MangaGamer is a video game publisher specializing in the English localization and distribution of Japanese eroge and visual novels. It is run by Japanese-based company Japan Animation Contents.
History MangaGamer was originally envisioned as a company that would sell Japanese visual novels overseas by Hiroshi Takeuchi, also known under his alias Bamboo, president of Japanese eroge development company Overdrive. Due to the cost involved, he convinced several other Japanese eroge companies (Tarte, Nexton and Circus) to take part in a joint venture.
Due to this setup, the initial lineup of titles consisted of titles produced by companies involved in MangaGamer's creation, with Navel soon joining with their first title, Shuffle!. These early titles were translated by native Japanese speakers involved with parent companies, which resulted in a subpar quality.
After complaints from fans, it was announced that a complete re-translation of Edelweiss was in progress. Starting with Soul Link, translation and editing is handled by an international team of native English speakers, resulting in an increased quality. The company itself is headed by a relative of Takeuchi, and a core Japanese staff is spread between the involved Japanese companies.
At their panel at Otakon 2011, MangaGamer announced that they are expanding their business into digital distribution of erotic manga (by Japanese publisher Akane Shinsha) and anime (by Discovery).
Relations with fan translators MangaGamer has served as a mediator in talks between several fan translation groups and Japanese game companies that ended in deals made to officially release said translations through MangaGamer. Their games include Kara no Shōjo by Innocent Grey and Ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two. by Minori. MangaGamer also distributed for a time the Japanese versions of several games created by the dōjin circle 07th Expansion (Umineko no Naku Koro ni, Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni, Rose Guns Days) for explicit use of the respective English fan translations.
Distribution Originally, MangaGamer sold their titles exclusively via digital distribution, and it remains their primary release channel. During the Anime Expo 2010 and Otakon 2010 conventions, physical disks were sold with the first four games in the Higurashi When They Cry series and Kira Kira All-Ages. Those games were later sold by HimeyaShop and Hendane!.com.
In January 2011, a collaboration was announced between Hendane!.com and MangaGamer resulting in the sale of physical copies of Da Capo Limited Edition through Hendane!.com. In July 2011, J-List became the primary North American distributor of physical copies for all current MangaGamer titles, except Da Capo LE. Around the same time, MangaGamer opened their own webshop for physical copies aimed at European customers.
Product list Marketed title Japanese title Japanese developer Release date Notes Edelweiss Overdrive Re-released on September 2, 2011, with a new and improved translation Which girl should I choose? Tarte My sex slave is a classmate Liquid Removed from MangaGamer's website on June 4, 2009, restored on October 30, 2009 Tasty Shafts Psycho Shera, My Witch Score Da Capo Circus Limited edition hard copy published on March 29, 2011 Suika A.S+ Circus & Moonstone Kira Kira Overdrive Shuffle! Shuffle! Navel Suck my dick or die! Liquid Removed from MangaGamer's website on June 4, 2009, restored and released on October 30, 2009 Higurashi When They Cry 07th Expansion Contains the first four games in the series Soul Link Navel Sandwiched by my wife and her sister Psycho Kira Kira All-Ages Version Overdrive Translation used in iOS version published by Mtrix Cosplay Alien Score Higurashi When They Cry Kai "Meakashi" 07th Expansion Edelweiss Eiden Fantasia Overdrive Edelweiss fandisc Higurashi When They Cry Kai "Tsumihoroboshi" 07th Expansion Kira Kira Curtain Call Overdrive Kira Kira sequel and fandisc Higurashi When They Cry Kai "Minagoroshi" 07th Expansion Higurashi When They Cry Kai "Matsuribayashi" 07th Expansion Da Capo Innocent Finale Circus Da Capo "alternative version" with the focus on Kotori Shirakawa Da Capo 2 Circus Limited edition hard copy published on July 1, 2011 Higurashi When They Cry Kai Bundle Pack 07th Expansion Last four games bundled Koihime Musou: A Heart-Throbbing, Maidenly Romance of the Three Kingdoms BaseSon Released without voices, but after 2,000 sold copies, an update to add voices was announced Guilty: The SiN Tactics Kotori Love Ex P Circus Da Capo fan disc, a bundle of various chapters from across the franchise that focuses on Kotori Shirakawa Kara no Shoujo Innocent Grey Originally released without voices (released later as a new version or upgrade patch) We Love Master! Score Go! Go! Nippon! ~My First Trip to Japan~ Overdrive Originally written for the English market Conquering the Queen Liquid Harem Party Tactics Deardrops Overdrive Magical Teacher: My Teacher's a Mage? Score EVE burst error EVE burst error C's Ware Dengeki Stryker Overdrive Ef: The First Tale. Ef: The First Tale. Minori Sexy Demon Transformation Softhouse-Seal Boob Wars: Big Boobs vs Flat Chests Softhouse-Seal Otoboku - Maidens Are Falling for Me! Caramel Box Slave Witch April ~Sexy Magic Training~ Aconite SSSS: Super Secret Sexy Spy Softhouse-Seal Tick! Tack! Tick! Tack! Navel Orion Heart Portion Throb! The Greatest Inventions of the Sexy Era! ~Second Science Club–A Secret Society of Love, Rage, and Sorrow~ Softhouse-Seal Harukoi Otome ~Greetings from the Maidens' Garden~ BaseSon Eroge! Sex and Games Make Sexy Games CLOCKUP Umineko no Naku Koro ni 07th Expansion Japanese version Umineko no Naku Koro ni Chiru 07th Expansion Japanese version Cum on! Bukkake Ranch! ~Rear Elementals Into Wet, Horny Girls!~ Softhouse-Seal Ruby Striker MorningStar Demon Master Chris Nyaatrap Touma Kojirou's Detective File -Murder at the Opera House- Softhouse-Seal Warrior Princess Asuka MorningStar Ef: The Latter Tale. Ef: The Latter Tale. Minori Valkyrie Svia Black Lilith Rose Guns Days 07th Expansion Japanese version Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni 07th Expansion Japanese version Ultimate☆Boob Wars!! ~Big Breasts vs Flat Chests~ Softhouse-Seal GRANDEE Chou Dengeki Stryker Overdrive Milles, Knight of Anal Tyranny ~Impregnated by Lusty Tentacles at the Ends of Oblivion~ Devil-Seal Lapis Gunner MorningStar Really? Really! Really? Really! Navel Hypno-training My Mother and Sister Ame no Murakumo Armored Warrior Iris Black Lilith Imouto Paradise! Moonstone Cherry Obscene Medical Records of a Married Nurse Ame no Murakumo d2b VS DEARDROPS -Cross the Future- d2b VS DEARDROPS -Cross the Future- Overdrive Cartagra ~Affliction of the Soul~ Innocent Grey Royal Guard Melissa MorningStar Secret Sorrow of the Siblings Appetite Space Pirate Sara Black Lilith Eden* They Were Only Two, On The Planet Eden* They Were Only Two, On The Planet Minori No, Thank You!!! No, Thank You!!! parade Princess Evangile Moonstone Amber Breaker MorningStar Forbidden Love with My Wife’s Sister Appetite Free Friends Noesis Sweet Sweat in Summer Ammolite Asuka Final Chapter MorningStar St. Michael Girls' School Go! Go! Nippon! ver.2015 Overdrive Kara no Shoujo: The Second Episode Innocent Grey Euphoria CLOCKUP Gahkthun of the Golden Lightning -What a radiant brave- Liar-soft Free Friends 2 Noesis Kindred Spirits on the Roof Liar-soft Beat Blades Haruka AliceSoft Tokyo Babel Propeller Ozmafia!! Ozmafia!! Poni-Pachet Novectacle My Boss' Wife is My Ex Appetite Supipara - Alice the magical conductor. Chapter #01 - Spring Has Come! Minori Myth Myth Circletempo Himawari -Pebble in the Sky- Blank Note Rance 5D - The Lonely Girl & Rance VI - Collapse of Zeth / AliceSoft Da Capo 3 R Circus Da Capo 3 R X-Rated Circus Kuroinu - Chapter 1 Liquid Propeller Princess Evangile W Happiness Moonstone Hadaka Shitsuji - Naked Butlers Mada Labo Kuroinu - Chapter 2 Liquid Imouto Paradise 2 Moonstone Cherry Kuroinu - Chapter 3 Liquid Evenicle AliceSoft Trinoline Minori The Expression Amrilato SukeraSparo Sengoku RanceAliceSoft Hashihime of the Old Book Town ADELTA Bokuten – Why I Became an Angel Overdrive OshiRabu: Waifus Over Husbandos SukeraSomero Making＊Lovers Making＊Lovers SMEE Beat Angel Escalayer R AliceSoft Room No. 9 Room No. 9 parade Rance 01 -Quest for Hikari- & Rance 02 -The Rebellious Maidens- / AliceSoftRance Quest MagnumAliceSoft OshiRabu: Waifus Over Husbandos～Love or die～ SukeraSparo Love Sweets Love Sweets Moonstone Erovoice CLOCKUP UUUltraC ADELTA Seventh Lair Novect The Patient S Remedy Mada Labo The Future Radio and the Artificial Pigeons Laplacian Rance IX - The Helmanian RevolutionAliceSoft Nightmare x Onmyoji Guilty Nightmare Project Sona-Nyl of the Violet Shadows Liar-soft Lkyt. 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