Sakurasoft

Sakurasoft Co., Ltd. (株式会社さくらソフト) was a Japanese company founded in 1998 by student engineers in Chiba Prefecture. Initially, it engaged in system integration and developed systems for mobile mail-order sites. In 2010, it entered the social game business, releasing titles such as "Monster☆Monster," "God Equipment!! Valkyrie Card," and "Teikoku Senki." These hits led to sales of approximately 1.5 billion yen in the fiscal year ending August 2014. In April 2017, it released "The Heroic Legend of Arslan: Warrior's Qualification," but the service ended the following year. Competition in the industry worsened its performance, and sales for the fiscal year ending August 2018 fell to about 900 million yen. After that, it struggled to produce hit titles. In 2020, it relocated its head office from the Sumitomo Chemical Engineering Center Building to the same location as its registered headquarters in Hanamigawa Ward, Chiba City, and reduced two directors to cut costs, but this did not improve its business or cash flow. Consequently, Sakurasoft received a bankruptcy commencement decision from the Chiba District Court on April 7, 2021. Its subsidiary Makane Soft also received a bankruptcy commencement decision from the Chiba District Court on April 14 of the same year. The total liabilities were approximately 210 million yen for Sakurasoft and approximately 340 million yen for both companies combined. Among the titles operated by Sakurasoft, "Teikoku Senki" and "Tales of Asteria" continued service due to operational restructuring, but other titles ended service simultaneously with the bankruptcy decision. Sakurasoft's corporate entity was dissolved on April 13, 2022.

Sakurasoft Co., Ltd. was established in 1998 by student engineers in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Initially, the company focused on system integration (SI) and developed systems for mobile mail-order websites. In 2010, it shifted into the social game business. After entering the social game market, it released titles such as "Monster☆Monster," "God Equipment!! Valkyrie Card," and "Teikoku Senki." These titles became hits, and for the fiscal year ending August 2014, the company recorded sales of approximately 1.5 billion yen. In April 2017, it released "The Heroic Legend of Arslan: Warrior's Qualification," but the service ended in August of the following year. Subsequently, competition among peers worsened its performance, and sales for the fiscal year ending August 2018 dropped to about 900 million yen. The company continued to struggle to produce hit titles. In 2020, it relocated its head office from the Sumitomo Chemical Engineering Center Building to the same location as its registered headquarters in Hanamigawa Ward, Chiba City, and reduced two directors as cost-cutting measures, but these efforts did not improve its business or cash flow. As a result, Sakurasoft received a bankruptcy commencement decision from the Chiba District Court on April 7, 2021. Its subsidiary Makane Soft also received a bankruptcy commencement decision from the Chiba District Court on April 14 of the same year. The total liabilities were approximately 210 million yen for Sakurasoft and approximately 340 million yen for both companies combined. Among the titles operated by Sakurasoft, "Teikoku Senki" and "Tales of Asteria" continued service due to operational restructuring, while other titles ended service simultaneously with the bankruptcy decision. Sakurasoft's corporate entity was dissolved on April 13, 2022.

• 2022

  Corporate entity dissolved on April 13.

• 2021

  Received bankruptcy commencement decision from the Chiba District Court on April 7; subsidiary Makane Soft received decision on April 14.

• 2020

  Relocated head office and reduced two directors as cost-cutting measures.

• 2018

  Service for "The Heroic Legend of Arslan: Warrior's Qualification" ended in August; sales fell to about 900 million yen for the fiscal year ending August.

• 2017

  Released "The Heroic Legend of Arslan: Warrior's Qualification" in April.

• 2014

  Recorded sales of approximately 1.5 billion yen for the fiscal year ending August.

• 2010

  Entered the social game business.

• 1998

  Founded by student engineers in Chiba Prefecture.

Developer and operator of social games and provider of system development services.

• Monster☆Monster

• God Equipment!! Valkyrie Card

• Teikoku Senki

• The Heroic Legend of Arslan: Warrior's Qualification

• Tales of Asteria

• Magic Solitaire: Sorcerous Stabber Orphen

• Shin Koihime Musou: Otome Ranbu

• Rubelbezzo

1. 1株式会社さくらソフト |sakurasoft.co.jp
2. 2Sakurasoftwikidata.org
3. 3さくらソフトja.wikipedia.org