）及び商号変更に関するお知らせ
In April 2017, Sega Sammy Holdings announced a relocation of head office functions of the Sega Sammy Group and its major domestic subsidiaries located in the

Tokyo metropolitan area The Greater Tokyo Area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world, consisting of the Kantō region of Japan (including Tokyo Metropolis and the prefectures of Chiba, Gunma, Ibaraki, Kanagawa, Saitama, and Tochigi) as well as the pre ...

to Shinagawa-ku by January 2018. Their stated reasoning was to promote cooperation among companies and creation of more active interaction of personnel, while pursuing efficient group management by consolidating scattered head office functions of the group. Atlus is one of the companies that has relocated in response to this. The company has three divisions: Creative Department 1st Production (responsible for managing the ''

Shin Megami Tensei ''Megami Tensei'', marketed internationally as ''Shin Megami Tensei'' (formerly ''Revelations''), is a Japanese media franchise created by Aya Nishitani, Kouji "Cozy" Okada, Ginichiro Suzuki, and Kazunari Suzuki. Primarily developed and publishe ...

'' and ''

'' series), Creative Department 2nd Production (also called P-Studio and responsible for managing the ''

'' series), and Creative Department 3rd Production (also called Studio Zero).

Controversies

Atlus has sued two people related to its long-defunct MMO '' Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine''. The complaint was first filed in December of 2021 against the owner of 'Rekueimu Games' Jonathan Sum and a yet-unidentified administrator named COMP_hack. The court documents were made public on September of 2022. Atlus alleges that their copyright was infringed, as the pair hosted a website that was a near exact copy of Atlus' website and distributed an exact copy of their game ''Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine''. One of the main sources of Atlus' complaints was that the offending website contained false copyright information for 'Rekueimu Games', who do not own ''Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine'' or any of its associated media. The court document states that Atlus believes that the 'unauthorized acts as described herein have caused and will continue to cause irreparable damage to Atlus'. Atlus believes that the pair have violated 17 U.S.C. § 50 three times and

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, 17 U.S.C. § 1202 once. Controversy began online when people mistakenly believed another group named ReIMAGINE, who run a similar service to Rekueimu Games, was being targeted by the lawsuit, as their servers coincidentally went down on the same day as the suit became public knowledge. As a precaution against a similar lawsuit, ReIMAGINE chose to close their services on the 26th of September.

International branches

Atlus West

Atlus West (formerly known as Atlus U.S.A., Inc.) established in 1991 and based in

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, is the American subsidiary of Atlus and publishes games created by Atlus and other developers. It was formally called Index Digital Media from 2010 to 2014 in response to Atlus being dissolved into Index Corporation. A number of ''Megami Tensei'' games have not been released in North America. During the 1990s, ''

Jack Bros. ''Jack Bros.'' is an action game, action video game developed and published by Atlus for the Virtual Boy, released in late 1995 in Japan and North America. It is a spin-off from Atlus' video game series ''Megami Tensei'', and was the first entr ...

'' for

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, '' Revelations: Persona'' for PlayStation and '' Revelations: The Demon Slayer'' for the

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were the first three games in the series to have a North American release. The 2004 release of '' Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne'' was the first main-series video-game release in the U.S. Since then, the series has continued to be localized and released in the US, including games such as ''

Persona 3 released outside Japan as ''Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3'', is a 2006 role-playing video game developed by Atlus. It is the fourth main installment in the ''Persona'' series, which is part of the larger ''Megami Tensei'' franchise. Atlus orig ...

'', '' Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army'', and '' Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey''. Atlus West has localized

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'' Disgaea: Hour of Darkness'', created by

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. The company have also published the

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'' and Game Boy Advance remakes of the ''

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'' and ''

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'' games for Million (a company composed of former

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employees). Other notable titles include ''

Snowboard Kids , is a snowboarding video game for the Nintendo 64. It was video game developer, developed by Racdym and video game publisher, published by Atlus. Many reviewers compared its style to that of the ''Mario Kart'' series. An enhanced port, ''Snowboar ...

'' and ''

Snowboard Kids 2 ''Snowboard Kids 2'' is a snowboarding video game video game developer, developed by Racjin and video game publisher, published by Atlus. It is the sequel to ''Snowboard Kids'' and was itself followed by a sequel, ''SBK: Snowboard Kids''. Gamep ...

'' (for

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) and ''

Odin Sphere ''Odin Sphere'' is an action role-playing game developed by Vanillaware for the PlayStation 2. It was published by Atlus (Japan and North America) in 2007, and by Square Enix (Europe) in 2008. A remake, titled ''Odin Sphere Leifthrasir'' (styl ...

'' and the ''

'' series. Atlus USA released '' Riviera: The Promised Land'', a role-playing video game for the

Game Boy Advance The (GBA) is a 32-bit handheld game console developed, manufactured and marketed by Nintendo as the successor to the Game Boy Color. It was released in Japan on March 21, 2001, in North America on June 11, 2001, in the PAL region on June 22, 2 ...

previously released for the

Wonderswan Color The (ワンダースワン) is a handheld game console released in Japan by Bandai. It was developed by Gunpei Yokoi's company Koto Laboratory and Bandai, and was the last piece of hardware Yokoi developed before his death in 1997. Released i ...

, in 2004 in collaboration with

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and

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. In 2006 Atlus USA and Sting released '' Yggdra Union'', a strategy role-playing game (RPG) for the

. After Working Designs' publication of '' Growlanser Generations'', they released '' Growlanser: Heritage of War'' in 2005 and '' Growlanser Wayfarer of Time'' in 2012. The company established an online division, including the Atlus Online portal which is servicing '' Neo Steam: The Shattered Continent'' and '' Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine''. On 31 March 2013, Index Digital Media's Atlus Online Division was purchased by

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and transferred to

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. Atlus USA has published games under the ''

Marl Kingdom is a series of RPGs developed by Nippon Ichi Software. The three main games in the series are '' Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure'', '' Little Princess: Marl Ōkoku no Ningyō Hime 2'', and '' Tenshi no Present: Marl Ōkoku Monogatari''. The first ...

'' name, beginning with '' Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure'' in 2000. On 18 February 2014 Sega announced that Index Digital Media would revert its name back to Atlus USA. In March 2016, Sega announced that all the future localized products from Atlus for North America will be published by Sega. Between 2019 and 2020, Atlus USA changed its public brand name to Atlus West.

Europe and Oceania

Until 2017, Atlus did not have a dedicated European division for publishing and distributing their titles within the European and

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region. Instead, many of Atlus' titles were published in these regions by

(NIS) and its American division NIS America. Following Atlus's acquisition by Sega Sammy Holdings, NIS found that it became more difficult to work between Sega and Atlus for distribution and in April 2016, formally ended its distribution partnership with Atlus. In July 2016,

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announced that it had come to agreement to become Atlus' distributor for Europe and Oceania, and would begin to publish titles in both retail and digital form. In August 2017, Atlus announced that they had opened a European distribution team located in Sega Europe's offices in London that would publish all its games going forward.

Corporate mascot

Jack Frost Jack Frost is a personification of frost, ice, snow, sleet, winter, and freezing cold. He is a variant of Old Man Winter who is held responsible for frosty weather, nipping the fingers and toes in such weather, coloring the foliage in autumn, ...

, who appears as a demon character in the ''Shin Megami Tensei'' franchise, is the company

. Resembling a

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, he has teeth, a tail and no nose, and wears a

jester A jester, court jester, fool or joker was a member of the household of a nobleman or a monarch employed to entertain guests during the medieval and Renaissance eras. Jesters were also itinerant performers who entertained common folk at fairs and ...

hat, collar, and shoes. His catchphrase is "Hee-Ho". He has appeared in several games in the ''

'' series, as well as the ''

'' and

games. Jack Frost is a hidden character in the

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n and Japanese versions of '' SBK: Snowboard Kids'', with a larger role in the Japanese version. He has a family; more relatives were created since ''

Shin Megami Tensei II ''Shin Megami Tensei II'' is a post-apocalyptic role-playing video game developed and published by Atlus. It was originally released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Famicom in 1994 in Japan, and has since been ported to multipl ...

'', including King Frost, Pyro Jack (Known as "Jack-O-Lantern" in some localizations), Frost 5 Senshi and Black Frost.

Media based on Atlus games

* ''Shin Megami Tensei: Tokyo Mokushiroku'' * ''Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner (TV Series)'' * '' Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children'' * ''Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children 2 Light & Dark'' * '' Devil Survivor 2: The Animation'' * '' Persona: Trinity Soul'' * '' Persona 4: The Animation'' * '' Persona 4: The Golden Animation'' * '' Persona 3 The Movie: #1 Spring of Birth'' * '' Persona 3 The Movie: #2 Midsummer Knight's Dream'' * '' Persona 3 The Movie: #3 Falling Down'' * '' Persona 3 The Movie: #4 Winter of Rebirth'' * '' Persona 5: The Animation – The Day Breakers'' * '' Persona 5: The Animation''

References

External links

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