- Name
- Aquaplus
- Abbreviation
- Founded
- 3 October 1994
- Location
- Osaka,Japan
- Website
- http://aquaplus.jp/
- Aliases
- Aqua Plus,Aqua Inc.,U-Office Ltd.
Aquaplus
Osaka,Japan
A company that specializes in the development of visual novels and other video games. Their adult games are marketed under the brand name "Leaf," while the "Aquaplus" brand is employed for products intended for the general public.
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Overview
Aquaplus (アクアプラス) is a Japanese video game developer that was founded on October 3, 1994 initially as an outsourcing studio named "U-Office." The company eventually began making their own original PC games and later became famous for their eroge titles released under their Leaf (Company) brand name. However, today most of the company's modern games are mainstream releases published under the Aquaplus name. The company was initially established by Naoya Shimokawa (Person) along with Shinji Orito and a few other composers. Ryuji Shimokawa, Naoya's father, served as the studio's CEO for many year before Naoya Shimokawa himself eventually took over as president. In 2013, Aquaplus became a wholly owned subsidiary of [https:/yumenosora.co.jp Yume no Sora Holdings] and, in February 2022, Naoya Shimokawa stepped down from being the CEO to being the company's COO. In December 2022, Aqauplus was acquired again by an entertainment production company called CREST where it became a subsidiary. CREST then merged with two other companies, QBIST and SANETTY Produce, and are now known as [https:/hike.inc HIKE]. On August 4, 2025, Aquaplus and F.I.X Records were acquired once more by Yuke's.
Other Ventures
Along with game development, Aquaplus is also involved in the music industry with the company establishing F.I.X. RECORDS in 1999 and a music recording studio called Studio Aqua. They have also operated an online wine retailer called Wine Fix, run an automotive company called AQUA, and even managed restaurant chains in the Hyogo and Osaka prefectures. Additionally, Aquaplus also dabbled in hardware development with their release of a portable gaming device called "P/ECE" (PIECE) in 2001.
External Links
- [https:/aquaplus.jp Official Site]
Developed Games
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Heartful Simulator Pachi-Slot: To Heart 2 (Game)
Heartful Simulator Pachi-Slot: To Heart 2 is a pachi-slot game based on To Heart 2.
LEGAM (Game)
An RPG that was the first title published by U-Office, the parent company of Leaf that would later became Aquaplus.
ABYSS BOAT (Game)
An action adventure game developed by Aquaplus that was sent to members of the Leaf Fan Club as a free New Year's gift in 2002.
Published Games
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To Heart 2 DX Plus (Game)
An enhanced port of To Heart 2 that includes the content of To Heart 2: Another Days built right in as well as other improvements and additions.
Heartful Simulator Pachi-Slot: To Heart 2 (Game)
Heartful Simulator Pachi-Slot: To Heart 2 is a pachi-slot game based on To Heart 2.
LEGAM (Game)
An RPG that was the first title published by U-Office, the parent company of Leaf that would later became Aquaplus.