ELF Corporation

ELF Corporation
IndustryVideo games
FoundedApril 27, 1989
DefunctOctober 2015
Headquarters
Tokyo
,
Japan
ParentKirara (1988-1989)
Websitewww.elf-game.co.jp

ELF Corporation (株式会社エルフ, Kabushiki-gaisha Erufu), stylized as élf, was a Japanese eroge studio. One of its most popular games is Dōkyūsei, a pioneering dating sim, which has had a sequel and been turned into adult OVA series. The character design of the main villains from the -saku series is the company mascot. They are also known for role-playing video games such as the Dragon Knight series and visual novel adventure games such as YU-NO. Many ELF games had been turned into adult OVA series. Three of ELF game series had even been turned into TV anime series: Elf-ban Kakyūsei, Raimuiro Senkitan and YU-NO.

Elf was founded on April 27, 1989 in Tokyo. As of 2004, the CEO is Atsushi Shimoda (下田篤). EFC, the ELF Fan Club (エルフFC), has an active membership. There is a project that aims at recreating the game engine for other platforms.[1] After 27 years, it was announced in October 2015 that the company was closing for business.[2] Some of their games were re-released by DMM Games.

  1. ^ "Project ANISE". tomyun.pe.kr. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Thank you for the last 27 years". Retrieved 27 December 2018.