Minori 2812220 220662462 2008-06-20T23:19:46Z Eubot 231599 Hatnote formatting, see [[User:Eubot/Hatnote formatting]] {{for|the Italian village|Minori, Italy}} {{Nihongo|'''Minori'''|みのり}} is a [[Japan]]ese [[visual novel]] company (previously the software division of CoMixWave until April 2007) which created the games ''[[Bittersweet Fools]]'', ''[[Wind: A Breath of Heart]]'','' [[Haru no Ashioto]]'' and ''[[Angel Type]]''. Their latest game as of 2007 is ''[[Ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two.]]''. Their most successful game is ''[[Wind: A Breath of Heart|Wind]]'', which has had a [[manga]], [[anime|TV animation series]], and [[original video animation]] based on it, and has been ported to the [[PlayStation 2]] and [[Dreamcast]]. They use [[Musica (engine)|Musica]] as their main engine. Quite a few of their games' opening movies are animated by [[Makoto Shinkai]]. Their name is said to be derived from their own [[catch phrase]], "We always keep minority spirit" (pronunciation is different, though). ==Releases== *[[August 31]] [[2001]]: ''[[Bittersweet Fools]]'' *[[April 19]] [[2002]]: ''[[Wind: A Breath of Heart]]'' *[[December 27]] [[2002]]: ''[[Wind: A Breath of Heart|Soyokaze no Okurimono -Wind Pleasurable Box-]]'' *[[July 23]] [[2004]]: ''[[Haru no Ashioto]]'' *[[November 5]] [[2004]]: ''[[Wind: A Breath of Heart|Wind: A Breath of Heart Re:gratitude]]'' *[[March 25]] [[2005]]: ''[[Angel Type]]'' *[[March 31]] [[2006]]: ''[[Haru no Ashioto|Sakura no Saku Koro - Haru no Ashioto Pleasurable Box -]]'' *''[[Ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two.]]'' **[[December 22]] [[2006]]: ''[[Ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two.|Ef: The First Tale.]]'' **[[May 30]] [[2008]]: ''[[Ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two.|Ef: The Latter Tale.]]'' ==Core staff== *[[Nobukazu Sakai]], aka nbkz (Producer, Director, Song Lyricist, Concept Planner) *[[Makoto Shinkai]] (Animation Movie Director) *[[Mikage]] (Director, Planner, and Scenario Writer) *[[Tenmon (composer)|Tenmon]] (Music Composer) *[[Tatsuya Yūki]] (Character Designer, Line Producer) *[[Mitsuishi Shona]] (Character Designer) *[[Kimchee]] (Character Designer/core member of "Haru no Ashioto", not the company.) *[[2C=Galore]] (Character Designer/core member of "Ef", not the company.) *[[Naru Nanao]] (Character Designer/core member of "Ef", not the company.) ==External links== *[http://www.minori.ph/ Minori's official web] {{jp icon}} [[Category:Amusement companies of Japan]] [[Category:Hentai companies]] [[ja:Minori]] [[zh:Minori]]