MangaGamer is a video game publisher specializing in the English localization and distribution of Japanese

eroge An ''eroge'' ( or , ''erogē''; ; a portmanteau of ''erotic game'' , ''erochikku gēmu'') is a Japanese genre of erotic video game. In 1982, Japan's Koei, founded by husband-and-wife team Yoichi and Keiko Erikawa (and later known for strategy ...

and

visual novel A , often abbreviated as VN, is a form of digital semi-interactive fiction. Visual novels are often associated with and used in the medium of video games, but are not always labeled as such themselves. They combine a textual narrative with sta ...

s. It is run by Japanese-based company Japan Animation Contents.

History

MangaGamer was originally envisioned as a company that would sell Japanese visual novels overseas by Hiroshi Takeuchi, also known under his alias Bamboo, president of Japanese

development company Overdrive. Due to the cost involved, he convinced several other Japanese eroge companies (Tarte,

Nexton is a Japanese software publishing company specializing in the publishing and distribution of adult visual novels for 23 game development brands that Nexton is partners with. The company is located in Osaka, Japan. The current president, Akihi ...

and

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) to take part in a joint venture. Due to this setup, the initial lineup of titles consisted of titles produced by companies involved in MangaGamer's creation, with

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soon joining with their first title, ''

Shuffle! ''Shuffle!'' (stylized as ''SHUFFLE!'') is a Japanese visual novel developed by Navel. It was originally released as an adult game for Windows on January 30, 2004. It was subsequently followed by an all-ages release for the PlayStation 2 ...

''. These early titles were translated by native Japanese speakers involved with parent companies, which resulted in a subpar quality. After complaints from fans, it was announced that a complete re-translation of ''Edelweiss'' was in progress. Starting with ''

Soul Link ''Soul Link'' is a Japanese visual novel developed by Navel. It was originally released as an adult game for Windows on December 17, 2004. It centers on a group of military cadets' adventure aboard a space hotel called Aries. An all-ages rele ...

'', translation and editing is handled by an international team of native English speakers, resulting in an increased quality. The company itself is headed by a relative of Takeuchi, and a core Japanese staff is spread between the involved Japanese companies. At their panel at Otakon 2011, MangaGamer announced that they are expanding their business into digital distribution of

erotic Eroticism () is a quality that causes sexual feelings, as well as a philosophical contemplation concerning the aesthetics of sexual desire, sensuality, and romantic love. That quality may be found in any form of artwork, including painting, scul ...

manga Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ...

(by Japanese publisher

Akane Shinsha (AS) is a Japanese publishing company focused on adult material, such as comics (a.k.a. manga) books, and magazines. The company was established in October 1976. In 2009, with 65 titles it ranked 2nd among ero-manga publishers in Japan, surpasse ...

) and

anime is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japane ...

(by Discovery).

Relations with fan translators

MangaGamer has served as a mediator in talks between several

fan translation Fan translation (or user-generated translation) refers to the unofficial translation of various forms of written or multimedia products made by fans (fan labor), often into a language in which an official translated version is not yet available ...

groups and Japanese game companies that ended in deals made to officially release said translations through MangaGamer. Their games include ''

Kara no Shōjo is an adult visual novel/ adventure game video game by Innocent Grey for Windows. It was released in Japan on July 4, 2008, and by MangaGamer (with the assistance of the TLWiki) for English-speaking markets on June 29, 2011. Gameplay ''Kara no ...

'' by Innocent Grey and '' Ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two.'' by Minori. MangaGamer also distributed for a time the Japanese versions of several games created by the

dōjin circle In Japan, is a group of people who share an interest, activity, or hobby. The word is sometimes translated into English as " clique", "fandom", "coterie", "society", or "circle" (as in " sewing circle"). Self-published creative works produced ...

07th Expansion (''

Umineko no Naku Koro ni is a Japanese dōjin soft visual novel series produced by 07th Expansion. Its first episode debuted at Comiket 72 for Windows on August 17, 2007. The story focuses on a group of eighteen people on a secluded island for a period of two ...

'', ''

Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni , subtitled ''The Unforgiving Flowers Blossom in the Dead of Night'', is a Japanese manga written by Ryukishi07 of 07th Expansion and illustrated by Ichirō Tsunohazu. It was serialized between the May 2010 and November 2012 issues of Fujimi S ...

'', ''

Rose Guns Days is a four-part Japanese '' dōjin'' visual novel series produced by 07th Expansion and playable on Windows PCs. The first game in the series, ''Season 1'', was released on August 11, 2012, and the fourth game, ''Last Season'', was released ...

'') for explicit use of the respective English fan translations.

Distribution

Originally, MangaGamer sold their titles exclusively via

digital distribution Digital distribution, also referred to as content delivery, online distribution, or electronic software distribution, among others, is the delivery or distribution of digital media content (media), content such as Sound recording and reproductio ...

, and it remains their primary release channel. During the

Anime Expo Anime Expo, abbreviated AX, is an American anime convention held in Los Angeles, California and organized by the non-profit Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA). The convention is traditionally held annually on the first we ...

2010 and Otakon 2010 conventions, physical disks were sold with the first four games in the ''

Higurashi When They Cry is a Japanese murder mystery dōjin soft visual novel series produced by 07th Expansion that comprises the first two entries of the ''When They Cry'' franchise. The series focuses on a group of young friends living in the fic ...

'' series and '' Kira Kira All-Ages''. Those games were later sold by HimeyaShop and Hendane!.com. In January 2011, a collaboration was announced between Hendane!.com and MangaGamer resulting in the sale of physical copies of '' Da Capo Limited Edition'' through Hendane!.com. In July 2011,

J-List J-List is an online retailer of Japanese goods for consumers outside Japan, mainly otaku goods, anime, and manga. The company was established by American Peter Payne in 1996. Its head office is located in Isesaki, Gunma, Japan. JBOX is a divisi ...

became the primary North American distributor of physical copies for all current MangaGamer titles, except ''Da Capo LE''. Around the same time, MangaGamer opened their own webshop for physical copies aimed at European customers.

Product list

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, , , , , - , ''Slave Witch April ~Sexy Magic Training~'' , , , , Aconite , , , , , - , ''SSSS: Super Secret Sexy Spy'' , , , , Softhouse-Seal , , , , , - , ''

Tick! Tack! ''Tick! Tack!'' is the second eroge visual novel in the ''Shuffle!'' series created by Navel for Microsoft Windows. The game is the first sequel to Navel's first game, ''Shuffle!'', continuing Nerine's path. The basic set-up is that Rin, Nerine, ...

'' , , ''Tick! Tack!'' , ,

, , , , , - , ''Orion Heart'' , , , , Portion , , , - , ''Throb! The Greatest Inventions of the Sexy Era! ~Second Science Club–A Secret Society of Love, Rage, and Sorrow~'' , , , , Softhouse-Seal , , , , , - , '' Harukoi Otome ~Greetings from the Maidens' Garden~'' , , , , BaseSon , , , , , - , ''Eroge! Sex and Games Make Sexy Games'' , , , , Clockup , , , , , - , ''

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Umineko no Naku Koro ni Chiru is a Japanese dōjin soft visual novel series produced by 07th Expansion. Its first episode debuted at Comiket 72 for Windows on August 17, 2007. The story focuses on a group of eighteen people on a secluded island for a period of two da ...

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Really? Really! ''Really? Really!'' is the third eroge visual novel in the ''Shuffle!'' series created by Navel for Microsoft Windows. It is a continuation of Kaede's path from the first ''Shuffle!'' visual novel, and has a linear plot. The limited edition ...

'' , , ''Really? Really!'' , ,

, , , , , - , ''Hypno-training My Mother and Sister'' , , , , Ame no Murakumo , , , , , - , ''Armored Warrior Iris'' , , , , Black Lilith , , , , , - , ''

Imouto Paradise! is a Japanese erotic visual novel developed and published by Moonstone Cherry. ''Imouto Paradise!'' was first released on January 28, 2011, playable on Windows as a PC game. On July 29, 2011, M-Trix produced an Android version of ''Imouto ...

'' , , , , Moonstone Cherry , , , , , - , ''Obscene Medical Records of a Married Nurse'' , , , , Ame no Murakumo , , , , , - , ''d2b VS DEARDROPS -Cross the Future-'' , , ''d2b VS DEARDROPS -Cross the Future-'' , , Overdrive , , , , , - , ''Cartagra ~Affliction of the Soul~'' , , , , Innocent Grey , , , , , - , ''Royal Guard Melissa'' , , , , MorningStar , , , , , - , ''Secret Sorrow of the Siblings'' , , , , Appetite , , , , , - , ''Space Pirate Sara'' , , , , Black Lilith , , , , , - , '' Eden* They Were Only Two, On The Planet'' , , ''Eden* They Were Only Two, On The Planet'' , , Minori , , , , , - , ''

No, Thank You!!! ''No, Thank You!!!'' is a pornographic '' BL''-themed visual novel video game developed by Parade for Microsoft Windows. It was released in Japan in 2013, and worldwide in English by MangaGamer in 2015. Synopsis ''No, Thank You!!!'' follows a you ...

'' , , ''No, Thank You!!!'' , , parade , , , , , - , ''Princess Evangile'' , , , , Moonstone , , , , , - , ''Amber Breaker'' , , , , MorningStar , , , , , - , ''Forbidden Love with My Wife’s Sister'' , , , , Appetite , , , , , - , ''Free Friends'' , , , , Noesis , , , , , - , ''Sweet Sweat in Summer'' , , , , Ammolite , , , , , - , ''Asuka Final Chapter'' , , , , MorningStar , , , , , - , {{Sort, Kiss for the Petals, '' A Kiss for the Petals - Remember How We Met'' , , {{Nihongo, , その花びらにくちづけを　出逢った頃の思い出に, Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke o - Deatta Koro no Omoide ni , , St. Michael Girls' School , , {{dts, 2015, 9, 25 , , , - , ''Go! Go! Nippon! ver.2015'' , , {{Nihongo, , ゴー！ゴー！日本！ ver.2015, Go! Go! Nippon! ver.2015 , , Overdrive , , {{dts, 2015, 10, 16 , , , - , ''Kara no Shoujo: The Second Episode'' , , {{Nihongo, , 虚ノ少女, Kara no Shōjo , , Innocent Grey , , {{dts, 2015, 10, 30 , , , - , ''Euphoria'' , , {{Nihongo, , ユーフォリア, Yūforia , , Clockup , , {{dts, 2015, 11, 27 , , , - , ''Gahkthun of the Golden Lightning -What a radiant brave-'' , , {{Nihongo, , 黄雷のガクトゥーン -What a shining braves-, Ourai no Gahkthun -What a shining braves- , , Liar-soft , , {{dts, 2015, 12, 23 , , , - , ''Free Friends 2'' , , {{Nihongo, , フリフレ2, Furifure 2 , , Noesis , , {{dts, 2016, 01, 26 , , , - , ''

Kindred Spirits on the Roof is an adult yuri visual novel developed by Liar-soft, originally released in Japan on March 30, 2012. The game was licensed by MangaGamer and released in English on February 12, 2016. An updated version featuring fully voiced dialogue was re ...

'' , , {{Nihongo, , 屋上の百合霊さん, Okujou no Yurirei-san , , Liar-soft , , {{dts, 2016, 2, 12 , , , - , ''Beat Blades Haruka'' , , {{Nihongo, , 超昂閃忍ハルカ, Chōkō Sennin Haruka , ,

AliceSoft (sometimes Alice Soft) was established in 1989, as an eroge developer and publisher for the computer market, first for the PC-88 and PC-98, and later for PCs running Microsoft Windows platforms. Its first titles were Rance and Intruder, releas ...

, , {{dts, 2016, 3, 1, , , - , ''Tokyo Babel'' , , {{Nihongo, , 東京バベル, Toukyou Baberu , , Propeller , , {{dts, 2016, 3, 31 , , , - , ''Ozmafia!!'' , , ''Ozmafia!!'' , , Poni-Pachet , , {{dts, 2016, 4, 29 , , , - , {{Sort, House in Fata Morgana, ''

The House in Fata Morgana ''The House in Fata Morgana'' is a visual novel video game developed by Novectacle. It was released for Microsoft Windows and iOS by Novectacle in 2012 and 2014 in Japan, and for Microsoft Windows by MangaGamer in 2016 internationally. Addition ...

'' , , {{Nihongo, , ファタモルガーナの館, Fata morgana no Yakata , , Novectacle , , {{dts, 2016, 5, 13 , , , - , ''My Boss' Wife is My Ex'' , , {{Nihongo, , 上司の妻は、元カノでした～嫌がりながらも、枕営業に溺れていくアフター5～, Joushi no Tsuma wa, Motokano Deshita ~Iyagari Nagaramo, Makura Eigyō ni Oborete Iku After 5~ , , Appetite , , {{dts, 2016, 5, 31 , , , - , ''Supipara - Alice the magical conductor. Chapter #01 - Spring Has Come!'' , , {{Nihongo, , すぴぱら, Supipara , , Minori , , {{dts, 2016, 7, 29 , , , - , ''Myth'' , , ''Myth'' , , Circletempo , , {{dts, 2016, 10, 28 , , , - , ''Himawari -Pebble in the Sky-'' , , {{Nihongo, , ひまわり -Pebble in the Sky-, Himawari -Pebble in the Sky- , , Blank Note , , {{dts, 2016, 12, 9 , , , - , ''Da Capo 3 R'' , , {{Nihongo, , D.C.III R ～ダ・カーポIIIアール～, D.C. III R ~Da Capo III R~ , ,

, , {{dts, 2017, 1, 20 , , , - , ''Da Capo 3 R X-Rated'' , , {{Nihongo, , D.C.III R ～ダ・カーポIIIアール～X-rated, D.C. III R ~Da Capo III R~ X-rated , ,

, , {{dts, 2017, 1, 20 , , , - , ''Kuroinu - Chapter 1'' , , {{Nihongo, , 黒獣～気高き聖女は白濁に染まる～, Kuroinu ~Kedakaki Seijo wa Hakudaku ni Somaru~ , ,

, , {{dts, 2017, 3, 31 , , , - , {{Sort, Shadows of Pygmalion, ''The Shadows of Pygmalion'' , , {{Nihongo, , 願いの欠片と白銀の契約者, Negai no Kakera to Hakugin no Agureemento , , Propeller , , {{dts, 2017, 2, 24 , , , - , ''Princess Evangile W Happiness'' , , {{Nihongo, , プリンセスエヴァンジールWハピネス, Purinsesu Evanjīru W Hapinesu , , Moonstone , , {{dts, 2017, 7, 28 , , , - , ''Kuroinu - Chapter 2'' , , {{Nihongo, , 黒獣～気高き聖女は白濁に染まる～, Kuroinu ~Kedakaki Seijo wa Hakudaku ni Somaru~ , ,

, , {{dts, 2017, 11, 17 , , , - , ''

Imouto Paradise 2 is a Japanese erotic visual novel developed by Moonstone Cherry and released on May 31, 2013, for Windows PCs and later ported as a DVD TV game. ''Imouto Paradise! 2'' is a sequel to the visual novel '' Imouto Paradise!'', featuring a ne ...

'' , , {{Nihongo, , 妹ぱらだいす！2 ～お兄ちゃんと5人の妹のも～っと！エッチしまくりな毎日～, Imouto Paradise! 2: Onii-chan to Go nin no Imouto no Motto! Ecchi Shimakuri na Mainichi , , Moonstone Cherry , , {{dts, 2017, 12, 22 , , , - , ''Kuroinu - Chapter 3'' , , {{Nihongo, , 黒獣～気高き聖女は白濁に染まる～, Kuroinu ~Kedakaki Seijo wa Hakudaku ni Somaru~ , ,

, , {{dts, 2018, 5, 31 , , , - , ''Trinoline'' , , {{Nihongo, , トリノライン, Torino Line , , Minori , , {{dts, 2019, 4, 18 , , , - , '' The Expression Amrilato'', , The Expression Amrilato, , SukeraSparo , , {{dts, 2019, 06, 13 , - , ''Bokuten – Why I Became an Angel'' , , {{Nihongo, , 僕が天使になった理由, Boku ga Tenshi ni Natta Wake , , Overdrive , , {{dts, 2019, 12, 21 , , , - , '' Beat Angel Escalayer R'' , , {{Nihongo, , 超昂天使エスカレイヤー・リブート, Chōkō Tenshi Esukareiyā Ribūto , ,

, , {{dts, 2020, 06, 11 , ,

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