Gust Co. Ltd.

Gust Co. Ltd. (株式会社ガスト, Kabushiki-gaisha Gasuto^?) is a Japanese developer and publisher of video games, known for their Atelier and Ar tonelico series. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tecmo Koei.

Company

Gust Co. Ltd. was founded in 1993 in Nagano, Japan, as the first game software house in Nagano Prefecture. The company began by creating dôjinshi games for personal computers. Its first project was Story of King Ares (アレス王の物語) for the NEC personal computer. In 1994 the company became an official developer for the Sony PlayStation video game console, and its first PlayStation product was the simulation game Falkata (ファルカタ). In 1997, Gust released Atelier Marie, the first game in the long-running, popular, and iconic Atelier series. Since then the company has released several successful games for various home and portable video game systems. On 7 December 2011 the financial news source Nikkei reported that Tecmo Koei had bought all shares of the company from the stakeholders for 2.2 billion yen with the intention to make social games of Gust's Atelier console role-playing game franchise.

Games

Gust games are known for their alchemy and item-crafting systems, distinctive character designs, and traditional or "old-school" graphical and storytelling style. In Japan, Gust has published its own games or cooperated with Banpresto. In North America, Gust games are published by NIS America.

Releases in North America

• Atelier series
  • Atelier Iris series
    • Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana (Published by NIS America in the US, published by Koei in Europe) - PlayStation 2 (6/28/2005)
    • Atelier Iris 2: The Azoth of Destiny (Published by NIS America in the US, published by Koei in Europe) - PlayStation 2 (4/25/2006)
    • Atelier Iris 3: Grand Phantasm (Published by NIS America in the US, published by Koei in Europe) - PlayStation 2 (5/29/2007)
  • Atelier Annie: Alchemists of Sera Island (Published by NIS America in the US) - Nintendo DS (10/27/2009)
  • Mana Khemia series
    • Mana Khemia: Alchemists of Al-Revis (Published by NIS America in the US) - PlayStation 2 (4/1/2008)
    • Mana Khemia: Alchemists of Al-Revis (Published by NIS America in the US) - PSP (3/10/2009)
    • Mana Khemia 2: Fall of Alchemy (Published by NIS America in the US) - PlayStation 2 (08/25/2009)
  • Arland series
    • Atelier Rorona: The Alchemist of Arland (Published by NIS America in the US) - PlayStation 3 (2010)
    • Atelier Totori: The Adventurer of Arland (Published by NIS America in the US) - PlayStation 3 (2011)
    • Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland (Published by NIS America in the US) - PlayStation 3 (2012)
• Ar tonelico series
  • Ar tonelico: Melody of Elemia (Published by NIS America, published by 505Games in Europe) - PlayStation 2 (02/06/2007)
  • Ar tonelico II: Melody of Metafalica (Published by NIS America in the US) - PlayStation 2 (01/20/2009)
  • Ar tonelico Qoga: Knell of Ar Ciel (Published by NIS America in the US) - PlayStation 3 (Q1 2011)

Releases in Japan

All games were developed and published by Gust unless otherwise noted. Some games have many versions on different systems; only the first release is listed here.

• Atelier series
  • Salburg series
    • Atelier Marie ~The Alchemist of Salburg~ (マリーのアトリエ ～ザールブルグの錬金術士～) - PlayStation, 05/23/1997
    • Atelier Elie ~The Alchemist of Salburg 2~ (エリーのアトリエ ～ザールブルグの錬金術士2～) - PlayStation, 12/17/1998
    • Atelier Lilie ~The Alchemist of Salburg 3~ (リリーのアトリエ ～ザールブルグの錬金術士3～) - PlayStation 2, 06/21/2001
    • Atelier Marie & Elie ~The Alchemists of Salburg 1 & 2~ (マリー&エリーのアトリエ ～ザールブルグの錬金術士1・2～) - Dreamcast, 11/15/2001
    • Hermina and Culus ~Atelier Lilie Another Story~ (ヘルミーナとクルス) - PlayStation 2, 12/20/2001
    • Atelier Marie, Elie, & Anis ~Message on the Breeze~ (マリー・エリー&アニスのアトリエ ～そよ風からの伝言～) (published by Banpresto) - Game Boy Advance, 01/24/2003
  • Gramnad series
    • Atelier Judie ~The Alchemist of Gramnad~ (ユーディーのアトリエ ～グラムナートの錬金術士～) - PlayStation 2, 06/27/2002
    • Atelier Viorate ~The Alchemist of Gramnad 2~ (ヴィオラートのアトリエ ～グラムナートの錬金術士2～) - PlayStation 2, 06/26/2003
  • Atelier Iris series
    • Atelier Iris ~Eternal Mana~ (イリスのアトリエ ～エターナルマナ～) - PlayStation 2, 05/27/2004
    • Atelier Iris ~Eternal Mana 2~ (イリスのアトリエ ～エターナルマナ2～) - PlayStation 2, 05/26/2005
    • Atelier Iris ~Grand Fantasm~ (イリスのアトリエ グランファンタズム) - PlayStation 2, 06/29/2006
  • Mana-Khemia series
    • Mana-Khemia: Gakuen no Renkinjutsushitachi~ (マナケミア　〜学園の錬金術士たち〜) - PlayStation 2, 6/21/2007
    • Mana-Khemia 2 ~Ochita Gakuen to Renkinjutsuchitachi~ (マナケミア2 ~おちた学園と錬金術師たち~) - PlayStation 2, 05/29/2008
  • DS Atelier series
    • Atelier Lise ~The Alchemist of Ordre~ (リーズのアトリエ ～オルドールの錬金術士～) - Nintendo DS, 04/19/2007
    • Atelier Annie ~The Alchemist of Sera Island~ (アニーのアトリエ 〜セラ島の錬金術士〜) - Nintendo DS, 03/12/2009
    • Atelier Lina ~The Alchemist of Strahl~ (リーナのアトリエ 〜シュトラールの錬金術士〜) - Nintendo DS, 12/22/2009
  • Arland series
    • Atelier Rorona ~The Alchemist of Arland~ (ロロナのアトリエ ～アーランドの錬金術士～) - PlayStation 3, 06/25/2009
    • Atelier Totori ~The Alchemist of Arland 2~ (トトリのアトリエ ～アーランドの錬金術士 2～) - PlayStation 3, 06/24/2010
    • Atelier Meruru ~The Alchemist of Arland 3~ (メルルのアトリエ ～アーランドの錬金術士 3～) - PlayStation 3, 06/23/2011
• Ar tonelico series
  • Ar tonelico ~Sekai no Owari de Utaitsudzukeru Shoujo~ (アルトネリコ 世界の終わりで詩い続ける少女) (Co-developed with Banpresto, published by Banpresto) - PlayStation 2, 01/26/2006
  • Ar tonelico II: Sekai ni Hibiku Shoujotachi no Metafalica (アルトネリコ２　世界に響く少女たちの創造曲（メタファリカ）) - PlayStation 2, 10/25/2007
  • Ar tonelico III: Sekai Shūen no Hikigane wa Shōjo no Uta ga Hajiku (アルトネリコ3 世界終焉の引鉄は少女の詩が弾く) - PlayStation 3, 01/28/2010
• Others
  • Falcata ~Asutoran Pâdoma no Monshou~ (ファルカタ ～アストラン・パードマの紋章～)
  • Mêrupurâna (メールプラーナ)
  • Welcome House (ウエルカムハウス)
  • Welcome House 2 (ウエルカムハウス2)
  • Noir Yeux Noire -Cielgris Fantasm- (黒い瞳のノア)
  • Karyuujou (火竜娘)
  • Robin Lloyd no Bouken (ロビン・ロイドの冒険)
  • Taishou Mononoke Ibunroku (大正もののけ異聞録)
  • Hresvelgr (フレースヴェルグ)

Other media

Gust sells various licensed goods from their web site, such as anime, manga, music CDs, and drama CDs.

Salburg.com

Gust maintains an extensive official fan-oriented web site, featuring game information, news, contests, write-in columns, employee journals, fan-participation campaigns, mini-games, and shopping.

External links

• GUST official company site in Japanese.
• GUST official fan site Salburg Dot Com in Japanese.