Racjin, (株式会社ラクジン ''Kabushiki-Gaisha Rakujin'') formerly known as , is a Japanese video game development company located in Yodogawa-ku, Osaka, established in
1995
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. Its name was changed in
2000
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to make it more easily pronounced to the Japanese.
Their first game was titled
Kabuki Klash
''Far East of Eden: Kabuki Klash'' is a fighting game developed by Racdym and published by Hudson Soft for the video arcade, arcades, Neo Geo (system), Neo-Geo, and Neo Geo CD in 1995. It is a Spin-off (media), spin-off of the popular Japanese His ...
in 1995 for the
Neogeo. They weren't well-known until
1997
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, when Atlus published the
Snowboard Kids game. They have worked on existing franchises, such as
Fullmetal Alchemist,
Bleach
Bleach is the generic name for any chemical product that is used industrially or domestically to remove color (whitening) from a fabric or fiber or to clean or to remove stains in a process called bleaching. It often refers specifically, to ...
or
Bomberman. In
2007
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, they worked on
Mistwalker's project, ASH: Archaic Sealed Heat.
Games developed
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ASH: Archaic Sealed Heat''
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Bleach: Blade Battlers''
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Bomberman 64'' (2001)
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Bomberman Land 2''
*''Bomberman Land 3''
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Bomberman Land (PSP)''
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Bomberman (Nintendo DS)''
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Bomberman Land Wii''
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Bomberman Kart
''Bomberman Kart'' is a kart-racing video game for PlayStation 2 and mobile phones starring the Bomberman characters. It is similar to Nintendo's '' Mario Kart'' series. The game supports 4 player local multiplayer using the PlayStation 2 Multi ...
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Bomberman Kart DX
''Bomberman Kart'' is a kart-racing video game for PlayStation 2 and mobile phones starring the Bomberman characters. It is similar to Nintendo's '' Mario Kart'' series. The game supports 4 player local multiplayer using the PlayStation 2 Multi ...
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Critical Blow''
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SaGa 2: Hihō Densetsu Goddess of Destiny''
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Far East of Eden: Kabuki Klash''
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Final Fantasy Explorers
is an action role-playing video game for the Nintendo 3DS. It features character job-oriented combat against classic ''Final Fantasy'' monsters and summons. It was released in Japan in December 2014, and in North America and Europe in January 201 ...
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Fullmetal Alchemist and the Broken Angel''
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Fullmetal Alchemist 2: Curse of the Crimson Elixir''
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Fullmetal Alchemist 3: Kami wo Tsugu Shoujo''
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Genei Tougi: Shadow Struggle''
*''Happy! Happy!! Boarders''
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Heaven's Gate''
*''Jet de Go!''
*''Kaitou Twins''
*''Moujya''
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Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles''
*''Primal Image Vol. 1''
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R-Type and R-Type II (compilations)''
*''Sakurazaka Shouboutai''
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SBK: Snowboard Kids''
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Snowboard Kids''
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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 ...
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Snowboard Kids Plus
, is a snowboarding video game for the Nintendo 64. It was developed by Racdym and published by Atlus. Many reviewers compared its style to that of the ''Mario Kart'' series. An enhanced port, ''Snowboard Kids Plus'', was released in Japan in Jan ...
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Sub Rebellion
''Sub Rebellion'', known in Japan as , is a submarine simulation video game developed by Racjin and published by Irem and Metro3D for PlayStation 2 in 2002.
Plot
The game takes place in the year 2145, fifteen years after a cataclysmic event inv ...
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Trap Gunner''
*''Typing Renai Hakusho: Boys Be...''
*''Typing Shinken Shoubu: Musashi no Ken''
*''U: Underwater Unit''
*''Viewpoint 2064'' (cancelled)
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Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land''
References
External links
Racjin official site
Japanese companies established in 1995
Video game companies established in 1995
Video game companies of Japan
Video game development companies
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