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{{Infobox/Company|boxcolor=black

  |name        = Agatsuma Entertainment

  |name        = Agatsuma Entertainment

  |image        = <tabber>

  |image        = [[File:Agatsuma Entertainment Logo.png|center|350px]]

  |-|Main      = [[File:Agatsuma Entertainment Logo.png|center|350px]]<br>White variant

  |headquarters = Tokyo, Japan 🇯🇵  

  |founded      = February 12th, 1997

  |headquarters = Asakusabashi, Taito, <br>Japan 🇯🇵  

  |founded      = 1997

  |type        = Publisher

  |type        = Publisher

  |games        = {{Icon|DTL}} <small>(JPN/KOR)

  |games        = {{Icon|DTL}} <small>(JPN)</small><br> [[Shadow Bashing]]

  |site        = [https://web.archive.org/web/20151122043753/http://agatsuma-games.jp/ 2015 Website]

  |site        = [https://web.archive.org/web/20151122043753/http://agatsuma-games.jp/ 2015 Website]

  |current      = Closed

  |current      = Closed

}}

}}

'''Agatsuma Entertainment''' was a Japanese video game developer and publisher founded in 1997, best known for publishing games in the [[wikipedia:Anpanman|Anpanman]] franchise. In 2008, they localized the original [[Drawn to Life]] in both Japan and South Korea, under the names ''Drawn to Life: God's Marionette (ドローン トゥ ライフ 〜神様のマリオネット〜, Dorōn tu Raifu: 〜Kami-sama no Marionetto〜)'' and ''Geuryeora, Touch! Naega Mandeuneun Sesang'' respectively. On December 11th, 2015, the company was dissolved before eventually being liquidated entirely on March 31, 2016.

'''Agatsuma Entertainment (アガツマ・エンタテインメント)''' was a Japanese video game developer and publisher, best known for publishing [[wikipedia:Anpanman|Anpanman]] games, and later on the Umihara Kawase series. They localized [[Drawn to Life]] for Japan, with this translation releasing in December 2008.

 

Agatsuma Entertainment was initialized as a subsidiary of the toys and games manufacturer Agatsuma Co., Ltd. by game and toy industry veterans on February 12th, 1997 in Tokyo, Japan. As well as a game developer, they also acted as a video game agency business, collaborating with developers and publishers worldwide on business development.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20151029095330/http://agatsumaent.com/#whatwedo Agatsuma Entertainment, About]</ref> The company would release it's first game, the Game Boy Color title Oide Rascal, in 2001, and gain much more success with games based on the [[:wikipedia:Anpanman|Anpanman]] franchise.

 

In 2008, after the success of the original [[Drawn to Life]], [[THQ]] reached out to Agatsuma for a potential Japanese release of the game. Agatsuma would agree to translate it for Japan, along with publishing the game for said region. This localization, under the name ''Drawn to Life: God's Marionette (ドローン トゥ ライフ 〜神様のマリオネット〜, Dorōn tu Raifu: 〜Kami-sama no Marionetto〜)'', would release on December 8th, 2008 to positive reviews from Japanese critics, particularly Famitsu.<ref>[http://nintendoeverything.com/famitsu-review-scores-28/ Famitsu Review Scores, Nintendo Everything]</ref>

 

Agatsuma Entertainent would face financial ruin in their later years. An issue that's often cited is deterioration of administrative conditions, making it impossible to reach the same level of success.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20151211132836/http://agatsuma-games.jp/agatsuma%20press%20release1211.pdf Agatsuma Press Release, 2016]</ref> Agatsuma would see minor success with ''Sayonara Umihara Kawase'' and the Steam re-releases of the previous two games, however on December 11th, 2015, the company was dissolved before being liquidated entirely on March 31st, 2016.

=={{Icon|Button}} Notable Games==

=={{Icon|Button}} Notable Games==

* ''Oide Rascal'' (Published by Tamsoft, GBC, 2001)

* ''Pocket Dogs'' (Published by O~3 Entertainment (NA), GBA, 2004)

* ''Soreike! Anpanman: Baikinman no Daisakusen'' (Developed by Avit-Niigata, DS, 2005)

* ''Animal Paradise'' (Published by Empire Interactive (NTSC/PAL), DS, 2007)

* ''Let's Draw!'' (Published by [[Wikipedia:Majesco Entertainment|Majesco Entertainment]] (NA), [[Wikipedia:Ubisoft|Ubisoft]] (EU) & Barnstorm Games (AUS), DS, 2008)

* [[:wikipedia:NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits|NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits]] (Developed by Over the Top Games, 2008, JPN, WiiWare)

* [[Drawn to Life]] (Developed by [[5th Cell]], Co-Published by [[THQ]], 2008, JPN/KOR)

* [[:wikipedia:Code of Princess|Code of Princess]] (Developed by Studio Saizensen, 2012, JPN/EUR, 3DS)

* [[:wikipedia:Umihara Kawase#Sayonara Umihara Kawase|Sayonara Umihara Kawase]] (Developed by Studio Saizensen, 2013, JPN/EUR/KOR)

* [[:wikipedia:IronFall: Invasion|IronFall: Invasion]] (Developed by VD-Dev, 2015, JPN)

|[[File:oiderascal.png|150px|center]]<br>Oide Rascal || [[File:tamsoft.png|center|150px|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamsoft]] || [[File:gbclogo.png|125px|center]] || Apr. 25, 2001 🇯🇵

| [[File:pocketdogs.png|125px|center|]] || [[File:0-3entertainment.png|100px|center]] || [[File:GameBoyAdvance.png|125px|center]] || Dec. 9, 2004

| [[File:Soreike__Anpanman_-_Baikinman_no_Daisakusen.png|100px|center|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330183618/http://agatsuma-games.jp/anpanman/]]<br>Soreike! Anpanman: Baikinman <br>no Daisakusen || [[File:avitlogo.png|150px|center|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20091230045329/http://www.avit-niigata.com/index.html]] || [[File:Nintendo_DS_Logo.png|125px|center]] || Dec. 1, 2005 🇯🇵

| [[File:animalparadise.png|75px|center|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20150901044328/http://agatsuma-games.jp/hanadeka/]] || Self-Published || [[File:Nintendo_DS_Logo.png|125px|center]] || Apr. 26, 2007

| [[File:let'sdraw.png|100px|center|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20150812094331/http://agatsuma-games.jp/1d10m/]] || Self-Published || [[File:Nintendo_DS_Logo.png|125px|center]] || 2008

| [[File:Dtl01.jpg|150px|center|link=Drawn to Life]]<br>Drawn to Life: God's Marionette || [[File:5th_Cell_Logo_2003.png|100px|center]]<br>[[File:THQ_logo_2000.png|100px|center]] || [[File:Nintendo_DS_Logo.png|125px|center]] || Dec. 4, 2008 🇯🇵

| [[File:DTLSHADOWBASHINGlogo.png|150px|center|link=Shadow Bashing]]<br>Shadow Bashing || Self-Developed || [[File:adobeflashlogo.png|50px|center|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20130725094817/http://agatsuma-games.jp/dtl/game.html]] || 2008 🇯🇵

| [[File:nyxquest.png|125px|center|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NyxQuest:_Kindred_Spirits]] || [[File:overthetopgameslogo.png|100px|center]] || [[File:wiiware.png|100px|center]] || May 11, 2010 🇯🇵

| [[File:codeprincess.png|150px|center|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_of_Princess]] || [[File:studiosaizensen.png|100px|center]]<br>Studio Saizensen || [[File:3DS.png|100px|center]] || Apr. 12, 2012

| [[File:sayonaraumiharakawase.png|125px|center|link=https://store.steampowered.com/app/378750/Sayonara_Umihara_Kawase/]] || [[File:studiosaizensen.png|100px|center]]<br>Studio Saizensen || [[File:Steam_Logo.png|100px]] || Oct. 6, 2015*

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| [[File:ironfallinvasion.png|150px|center|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IronFall:_Invasion]] || [[File:VD-Dev.png|center|100px|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VD-dev]] || [[File:3DS.png|100px|center]] || October 28, 2015 🇯🇵

| [[File:umiharakawase.png|125px|center|link=https://store.steampowered.com/app/384690/Umihara_Kawase/]] || [[File:studiosaizensen.png|100px|center]]<br>Studio Saizensen || [[File:Steam_Logo.png|100px]] || Nov. 2, 2015

| [[File:umiharakawaseshun.png|125px|center|link=https://store.steampowered.com/app/384700/Umihara_Kawase_Shun/]] || [[File:studiosaizensen.png|100px|center]]<br>Studio Saizensen || [[File:Steam_Logo.png|100px]] || Nov. 24, 2015

<small>*The game originally released for the PS Vita in 2013, but the Steam release is listed here.</small>

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* Despite the first Drawn to Life being well-received in Japan, Agatsuma was not contracted to localize [[Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter]] for a Japanese release.

* Agatsuma developed a promotional Flash game on the Japanese Drawn to Life website, titled Shadow Bashing. You can read more about it [[Shadow Bashing|here]].

 

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AgatsumaGames.png|The website's "Games" page, which includes [[Drawn to Life]].

 

 

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