Givro Corporation

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Givro Co., Ltd.
Givro
Native name
株式会社ギブロ
Romanized name
Kabushiki gaisha Giburo
FormerlyAlmanic Corporation
Company type Kabushiki gaisha
Industry Video games
Founded1989;35 years ago (1989)
FounderTakashi Yoneda [1]
Defunct1998;26 years ago (1998)
FateDissolution
Headquarters Tokyo, Japan
Area served
Japan
Key people
Products Video games

Givro Corporation [lower-alpha 1] was a Japanese video game development company founded in 1989 in Tokyo, Japan by Takashi Yoneda, who was previously employed by Technos Japan and Enix. The company was originally established under the name Almanic Corporation, [lower-alpha 2] which it operated under for a few years before changing its corporate name in 1995. [4] [5] Givro would go on to produce games for home consoles such as the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Genesis, 32X, Nintendo 64 and Sega Saturn. [6] [7] Givro released their final game in late 1997 and quietly dissolved at the end of the following year. [8]

Contents

Givro's most critically acclaimed creations were the Enix published Wonder Project J2 on the N64 and Nanatsu Kaze no Shima Monogatari on the Sega Saturn. Enix also published Almanic's most famous titles such as the first Wonder Project J and E.V.O on the SNES. [9]

History

Origins

As Almanic Corp.

As Givro Corp.

Closure

Games

YearTitleOriginal platform(s)PublisherCo-developerCo-PublisherRef.
1990 46 Okunen Monogatari: The Shinka Ron NEC PC-9801 Enix Deltasoft, Dynamic Inc.— [10]
1991 Fighting Masters Sega Genesis Treco Aicom, ALU— [6] [11] [12]
1992CB Chara Wars: Ushinawareta Gag Super Famicom Banpresto —— [13]
E.V.O.: Search for Eden Super Nintendo Entertainment System EnixBrahman, Cube, Micro Creative— [14]
1993 Mazin Saga: Mutant Fighter Sega Genesis Sega ALU, Team "Saga" Vic Tokai [15] [16] [17]
1994 Shien's Revenge Super Nintendo Entertainment System Dynamic Planning Bee Media, ShunaVic Tokai [14]
Shin Nekketsu Kōha: Kunio-tachi no Banka Super Famicom Technōs Japan ALU, Mint— [12] [18]
Cosmic Carnage 32X SegaALU— [19] [20] [21]
Wonder Project J Super FamicomEnixMint, Omnibus Promotion — [22]
1995 Super Mad Champ Super FamicomTsukuda Original—— [23]
1996 Wonder Project J2 Nintendo 64 EnixMint— [24]
1997 Nanatsu Kaze no Shima Monogatari Sega Saturn EnixBuddy Zoo, Crowd, Two Five— [25]

Notes

  1. ↑ Japanese: 株式会社ギブロ, Hepburn: Kabushiki gaisha Giburo
  2. ↑ 株式会社アルマニック (Kabushiki gaisha Arumaniku)

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