Overflow (brand)
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Defunct | February 10, 2012 |
| Headquarters | Kanda, Chiyoda, Tokyo , Japan |
| Products | Adult video games, visual novels |
(stylized as 0verflow) represents the adult gaming division of a Japanese video game developer, well-known for the School Days series.[1] The corporate offices of Stack are situated in the district of Kanda, within Chiyoda, Tokyo.[2]
Among Overflow's prominent releases are PureMail and Imouto de Ikou!, both of which were transformed into OVA adaptations in 2001 and 2003 correspondingly. In 2007, School Days was turned into a 12-episode anime series.[1] Additionally, manga versions exist for both School Days and Cross Days.[3]
Stack's Welcome to Pia Carrot!! franchise saw several hentai OVA adaptations released from 1997 through 2000, along with an anime movie debuting in 2002.
On February 10, 2012, 0verflow declared that Shiny Days, a remake of Summer Days, would mark the company's final game release.[1] Despite this, the company pledged to continue providing support for its current titles.[1][4]
Games
- Overflow
Overflow's key game releases include:[5]
- November 26, 1999:
- August 25, 2000: PureMail
- April 27, 2001:
- December 28, 2001:
- December 27, 2002:
- August 13, 2003:
- December 27, 2003:
- April 30, 2004: MISS EACH OTHER
- October 15, 2004: LOST M
- April 28, 2005:
- January 27, 2006:
- June 23, 2006:
- March 19, 2010:
- October 8, 2010:
- April 27, 2012:
- July 3, 2014:
- April 28, 2016:
- TearMail (cancelled)
- Stack
Stack has developed the Welcome to Pia Carrot!! series over various platforms spanning from the mid-1990s to the mid-2010s:
- July 26, 1996: Welcome to Pia Carrot (MS-DOS)
- October 18, 1996: Welcome to Pia Carrot!! (Windows)
- May 23, 1997: Welcome to Pia Carrot!! (PC-FX)
- October 31, 1997: Welcome to Pia Carrot!! 2 (Windows 95)
- March & October of 1998: Sega Saturn editions released
- December 2, 2000 – June 21, 2001: Game Boy Color and Dreamcast versions launched
- October and November of 2001: Windows editions of Welcome to Pia Carrot!! 2 and 3
- Early to mid-2000s: Sequels released on Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, and Game Boy Advance
- Mid-to-late 2000s through early 2010s: Additional installments including Welcome to Pia Carrot!! G.O., MahJong in Pia Carrot~, and Pia Carrot 4 FD
- The most recent title in the franchise is PriPia ~Prince Pia Carrot~, released in 2014
External links
- Official site (Japanese language)
- Visual Novel Database – Producer profile
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- ↑ Lanson, Greg (2012-02-11). "'School Days' Creators 0verflow Announces 'Shiny Days' will be Final Game". Crunchyroll.
- ↑ "Overflow's Product List". Overflow. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
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