Alchemist (company)
{{Short description|Japanese video game publisher}}
{{Infobox company
|name = Alchemist Co., Ltd.
|native_name = 株式会社アルケミスト
|logo = Alchemist company logo.png
|type = Private
|fate = Bankrupt
|genre =
|founded = {{Start date and age|1991|08|14}}
|defunct = {{Start date and age|2017|01|18}}
|location_city = Koto-ku, Tokyo
|location_country = Japan
|area_served = Japan
|key_people = Shigenobu Urano (president)
|num_employees = 24
|industry = Video games
|products = Visual novels
|subsid =
}}
{{Nihongo|Alchemist Co., Ltd.|株式会社アルケミスト|Kabushiki gaisha Arukemisuto}} was a Japanese video game publisher. It specialized in the development of visual novels for use on home video game consoles such as the PlayStation 2 and the Dreamcast.
History
=Alchemist era=
The company entered video game business in 2002.
In April 1, 2016, Alchemist filed its own bankruptcy to Sapporo court, with the same court began to process the request in April 5, 2016.{{Cite news |title=アルケミストが4月1日付で自己破産申告 |newspaper=4gamer.net |date=2016-04-05 |url=http://www.4gamer.net/games/999/G999905/20160405055/ |access-date=2016-04-05}}{{Cite news |title=破産手続開始決定 負債総額８億2,623万円 |newspaper=Net IB News |date=2016-04-07 |url=http://www.data-max.co.jp/280407_t01/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807113939/http://www.data-max.co.jp/280407_t01/ |archive-date=7 August 2017 |url-status=dead}} The company's legal entity was unregistered in January 18, 2017.[http://www.houjin-bangou.nta.go.jp/henkorireki-johoto.html?selHouzinNo=1430001015481 株式会社アルケミストの情報]
Games published
=[[Dreamcast]]=
=[[PlayStation 2]]=
- Aria the Natural: Tooi Yume no Mirage
- Aria the Origination: Aoi Hoshi no El Cielo
- Baldr Force EXE
- Baldr Bullet: Equilibrium
- Binchō-tan
- Chocolat: Maid Cafe Curio
- Duel Savior Destiny
- Hana to Otome ni Shukufuku o: Harukaze no Okurimono
- Haru no Ashioto: Step of Spring
- Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri
- Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri: Kakera Asobi
- Pachi-Slot Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri
- Katakamuna: Ushinawareta Ingaritsu
- Koisuru Otome to Shugo no Tate: The Shield of AIGIS
- Kono Aozora ni Yakusoku o: Melody of Sun and Sea
- Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru
- Parfait Chocolat Second Style
- Princess Holiday: Korogaru Ringotei Senyaichiya
- Pure x Cure Recovery
- Sekirei: Mirai Kara no Okurimono
- Sugar + Spice!: Anoko no Suteki na Nanimokamo
- Suzunone Seven!: Rebirth Knot
- Triggerheart Exelica Enhanced
- Tsuki wa Higashi ni Hi wa Nishi ni: Operation Sanctuary
- Wind: A Breath of Heart
=[[PlayStation 3]]=
=[[PlayStation 4]]=
=[[PlayStation Portable]]=
- Dead End: Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dead End
- Higurashi Daybreak Portable
- Higurashi Daybreak Portable Mega Edition
- Kaitō Tenshi Twin Angel: Toki to Sekai no Meikyū
- Koisuru Otome to Shugo no Tate Portable
- Onigokko!
- No Fate! Only the Power of Will
- Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru Portable
- Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru: Futari no Elder
- Ouka Sengoku Portable
- Saka Agari Hurricane Portable
- Saki Portable
- Soreyuke! Burunyanman Portable
- Umineko no Naku Koro ni Portable
- Ren'ai 0 Kilometer
- Gaku Ou:The Royal Seven Stars
- 1/2 summer+
- Your Diary +
=[[PlayStation Vita]]=
=[[Xbox 360]]=
=[[Nintendo DS]]=
- Akai Ito DS
- Akai Ito Destiny DS
- Chō Kowai Hanashi DS: Ao no Shō
- Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni Kizuna
- Nicola Kanshū: Model * Oshare Audition
=[[Nintendo 3DS]]=
- Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!! Zettai ni Tsukamatte wa Ikenai Ghasu Kurobikari Land
- Nicola Kanshū: Model * Oshare Audition 2
References
{{Reflist|2}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160405231856/http://www.alchemist-net.co.jp/ Alchemist official website]
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Category:Video game publishers
Category:Defunct video game companies of Japan
Category:Video game companies established in 1991
Category:Video game companies disestablished in 2017
Category:Companies that have filed for bankruptcy in Japan