Warashi

Warashi
株式会社童
Type	Private
Industry	Video games
Successor	Hamster Corporation
Founded	August 1, 1995
Defunct	2011
Headquarters	Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Number of employees	about 40 (from January 2003)

Warashi Inc. (株式会社童) was a Japanese video game developer that developed video games for arcade, home console, and mobile platforms, specializing in mahjong and shoot 'em up titles. It is known for the Shienryu series of games and for releasing one of the final Dreamcast games, Triggerheart Exelica, in early 2007.

Warashi became defunct in 2011. Tsutomu Tabata, a former programmer for Warashi and Athena, was hired by game development company Cosmo Machia as its CTO in 2015.^[1] The rights to Triggerheart Exelica were acquired by Cosmo Machia in 2023.^[2] Hamster Corporation purchased the company's remaining assets in May 2026 and has plans to release them as part of their Arcade Archives and Console Archives series.^[3]

Developed titles

Shooters

Shienryu (1997) — ST-V/Saturn/PlayStation 2
Simple Character 2000 Series Vol. 8, Kagaru Ninja Tai Gatchaman: The Shooting (2002) — PlayStation
Sengeki Striker (1997) — Kaneko Super Nova System
Macross M3 (2001) — Dreamcast
Shienryu Explosion (2003) — PlayStation 2
Triggerheart Exelica (2006) — NAOMI/Dreamcast/Xbox 360
Triggerheart Exelica Enhanced (2009) — PlayStation 2

Mahjong

Akagi ~Yami ni Oritatta Tensai~ (2002) — PlayStation 2
Gal Jan (1996) — Saturn
Simple 1500 Series, The Mahjong 2 () — PlayStation
Simple 1500 Series, The Shisenshou 2 () — PlayStation
Simple 2000 Honkaku Shikou Series Vol. 4, The Mahjong () — PlayStation 2
Simple DS Series, The Mahjong (2005) — Nintendo DS
Stylish Mahjong: Usagi ~Yasei no Toupai~ & Usagi ~Yasei no Toupai the Arcade~ Double Pack () — PlayStation 2
Mahjong King (1999) — Game Boy Color
Mahjong Queen (2000) — Game Boy Color

Other

Shogi King (1998) — Game Boy Color
Break 'Em All (2005) — Nintendo DS
Simple 1500 Series The Shougi 2 () — PlayStation
Simple 2000 Series Vol. 12, The Quiz 20,000 Questions (2002) — PlayStation 2
Simple 2000 Series Vol. 85, The Sekai Meisaku Gekijou Quiz () — PlayStation 2
Simple DS Series Vol. 3, Beetle King (2005) — Nintendo DS

References

↑ "会社概要" (in ja). Cosmo Machia. https://www.cosmomachia.co.jp/profile.html.
↑ Romano, Sal (May 15, 2023). "Cosmo Machia acquires rights to TriggerHeart EXELICA". Gematsu. https://www.gematsu.com/2023/05/cosmo-machia-acquires-rights-to-triggerheart-exelica.
↑ "【コンアカ】『撃王〜紫炎龍』が5月28日より配信。ハムスターが童（わらし）のゲーム等に関するすべての権利を取得 | ゲーム・エンタメ最新情報のファミ通.com" (in ja). https://www.famitsu.com/article/202605/76116.

External links

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[1] "会社概要" (in ja). Cosmo Machia. https://www.cosmomachia.co.jp/profile.html.

[2] Romano, Sal (May 15, 2023). "Cosmo Machia acquires rights to TriggerHeart EXELICA". Gematsu. https://www.gematsu.com/2023/05/cosmo-machia-acquires-rights-to-triggerheart-exelica.

[3] "【コンアカ】『撃王〜紫炎龍』が5月28日より配信。ハムスターが童（わらし）のゲーム等に関するすべての権利を取得 | ゲーム・エンタメ最新情報のファミ通.com" (in ja). https://www.famitsu.com/article/202605/76116.

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