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{{Infobox Company | company_name = KID Corp.<br>{{lang|ja|株式会社キッド}} | company_logo = Kid-logo.png | company_type = Defunct | company_slogan = | company_vision = | foundation = May 12, 1988 | location = [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]] | key_people = Hisaaki Ichikawa, President | industry = Consumer Game<br/>Computer Game | num_employees = 41{{Fact|date=May 2008}} | revenue = ¥92.9m (March 2006){{Fact|date=May 2008}} | homepage = http://www.kid-game.jp }} '''KID''', whose name is an [[acronym]] of '''Kindle Imagine Develop''', was a [[Japan]]-based company specializing in porting and developing [[bishōjo game]]s. KID was founded in 1988, with the capital worth 160 million yen.{{Fact|date=June 2008}} In the early 1990s, it served primarily as a contract developer. Notable titles from this era include [[Burai Fighter]], [[Low G Man]], [[G.I. Joe (video game)|G.I. Joe]], [[Isolated Warrior]] and [[Recca]]. In 1997, it began porting PC games on to video consoles. In 1999, it released its original title called ''[[Memories Off]]'' on [[PlayStation]], which later became its first well-known series. In 2000, it released another original title called Infinity which became the second well-known series. This game was later renamed [[Never7 ~the end of infinity~]] and Infinity became the series name. It has also created the popular underground PlayStation game [[Board Game Top Shop]]. In 2005, KID became the sponsor for the Japanese drama series [[Densha Otoko]]. According to ''[[Mainichi Shinbun]]'', the company has declared [[bankruptcy]] in 2006.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.rpgfan.com/news/2006/1578.html|title=Kid Files for Bankruptcy|author=Chris Winkler|publisher=RPGFan|date=2006-12-01|accessdate=2008-05-28}}</ref> However in February 2007 it was announced that KID's intellectual properties had been acquired by the corporation [[Cyber Front]], and thus all unfinished projects will be continued under the latter. ==Works== ''Infinity'' Series *''[[Never 7: The End of Infinity]]'' *''[[Ever 17: The Out of Infinity]]'' *''[[Remember 11: The Age of Infinity]]'' ''[[Memories Off]]'' Series *''[[Memories Off (visual novel)|Memories Off]]'' *''[[Memories Off 2nd]]'' *''You That Become A Memory ~Memories Off~'' *''Memories Off ~And Then~'' *''Memories Off ~And Then Again~'' *''Memories Off #5 The Unfinished Film'' Other *''[[Pepsiman]]'' *''[[12Riven|12Riven -the Ψcliminal of integral-]]'' *''[[Doki! Doki! Yuuenchi: Crazy Land Daisakusen]]'' (Famicom) *''[[Ai Yori Aoshi]]'' (PS2 and PC adaption) *''[[Ryu-Koku]]'' (final game released before the bankruptcy) *''[[Separate Hearts]]'' *''[[Ski Air Mix]]'' *''[[Recca]]'' (Famicom Shooter created for the "Summer Carnival '92" gaming tournament) *''[[We Are*]]'' ==References== <references/> ==External links== *[http://www.kid-game.jp/ KID Official site] *[http://www.insertcredit.com/archives/001493.html Bankruptcy info and notes in English via insert credit] [[Category:Amusement companies of Japan]] [[Category:Defunct video game companies]] [[Category:Entertainment companies of Japan]] [[Category:Japanese video game companies]] [[Category:Video game companies established in 1988]] [[Category:Video game developers]] {{japan-videogame-company-stub}}
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