Vanillaware Ltd.

COMPANY» Founded 2002-02-08

Osaka,Osaka Prefecture,Japan

Vanillaware Ltd. is a Japanese based game development company, best know for their work on Odin Sphere and GrimGrimoire.

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Vanillaware was formed by members of the Atlus team that developed Princess Crown (Game). The company was called Puraguru until 2004, when the name was changed to Vanillaware. The studio is known for its 2D animation.

Console games:

PlayStation 2

• Odin Sphere (Game) - Publishers: Atlus (Company) (JP & US) / Square Enix (Company) (EU) - 2007 (JP & US) / 2008 (EU)
• GrimGrimoire (Game) - Publishers: NIS (JP) / NIS America (US) / Koei (Company) (EU) - 2007

Wii

• Muramasa: The Demon Blade - Publishers: Marvelous Entertainment (JP) / Ignition Entertainment (US) / Rising Star Games (Company) (EU) - 2009

PlayStation 3

• Dragon's Crown - Publisher: Ignition Entertainment - 2012

PlayStation 4

• Odin Sphere Leifthrasir (Game) - Publisher: Sega (Company) - 2016
• Dragon's Crown Pro - Publisher: Sega (Company) - 2018
• 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim - Publisher: Atlus Co., Ltd. - 2020

Portable games:

Nintendo DS

• Kumatanchi (Game) - Publisher: Dimple Entertainment (Company) (JP) - 2008 (JP release date)

PlayStation Portable

• Grand Knights History (Game) - Publisher: Marvelous Entertainment - 2011

PlayStation Vita

• Dragon's Crown - Publisher: Ignition Entertainment - 2012
• Muramasa Rebirth - Publisher: Aksys Games (Company) - 2013
• Odin Sphere Leifthrasir (Game) - Publisher: Sega (Company) - 2016

Developed Games

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Dragon's Crown (Game)

25 July 2013

From Vanillaware Ltd., developers of Muramasa: The Demon Blade and Odin Sphere, Dragon's Crown is a fantasy themed co-op beat-'em-up.

PS3N​ PS4​ PS3​ +2

GrimGrimoire OnceMore (Game)

28 July 2022

A enhanced re-release of the PS2 original featuring remastered graphics, overhauled systems, difficulty adjustments and all new voice cast.

NSW​ PS4​ PS5​

Grand Knights History (Game)

1 September 2011

A turn-based fantasy JRPG developed by Vanillaware.

PSP​

Odin Sphere Leifthrasir (Game)

14 January 2016

An HD remaster of Odin Sphere containing reworked gameplay and additional content.

PS3N​ PS4​ PS3​ +2

13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim (Game)

28 November 2019

A sci-fi adventure game about a group of thirteen teenagers in 1980s Japan who pilot giant robots named Sentinels in order to protect their home from an alien invasion.

NSW​ PS4​

13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim Prologue (Game)

14 March 2019

A vertical-slice of Vanillaware's 13 Sentinels that contains the first three hours of the story.

PS4​

Unicorn Overlord (Game)

8 March 2024

A tactical role-playing game developed by Vanillaware.

NSW​ PS4​ PS5​ +1

Muramasa: Revenant Blades (Game)

2027

An action RPG from Vanillaware featuring six protagonists each with their own combat style.

PC​ NSW​ PS5​ +1

Published Games

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Company details

Name

Vanillaware Ltd.

Abbreviation

Founded

8 February 2002

Location

Osaka,Osaka Prefecture,Japan

Website

http://vanillaware.co.jp/index.htm

Aliases

Developed Games

• Dragon's Crown (Game)
• GrimGrimoire OnceMore (Game)
• Grand Knights History (Game)
• Odin Sphere Leifthrasir (Game)
• 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim (Game)
• 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim Prologue (Game)
• Unicorn Overlord (Game)
• Muramasa: Revenant Blades (Game)
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Published Games

• None
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Franchises

• GrimGrimoire (Franchise)

People

• Karen Strassman (Person)
• Michelle Ruff (Person)
• Stephanie Sheh (Person)
• Steve Prince (Person)
• Takehiro Shiga (Person)
• Yuri Lowenthal (Person)

Characters

• Alice (Character)
• Belial (Character)
• Brom (Character)
• Cornelius (Character)
• General Brigan (Character)
• Gwendolyn (Character)
• Hel (Character)
• Hindel (Character)
• Ingway (Character)
• King Valentine (Character)
• Melvin (Character)
• Mercedes (Character)
• Myris (Character)
• Odin (Character)
• Oswald (Character)
• Queen Elfaria (Character)
• Queen Odette (Character)
• Velvet (Character)
• Wagner (Character)
• Adel (Character)

Concepts

• Magic (Concept)
• 2D (Concept)
• Action RPG (Concept)
• Digital Distribution (Concept)
• Dragon (Concept)
• Female Protagonists (Concept)
• Hand Drawn Graphics (Concept)
• Multiple Protagonists (Concept)
• Anthropomorphism (Concept)
• Boss (Concept)
• Boss Fight (Concept)
• Cooking (Concept)
• Fairy (Concept)
• Goblins (Concept)
• Level Up (Concept)
• Magically Imbued Weapons (Concept)
• Mythology (Concept)
• Pixel Art (Concept)
• Real-Time Combat (Concept)
• Sexualized Women (Concept)

Locations

• Forest (Location)
• Cave (Location)
• Japan (Location)
• Asia (Location)
• Castle (Location)
• Catacombs (Location)
• Desert (Location)
• Fortress (Location)
• Grassland (Location)
• Hell (Location)
• Japanese Castle (Location)
• Midgard (Location)
• Pirate Ship (Location)
• River (Location)
• Ruined City (Location)
• Silver Star Tower (Location)
• Stable (Location)
• Temple Ruins (Location)
• The Netherworld (Location)
• Town (Location)

Objects

• Sword (Object)
• Magic Staff (Object)
• Shield (Object)
• Armor (Object)
• Axe (Object)
• Bomb (Object)
• Boots (Object)
• Bow (Object)
• Cape (Object)
• Carrot (Object)
• Crossbow (Object)
• Crown (Object)
• Dagger (Object)
• Egg (Object)
• Gauntlets (Object)
• Gloves (Object)
• Helmet (Object)
• High Heels (Object)
• Meat (Object)
• Spear (Object)