Nitroplus

Nitroplus
Native name
株式会社ニトロプラス[1]
Kabushiki Gaisha Nitoropurasu
Company typeKabushiki gaisha
IndustryComputer games, Mobile Games
FoundedJune 2000
Headquarters
Taitō, Tokyo
,
Japan
Key people
Takaki "Digitarou" Kosaka (President)
Gen Urobuchi (Vice president)
ProductsVisual novels
Total equity¥10 million (US$121,418)(2012)[1]
Number of employees
70 (As of July 2023)[1]
ParentCyberAgent (72.5%)
Websitenitroplus.co.jp

Nitroplus Co., Ltd., currently styled as NITRO PLUS, formerly stylized as nitro+, and formerly known as "OKStyle", is a Japanese visual novel video game developer that has developed a number of visual novels, including eroge. They have also collaborated with developer Type-Moon to create the light novel series Fate/Zero. Their works usually have dark themes such as reanimation of the dead, rape, and murder. They also have a branch of the company called Nitro+chiral, which focuses on boys' love visual novels. Writers aligned with the company, such as Gen Urobuchi, have also contributed to various manga, anime, novels, and television works.

Super Sonico is the mascot of Nitroplus's annual music festival event "Nitro Super Sonic" since 2006. Nitroplus has held their music festival every year since 2000. Ouka Satsurikuin was Nitroplus's original mascot before Super Sonico.

In June 2024, Nitroplus announced that CyberAgent acquired 72.5% on the company for 16.7 billion yen, making it a subsidiary.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ a b c "Company info". Nitroplus. Retrieved 2012-12-11.
  2. ^ Inc, CyberAgent (2024-06-26). "コンテンツ愛が受け継がれる未来へ。ニトロプラスとサイバーエージェントの新たな挑戦 | CyberAgent Way サイバーエージェント公式オウンドメディア". 株式会社サイバーエージェント (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-06-26. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ "サイバーエージェントグループ参画のお知らせ｜ニトロプラス NITRO PLUS". www.nitroplus.co.jp. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
  4. ^ Industry, 2 Comments (2024-06-26). "CyberAgent to Acquire Creative Company Nitroplus for 16.7 Billion Yen". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2024-06-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)