List of hentai companies explained

The following is a list of companies that had been, or are producing Hentai. This list only includes notable examples of companies that have received significant coverage outside of their respective works. Most of the listed entries are Japanese in origin as the term is coined from that particular country. The publication of erotic materials in the United States can be traced back to at least 1990, when IANVS Publications printed its first Anime Shower Special.[1] Central Park Media's 1993 release of Urotsukidoji brought the first hentai film to American viewers.

NameCountryTypeFoundedDefunct
0verflowJapanVisual novels1999
âgeJapanVisual novels1998
AliceSoftJapanVideo games1989
JapanVisual novels2005
Arms CorporationJapanAnime19962020
AugustJapanVisual novels2001
Candy SoftJapanVisual novels1997
CircusJapanVisual novels2000
Cocktail SoftJapanVisual novels1989
Core MagazineJapanMagazine1985
Cherry LipsJapanAnime
ELF CorporationJapanVideo games19882015
EushullyJapanVideo games2005
FakkuUnited StatesManga2006
FrontwingJapanVisual novels2000
GigaJapanVisual novels19932023
Green BunnyJapanAnime19972005
United StatesManga2002
IllusionJapanVideo games19932023
JAST USAUnited StatesVideo games1996
KeyJapanVisual novels1998
LeafJapanVisual novels1995
Megatech SoftwareUnited StatesVideo games19922010
JapanVisual novels20012019
MoonstoneJapanVisual novels2003
NavelJapanVisual novels2003
Pink PineappleJapanAnime
Studio ProteusUnited StatesManga1986
TacticsJapanVisual novels19972011
ZyXJapanVideo games1994

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ask John: How Did Hentai Become Popular in America? . AnimeNation . 26 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130925211808/http://www.animenation.net/blog/2008/03/26/ask-john-how-did-hentai-become-popular-in-america/ . 25 September 2013 . dmy-all .