Marvelous (company)

Marvelous Inc.
Native name
株式会社マーベラス
Company typePublic (K.K.)
TYO: 7844
IndustryVideo games
Anime industry
Predecessor
FoundedJune 25, 1997 (1997-06-25)[1]
HeadquartersShinagawa, Tokyo, Japan[1]
Key people
[1]
ProductsAnime
Video games
Revenue¥20,330,000,000 (2014)[2]
¥1,882,000,000 (2014)[2]
OwnerTencent (20%)
Number of employees
605
As of September 30, 2021 (consolidated basis)[1]
SubsidiariesArtland
Marvelous USA
Link Think
Delfisound
Marvelous First Studio
Marvelous Europe
G-Mode
Honey∞Parade Games[3]
Hakama[4]
Websitewww.marv.jp

Marvelous Inc. (株式会社マーベラス, Kabushiki-gaisha Māberasu, previously known as Marvelous AQL) is a Japanese video game developer and publisher, and anime producer. The company was founded in 1997 but formed in its current state in October 2011 by the merger of the original Marvelous Entertainment with AQ Interactive, and Liveware.[1][5]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Company Profile". Marvelous AQL Inc. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Financial Highlights". Marvelous. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  3. ^ "Senran Kagura producer Kenichiro Takaki opens new studio Honey ∞ Parade Games". 7 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Story of Seasons producer Yoshifumi Hashimoto opens new studio Hakama under Marvelous". 25 July 2018.
  5. ^ "History". Marvelous AQL Inc. Retrieved January 21, 2013.