Mages (company)

Mages Inc.
Native name
 株式会社メージス
Kabushiki gaisha Mējisu
Formerly
 5pb. Inc. (2005–2011)
Industry
Founded April 6, 2005 (2005-04-06)
Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Headquarters Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Key people
 Chiyomaru Shikura (Executive director)
Parent Dwango
Divisions
  • 5pb. Records
  • 5pb. Games
Website mages.co.jp

Mages Inc. (株式会社メージス, Kabushiki gaisha Mējisu, stylized "MAGES.inc"), formerly 5pb. Inc. (株式会社5pb., Kabushiki gaisha 5pb., short for "The Five powered & basics"), is a Japanese video game manufacturer and record label for video game and anime music. It was formed on April 6, 2005[1] after Chiyomaru Shikura left Scitron to begin the company as its executive director, a position he still holds. The company is divided into two parts, 5pb. Games for the manufacturing of video games, and 5pb. Records for the record label. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of the TYO Group until Shikura purchased the remaining rights from the TYO Group on April 15, 2009.[2] Shikura co-owns 5pb. with AGOne, an affiliate of Dwango Japan.[3] Staff members include scenario writer Naotaka Hayashi, artist Yukihiro Matsuo, and producer Tatsuya Matsuhara.

In April 2011, a group of companies consisting of Arkray, Seed Project, Dwango Creative School, Animelo Summer Life, 5pb. Records, and 5pb. Games merged under the parent company Mages. Inc. led by executive director Chiyomaru Shikura.[4]

Music artists

5pb. Games

5pb. is a division of Mages, which deals with video game development. The brand was originally named Five Games Kid, or 5gk. for short, but the name was changed in December 2007 to coincide with the name of 5pb.'s record label 5pb. Records. Some of 5pb. Games' developers arrived from KID, Tonkin House and Scitron, such as with Takeshi Abo in December 2006.

Year[lower-alpha 1] Title Platform(s)
2007 Que: Fairy of Ancient Leaf PS2
2007 Memories Off 5: Encore PS2, PSP
2007 Umishō PS2
2008 Your Memories Off: Girl's Style PS2, PSP
2008 Night Wizard! The Video Game: Denial of the World PS2
2008 Prism Ark: Awake PS2
2008 Chaos;Head Win
2008 Memories Off PSP
2008 Memories Off 2nd PSP
2008 Ghost Hound DS NDS
2008 Kanokon Esuii PS2
2008 L no Kisetsu 2: Invisible Memories PS2
2008 Memories Off: Sorekara PSP
2008 Omoide ni Kanata Kimi: Memories Off PSP
2008 Memories Off 6: T-wave PS2, iOS, PSP, X360
2008 Monochrome Factor: Cross Road PS2
2009 Memories Off 5: Togireta Film PSP
2009 Oretachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai PS3, PS Vita, Win
2009 DoDonPachi DaiOuJou Black Label Extra X360
2009 Kemeko Deluxe! DS: Yome to Mecha to Otoko to Onna NDS
2009 KimokawaE! NDS
2009 11eyes CrossOver X360, PSP, iOS
2009 Chaos;Head Noah X360, PS3, PSP, iOS, Android
2009 Hakushaku to Yōsei: Yume to Kizuna ni Omoi o Hasete PS2
2009 Hyakko: Yorozuya Jikenbo! PS2
2009 Skip Beat! PS2
2009 Memories Off After Rain PSP
2009 Lucian Bee's: Resurrection Supernova PS2
2009 Memories Off 6: Next Relation PS2, X360, PSP
2009 Item Getter: Bokura no Kagaku to Mahō no Kankei NDS
2009 Steins;Gate X360, PS3, PS4, Win, PSP, iOS, PS Vita, Droid
2009 Taishō Baseball Girls PSP
2009 L no Kisetsu W pocket PSP
2009 Tayutama: Kiss on my Deity X360
2010 Chaos;Head Love Chu Chu! X360, PS3, PSP
2010 Ketsui: Kizuna Jigoku Tachi Extra X360
2010 Lucian Bee's: Evil Violet PS2, PSP
2010 Lucian Bee's: Justice Yellow PS2, PSP
2010 W.L.O. Sekai Renai Kikō X360
2010 Memories Off: Yubikiri no Kioku X360
2010 Corpse Party: Blood Covered Repeated Fear PSP, iOS, 3DS
2010 Sharin no Kuni: The Girl Among the Sunflowers X360
2010 Lucian Bee's: Resurrection Supernova PSP
2010 Pastel Chime Continue PSP
2011 Bullet Soul X360
2011 Memories Off: Yubikiri no Kioku Win, PSP
2011 Phantom Breaker X360, PS3
2011 Steins;Gate: Darling of Loving Vows X360, PS3, PSP, PS Vita
2011 Dunamis 15 X360, PS3
2011 Corpse Party: Book of Shadows PSP
2011 Steins;Gate: Variant Space Octet Win
2011 Muv-Luv X360
2011 Muv-Luv Alternative X360
2011 Ever 17 X360
2011 Beyond the Future: Fix the Time Arrows PS3, PSP
2012 Robotics;Notes PS3, X360
2012 Corpse Party: Sachiko’s Game of Love Hysteric Birthday 2U PSP
2012 Bravely Default[lower-alpha 2] 3DS
2013 Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds PS3, X360
2013 Steins;Gate: Linear Bounded Phenogram PS3, X360, PS Vita, iOS
2013 Haiyore! Nyaruko-san Meijoshigatai Game no Yona Mono PS Vita
2013 Ketsui: Kizuna Jigoku Tachi Extra PS3
2013 Disorder 6 PS3, X360
2013 Phantom Breaker: Extra PS3, X360
2013 Hero X Battle Princess PS3
2013 Eiyuu*Senki PS3
2013 Liberation Maiden Sin PS3
2014 Bullet Soul Infinite Burst X360
2014 Corpse Party: Blood Drive PS Vita
2014 Robotics;Notes Elite PS Vita
2014 Chaos;Child[5] XBO, PS3, PS4, PS Vita, Win
2014 Infinite Stratos: Versus Colors Win
2015 Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Win
2015 Psycho-Pass: Mandatory Happiness PS4, PS Vita, Win, XBO
2015 Steins;Gate 0[6] PS3, PS4, PS Vita, XBO, Win
2016 Plastic Memories[7] PS Vita
2017 New Game! The Challenge Stage[8] PS4, PS Vita
2017 Occultic;Nine[9] PS4, PS Vita, XBO
2017 Chaos;Child Love Chu Chu!! PS4, PS Vita
TBA Anonymous;Code[10] PS4, PS Vita, NS
2018 Steins;Gate Elite PS4, Win, NS
2018 Robotics;Notes DaSH Currently unknown

Chiyomaru Studio

Chiyo St. Inc.
Chiyomaru Studio
Native name
 千代丸スタジオ
Chiyomaru Sutajio
Formerly
 Chrome Edge
Key people
 Chiyomaru Shikura
Products
Website chiyomaru-studio.com

Chiyo St. Inc., doing business as Chiyomaru Studio (Japanese: 千代丸スタジオ, Hepburn: Chiyomaru Sutajio), is a multimedia concept studio led by Chiyomaru Shikura,[11] the representative director and president of Mages.[12] The company, which was originally named Chrome Edge (クロウムエッジ, Kuroumu Ejji), was founded separately from Mages for the purpose of managing the copyrights to the media projects Shikura works on, including the Science Adventure franchise and the Occultic;Nine novel series, and for creating stories for use in various media.[11]

While the concept work is done by Chiyomaru Studio, they work together with Mages to develop video games using the concepts, and with Kadokawa Corporation to print books and produce anime and manga.[11] The studio includes staff members from Mages, who communicate with one another through instant messaging; as of 2015, Shikura was the only on-site staff.[13]

The first new intellectual property developed by Chiyomaru Studio, not based on Shikura's previous works, is the upcoming video game Anonymous;Code, which is developed together with Mages' video games division 5pb. Games,[14][15] and is together with Occultic;Nine part of a media franchise referred to internally as Science Visual Novel.[16][17] Chiyomaru Studio is also developing the Science Adventure game Robotics;Notes DaSH.[18] Since 2017, the studio organizes live music events where they also release updates on their media projects, called "Chiyo-ST Live".[19][20]

Notes

  1. ↑ Initial release
  2. ↑ Scenario

References

  1. ↑ "5pb. company information" (in Japanese). 5pb. Archived from the original on 9 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-16.
  2. ↑ 弊社株式の異動（譲渡）に関するお知らせ [Concerning Our Company Stock Change (Transfer) Notification] (in Japanese). 5pb. 2009-04-15. Archived from the original on 2009-08-10. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
  3. ↑ "Outline - Corporate" (in Japanese). Dwango. Archived from the original on September 10, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Visual Novel Publisher 5pb Becomes Mages, 5pb Director Is Head Of The Company". Siliconera. April 21, 2011. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Chaos;Child PlayStation versions and anime confirmed". Gematsu. March 28, 2015. Archived from the original on June 10, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Steins;Gate 0 announced". Gematsu. March 28, 2015. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  7. ↑ "5pb. announces Plastic Memories game". Gematsu. April 19, 2016. Archived from the original on May 20, 2016. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  8. ↑ "First Screens Of New Game! The Challenge Stage! Show Aoba, Hifumi, Kou, And Shizuku". Siliconera. July 20, 2016. Archived from the original on July 21, 2016. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Occultic;Nine game announced". Gematsu. March 28, 2015. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  10. ↑ "5pb. announces Anonymous;Code". Gematsu. March 28, 2015. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  11. 1 2 3 "『シュタインズ・ゲート』新作など千代丸スタジオが贈る新作タイトルについて志倉千代丸氏へ独占インタビュー(1/2)". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. 2015-03-28. p. 1. Archived from the original on 2018-03-29. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  12. ↑ "Mages.Inc.: Private Company Information". Bloomberg L.P. Archived from the original on 2018-04-10. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  13. ↑ Fushimachi, Yuzuru (2015-03-30). "志倉千代丸「ADVをゲームとは思ってない」…その真意と「CHIYOMARU STUDIO」の正体とは". Inside Games (in Japanese). IID, Inc. Archived from the original on 2018-04-10. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  14. ↑ "Anonymous;Code Visual Novel's 1st 2 Characters Revealed". Anime News Network. 2016-03-07. Archived from the original on 2016-03-27. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  15. ↑ Ishaan (2015-03-29). "Anonymous;Code Is 5pb's Next Sci-Fi Visual Novel". Siliconera. Curse, Inc. Archived from the original on 2016-01-01. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  16. ↑ Token (2016-07-03). "【5pb.祭り2016】「ANONYMOUS;CODE」ステージでは"セーブ＆ロード"を用いる新システム「ハッキングトリガー」が明らかに！". Gamer (in Japanese). Ixll Co. Archived from the original on 2017-01-08. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
  17. ↑ "本作のトリガーは"ハッキングトリガー"！？ 『アノニマス・コード』の見どころについて志倉千代丸氏が語る【5pb.祭り2016】". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. 2016-07-03. Archived from the original on 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
  18. ↑ "東京ゲームショウ2017にて『ロボティクス・ノーツ ダッシュ』の映像が公開【TGS2017】". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. 2017-09-21. Archived from the original on 2017-09-21. Retrieved 2017-09-21.
  19. ↑ "『シュタインズ・ゲート』と『ロボティクス・ノーツ』の新作などが発表――ライブイベント"チヨスタライブ"での発表内容をお届け！". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. May 28, 2017. Archived from the original on May 28, 2017. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
  20. ↑ "おなじみの楽曲から一夜限りのスペシャルコラボまで！ 濃密過ぎる3時間!! "科学アドベンチャーライブ2018-SINGULARITY-"リポート". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. April 30, 2018. Archived from the original on April 30, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
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