After Dōsei, the rest of Key's founding staff- Naoki Hisaya, Jun Maeda and OdiakeS-joined Tactics and contributed to two more games: Moon released on November 21, 1997, and One: Kagayaku Kisetsu e released on May 29, 1998. At the time of Dōsei's production, Tactics' first game, four of Key's original staff worked on the game: Itaru Hinoue as art director, Shinji Orito as musical composer, and Miracle Mikipon and Shinory contributing to the computer graphics. Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planetīefore forming Key, the founding members worked for another visual novel development company called Nexton under the brand Tactics. See also: List of Key video games Visual novel release timeline 1999 Between 20, Key produced an Internet radio show called Key Net Radio in regard to the brand. In 2001, Visual Arts created the record label Key Sounds Label to release music albums and singles with music related to Key's visual novels. Key has been an active participant at the Comiket convention since Comiket 57 in 1999, where they sold Kanon-related products Key's latest appearance at Comiket was at Comiket 99 in 2021. Shinji Orito, Key's main composer and another co-founder, has composed music for the majority of Key's titles. Na-Ga, Key's main artist, mainly worked with background art in earlier games, but with Key's sixth game Little Busters! (2007) was given the position of co-art director with former Key artist Itaru Hinoue. The crossover anime series Kaginado premiered in 2021.Ĭo-founder Jun Maeda is a prominent figure in the brand, having contributed to the planning, scenario, and music composition in the majority of Key's visual novels. Works and Aniplex to produce three original anime series: Angel Beats! (2010), Charlotte (2015), and The Day I Became a God (2020). Key has worked in the past with Interchannel and Prototype for the consumer port releases of the brand's games.
Key has released 16 visual novels to date, the latest being Lunaria: Virtualized Moonchild (2021).
Both Kanon and Air were originally produced as adult games, but this trend was broken with Key's third title Clannad (2004), released for all ages. Key's second game, Air (2000), had a similarly complex storyline to Kanon and a more thorough gameplay. Key's debut visual novel Kanon (1999) combined an elaborate storyline, up-to-date anime-style art, and a musical score which helped to set the mood for the game.
It was formed on July 21, 1998, as a brand under the publisher Visual Arts, and is located in Kita, Osaka. Key is a Japanese visual novel studio known for making dramatic and plot-oriented titles.
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