Founded | 27 April 1989 |
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Defunct | 2015 |
Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan |
Website | www.elf-game.co.jp |
ELF Corporation (エルフ or élf) was an eroge studio. One of its most popular games is Dōkyūsei, a pioneering dating sim, which has had a sequel, and been turned into video and TV series. The character design of the main villains from the -saku series is the company mascot. They are also known for role-playing video games such as the Dragon Knight series and visual novel adventure games such as YU-NO.
Elf was founded on April 27, 1989 in Tokyo. As of 2004, the CEO is Atsushi Shimoda (下田篤?). EFC, the ELF Fan Club (エルフFC), has an active membership. There is a project that aims at recreating the game engine for other platforms. After 27 years it was announced in October 2015 that the company was closing for business.
Silky's is a game studio whose games are mostly distributed by ELF, and several of which have been made into OAV.