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

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. Its name was changed in

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to make it more easily pronounced to the Japanese. Their first game was titled Kabuki Klash in 1995 for the Neogeo. They weren't well-known until

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, when Atlus published the

Snowboard Kids , 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 ...

game. They have worked on existing franchises, such as

Fullmetal Alchemist is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiromu Arakawa. It was serialized in Square Enix's ''shōnen'' manga anthology magazine '' Monthly Shōnen Gangan'' between July 2001 and June 2010; the publisher later collected th ...

, Bleach or

Bomberman is a video game franchise originally developed by Hudson Soft and currently owned by Konami. The original game, also known as ''Bakudan Otoko'' (''爆弾男''), was released in Japan in July 1983 and has since spawned multiple sequels and sp ...

. In 2007, they worked on Mistwalker's project, ASH: Archaic Sealed Heat.

Games developed

*'' ASH: Archaic Sealed Heat'' *'' Bleach: Blade Battlers'' *'' Bomberman 64'' (2001) *''

Bomberman Land 2 is a 2003 video game developed by Racjin and published by Hudson Soft that was released in July for the PlayStation 2 and GameCube. Part of the '' Bomberman'' franchise, it is the sequel and the second game in the ''Bomberman Land'' series. Plot ...

'' *''Bomberman Land 3'' *''

Bomberman Land (PSP) ''Bomberman Land'', known in Japan as , is a video game released for PlayStation Portable on 21 March 2007 in Japan, and in North America and the PAL region in 2008. Part of the '' Bomberman'' franchise, it is the sixth game in the ''Bomberman L ...

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Bomberman (Nintendo DS) is a 2005 video game developed by Racjin for the Nintendo DS. It was released by Hudson Soft in Japan on May 26, 2005, and published worldwide by Ubisoft. The game is notable for its chibi art style, previously seen in the '' Bomberman Land'' ...

'' *'' Bomberman Land Wii'' *''

Bomberman Kart ''Bomberman Kart'' is a Kart-racing game, 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 PlayS ...

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Bomberman Kart DX ''Bomberman Kart'' is a Kart-racing game, 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 PlayS ...

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Critical Blow ''Critical Blow'' is a 1997 Japanese video game for the Sony PlayStation developed by Racdym and published by Banpresto. It is a three dimensional fighting game, and is a sequel to '' Genei Tougi: Shadow Struggle.'' It features character designs ...

'' *'' SaGa 2: Hihō Densetsu Goddess of Destiny'' *'' Far East of Eden: Kabuki Klash'' *''

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 is an action role-playing game developed by Racjin and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 2 console. The game features an original story by Hiromu Arakawa from the creator of the ''Fullmetal Alchemist'' manga. It is based on the '' Full ...

'' *'' Fullmetal Alchemist 2: Curse of the Crimson Elixir'' *'' Fullmetal Alchemist 3: Kami wo Tsugu Shoujo'' *'' Genei Tougi: Shadow Struggle'' *''Happy! Happy!! Boarders'' *'' Heaven's Gate'' *''Jet de Go!'' *''Kaitou Twins'' *''Moujya'' *'' Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles'' *''Primal Image Vol. 1'' *''

R-Type and R-Type II (compilations) ''R-Type'' is a science-fiction horizontal-scrolling shooter video game franchise developed and published by Irem for arcade systems and home game platforms. The first entry in the series was released in 1987, ''R-Type'', followed by several seq ...

'' *''Sakurazaka Shouboutai'' *'' SBK: Snowboard Kids'' *''

'' *'' Snowboard Kids 2'' *'' Snowboard Kids Plus'' *'' Sub Rebellion'' *'' Trap Gunner'' *''Typing Renai Hakusho: Boys Be...'' *''Typing Shinken Shoubu: Musashi no Ken'' *''U: Underwater Unit'' *''Viewpoint 2064'' (cancelled) *'' Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land''

References

External links

Racjin official site
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