Ruby Party

Ruby Party
Native name
ルビーパーティー
Company typeDivision
IndustryVideo games
Founded1990; 34 years ago (1990)
FounderKeiko Erikawa
Headquarters,
Japan
Key people
Mei Erikawa (president)
Tōru Ogawa (Deputy Brand manager)[1]
ProductsAngelique series
ParentKoei (1990–2010)
Koei Tecmo (2010–present)

Ruby Party (ルビーパーティー, Rubī Pātī) is the Japanese brand name of Koei Tecmo Holdings' women-based game development team.[2] The team was established around 1990 by Keiko Erikawa.

The team has mainly been producing the Neo Romance series, a series of otome games aimed at women. The first title released in this series is Angelique, released in 1994, and which is known as the first otome game in the world.[3]

  1. ^ (ja) Koei staff 2016 (retrieved 17 April 2022)
  2. ^ (ja) Ruby Party Brand Koei website (retrieved 17 April 2022.
  3. ^ (ja) Interview to Shibuya Ko and Keiko Erikawa (retrieved 25 February 2022)