Ancient (company)

Ancient Corp.
Native name	株式会社エインシャント
Industry	Video games
Founded	April 1, 1990
Founder	Yuzo Koshiro
Headquarters	Hino, Tokyo, Japan
Number of employees	15
Website	http://www.ancient.co.jp/

Ancient Corp. (株式会社エインシャント, Kabushiki-gaisha Einshanto) is a Japanese video game developer founded on April 1, 1990, by video game music composer Yuzo Koshiro and his family.^[1]^[2] The company was co-founded by his mother, Tomo Koshiro, while his sister, Ayano, also works at the company as a character and graphic designer.^[3]

Games[]

Sonic the Hedgehog - Game Gear, Master System, 1991
Streets of Rage 2 - Sega Genesis, 1992
Streets of Rage 3 - Sega Genesis, 1994
Robotrek - Super NES, 1994
Beyond Oasis - Sega Genesis, 1995
The Legend of Oasis - Sega Saturn, 1996
Vatlva - Sega Saturn, 1996
Columns Arcade Collection - Sega Saturn, 1997
Tamagotchi Pack - Sega Saturn, 1998
Fox Junction - PlayStation, 1998
Animetic Story Game 1: Card Captor Sakura - PlayStation, 1999
Shenmue - Dreamcast, 1999
Car Battler Joe - Game Boy Advance, 2001
Amazing Island - GameCube, 2003
Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo: Shuumare! Taikan Bo-bobo - PlayStation 2, 2004
Bleach: Hanatareshi Yabou - PlayStation 2, 2005
Ueki no Housoku - PlayStation 2, 2006
Fusion Frenzy 2 - Xbox 360, 2006
Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! Dream Hyper Battle! - PlayStation 2, 2007
Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! Battle Arena - PlayStation Portable, 2008
Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! Battle Arena 2 - PlayStation Portable, 2009
Protect Me Knight - Xbox Live, 2010
Puchi Puchi Time - iOS, 2010
Gotta Protectors - Nintendo 3DS, 2014
Susume!! Mamotte Knight: Hime no Totsugeki Serenade - Nintendo Switch, 2019^[4]
Royal Anapoko Academy - Nintendo Switch, 2019^[5]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Kaisha annai | Kabushiki-gaisha Einshanto" 会社案内 | 株式会社エインシャント [Company Info | Ancient Corp.]. Ancient.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2018-09-03. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
^ Parish, Jeremy (2017-06-19). "Yuzo Koshiro: Legendary game composer, family business owner". Polygon. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
^ "TNL Developer Spotlight: Ancient". The Next Level. 2003-03-11. Retrieved 2011-05-12.
^ Romano, Sal (2018-12-05). "Susume!! Mamotte Knight: Hime no Totsugeki Serenade announced for Switch". Gematsu. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
^ Romano, Sal (2018-12-05). "Mamotte Knight developer Ancient Games announces RPG Royal Anapoko Academy for Switch". Gematsu. Retrieved 5 December 2018.

External links[]

Official website (in Japanese)

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[info-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Kaisha annai | Kabushiki-gaisha Einshanto" 会社案内 | 株式会社エインシャント [Company Info | Ancient Corp.]. Ancient.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2018-09-03. Retrieved 2018-12-10.

[Ancient-2] Parish, Jeremy (2017-06-19). "Yuzo Koshiro: Legendary game composer, family business owner". Polygon. Retrieved 2 August 2017.

[3] "TNL Developer Spotlight: Ancient". The Next Level. 2003-03-11. Retrieved 2011-05-12.

[4] Romano, Sal (2018-12-05). "Susume!! Mamotte Knight: Hime no Totsugeki Serenade announced for Switch". Gematsu. Retrieved 5 December 2018.

[5] Romano, Sal (2018-12-05). "Mamotte Knight developer Ancient Games announces RPG Royal Anapoko Academy for Switch". Gematsu. Retrieved 5 December 2018.

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