Âge

âge
GenreVisual Novel
Founded1998; 26 years ago (1998)
ProductsKimi ga Nozomu Eien
Muv Luv
ParentACID Co.
Divisionsâge, Mirage, Φâge
Websitehttps://age-soft.co.jp

âge (アージュ, Āju) is a Japanese adult video game and visual novel brand owned by ACID Co. [ja]. They have also produced work under the names Mirage and Φâge.

âge was formerly known as Relic and developed video games for consoles. It gained fame following the release of its 2001 adult visual novel Kimi ga Nozomu Eien.[1] It was founded by Hirohiko Yoshida, Baka Prince Persia, Nanpuureima, Spin Drill, and Carnelian.

In 2011, Hirohito Yoshida created a rights management company for âge‘s content called "ixtl", subsequently a copyright transfer agreement was signed with ACID Co.

In 2017, Avex Pictures acquired ixtl,[2] and later changed the company's name to aNCHOR  [ja] [3]

List of developed games

References

  1. ^ "How Erotic Games Learned to Cry". 2010-07-29. Archived from the original on 2018-08-21. Retrieved 2012-11-15.
  2. ^ "Avex Pictures Acquires Muv-Luv Game Maker Ixtl". Anime News Network. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Muv-Luv Rights Holder Ixtl Changes Name to anchor". Anime News Network. Retrieved 13 October 2019.