is a Japanese video game developer based in Tokyo. The studio is most known for developing Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl (2021) and One Piece Odyssey (2023). The company also has offices based in Nagoya, Kyoto, and Kobe.
History ILCA was formed by former Cavia employees on October 1, 2010, in Tokyo, Japan, with the studio's name being an acronym of the phrase "I Love Computer Art". In 2017, ILCA formed TIA as a joint venture with ; Toho would eventually buy out Anima's stake and rename the studio Toho Animation Studio in 2022.
While the company initially started out as a CG-based video production company, it eventually branched out to work on video game projects. It has worked as a support studio for games such as Yakuza 0, Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age, Nier: Automata, Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 and Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown, as well as applications such as Pokémon Home. In 2020, it was announced that the director for Monster Hunter World: Iceborne, Daisuke Ichihara, had joined ILCA's Kyoto office.
The studio received more attention when it was revealed as the lead developer for Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl (2021). It had since then developed a close relationship with publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment, working on games such as The Idolmaster Starlit Season, One Piece Odyssey and Sand Land.
They formed a new studio named Bandai Namco Aces with Bandai Namco in 2022 to work on the next Ace Combat games. Bandai Namco will own 51% of the new studio, while ILCA will own the remaining 49%. The game, titled Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve, is set to be released in October 2026.
The company founded The Pokémon Works in 2024 as a joint venture alongside The Pokémon Company to develop games in the Pokémon series.
Games Year Title Platform(s) Publisher 2020 Pokémon Home Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS Nintendo/The Pokémon Company 2021 The Idolmaster Starlit Season Windows, PlayStation 4 Bandai Namco Entertainment Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Nintendo Switch Nintendo/The Pokémon Company 2023 One Piece Odyssey Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch Bandai Namco Entertainment 2024 Sand Land Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S 2025 The Idolmaster: Tours Arcade 2027 Rev. NOiR Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S Konami Digital Entertainment
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