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{{Infobox Company
| company_name = Hirameki International
| company_name = Hirameki International
| company_type = Visual novel publisher (previously),<br /> Manufacturer and distributor of video game accessories
| company_type = Manufacturer and Distributor of Videogame Accessories| foundation = November 2010
| foundation = March, 2000
| industry = Videogame Accessories
| products = [[Nintendo 3DS]]
| industry = Video games
| products = [[AnimePlay]] <br /> Video game accessories
| location = Diamond Bar, CA
| location = Diamond Bar, CA
| homepage = [http://www.hirameki-int.com www.hirameki-int.com]
| homepage = [http://www.hirameki-int.com www.hirameki-int.com]
}}
}}
'''Hirameki International Group Inc.''' was an [[United States|American]] company founded in March 2000 which specialized in translating [[visual novel]]s from [[Japan]] and releasing them to the American market. It is named after the [[Japanese language|Japanese]] word for the noun "flash" or "insight". On January 2, 2008, the company elected to bow out of games production.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-01-06/hirameki-no-longer-publishing-interactive-visual-novels|title=Hirameki No Longer Publishing Interactive Visual Novels|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|date=January 6, 2008|accessdate=2008-01-06}}</ref>
'''Hirameki International Group Inc. now offers videogame accessories direct from their home company, Cyber Gadget, in Japan. They offer top-selling game accessories available at large retailers throughout Japan! Now offered to American gamers exclusively through Hirameki International, the only authorized seller of Cyber Gadget video-game accessories in the United States.


In November 2010,{{Citation needed|date=March 2011}} Hirameki returned as a video game accessories reseller for their home company, [[Cyber Gadget]], of Japan. As of March 2011, they are the only authorized seller of Cyber Gadget video game accessories in the United States.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.hirameki-int.com/ |title=Hirameki International |accessdate=2011-03-15}}</ref>
Products include videogame accessories for Nintendo DS, DSi, DSiXL, and 3DS as well as Sony PSP, PSPgo, and PS3.
For a more comprehensive list of products and prices, go to www.hirameki-int.com or shop.hirameki-int.com. These products are also listed for sale on Amazon.com


==Products==
Nintendo 3DS Accessories: 3DS accessories will be coming to the American market on March 27, 2011 and will be offered exclusively through Hirameki International. This will include pouches, card cases, silicone protect cases, lens cleaner, screen protectors etc... All are designed to fit the exciting new Nintendo 3DS which has 2 screens to create the new 3D effect. With this offering, Hirameki continues its tradition of bringing the latest innovations in the Japanese market to American consumers.
===AnimePlay PC===
The [[AnimePlay]] PC line—titles that are visual novels that can only be played via a [[IBM PC compatible|PC]].


* ''[[Ai Yori Aoshi]]''
* ''[[Animamundi|Animamundi Dark Alchemist]]''
* ''[[Piece of Wonder]]''
* ''[[Ever17]]''
* ''[[Yo-Jin-Bo]]''


===AnimePlay DVD===
These titles are visual novels that can be played via a [[DVD player]].
* ''[[Amusement Park (visual novel)|Amusement Park]]''
* ''[[Day of Love]]''
* ''[[Dragonia]]''
* ''[[Exodus Guilty]]''
* ''[[Hourglass of Summer]]''
* ''[[Ishika & Honori]]''
* ''[[Phantom of Inferno]]''
* ''[[Tea Society of a Witch]]''

===Game accessories===
Hirameki sells accessories for the following video game consoles:
* [[Nintendo DS]], [[Nintendo DSi]], [[Nintendo_DSi#Larger_model|Nintendo DSi XL]], and [[Nintendo 3DS]]
* [[Wii|Nintendo Wii]]
* [[PlayStation 3|Sony PS3]], [[PlayStation Portable|Sony PSP]], and [[PSP Go|Sony PSP Go]]


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Anime companies]]
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[[Category:Companies established in 2000]]



Revision as of 01:31, 15 March 2011

Hirameki International
Company typeVisual novel publisher (previously),
Manufacturer and distributor of video game accessories
IndustryVideo games
FoundedMarch, 2000
Defunct2 January 2008 Edit this on Wikidata
HeadquartersDiamond Bar, CA
ProductsAnimePlay
Video game accessories
Websitewww.hirameki-int.com

Hirameki International Group Inc. was an American company founded in March 2000 which specialized in translating visual novels from Japan and releasing them to the American market. It is named after the Japanese word for the noun "flash" or "insight". On January 2, 2008, the company elected to bow out of games production.[1]

In November 2010,[citation needed] Hirameki returned as a video game accessories reseller for their home company, Cyber Gadget, of Japan. As of March 2011, they are the only authorized seller of Cyber Gadget video game accessories in the United States.[2]

Products

AnimePlay PC

The AnimePlay PC line—titles that are visual novels that can only be played via a PC.

AnimePlay DVD

These titles are visual novels that can be played via a DVD player.

Game accessories

Hirameki sells accessories for the following video game consoles:

References

  1. ^ "Hirameki No Longer Publishing Interactive Visual Novels". Anime News Network. January 6, 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-06.
  2. ^ "Hirameki International". Retrieved 2011-03-15.