Leaf (company)
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Leaf is a Japanese visual novel
studio under the publisher Aquaplus
, and has offices in Yodogawa-ku, Osaka, and Tokyo. It and its competitor Key
(to which it is often compared) are the most popular and successful dedicated visual novel studios operating today. It was launched out of obscurity by its early release ToHeart
. Leaf used the XviD
video codec in several games: Aruru to Asobo!!, Tears to Tiara
, Kusari
, and ToHeart2 XRATED. Since XviD is free software, released under the GPL
, Leaf was forced to release the source code to those games under the same license. One still required the game data to actually play the games with the source code. In addition, a free software engine called xlvns was developed soon after Leaf released its first three visual novels.
P/ECE unit has preloaded 'Picket' software, which is an electronic organizer. Aquaplus offered downloadable freeware titles such as Multi's going out, Black Wings, TANK BATTLE, Ojomajomini, Inagawa de urou!!.
Visual novel
A is an interactive fiction game featuring mostly static graphics, usually with anime-style art, or occasionally live-action stills or video footage...
studio under the publisher Aquaplus
Aquaplus
, formally and , is a Japanese company which main specializes in the publishing and distribution of visual novels 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 of anime based on...
, and has offices in Yodogawa-ku, Osaka, and Tokyo. It and its competitor Key
Key (company)
Key is a Japanese visual novel studio which formed on July 21, 1998 as a brand under the publisher Visual Art's and is located in Kita, Osaka, Japan. Key released their debut visual novel Kanon in June 1999, which combined an elaborate storyline, an up-to-date anime-style drawing style, and a...
(to which it is often compared) are the most popular and successful dedicated visual novel studios operating today. It was launched out of obscurity by its early release ToHeart
ToHeart
is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by Leaf and released on May 23, 1997 for the PC. It was later ported to the PlayStation and given voice acting. A second PC version, titled To Heart PSE was released containing the PlayStation version as well as bonus games. To Heart PSE and the...
. Leaf used the XviD
XviD
Xvid is a video codec library following the MPEG-4 standard, specifically MPEG-4 Part 2 Advanced Simple Profile . It uses ASP features such as b-frames, global and quarter pixel motion compensation, lumi masking, trellis quantization, and H.263, MPEG and custom quantization matrices.Xvid is a...
video codec in several games: Aruru to Asobo!!, Tears to Tiara
Tears to Tiara
Tears to Tiara is a Japanese eroge tactical role-playing game developed by Leaf. It was first released for PC on April 28, 2005 in Japan. Then it was followed by 12 years old and up version released for the PlayStation 3 platform on July 17, 2008 in Japan, Hong Kong, and Taiwan in which the...
, Kusari
Kusari
is an eroge visual novel by Leaf. It is a suspense adventure game dealing with psychological warfare as players are pitted against a cunning and powerful criminal while trapped in the open sea on a cruise ship....
, and ToHeart2 XRATED. Since XviD is free software, released under the GPL
GNU General Public License
The GNU General Public License is the most widely used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU Project....
, Leaf was forced to release the source code to those games under the same license. One still required the game data to actually play the games with the source code. In addition, a free software engine called xlvns was developed soon after Leaf released its first three visual novels.
P/ECE
In addition of software publishing, Aquaplus produced P/ECE, a greyscale mobile gaming platform that allows user to download games via USB or infrared port. The specifications of the P/ECE are as follows:- Screen
- Four-level grayscale FSTN LCD
- 128 x 88 pixel resolution
- Sound: PC-9801PC-9801The NEC PC-9801, part of the PC-98 series, is a Japanese 16-bit microcomputer manufactured by NEC.- History :It first appeared in 1982, and employed an 8086 CPU. It ran at a clock speed of 5 MHz, with two µPD7220 display controllers , and shipped with 128 KB of RAM, expandable to 640 KB...
- CPU: EPSON S1C33209 24MHz (32-bit RISC)
- Main Memory: 256kb SRAM
- Storage: 512kb flash RAM
P/ECE unit has preloaded 'Picket' software, which is an electronic organizer. Aquaplus offered downloadable freeware titles such as Multi's going out, Black Wings, TANK BATTLE, Ojomajomini, Inagawa de urou!!.
Titles
- DR2 Night Janki (1995)
- Filsnown (1995)
- Leaf Visual NovelVisual novelA is an interactive fiction game featuring mostly static graphics, usually with anime-style art, or occasionally live-action stills or video footage...
Series (LVNS)- ShizukuShizukuis an eroge visual novel by Leaf originally released for DOS on January 26, 1996. It has since received releases for Windows. The sequel is ToHeart, because in To Heart ~remember my memories~, Yuusuke and a deceased Mizuho appears.-Characters:-External links:...
(1996) - KizuatoKizuatois a Japanese visual novel released on July 26, 1996 by Japan's Leaf studio.-Story:Koichi Kashiwagi , a college student, goes to his cousins' for his father's funeral. After the ceremony, as he is on summer vacation, he stays with them...
(1996) - To Heart (1997)
- Shizuku
- White Album (1998)
- Comic PartyComic Party, sometimes abbreviated to ComiPa, is a romantic adventure and dating sim video game by the Japanese game studio Leaf. It was first released on May 28, 1999 for the PC with adult content, but re-released with it removed for the Dreamcast, PC, and PSP...
(1999) - Magical AntiqueMagical Antiqueis a Japanese visual novel released on April 28, 2000 by Leaf.-Profile and reception in Japan:The main current of Magical☆Antique is running an antique shop with Sphie, who is a magician and one of the main heroines of this game. Main system can be separated to SLG part and AVG part...
(2000) - TasogareTasogareis a Japanese 'active dramatized novel' eroge developed by Leaf. It was released on 2001 and was later republished in 2003. The 2003 version contains renovated graphics.-Story:...
(2001) - UtawarerumonoUtawarerumonois a Japanese adult AVG+SLG visual novel by Leaf which was released on April 26, 2002 for the PC. A manga version was created in 2005 and was first serialized in Dengeki G's Magazine. An anime adaptation aired between April and September 2006, containing twenty-six episodes...
(2002) - Routes (2003)
- December When There Is No AngelDecember When There Is No Angelis a Japanese adult visual novel developed and published by Leaf. It is known to Japanese fans as "TenIna". The game was released in both CD-ROM and DVD formats on September 26, 2003....
(2003) - Tears to TiaraTears to TiaraTears to Tiara is a Japanese eroge tactical role-playing game developed by Leaf. It was first released for PC on April 28, 2005 in Japan. Then it was followed by 12 years old and up version released for the PlayStation 3 platform on July 17, 2008 in Japan, Hong Kong, and Taiwan in which the...
(2005) - KusariKusariis an eroge visual novel by Leaf. It is a suspense adventure game dealing with psychological warfare as players are pitted against a cunning and powerful criminal while trapped in the open sea on a cruise ship....
(2005) - To Heart 2 XRATED (2005)
- FullAni (2006)
- To Heart 2: Another Days (2008)
- Kimi ga Yobu, Megido no Oka deKimi ga Yobu, Megido no Oka deis a 3D role-playing video game developed by Leaf and published by Aquaplus for the PC. It was released in Japan on December 26, 2008.-External links:*...
(2008) - White Album 2: Introductory ChapterWhite Album 2is a duology of Japanese adult visual novels developed by the visual novel company Leaf for the Microsoft Windows PC, and is the sequel to Leaf's earlier visual novel, White Album. The first part of the series, named White Album 2: Introductory Chapter, was released on March 26, 2010...
(2010) - Hoshi no Ouji kun (2011)
- White Album 2: Closing ChapterWhite Album 2is a duology of Japanese adult visual novels developed by the visual novel company Leaf for the Microsoft Windows PC, and is the sequel to Leaf's earlier visual novel, White Album. The first part of the series, named White Album 2: Introductory Chapter, was released on March 26, 2010...
(2011)
Leaf amusement softs
- Saorin to Issho!! (1996)
- Hatsune no Naisho!! (1997)
- Inagawa de Ikou!! (2000)
- Aruru to Asobo!! (2004)
- Manaka de Ikuno!! (2009)