Ancient (company)

Ancient Corp.

Type	Public
Industry	Video game industry
Founded	April 1, 1990[1]
Headquarters	Hino, Tokyo, Japan[1]
Key people	Yuzo Koshiro (manager)[1]
Number of employees	19[1]
Website	http://www.ancient.co.jp/

Ancient Corp. (株式会社エインシャント, Kabushiki-Gaisha Einshanto) is a video game developer founded on April 1, 1990, and managed by the game music composer Yuzo Koshiro.^[1] The company was founded by his mother, Tomo Koshiro, while his sister Ayano Koshiro also works at the company as a character and graphic designer.^[2] In addition to developing, planning, and producing games, Ancient (by the way of Yuzo Koshiro) contributes music to other games not directly worked by the company.

Games worked on

• Sonic the Hedgehog - Game Gear, Master System, 1991
• Streets of Rage 2 - Mega Drive, 1993
• ActRaiser 2 - Super Nintendo, 1993
• Robotrek - Super Nintendo, 1994
• Beyond Oasis - Mega Drive, 1994
• The Legend of Oasis - Sega Saturn, 1996
• Vatlva - Sega Saturn, 1996
• Columns Arcade Collection - Sega Saturn, 1997
• Tamagotchi Pack - Sega Saturn, 1998
• Animetic Story Game 1: Card Captor Sakura - PlayStation, 1999
• Shenmue - Dreamcast, 1999
• Car Battler Joe - Game Boy Advance, 2001
• Amazing Island - GameCube, 2003
• Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo: Shuumare! Taikan Bo-bobo - PlayStation 2, 2004
• Bleach: Hanatareshi Yabou - PlayStation 2, 2005
• Ueki no Housoku - PlayStation 2, 2006
• Fusion Frenzy 2 - Xbox 360, 2006
• Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! Dream Hyper Battle! - PlayStation 2, 2007
• Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! Battle Arena - PlayStation Portable, 2008
• Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! Battle Arena 2 - PlayStation Portable, 2009
• Protect Me Knight - Xbox Live, 2010
• Puchi Puchi Time - iOS, 2010
• Protect Me Knight 2 - 3DS eShop, 2014

References

External links

• Official website (Japanese)