Liona Interactive

LIONA Interactive
株式会社LIONA
FormerlyiNiS Ltd. (1997-2000)
iNiS Corporation (2000-2016)
Spica (2017)
inisJ Corporation (2016-2020)
LIONA Interactive (2020-)
Company typePrivate
IndustryVideo games
FoundedFebruary 3, 1997; 27 years ago (1997-02-03)[1]
Tokyo, Japan
Headquarters,
Key people
Masako Harada (CEO)[1]
Keiichi Yano (COO)[1]
Takahide Hoshino (CFO)[1]
ProductsGitaroo Man
Elite Beat Agents
Websitehttps://www.liona.co.jp/

LIONA Interactive (株式会社LIONA) (formerly known as iNiS Corporation (株式会社イニス, Inisu)) is a Japanese video game developer that specializes in rhythm games.

It was co-founded by Keiichi Yano on February 3, 1997, as iNiS Ltd.. The company's former name iNiS is an acronym and it stands for "infinite Noise of the inner Soul." In 2000, the company changed name to iNiS Corporation.

In December 2016, inisJ Corporation was founded. In March 2017, iNiS changed its name to Spica. After a while, in May, Spica went bankrupt.[2]

In 2020, inisJ changed its name to LIONA Interactive.

  1. ^ a b c d "iNiS Corporation". Inis.jp. Archived from the original on 2013-10-18. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
  2. ^ "旧イニスの(株)スピカ(東京)/破産開始決定 「押忍!闘え!応援団」" (in Japanese). JC net. 2017-05-10. Retrieved 2023-02-13.