Eushully

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Eushully
Company typeLimited Company (incorporated as Eukleia)
IndustryVideo games
FoundedSapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan (2005)
HeadquartersSapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan
Key people
Yukihiro Fujiwara, Director/"Foreman"
ProductsMine Fukaki Se ni Tayutau Uta
Ikusa Megami
(See complete products listing.)
Number of employees
At least 9
Websitewww.eukleia.co.jp/eushully

Eushully (エウシュリー, Eushurī) is a Japanese eroge studio based in Sapporo, Hokkaidō. Games produced by the studio often reach high positions on Japanese sales charts, even gaining the top rank among eroge,[1][2] but as of 2019, none have been officially released outside Japan.

History[edit]

Eushully was organised in 1998 as a development team within Arkham Products. In March 2005, the members of the team made the decision to incorporate as the limited company Eukleia under the direction of Yukihiro Fujiwara.[3]

The company mainly produces JRPG themed games with their most famous franchise being Ikusa Megami.

Games produced[edit]

  • War Goddess (戦女神, Ikusa Megami) (Released January 29, 1999)
  • Maid in Bunny (めいどいんばに~, Meido in Banī) (Released June 9, 2000)
  • Phantom Shogun Princess (幻燐の姫将軍, Genrin no Kishōgun) (Released April 27, 2001)
  • War Goddess 2: Requiem to Forgotten Memories (戦女神2 ~失われし記憶への鎮魂歌~, Ikusa Megami Tsū: Ushinawareshi Kioku e no Chinkonka) (Released October 25, 2002)
  • Phantom Shogun Princess 2: Genealogy of the Guiding Souls (幻燐の姫将軍2 ~導かれし魂の系譜~, Genrin no Kishōgun Tsū: Michibikareshi Tamashii no Keifu) (Released December 19, 2003)
  • War Emperor: Sinking into Twilight (空帝戦騎 ~黄昏に沈む楔~, Kūtei Senki: Tasogare ni Shizumu Kusabi) (Released November 26, 2004)
  • Slave Princess of Darkness: Slow Ruin in the Blue Coral Forest (冥色の隷姫 ~緩やかに廃滅する青珊瑚の森~, Meishoku no Reiki: Yuruyaka ni Shisuru Aosango no Mori) (Released September 16, 2005)
  • Song to the Rapids on Mount Fukaki (峰深き瀬にたゆたう唄, Mine Fukaki Se ni Tayutau Uta) (Released August 25, 2006)
  • War Goddess ZERO (戦女神ZERO, Ikusa Megami Zero) (Released June 13, 2008)
  • Himegari Dungeon Meister (姫狩りダンジョンマイスター, Himegari Danjon Maisutā) (Released April 24, 2009)
  • War Goddess VERITA (戦女神VERITA, Ikusa Megami Verita) (Released April 23, 2010)
  • Kamidori Alchemy Meister (神採りアルケミーマイスター, Kamidori Arukemī Maisutā) (Released April 22, 2011)
  • Soukoku no Arterial (創刻のアテリアル) (Released April 27, 2012)
  • Madou Koukaku ~Yami no Tsuki Megami wa Doukoku de Utau~ (魔導巧殻〜闇の月女神は導国で歌う〜) (Released April 26, 2013)
  • La DEA of Libra. War Goddess MEMORIA (天秤のLa DEA。戦女神MEMORIA, Tenbin no La Dea. Ikusa Megami Memoria) (Released April 25, 2014)
  • Rhapsody of God (神のラプソディ, Kami no Rhapsody) (Released April 24, 2015)
  • Sankai Ou no Yubiwa (珊海王の円環) (Released April 28, 2016)
  • Amayui Castle Meister (天結いキャッスルマイスター) (Released May 26, 2017)
  • Sealed Grasesta (封緘のグラセスタ) (Released November 30, 2018)
  • Amayui Labyrinth Meister (天結いラビリンスマイスター) (Released May 28, 2021)

Reviews and criticism[edit]

The studio's first game, War Goddess, met with primarily neutral or somewhat negative reviews, due to technical issues, repetitive music, and the story, which was regarded as mediocre at best.[4] Some sources cited the original nature of the battle system and well-produced CG images as positive aspects.[5]

War Goddess 2 received fairly positive reviews for its characters and gameplay system,[6] but was criticized as, like its predecessor, having a weak main plot and requiring excessive time to be spent on levelling in order to advance.[7]

Maid in Bunny was praised for its art and Zelda-like gameplay; the most common complaint was of the game being too short.[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "PEAKS newsWEB" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2007-07-09. Retrieved 2007-05-14.
  2. ^ "PEAKS PCnewsWEB" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2007-06-17. Retrieved 2007-03-13.
  3. ^ http://www.eukleia.co.jp/eushully/profile.html (in Japanese)
  4. ^ "戦女神" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2007-04-23. Retrieved 2007-05-10.
  5. ^ Display Review
  6. ^ "戦女神2〜失われし記憶への鎮魂歌〜" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2005-03-10. Retrieved 2007-05-10.
  7. ^ "『戦女神 Ii -失われし記憶の鎮魂歌-』感想 - 二次元陳情" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2007-03-12. Retrieved 2007-05-10.
  8. ^ Display Review