- Aquaplus
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company_name = Aquaplus
株式会社アクアプラス
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company_type =Joint stock company
foundation = October 1994
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location =Yodogawa-ku, Osaka ,Japan
industry =Computer game s,Music ,Restaurant s
products =Visual novel s,Album s
homepage = [http://aquaplus.jp/index.html aquaplus.jp/index.html] Nihongo|Aquaplus|株式会社アクアプラス|Kabushikigaisha Akuapurasu, formally Nihongo|U-Office|ユーオフィス|Yū Ofisu and Nihongo|Aqua|アクア|Akua, is aJapan ese company which main specializes in the publishing and distribution ofvisual novel s under their brand Leaf which produces adult games, and games for all-ages are released under Aquaplus' name alone. Aquaplus has been involved with the production ofanime based on Leaf's games. The company is also involved withmusic , franchised restaurants, and at one point was involved withautomobile s.History
Aquaplus was established in October 1994 in
Itami, Hyōgo ,Japan as avisual novel andmusic publishing company at the time called Nihongo|U-Office, ltd.|有限会社ユーオフィス|Yūgengaisha Yū Ofisu; their adult game brand Leaf was also established at this time. In February 1995, Leaf produced their first game, and later that year in November U-Office started releasing all-ages games for the PC under their name alone. The company changed its name to Nihongo|Aqua|アクア|Akua in May 1996, and became a joint stock company. In 1997, Aqua opened theirautomobile specialty shop Aqua inYachiyo, Hyōgo , Japan. In 1998, the company changed their name to the current Aquaplus. In October of that year, Aquaplus opened a development office inToshima, Tokyo . In March 1999, Aquaplus published their first visual novel on a home console, "To Heart", for thePlayStation . In May two months later, Fix Records was established as therecord label foralbum s released through, and related to, Aquaplus; thesoundtrack for the PS version of "To Heart" was the label's first production. In June 2000, the head office moved its current location inYodogawa-ku, Osaka , Japan. In November 2001, Aquaplus produced their PDA/handheld game console P/ECE. In 2002, Aquaplus became involved in managing franchised restaurants. At the end of 2002, Aquaplus moved their development office toTaitō, Tokyo . In August 2007, Aquaplus closed down their automobile specialty shop Aqua.Enterprises
Aquaplus is mainly involved with the publishing and distribution of
visual novel s under their brand Leaf which produces adult games, and games for all-ages are released under Aquaplus' name alone. Aquaplus manages arecording studio named Studio Aqua which puts outalbum s by Indie music artists in theKansai region of Japan where Aquaplus is located. Albums released in connection with the visual novels the company publishes are also recorded at Studio Aqua. Aquaplus'record label is Fix Records, and excluding the artists with albums released by Studio Aqua, all other albums produced by Aquaplus are on this label which includes all albums related to the visual novels by Leaf and Aquaplus, andmainstream artists such asSuara . Aquaplus is involved with the franchised restaurants Toriaizu Gohei andGyu-Kaku in Hyōgo, Japan. Aquaplus had managed anautomobile specialty shop inTaka, Hyōgo , Japan called Aqua, but closed it down onAugust 31 2007 . The shop specialized in customizingSubaru s, including for street races.External links
* [http://aquaplus.jp/index.html Aquaplus' official website] jp icon
* [http://www.studioaqua.jp/ Studio Aqua's official website] jp icon
* [http://www.fixrecords.com/ Fix Records' official website] jp icon
* [http://www.aqua-fsp.com/ Aqua's official website] jp icon
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