Circus is a Japanese

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studio known for creating

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-oriented

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s. In addition to the normal Circus brand name, there are other brand divisions including Circus Northern, Circus Fetish, Circus Metal, and Sanctuary. Circus has also been involved in collaboration projects, creating titles such as ''

True Tears ''True Tears'' (stylized as ''true tears'') is a Japanese popular culture, Japanese visual novel developed by La'cryma, a collaboration between Broccoli (company), Broccoli, Circus (company), Circus, GameCrab and Rei Izumi, and was originall ...

'', a collaboration with

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, GameCrab, and

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Rei Izumi published under the brand La'cryma, and '' Sora o Tobu, Mittsu no Hōhō.'', an adult-oriented collaboration with Broccoli released under the same brand name. On November 22, 2009, the headquarters went out of fire.

Brands

*''Circus Fetish'' *''Circus Northern'' *''FragiLe'' *''STELLA'' *''Sanctuary''

Former brands

*''Joker'' *''Maid Club'' (shut down in 2007) *''k-ten'' *''Circus Metal''

Games produced

External links

* Amusement companies of Japan Hentai companies Video game companies of Japan {{Japan-videogame-company-stub