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, formerly and previously spelled in English as VisualArt's, is a Japanese
publishing company Publishing is the activity of making information, literature, music, software and other content available to the public for sale or for free. Traditionally, the term refers to the creation and distribution of printed works, such as books, news ...
which specializes in publishing and distributing
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 for a large list of game developers. Visual Arts has developed game engines their brands currently use, including the current engine, called Siglus, and older engines RealLive and AVG32. Visual Arts also handles the distribution of these games. The games published are mostly for a male audience, though they also publish games targeted towards women as well. They are well known for publishing games developed by Key, such as '' Kanon'', '' Air'', and ''
Clannad Clannad () is an Irish band formed in 1970 in Gweedore, County Donegal by siblings Ciarán, Pól, and Moya Brennan and their twin uncles Noel and Pádraig Duggan. They have adopted various musical styles throughout their history, including ...
''. The company has coined a new type of visual novel called the kinetic novel where unlike in visual novels where the player is periodically given choices to make, there are no choices whatsoever and the player watches the game progress as if it were a movie. One of Key's games entitled '' Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet'' was the first game produced under the kinetic novel name. In addition to games, Visual Arts also releases music CDs for video game music. Of special note among the artists sold under this label is
I've Sound I've Sound, or simply called , is a Japanese techno/trance music production group based in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. Led by Kazuya Takase, it features the talents of seasoned "sound creators" and many different vocalists, known as to their fa ...
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techno Techno is a Music genre, genre of electronic dance music (EDM) which is generally music production, produced for use in a continuous DJ set, with tempo often varying between 120 and 150 beats per minute (bpm). The central Drum beat, rhythm is typ ...
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trance Trance is a state of semi-consciousness in which a person is not self-aware and is either altogether unresponsive to external stimuli (but nevertheless capable of pursuing and realizing an aim) or is selectively responsive in following the dir ...
music production group who was the first in the adult game industry to perform at the
Nippon Budokan The , often shortened to simply Budokan, is an indoor arena located in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It was originally built for the inaugural Olympic judo competition in the 1964 Summer Olympics. While its primary purpose is to host martial arts con ...
in October 2005. Visual Arts is also involved with transplanting games they have previously published to be playable on
mobile phone A mobile phone, cellular phone, cell phone, cellphone, handphone, hand phone or pocket phone, sometimes shortened to simply mobile, cell, or just phone, is a portable telephone that can make and receive calls over a radio frequency link whi ...
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Prototype A prototype is an early sample, model, or release of a product built to test a concept or process. It is a term used in a variety of contexts, including semantics, design, electronics, and software programming. A prototype is generally used to ...
manages this portion of Visual Arts known as . Visual Arts launched a web magazine called ''Visualstyle'' on October 26, 2007. Visual Arts launched a
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channel called Visual Channel in July 2008 where videos are posted which are related to the games and companies under Visual Arts. In October 2008, Visual Arts launched their VA Bunko
light novel A light novel (, Hepburn: ''raito noberu'') is a style of young adult novel primarily targeting high school and middle school students. The term "light novel" is a '' wasei-eigo'', or a Japanese term formed from words in the English languag ...
imprint Imprint or imprinting may refer to: Entertainment * ''Imprint'' (TV series), Canadian television series * "Imprint" (''Masters of Horror''), episode of TV show ''Masters of Horror'' * ''Imprint'' (film), a 2007 independent drama/thriller film ...
, which includes light novels based on games produced by brands under Visual Arts.


Partner companies


Game brands

*13 cm *Amedeo *Anfini *B_Works *Bonbee! *Catwalk *Concept *Dress *E.G.O. *Elysion *Flady *Frill *Garden *G-clef *Ham Ham Soft *Hadashi Shōjo *Hayashigumi *Image Craft *Issue *Jidaiya * Key * KineticNovel *Kur-Mar-Ter *KuroCo *Lapis Lazuli *LimeLight *Mana *Miss Chifu *Moe. *Ningyou Yuugisya *Ocelot *OPTiM *Pass Guard *Pekoe *Playm *Radi *Realdeal *Rex *Rio *
Saga Planets (often stylized as SAGA PLANETS), is a Japanese adult visual novel brand and a formerly subsidiary of Visual Art's. Their debut title, '' Mukuro ~Mesu o Nerau Agito~'', was released in 1998 and their most recent work, '' AMBITIOUS MISSION'', was r ...
*Sirius *Spray * Studio Mebius *Tone Work's *Zero *Zion


Music related

*Cure Records *
fripSide fripSide is a Japanese pop and trance duo originally formed by composer Satoshi Yaginuma (Sat) and singer Nao in February 2002. History In a 2008 interview, Satoshi said that he was a fan of TM Network and its member Tetsuya Komuro in his eleme ...
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I've Sound I've Sound, or simply called , is a Japanese techno/trance music production group based in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. Led by Kazuya Takase, it features the talents of seasoned "sound creators" and many different vocalists, known as to their fa ...
* Key Sounds Label *OTSU *Queens Label


Defunct

*Akiko *Akumi *Craftwork *Culotte *D-XX *Giant Panda *Harvest *Kamen Shōkai *Manbō Soft *Miyabi *Otherwise *
Ram Ram, ram, or RAM may refer to: Animals * A male sheep * Ram cichlid, a freshwater tropical fish People * Ram (given name) * Ram (surname) * Ram (director) (Ramsubramaniam), an Indian Tamil film director * RAM (musician) (born 1974), Dutch * ...
*Tamachadō *Words


References


External links

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Visual Arts product website

Visual Arts Motto official website

Visual Channel
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VA Bunko official website
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