Vanillaware is a development group spawned from the Atlus team that brought Princess Crown to the Sega Saturn in 1997. In an industry where the polygon is king, Vanillaware specializes in sprite-based games designed in the second dimension.

Vanillaware is a development group spawned from the Atlus team that brought Princess Crown to the Sega Saturn in 1997. In an industry where the polygon is king, Vanillaware specializes in sprite-based games designed in the second dimension.

Grand Knights History is the next title from Odin Sphere and Muramasa developer Vanillaware. Unlike the Japanese developer's previous Action RPG titles, History will be a turn-based RPG and will be the studio's first handheld title, scheduled for a PSP release this summer in Japan. Read on
For his nengajo (New Year card), Vanillaware president George Kamitani chose to ring in the new year with girls in jars using a robot to fight a xenomorph with another girl in its head. [Tiny Cartridge]
Japanese independent developer Vanillaware has created modern 2D game classics such as Odin Sphere and the upcoming Muramasa: The Demon Blade, and founder George Kamitani sits down with Gamasutra to discuss his company's roots, passions, and plans.