Epic Records Japan

Epic Records Japan is a Japanese record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Its founder was Shigeo Maruyama.

Epic Records Japan

Sony Music Entertainment Japan

1978 (1978)
2001 (2001) (re-establishment)

Shigeo Maruyama

Various, mainly J-pop, formerly video games

Japan

epic-jp.net

Between 1978 and 1988 the label operated as a wholly owned subsidiary: Epic/Sony Inc. (株式会社EPIC・ソニー) was established in August 1978^[1] and was folded back into CBS/Sony Group in March 1988.^[2]

Notable music artists for this company have included Hikaru Utada, Tetsuya Komuro, and Kimiko Itoh.

In 2001, it was re-established as Epic Records Japan Inc. (株式会社エピックレコードジャパン, Kabushiki Gaisha Epikku Rekoodo Japan).

1987 - Tokoro-san no Mamoru mo Semeru mo for Famicom – developed by

HAL Laboratory

1988 - for Famicom

Vegas Dream

1989 - 飛ing ヒーロー Flying Hero for Famicom – developed by ^[3]

Aicom

1989 - for Famicom ^[4]

Tashiro Masashi no Princess ga Ippai

1990 - サッカー・ボーイ Soccer Boy = Soccer Mania for Game Boy

1990 - for Famicom – developed by Software Creations (UK)

Solstice

1991 - for Game Boy

RoboCop

1991 - Hakunetsu Pro Yakyuu Ganba League = for Famicom – developed by Sting^[5]

Extra Innings

1991 - Jerry Ball = for Super Famicom

Smart Ball

1991 - for Famicom – developed by Motivetime

Dragon's Lair

1991 - Dragon's Lair for Game Boy – developed by Motivetime

1991 - for Game Boy ^[6]

Altered Space

1991 - for X68000 and PC-98 - developed by The Bitmap Brothers

Xenon 2: Megablast

1991 - for Famicom

Hudson Hawk

1992 - for Game Boy

Hudson Hawk

1992 - Robocop2 for Game Boy

1992 - for Famicom – developed by Ocean

Hook

1992 - for Game Boy – developed by Ocean

Hook

1992 - for Super Famicom – developed by Ukiyotei

Hook

1992 - Ganba League '93 for Famicom – developed by ^[5]

Sting

1993 - ユートピア = for Super Famicom ^[7]

Utopia: The Creation of a Nation

1993 - Solstice II = for Super Famicom – developed by Software Creations^[8]

Equinox

1993 - Ganba League '94

1994 - Karura Ou = for Super Famicom – developed by Ukiyotei^[9]

Skyblazer

During the late 1980s and early 1990s they also published video games for Nintendo consoles.

Epic Records Japan