Comp Ace
Encyclopedia
is a Japan
ese computer game and manga magazine published by Kadokawa Shoten
. Comp Ace began as a special edition version of another one of Kadokawa Shoten's magazines, Comptiq
. The first issue was released on March 26, 2005, and was published quarterly for the first three volumes which had cover illustrations by Itaru Hinoue
of Key
. Volumes four through nine where published bimonthly with cover art providved by Aoi Nishimata
of Navel
. Volume ten was published three months after volume nine, and from ten on the magazine was published monthly, now with new cover art by Naru Nanao
, Hiro Suzuhira
, and illustrators from Type-Moon
and August
. Starting with the August 2007 issue published on June 26, 2007, Comp Ace broke off from Comptiq and became its own magazine. Its main focus is on bishōjo game
s and manga
that are based on said games.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese computer game and manga magazine published by Kadokawa Shoten
Kadokawa Shoten
is a well-known Japanese publishing company based in Tokyo, Japan. Kadokawa has published both manga novels and magazines, such as Newtype magazine...
. Comp Ace began as a special edition version of another one of Kadokawa Shoten's magazines, Comptiq
Comptiq
is a Japanese computer game magazine, first published in 1983, by Kadokawa Shoten. The name "Comptiq" came from combining the words "computer" and "boutique". Originally a PC magazine, its focus shifted from computers to computer games. As of September 2003, it has been known as a "MediaMix Game...
. The first issue was released on March 26, 2005, and was published quarterly for the first three volumes which had cover illustrations by Itaru Hinoue
Itaru Hinoue
is a female Japanese artist from Osaka, Japan, and is one of the founding members of the software company Key. Hinoue's choice of her pseudonym stems from the manga C by Shō Kitagawa; the protagonist in the manga was named...
of Key
Key (company)
Key is a Japanese visual novel studio which formed on July 21, 1998 as a brand under the publisher Visual Art's and is located in Kita, Osaka, Japan. Key released their debut visual novel Kanon in June 1999, which combined an elaborate storyline, an up-to-date anime-style drawing style, and a...
. Volumes four through nine where published bimonthly with cover art providved by Aoi Nishimata
Aoi Nishimata
is a female, Japanese visual novel character designer and illustrator who works for Navel.Hiro Suzuhira and Aoi Nishimata have known each other from high school; their first work, Ritual, was introduced in 1996. In 2003, she joined Navel along with Hiro Suzuhira, illustrating Shuffle!...
of Navel
Navel (company)
is a Japanese label of Omega Vision Inc. a publisher of bishōjo eroge visual novel video games. Its name is a reference to the navel orange.-Games produced:By Navel*Shuffle! *Soul Link...
. Volume ten was published three months after volume nine, and from ten on the magazine was published monthly, now with new cover art by Naru Nanao
Naru Nanao
is a female Japanese artist from Okinawa, Japan. Nanao's choice of her pseudonym stems from the Circus' game Aries; one of the characters was named . She is a free illustrator and thus is not affiliated with one single company; she is primarily a character designer...
, Hiro Suzuhira
Hiro Suzuhira
is a female Japanese manga artist, character designer and illustrator.Hiro Suzuhira and Aoi Nishimata have known each other from high school; their first work, Ritual, was introduced in 1996. In 2000, she joined BasiL and became the illustrator for Bless: Close Your Eyes, Open Your Mind. After...
, and illustrators from Type-Moon
TYPE-MOON
is a Japanese game company, best known for their visual novels, co-founded by author Kinoko Nasu and illustrator Takashi Takeuchi. It is also known under the name for its publishing and corporate operations...
and August
August (company)
is a Japanese visual novel studio under the publisher . Although the company's name is spelled in Japanese using katakana, on the Internet August is known by the slang term . Hazuki and Hachigatsu mean August in Japanese....
. Starting with the August 2007 issue published on June 26, 2007, Comp Ace broke off from Comptiq and became its own magazine. Its main focus is on bishōjo game
Bishojo game
A , or , is "a type of Japanese video game centered on interactions with attractive anime-style girls". These games are a sub-genre of dating sims targeted towards a male audience....
s and manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
that are based on said games.
Serialized manga
- 11eyes: Tsumi to Batsu to Aganai no Shōjo11eyes: Tsumi to Batsu to Aganai no Shōjo, known simply as 11eyes in its anime adaptation, is an adult visual novel developed and published by Lass first released on April 25, 2008 for a Microsoft Windows PC as a DVD; 11 eyes is Lass' fourth game. A port playable on the Xbox 360 entitled 11eyes CrossOver was released on April 2, 2009...
- Akaneiro ni Somaru SakaAkaneiro ni Somaru Saka, also known in short as Akasaka, is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by Feng and first released for the PC as a DVD on July 27, 2007. A version without adult content was released under the title Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka: Parallel on July 31, 2008 by GN Software for the PlayStation 2...
- Akira's Ambition
- Alice Quartet Obbligato
- Angel Magister
- AR Forgotten summer
- Arcana HeartArcana Heartis a 2D arcade fighting game series developed by Examu Inc. . The first edition was released to arcades in late 2006...
- Baldr SkyBaldr Skyis a duology of Japanese adult visual novels with 2D action elements developed by Baldrhead from Giga. The series characterizes itself as a cyberpunk action adventure game. The first game, named was released on March 27, 2009 for the PC. The second game, Baldr Sky "Recordare" Dive2 was released on...
- Basquash! Eclipse StageBasquash!is a sports and sci-fi anime which aired on Mainichi Broadcasting System. It involves characters playing basketball while riding mecha. The series premise was created by Thomas Romain and Shoji Kawamori, with the animation produced by Satelight. Shoji Kawamori is handling the project direction,...
- Battle Cinder-Ella-
- CanaanCanaan (anime)Canaan is a 13-episode anime television series, conceptualized by Type-Moon co-founders Kinoko Nasu and Takashi Takeuchi, based on the scenario that they created for the Nintendo Wii visual novel 428: Fūsa Sareta Shibuya de, which is noted for being one of the few games to be have been awarded a...
- Canvas 2 ~Niji Iro no Sketch~Canvas 2 ~Niji Iro no Sketch~, also known as just Canvas 2, is a visual novel by F&C FC01 with a 24-episode romance anime produced by Kadokawa Shoten based on the game, along with a manga series of the same name.-Plot:...
- Cardfight!! VanguardCardfight!! Vanguardis a Japanese trading card game created in collaboration between Akira Itō , Satoshi Nakamura , and Bushiroad president Takaaki Kidani. A 2011 anime television series based on the game was produced by TMS Entertainment and aired in Japan on TV Tokyo starting on January 8, 2011. In addition to the...
- ClearClear (visual novel)is an adult Japanese visual novel developed by Moonstone which was released on August 24, 2007 playable on the PC as a DVD. An all ages version of Clear, published by Sweets, was released on February 19, 2009 for the PlayStation 2. Clear is Moonstone's sixth game; Moonstone has also developed Gift...
- Code Geass - Knightmare of Nunnally
- Eve: New Generation
- FairlyLifeFairlyLifeis a Japanese adult visual novel developed by Hooksoft and was first released for the PC as a DVD on October 10, 2008 as a limited edition. FairlyLife is Hooksoft's seventh title, along with other games such as _Summer and HoneyComing. The game is described by the development team as...
- Festa!! -Hyper Girls Pop-
- H2O: Footprints in the SandH2O: Footprints in the SandH2O: Footprints in the Sand is a Japanese adult visual novel by Makura that was released on June 23, 2006 for the PC as a DVD; a version playable on the PlayStation 2 under the title H2O + followed on April 24, 2008 with adult content removed, but in its place will be additional scenarios and...
- Hibiki's MagicHibiki's Magic, subtitled a continental chronicle in the original version, is a Japanese manga series written by Jun Maeda and illustrated by Rei Izumi. The story centers on a young girl named Hibiki who is the apprentice to a very skilled wizard named Shirotsuki. Hibiki does not have much skill with magic, and...
- Higurashi no Naku Koro niHigurashi no Naku Koro ni, known simply as When They Cry for the North American release of the anime adaptation, is a Japanese murder mystery dōjin soft sound novel series produced by 07th Expansion. The games are built on the NScripter game engine and are playable on Microsoft Windows PCs...
- Onisarashi-hen and Utsutsukowashi-hen arcs - HoshiutaHoshiutais a Japanese adult visual novel developed by Front Wing which was released on December 26, 2008 playable on the PC as a DVD.Hoshiuta is Front Wing's twenty-first title and the third title of Uta series along with their previous titles Yukiuta and Sorauta.A manga adaptation illustrated by Fumio...
- HR
- Idolmaster: XenoglossiaIdolmaster: Xenoglossiais an anime television series by Sunrise, based on the Bandai Namco game series The Idolm@ster. It was first broadcast in Japan on April 4, 2007 on Kansai TV and various other UHF television stations...
- Kono Aozora ni Yakusoku o: Melody of the Sun and SeaKono Aozora ni Yakusoku ois a Japanese adult visual novel produced by Giga, originally released on March 31, 2006. The game was ported to the PlayStation 2 in 2007 and the PlayStation Portable in 2009 came with additional content although the adult content was removed...
- Kiddy Girl-and PureKiddy Girl-andis a 2009 sequel to the science fiction anime series Kiddy Grade, created by gímik and Satelight and directed by Keiji Gotoh. The manga adaptation , illustrated by Yukari Higa, has been running in Comp Ace since the May 2009 issue, and the first tankōbon was released on 26 September...
- Kimi ga Aruji de Shitsuji ga Ore deKimi ga Aruji de Shitsuji ga Ore de, often abbreviated , and also known as They Are My Noble Masters, is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by Minato Soft and released on May 25, 2007 for the PC as a DVD. A PlayStation 2 version with adult-content removed was released under the title Kimi ga Aruji de Shitsuji ga Ore de: Otsukae...
- Little Busters!Little Busters!is a Japanese visual novel developed by Key which was originally released, rated for everyone as a limited edition version, on July 27, 2007 playable on a Windows PC; a regular edition, also rated for everyone, followed on September 28, 2007. Little Busters! is Key's sixth game, along with other...
- Lucky Star
- Macross FrontierMacross Frontieris a Japanese animated science fiction space drama that aired in Japan on MBS from April 3, 2008 to September 25, 2008. It is the most recent Japanese anime television series set in the Macross universe. Animated by Satelight, premiered Japan on MBS on April 3, 2008...
- Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha ViVidMagical Girl Lyrical Nanoha ViVidis a spin-off manga series based on the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha series. It takes place after Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS and follows one of its characters, Vivio Takamachi....
- Maji de Watashi ni Koishinasai!Maji de Watashi ni Koishinasai!, often abbreviated is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by Minato Soft and released for the PC on August 28, 2009 as a DVD and on October 30, 2009 as two DVDs. A manga adaptation has been publishing in Comp Ace since May 2010, and an anime adaptation is set to premiere in October 2011...
- Mashiroiro SymphonyMashiroiro Symphonyis a Japanese adult visual novel developed by Palette, and it was released in Japan on October 30, 2009 for Microsoft Windows PCs. Mashiroiro Symphony is Palette's ninth title...
- Melty BloodMelty Blood, is a visual novel and fighting game, co-developed by dōjin circles Type-Moon and French-Bread, originally released at Comiket on December 2002...
- Miniten: Happy Project
- MuntoMuntoMunto is a two-episode original video animation project by Kyoto Animation, first released in 2003 titled Munto followed by a 2005 sequel Munto 2: Beyond the Walls of Time. An animated television series entitled Sora o Miageru Shōjo no Hitomi ni Utsuru Sekai based on the OVAs was produced by Kyoto...
- Musō TōrōMuso Torois an adventure game developed by FOG and produced by Nippon Ichi Software that was released for the PlayStation Portable on March 19, 2009. A manga adaptation of the game is being serialized in the Comp Ace magazine, starting with its May anniversary issue, out on March 26, 2009.-Release...
- Oretachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai: RhapsodyOretachi ni Tsubasa wa Naiis the fifth visual novel developed by Navel. Before the game's release, a prequel game named Oretachi ni Tsubasa wa nai ~Prelude~ containing bonus scenarios and events before the timeline of the game was released on 28 June 2008. This release didn't contain hentai scenes. The limited edition of...
- Rental Magica from SolomonRental Magicais a Japanese light novel series by Makoto Sanda, with illustrations by Pako. It is currently in the midst of serialization in The Sneaker magazine published by Kadokawa Shoten...
- Sakura no UtaSakura no Uta: The tear flows because of tenderness. is an unreleased Japanese adult visual novel by Makura which has been delayed since 2004. Tentative dates of release have been planned every year, but the game still remains unreleased. Sakura no Uta is Makura's third game along with the title H2O: Footprints...
- School DaysSchool Days (visual novel)is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by 0verflow and published by Stack, and was originally released for the PC on April 28, 2005. It was subsequently released as a DVD TV game by Stack, followed by an all-ages port titled School Days L×H published by Interchannel for the PlayStation 2, in...
- Stellar TheaterStellar Theateris an adult visual novel by Rosebleu. It was released in Japan on June 26, 2009. A manga adaptation based on the game began serialization on March 26, 2009 in Comp Ace....
- Strange and Bright Nature DeityTouhou ProjectThe , also known as Toho Project or Project Shrine Maiden, is a Japanese dōjin game series focused on bullet hell shooters made by the one-man developer Team Shanghai Alice, whose sole member, known as ZUN, is responsible for all the graphics, music, and programming for the most part...
- SweetHoneyComingHoneyComingis an adult Japanese visual novel developed by Hooksoft which was released as a limited edition version on June 29, 2007 playable on the PC as a DVD; a regular edition followed on August 24, 2007. HoneyComing is Hooksoft's sixth title, along with other games such as Orange Pocket, and _Summer...
- Tantei Opera Milky HolmesTantei Opera Milky Holmesis a media franchise owned by the Japanese trading card game company Bushiroad. It consists of an Internet radio drama, released in December 2009; an anime adaptation by J.C.Staff, the first season of which aired between October 7, 2010 and December 23, 2010; a manga adaptation serialized in Comp...
- Tayutama: Kiss on my DeityTayutama: Kiss on my Deityis a Japanese visual novel developed by Lump of Sugar. It was first released as an adult game for the PC on July 11, 2008 in both limited and regular editions, and is followed by an all-ages release for the Xbox 360. Tayutama is Lump of Sugar's third title along with their previous titles Nursery...
- Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann: Gurren Gakuen-hen
- Tick! Tack!: Never Say GoodbyeTick! Tack!Tick! Tack! is the second eroge visual novel in the Shuffle! series created by Navel for Microsoft Windows. The game is the first sequel to Navel's first game, Shuffle!, continuing Nerine's path....
- TsuyokissTsuyokissis a video game that has been adapted into an anime series. The romance story is created by Takahiro and Yasutomo Yamada , and focuses on a group of students at a high school and the various romantic attachments that the characters feel for each another.Tsuyokiss originally began as an visual...
- Utsūtsuhi de Onikki
- Valkyria ChroniclesValkyria Chroniclesis a tactical role-playing game developed and published by Sega for the PlayStation 3. The game was released in 2008.The game is set in Europa, loosely based on Europe in 1935...
- Yosuga no SoraYosuga no Sorais a Japanese romance/drama adult visual novel developed by CUFFS . The game was originally released for Windows PC on December 5, 2008. It was adapted into a serialized manga and a TV anime series...