Visual Arts

The games published are mostly for a male audience, though they also publish games targeted towards women as well. They are well known for publishing games developed by Key, such as Kanon, Air, and Clannad. The company has coined a new type of visual novel called the kinetic novel where unlike in visual novels where the player is periodically given choices to make, there are no choices whatsoever and the player watches the game progress as if it were a movie. One of Key's games entitled Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet was the first game produced under the kinetic novel name. In addition to games, Visual Arts also releases music CDs for video game music. Also involved with transplanting games they have previously published to be playable on mobile phones. Prototype manages this portion of Visual Arts known as Bijuaru Ātsu★Motto. Arts launched a web magazine called Visualstyle on October 26, 2007. Arts launched a YouTube channel called Visual Channel in July 2008 where videos are posted which are related to the games and companies under Visual Arts. In October 2008, Visual Arts launched their VA Bunko light novel imprint, which includes light novels based on games produced by brands under Visual Arts. Visual Arts' president Takahiro Baba announced retirement in July 2023, passing on his role to Genki Tenkumo (also known as Tōya Okano) and transferred his share to Tencent, making Visual Arts a child company of Tencent.

It is associated with Japan. The record gives 1991 as its date of establishment or first appearance. Its recorded founders are Takahiro Baba. Its recorded seat is Naniwa-ku. The recorded field of activity is video game industry. Recorded products are visual novel.

• Name — Visual Arts • Type — Subsidiary • Key People — Genki Tenkumo (executive director) • Parent — Tencent (2023–present) • Hq Location — Kita, Osaka, Japan • Industry — PC games Music • Products — Visual novels • Website — http: visual-arts.jp/

• Illustration — The Visual Arts logo until 2019

• 13 cm • Amedeo • Anfini • B_Works • Bonbee! • Catwalk • Concept • Dress • E.G.O. • Elysion • Flady • Frill • Garden • G-clef • Ham Ham Soft • Hadashi Shōjo • Hayashigumi • Image Craft • Issue • Jidaiya • Key • KineticNovel • Kur-Mar-Ter • KuroCo • Lapis Lazuli • LimeLight • Mana • Miss Chifu • Moe. • Ningyou Yuugisya • Ocelot • OPTiM • Pass Guard • Pekoe • Playm • Radi • Realdeal • Rex • Rio • Saga Planets • Sirius • Spray • Studio Mebius • Tone Work's • Visual Arts Scripts • Zero • Zion

• Akiko • Akumi • Craftwork • Culotte • D-XX • Giant Panda • Harvest • Kamen Shōkai • Manbō Soft • Miyabi • Otherwise • Ram • Tamachadō • Words

• Cure Records • fripSide • I've Sound • Key Sounds Label • OTSU • Queens Label