Overflow (オーバーフロー) (stylized 0verflow) is the adult game brand of Japanese video game company Stack Ltd. (有限会社スタック) known for its School Days franchise.[3] Stack's headquarters are located in the Sugishō Building (杉商ビル) in Kanda, Chiyoda, Tokyo.[2]
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| Product type | Visual novels, Erotica, Eroge |
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| Owner | Stack |
| Country | Japan |
| Introduced | November 26, 1999 |
| Website | 0verflow.com |
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| Company type | Yūgen gaisha |
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| Industry | Interactive entertainment Brand novelties |
| Founded | September 1992[1] |
| Founder | Akio Ōnuma |
| Defunct | 2012 |
| Headquarters | Bentenchō, Shinjuku, Tokyo , Japan[1] |
Area served | Japan |
Key people | Akio Ōnuma (CEO) Kimihiko Iwasaki (Director)[2] |
| Products | Welcome to Pia Carrot!! 2 School Days Summer Days Cross Days |
Number of employees | 12[2] |
| Website | stacksoft.co.jp |
Overflow's PureMail video game was adapted into a two-episode OAV in 2001.
Overflow's Imouto de Ikou! video game was adapted into a two-episode OVA in 2003.
Overflow's School Days video game was adapted into a 12-episode anime series in 2007.[3] Both School Days and Cross Days have also received manga adaptations.[4]
Stack's Welcome to Pia Carrot!! video game series was adapted into a three-episode hentai OVA from 1997 to 1998. Its sequel, Welcome to Pia Carrot!! 2 was adapted into a three-episode hentai OVA from 1998 to 1999, and a six-episode OVA titled Welcome to the Pia Carrot!! 2 DX from 1999 to 2000. The video game also received an anime film titled Welcome to Pia Carrot!! -Sayaka no Koi-monogatari- in 2002.
On February 10, 2012, 0verflow confirmed that Shiny Days, a remake of Summer Days, would be the last title produced by the brand.[3] Customers were told that the company would continue to support their line of video games.[3][5]
Games
edit- Overflow
Overflow produced such games as:[6]
- November 26, 1999: Large PONPON (らーじ・PONPON, Rāji Ponpon)
- August 25, 2000: PureMail
- April 27, 2001: 0verflow Pleasure Box (オーバーフローぷれじゃ～ボックス, Ōbāfurō Purejā Bokkusu)
- December 28, 2001: Snow Radish Vacation (Snowラディッシュバケーション, Sunō Radisshu Bakēshon)
- December 27, 2002: Let's go for the little sister! (妹で行こう!, Imōto de Ikō!)
- August 13, 2003: Summer Radish Vacation!! (Summerラディッシュバケーション, Samā Radisshu Bakēshon!!)
- December 27, 2003: Magical Unity (マジカル☆ユニティー, Majikaru Yunitī)
- April 30, 2004: MISS EACH OTHER
- October 15, 2004: LOST M
- April 28, 2005: School Days (スクールデイズ, Sukūru Deizu)[7]
- January 27, 2006: 0verflow Premium Trilogy Box (オーバーフロープレミアムトリロジーボックス, Ōbāfurō Puremiamu Torirojī Bokkusu)
- June 23, 2006: Summer Days (サマーデイズ, Samā Deizu)
- March 19, 2010: Cross Days (クロスデイズ, Kurosu Deizu)
- October 8, 2010: School Days HQ (スクールデイズ ハイクオリティ, Sukūru Deizu Hai Kuoritī)
- April 27, 2012: Shiny Days (シャイニーデイズ, Shainī Deizu)[8]
- July 3, 2014: Island Days (アイランドデイズ, Airando Deizu)
- April 28, 2016: Strip Battle Days 2 (ストリップバトルデイズ2, Sutorippu Batoru Deizu 2)
- TearMail (cancelled)
- Stack
Stack was involved in games such as:
- July 26, 1996: Welcome to Pia Carrot (MS-DOS)
- October 18, 1996: Welcome to Pia Carrot!! (Windows)
- May 23, 1997: Welcome to Pia Carrot!! (PC-FX)
- October 31, 1997: Welcome to Pia Carrot!! 2 (Windows 95)
- March 12, 1998: Welcome to Pia Carrot!! (Sega Saturn)
- October 8, 1998: Welcome to Pia Carrot!! (Sega Saturn)
- December 2, 2000: Welcome to Pia Carrot!! 2.2 (Game Boy Color)
- June 21, 2001: Welcome to Pia Carrot!! 2.5 (Dreamcast)
- October 26, 2001: Welcome to Pia Carrot!! 2 (Windows Me/2000)
- November 30, 2001: Welcome to Pia Carrot!! 3 (Windows 95/98/Me/2000)
- February 6, 2003: Welcome to Pia Carrot!! 2 (Dreamcast)
- March 27, 2003: Welcome to Pia Carrot!! 3 (Dreamcast), (PlayStation 2)
- April 23, 2004: Welcome to Pia Carrot!! 3 (Game Boy Advance)
- 2006: Welcome to Pia Carrot!! G.O. ~Grand Open~
- 2006: Pia Carrot G.O. TOYBOX ~Summer Fair~
- 2007: MahJong in Pia Carrot~
- 2008: Welcome to Pia Carrot!! G.P.
- 2009: Welcome to Pia Carrot!! 4
- 2010: Pia Carrot 4 FD
- 2014: PriPia ~Prince Pia Carrot~
References
edit- ^ a b "STACK 会社概要" (in Japanese). Stack Ltd. Archived from the original on 2021-10-27. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ^ a b c "About Us" (in Japanese). Stack Ltd. Archived from the original on 2009-12-01. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
- ^ a b c d "School Days' Overflow Confirms It Is Making Its Last Title". Anime News Network. February 10, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
- ^ "Cross Days (Visual Novel)". TV Tropes. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
- ^ Lanson, Greg (2012-02-11). "'School Days' Creators 0verflow Announces 'Shiny Days' will be Final Game". Crunchyroll.
- ^ "Overflow's Product List". Overflow. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
- ^ "School Days to Be Posted on Crunchyroll This Spring (Update 2)". Anime News Network. 2009-04-24. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
- ^ "Notice about change of release date for Shiny Days". 0verflow. February 10, 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-06-16. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
External links
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- Official website (in Japanese)
- Overflow at The Visual Novel Database