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Asmik Ace Entertainment

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Japanese film production and distribution company

Asmik Ace, Inc. (Japanese: アスミック・エース株式会社, Hepburn: Asumikku ēsu kabushikigaisha), formerly Asmik Ace Entertainment Inc. (アスミック・エース エンタテインメント株式会社, Asumikku ēsu entateinmento Kabushiki gaisha) and often known as simply Asmik, is a Japanese film production and distribution company. In the past, the company has distributed video games. It was formed in 1997 through a merger between the Asmik Corporation and Ace Entertainment, both in Japan.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1985Founded1

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Photo: 散歩, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons5

Asmik Ace, Inc. (Japanese: アスミック・エース株式会社, Hepburn: Asumikku ēsu kabushikigaisha), formerly Asmik Ace Entertainment Inc. (アスミック・エース　エンタテインメント株式会社, Asumikku ēsu entateinmento Kabushiki gaisha) and often known as simply Asmik, is a Japanese film production and distribution company. In the past, the company has distributed video games. It was formed in 1997 through a merger between the Asmik Corporation and Ace Entertainment, both in Japan. The name Asmik comes from its three founding companies: ASK (formerly ASK Kodansha), Sumitomo and Kodansha. The company is headquartered on the third floor of the Lapiross Roppongi building in Minato, Tokyo, and is a wholly owned division of J:COM.2

Corporate structure

Asmik Ace Entertainment is part of a group headed by j:COM. 4 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • j:COM Marunouchi
    • Asmik Ace Entertainment Tokyo
    • J:COM MOBILE Subsidiary
    • JCOM Cable TV Business Division Subsidiary · Japan

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Products and brands

  • Virtual Pro Wrestling

Listed on Wikidata.1

See also Category:Asmik Ace Entertainment games

Asmik had a mascot named Boomer (Asmik-kun in Japanese), a pink dinosaur, which was featured in several video games.

Air Diver (Sega Genesis)

Altered Beast (Famicom)

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Asmik-kun Land (Famicom)

Asmik-kun World 2 (Game Boy)

Astro Troop Vanark (Western title: Vanark) (PlayStation)

Battle Zeque Den (Super Famicom)

Bogey Dead 6 (PlayStation)

Boomer's Adventure in ASMIK World (Asmik-Kun World) (Game Boy)

Catrap (Power Paws in Europe; Pitman in Japan) (Game Boy)

Civilization (Super Famicom, PlayStation, Saturn)

Conquest of the Crystal Palace (NES)

Cosmic Epsilon (Famicom)

Cutie Suzuki no Ringside Angel (Sega Mega Drive)

Deep Dungeon IV (Famicom)

D-Force (known in Japan as Dimension Force) (Super NES)

Dokapon DX (GameCube & PlayStation 2)

F-15 Super Strike Eagle (Super Famicom)

Gambler Jiko Chuushinha (Super Famicom)

Gambler Jiko Chuushinha 2 (Super Famicom)

Hunter Lime Special Collection Vol 2 (PlayStation)

Jumpin' Kid: Jack to Mame no Ki Monogatari (Japan only – planned US release as Jack and the Beanstalk) (Famicom)

Jūōki (port of arcade game known outside Japan as Altered Beast) (Famicom)

Koutetsu no Kishi (Super Famicom)

Koutetsu no Kishi 2: Sabaku no Rommel Shougun (Super Famicom)

Koutetsu no Kishi 3: Gekitotsu Europe Sensen (Super Famicom)

Lennus II (Super Famicom)

LSD: Dream Emulator (PlayStation)

Lupin III: Umi ni Kieta Hihou (GameCube)

Meimon! Tako Nishiōendan

Mysterium

Nemuru Mayu: Sleeping Cocoon (PlayStation)

Nippon Ichi no Nakantoku

Oh No! (PlayStation)

Paladin's Quest (Super NES)

Power Drift (PC Engine)

Rhythm N Face (PlayStation)

Shinobi (PC Engine)

Sidewinder (PlayStation)

Sidewinder 2 (PlayStation)

Sidewinder F (Western title: Lethal Skies: Elite Pilot: Team SW) (PlayStation 2)

Sidewinder Max (Japan only - Planned western release as Iron Eagle Max) (PlayStation 2)

Sidewinder V (Western title: Lethal Skies II) (PlayStation 2)

Super Air Diver (Super NES)

Super Air Diver 2 (Super NES)

Super Boy Allan (Famicom Disk System) (published by Sunsoft)

Super Hydlide (Sega Genesis)

The Ring: Terror's Realm (Dreamcast)

Tokyo Wakusei Planetokio (PlayStation)

Verytex (Sega Mega Drive)

Virtual Pro Wrestling 64 (Nintendo 64)

Virtual Pro Wrestling 2 (Nintendo 64)

WCW vs. the World (PlayStation)

Xardion (Super Famicom)

From Wikipedia’s article on Asmik Ace, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

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Timeline

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