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Minori

Japanese visual novel company

Minori (みのり; stylised minori) was a Japanese visual novel company (previously the software division of CoMixWave until April 2007). Their most successful game is Ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two., which has had a manga and two anime television series based on it, and was ported to the PlayStation 2 in April 2010. They use Musica as their main engine.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Apr 2007Founded1

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Minori (みのり; stylised minori) was a Japanese visual novel company (previously the software division of CoMixWave until April 2007). Their most successful game is Ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two., which has had a manga and two anime television series based on it, and was ported to the PlayStation 2 in April 2010. They use Musica as their main engine. A few of their earlier games' opening movies were animated by Makoto Shinkai. Minori is known for its stance against fan-translations and piracy and has garnered some infamy for its actions against fan translation group No Name Losers and TLWiki, due to the controversy regarding the video game Rapelay by Illusion Soft. As a result, its main webpage is blocked for people outside Japan. In 2010, Minori, MangaGamer, and No Name Losers announced a partnership to make commercial English versions of Minori's visual novels available. On February 28, 2019, Minori announced the cessation of operations.2

Products and brands

August 31, 2001: Bittersweet Fools

April 19, 2002: Wind: A Breath of Heart

December 27, 2002: Soyokaze no Okurimono: Wind Pleasurable Box (fan disc)

July 23, 2004: Haru no Ashioto

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March 31, 2006: Sakura no Sakukoro: Haru no Ashioto Pleasurable Box (fan disc)

March 25, 2005: Angel Type

Ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two

August 25, 2006: Ef: First Fan Disc

December 22, 2006: Ef: The First Tale.

May 30, 2008: Ef: The Latter Tale.

September 17, 2010: Tenshi no Nichiyōbi (fan disc)

September 18, 2009: Eden*

December 29, 2011: Supipara Nice to Meet You!

December 21, 2012: Natsuzora no Perseus

January 31, 2014: 12 no Tsuki no Eve

February 27, 2015: Soreyori no Prologue

February 26, 2016: Tsumi no Hikari Rendezvous

March 31, 2017: Trinoline

January 26, 2018: Trinoline: Genesis

2018: Sono Hi no Kemono ni wa,

From Wikipedia’s article on Minori (company), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

  1. Apr 2007Founded Founded1

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