From Yellow to Orange

{{Infobox company

| name = From Yellow to Orange Co., Ltd.

| logo = Fyto company logo.png

| native_name = 株式会社フロムイエロートゥオレンジ

| native_name_lang = ja

| romanized_name = Kabushiki-gaisha furomuierōtouorenji

| former_name = {{Unbulleted list|Warp Inc. (1994–2000)|Super Warp (2000–2001)}}

| industry = Music{{cite web|url=https://fyto.com/services/|title=Services|access-date=September 3, 2024}}
Video games (formerly)

| founded = {{Start date and age|1994|03|01}}{{cite web|url=https://fyto.com/about/|title=About Us|access-date=May 8, 2023}}

| founder = Kenji Eno

| products = {{unbulleted list|D (video game)|Enemy Zero|D2 (video game)}}

| location = Tokyo, Japan

| website = {{URL|http://www.fyto.com/|fyto.com}}

}}

From Yellow to Orange Co., Ltd. is a Japanese music publisher and former video game developer. Originally founded in 1994 as Warp Inc. by musician and designer Kenji Eno, the company is best known for its interactive movies, such as D and Enemy Zero, which often featured music composed by Eno himself. Following the release of D2, the company briefly rebranded as Super Warp, before settling on its current name in 2001. Kenji Eno headed the company until his death in February 2013.

History

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Warp was founded by Kenji Eno on March 1, 1994. Its original logo–four television screens displaying the four letters of the company's name–was created by Eno and designer Tomohiro Miyazaki.{{cite web|url=http://coregamer.web.simplesnet.pt/enoeng3.htm |title=CoreGamers Interview with Kenji Eno – III. Bliss |website=CoreGamers |access-date=2 August 2009 |archive-date=15 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090915213732/http://coregamer.web.simplesnet.pt/enoeng3.htm |url-status=dead}} The company began by developing games for the 3DO, due to the platform's low licensing fees.{{cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/features/kenji-eno-breaks-silence?pager.offset=2 |title=Japan's Wayward Son (Page 3 of 10) |first=Shane|last=Bettenhausen |date= 1 September 2008 |website=1up.com |access-date=26 February 2025 |archive-date=3 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103145051/http://www.1up.com/features/kenji-eno-breaks-silence?pager.offset=2 |url-status=dead}} In 1995, Warp released D, an interactive movie that would go on to become a success in Japan and a cult hit internationally. Following a dispute with Sony over the amount of copies printed for the game's PlayStation version, Kenji Eno announced that Warp's future titles would be developed exclusively for Sega platforms.{{cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/do/feature?pager.offset=4&cId=3169166 |title=Japan's Wayward Son (Page 5 of 10) |first=Shane|last=Bettenhausen |date= 1 September 2008 |website=1up.com |access-date=26 February 2025 |archive-date=29 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629121756/http://www.1up.com/do/feature?pager.offset=4&cId=3169166 |url-status=dead}} In 2000, after the release of D2, the company changed its name to Super Warp and exited the video game industry, widening its scope to network services, DVD products, and online music.{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/2013/2/21/4014098/game-designer-and-musician-kenji-eno-dies-at-42 |title=Game designer and musician Kenji Eno dies at 42 |first=Michael |last=McWhertor |date=21 February 2013 |website=Polygon |access-date=13 August 2019 |archive-date=24 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130224051417/http://www.polygon.com/2013/2/21/4014098/game-designer-and-musician-kenji-eno-dies-at-42 |url-status=live }}

Following an investment by Neoteny Inc., the company changed its name once again to From Yellow to Orange (commonly abbreviated as Fyto) in 2001.{{cite web |url=https://fyto.com/company.html |title=Company Profile |publisher=From Yellow to Orange |access-date=13 August 2019 |archive-date=13 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190813112551/https://fyto.com/company.html |url-status=live}} Fyto released the game You, Me, and the Cubes in 2009. Eno headed the company as president and chief executive officer (CEO) until his death in February 2013. Katsutoshi Eguchi subsequently became the company's CEO.{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/2014/2/19/5426666/kenji-enos-final-project-being-developed-posthumously-by-colleagues |title=Kenji Eno's final project being developed posthumously by colleagues |first=Alexa Ray |last=Corriea |date=19 February 2014 |website=Polygon |access-date=13 August 2019 |archive-date=13 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190813112550/https://www.polygon.com/2014/2/19/5426666/kenji-enos-final-project-being-developed-posthumously-by-colleagues |url-status=live }} Eno's final project, Kakexun, became a collaborative effort between Fyto and Naoya Sato's company Warp2. Since 2015, no updates have been given on the state of the project.{{cite web|url=https://kakexun.asia/|title=Kakexun Official Website|access-date=February 13, 2025}}

After a period of dormancy, Yuka Eno was appointed as the company's CEO in 2022, and subsequently, Fyto started digitally distributing music.{{cite web|url=https://fyto.com/works/|title=Works|access-date=September 3, 2024}} On the tenth anniversary of Kenji Eno's passing, the soundtracks of several Warp-era games were re-released,{{cite web|url=https://fyto.com/kenjieno/|title=Kenji Eno Memorial|access-date=February 13, 2025}} and a documentary by Archipel was screened in Tokyo, before being released online.{{cite web|url=https://www.timeextension.com/news/2023/11/tribute-documentary-to-kenji-eno-to-premiere-in-tokyo-this-december|title=Tribute Documentary To Kenji Eno To Premiere In Tokyo This December |author=Jack Yarwood |date=November 9, 2023 |work=Time Extension}} In 2024, the company released an audiobook version of Real Sound: Kaze no Regret to commemorate the game's 27th anniversary.{{cite web|url=https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2024/07/19/real-sound-kaze-no-regret-becomes-an-audiobook/|title=Real Sound: Kaze no Regret Becomes an Audiobook |author=Danthrax |date=July 7, 2024 |work=Sega Saturn, Shiro}}

As of an unspecified date, Sega owns the rights to Warp's game catalogue.{{cite web|url=https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/12/sega-admits-it-doesnt-know-how-many-games-it-owns|title=Sega Admits It Doesn't Know How Many Games It Owns |author=Jack Yarwood |date=December 28, 2024 |work=Time Extension}}

Games developed

class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Title !Publisher !Platform
rowspan="2" \| 1994 \|Trip'd \|San-Ei Shobo Publishing (Japan) Panasonic (USA) \| rowspan="2" \| 3DO
Totsugeki Kikan Megadasu!! \|San-Ei Shobo Publishing
rowspan="4" \| 1995 \|Uchuu Seibutsu Flopon-kun P! \|Asmik Corporation \|PlayStation
D \|San-Ei Shobo Publishing (3DO / Japan) Panasonic (3DO / USA) Acclaim Entertainment (DOS, PC, PS1, SS) \|3DO, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, MS-DOS
Oyaji Hunter Mahjong \| rowspan="4" \| Warp \| rowspan="4" \| 3DO
Flopon World
rowspan="3" \| 1996 \|D: Director's Cut
Short Warp
Enemy Zero \|Warp (Japan) Sega (USA) \|Sega Saturn, Microsoft Windows
rowspan="1" \| 1997 \|Real Sound: Kaze no Regret \|Warp \|Sega Saturn, Dreamcast
rowspan="1" \| 1999 \|D2 \|Sega \|Dreamcast

class="wikitable sortable"

!Year

!Title

!Publisher

!Platform

rowspan="2" | 1994

|Trip'd

|San-Ei Shobo Publishing (Japan)
Panasonic (USA)

| rowspan="2" | 3DO

Totsugeki Kikan Megadasu!!

|San-Ei Shobo Publishing

rowspan="4" | 1995

|Uchuu Seibutsu Flopon-kun P!

|Asmik Corporation

|PlayStation

|San-Ei Shobo Publishing (3DO / Japan)
Panasonic (3DO / USA)
Acclaim Entertainment (DOS, PC, PS1, SS)

|3DO, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, MS-DOS

Oyaji Hunter Mahjong

| rowspan="4" | Warp

| rowspan="4" | 3DO

Flopon World

rowspan="3" | 1996

|D: Director's Cut

Short Warp

Enemy Zero

|Warp (Japan)
Sega (USA)

|Sega Saturn, Microsoft Windows

rowspan="1" | 1997

|Real Sound: Kaze no Regret

|Warp

|Sega Saturn, Dreamcast

rowspan="1" | 1999

|D2

|Sega

|Dreamcast

As From Yellow to Orange Inc.

class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Title !Publisher !Platform
rowspan="1" \| 2009 \|You, Me, and the Cubes{{efn\|Co-developed with T&E Soft}} \|Nintendo \|Wii (WiiWare)

class="wikitable sortable"

!Year

!Title

!Publisher

!Platform

rowspan="1" | 2009

|You, Me, and the Cubes{{efn|Co-developed with T&E Soft}}

|Nintendo

|Wii (WiiWare)