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<h2 id="history">History</h2> <p>The company was founded in June 2005 by Ryoei Mikage. Their first release was the <a href="/facts/Tactical_role-playing_game/MywnsCp6">tactical role-playing game</a> on <a href="/facts/Nintendo_DS/4uVHPrnp">Nintendo DS</a>, <i><a href="/facts/Luminous_Arc_(video_game)/GPVxU0BV">Luminous Arc</a></i>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> </p><p>In April 2015, Gematsu reported that <a href="/facts/Idea_Factory/2Kp7Mle0">Idea Factory</a>'s Yoshiteru Sato shared that he was unable to reach Mikage privately and confirming that the Imageepoch CEO had gone missing.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> In the same article, Ryoei Mikage's Twitter account was noted as being inactive publicly for months.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> The following month, Imageepoch was confirmed to have gone bankrupt.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> </p><p>Imageepoch closed their doors and reopened as Mikage LLC.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="games">Games</h2> <h3>Nintendo DS</h3> <ul><li><i><a href="/facts/Luminous_Arc_(video_game)/GPVxU0BV">Luminous Arc</a></i> (2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Luminous_Arc_2/NT0D8djA">Luminous Arc 2</a></i> (2008)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Sands_of_Destruction/U4c6mqh6">Sands of Destruction</a></i> (2008)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/7th_Dragon/QXnj4Gks">7th Dragon</a></i> (2009)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Luminous_Arc_3/VLve9D28">Luminous Arc 3</a></i> (2009)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a></li></ul> <h3>Wii</h3> <ul><li><i><a href="/facts/Case_Closed:_The_Mirapolis_Investigation/WoWQX0vl">Case Closed: The Mirapolis Investigation</a></i> (2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Arc_Rise_Fantasia/jYaHanNI">Arc Rise Fantasia</a></i> (2009)</li></ul> <h3>Nintendo 3DS</h3> <ul><li><i><a href="/facts/SoniPro/t4VUFIBN">SoniPro</a></i> (2014)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Tournament_of_the_Gods/vwcrtfLv">Toshin Toshi Girls Gift RPG</a></i> (2014)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Yoshi%27s_New_Island/C0RGpL7k">Yoshi's New Island</a></i> (2014, with <a href="/facts/Arzest/Ut77olvF">Arzest</a>)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Stella_Glow/7f3e2qkX">Stella Glow</a></i> (2015)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a></li></ul> <h3>PlayStation Portable</h3> <ul><li><i><a href="/facts/Last_Ranker/4MbzDl57">Last Ranker</a></i> (2010)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Fate/Extra/oANphh1l">Fate/Extra</a></i> (2010)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Criminal_Girls:_Invite_Only/FapqrqgG">Criminal Girls</a></i> (2010)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a></li> <li><i>Final Promise Story</i> (2011)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Black_Rock_Shooter:_The_Game/u75Tbvgg">Black Rock Shooter: The Game</a></i> (2011)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/7th_Dragon/QXnj4Gks">7th Dragon 2020</a></i> (2011)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Sol_Trigger/MRa6PHKm">Sol Trigger</a></i> (2012)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Fate/Extra_CCC/oANphh1l">Fate/Extra CCC</a></i> (2013)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/7th_Dragon/QXnj4Gks">7th Dragon 2020-II</a></i> (2013)</li></ul> <h3>PlayStation 3</h3> <ul><li><i>Chevalier Saga Tactics</i> (2011)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Time_and_Eternity/qk2z3Fzc">Time and Eternity</a></i> (2012)</li></ul> <h3>PlayStation Vita</h3> <ul><li><i><a href="/facts/Criminal_Girls:_Invite_Only/FapqrqgG">Criminal Girls: Invite Only</a></i> (2013)</li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://imageepoch.co.jp">Official website</a> (in Japanese)[<i>dead link</i>]</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"imageepoch undergoes bankruptcy proceedings". Teikoku. 13 May 2015. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160322031354/http://www.tdb.co.jp/tosan/syosai/4047.html" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20160322031354/http://www.tdb.co.jp/tosan/syosai/4047.html</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Riley, Adam (4 September 2007). "Original Japanese RPGs Coming to DS & Wii". Cubed3. Retrieved 7 November 2016. <a href="http://www.cubed3.com/news/7237/1/nintendo-news-original-japanese-rpgs-coming-to-ds-and-wii.html" target="_blank">http://www.cubed3.com/news/7237/1/nintendo-news-original-japanese-rpgs-coming-to-ds-and-wii.html</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>James, Thomas (3 April 2015). "Imageepoch CEO potentially missing". Gematsu. <a href="http://gematsu.com/2015/04/imageepoch-ceo-potentially-missing" target="_blank">http://gematsu.com/2015/04/imageepoch-ceo-potentially-missing</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>James, Thomas (3 April 2015). "Imageepoch CEO potentially missing". Gematsu. <a href="http://gematsu.com/2015/04/imageepoch-ceo-potentially-missing" target="_blank">http://gematsu.com/2015/04/imageepoch-ceo-potentially-missing</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Romano, Sal (13 May 2015). "Imageepoch files for bankruptcy". Gematsu. <a href="http://gematsu.com/2015/05/imageepoch-files-bankruptcy" target="_blank">http://gematsu.com/2015/05/imageepoch-files-bankruptcy</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Mikage LLC". <a href="https://mikage.co.jp/index.html" target="_blank">https://mikage.co.jp/index.html</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Tanaka, John (August 5, 2009). "Luminous Arc 3 Announced". IGN.com. Retrieved 2009-08-05. <a href="http://ds.ign.com/articles/101/1010921p1.html" target="_blank">http://ds.ign.com/articles/101/1010921p1.html</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"Imageepoch's Stella Glow RPG Headed to the Americas". Anime News Network. March 31, 2015. Retrieved June 29, 2015. <a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-03-31/imageepoch-stella-glow-rpg-headed-to-the-americas/.86577" target="_blank">http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-03-31/imageepoch-stella-glow-rpg-headed-to-the-americas/.86577</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>Spencer (September 15, 2009). "Capcom And Imageepoch Link Up For A Tournament Fighting RPG". Siliconera.com. Retrieved 2009-09-16. <a href="http://www.siliconera.com/2009/09/15/capcom-and-imageepoch-link-up-for-a-tournament-fighting-rpg/" target="_blank">http://www.siliconera.com/2009/09/15/capcom-and-imageepoch-link-up-for-a-tournament-fighting-rpg/</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>Baker (August 20, 2010). "Work Release Program - Criminal Girls for PSP". www.rpgamer.com. Archived from the original on 2010-08-23. Retrieved 2010-08-23. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100823071935/http://www.rpgamer.com/news/japan/mb082010.html#3" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20100823071935/http://www.rpgamer.com/news/japan/mb082010.html#3</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>Brian Ashcraft (November 24, 2010). "Black Rock Shooter Ready To Shoot Up The PSP". Kotaku. <a href="https://kotaku.com/5698094/black-rock-shooter-ready-to-shoot-up-the" target="_blank">https://kotaku.com/5698094/black-rock-shooter-ready-to-shoot-up-the</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>Spencer (September 5, 2011). "Sol Trigger's Story Is About Freedom Fighters [Update]". www.siliconera.com. Retrieved 2012-03-07. <a href="http://www.siliconera.com/2012/03/06/sol-triggers-story-is-about-freedom-fighters/" target="_blank">http://www.siliconera.com/2012/03/06/sol-triggers-story-is-about-freedom-fighters/</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>Spencer (September 5, 2011). "Fate/Extra CCC Destined For PSP This Spring [Update]". www.siliconera.com. Retrieved 2011-09-07. <a href="http://www.siliconera.com/2011/09/05/fateextra-ccc-destined-for-psp-this-spring/" target="_blank">http://www.siliconera.com/2011/09/05/fateextra-ccc-destined-for-psp-this-spring/</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>