GONZO ROSSO

Company Overview

GONZO ROSSO K.K.

Originally Founded: March 25th, 1963
Head Office : 2F, Kagurazaka Plaza Building, 4-8 Kagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Capital Stock : 862.77 Million JPY (as of the end of May 2008)

Chairman/President	：	Fumiaki Goto
Vice Chairman	：	Hideki Moriya
No. of Employees	：	77 (as of the end of March 2009)
Main Businesses	：	1. Online content distribution: Development and operation of online games and mobile sites 2. Licensing business: Rights management and domestic/overseas licensing of online games, animation, and characters 3. Other businesses: Production of website designs and video content.
Major Shareholders	：	Service Industry Organization of SMEs, Tomy Co., Ltd., TIS Inc., Daiwa SMBC Capital Co.,Ltd., JAFCO Co., Ltd., Challenge Japan Investment Co., Ltd.
Correspondent Banks	：	Resona Bank Ltd., Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.
Business Partners	：	Min Communications, Inc., SONOV, Inc., Gamania Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd., IP E-GAME VENTURES, Inc., Hudson Soft Co., Ltd., Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co., Ltd., Index Corp., NTT DOCOMO, Inc., KDDI Corp., SOFTBANK MOBILE Corp., Headlock, Inc., ZYYX, Inc., Soft Bank Payment Service Corp., TIS, Inc., Gen,Inc.

Group Companies

Goldsky Digital Technology Ltd.

Founded : March 25th, 2005
Location : 4F., No.716, Jhongjheng Rd., Jhonghe City, Taipei County 235. Taiwan
CEO : Huang Chi Cheng (James Huang）
Business areas: Licensing of online games, post-licensing support, and publishing of online games in Taiwan
URL : http://www.goldsky.com.tw/

ROSSO INDEX (M) Sdn Bhd

Founded : February 21st, 2007
Location : UNIT A-5-1, 5th Floor Block A, Megan Avenue II, Jalan Yap KwanSeng, 50450 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
CEO : Chin Chee Seong (CS Chin)
Business areas: Publishing of online games in Malaysia and Singapore
URL : http://www.myrosso.com/

About ROSSO INDEX Malaysia

1. Quality service & recognized security
Leveraging its expertise in micro-transaction-based MMORPGs, GONZO ROSSO provides first-class support to a diverse range of game lovers. GONZO ROSSO Group was the first company in the Japanese Online game industry to be awarded ISO27001 accreditation for information security. GONZO ROSSO prides itself on providing gamers with an advanced entertainment experience that is safe and easy to use.

2. Unique cross-media marketing
Working closely with GONZO, the cutting-edge anime studio under the GDH Group umbrella, GONZO ROSSO devises unique marketing schemes that bring together animation and online RPGs. This collaboration has widened the audience for both the GDH Group’s anime and game offerings and has given fans a wider experience of the anime and games they love.

3. Related activities leveraging core competencies
GONZO ROSSO encompasses other business derived from anime and games, ranging from the production of e-commerce and mobile sites to character-driven content and more. By constantly pursuing to enhance creativity and uniqueness in our various businesses, we are able continue to provide products that are both high in value and in quality to our users.

4. Global strategy
As part of its global strategy GONZO ROSSO is launching its titles overseas and in Japan. GONZO ROSSO games are already available in Asian territories such as China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand, and Vietnam, and are scheduled to be launched in North America soon.

A worldwide provider of network entertainment

“To create an arena of excitement together with the users, and offer a new lifestyle, by producing innovative and vibrant ‘network entertainment’”. Under this corporate philosophy, we at GONZO ROSSO work to continue providing solid and comprehensive entertainment to our users via the distribution of online games, which is our main business in Japan, as well as services related to mobile content and e-commerce. In addition, we are developing original Japan-made online games and expanding our global businesses, starting in Asia where the online game business is rapidly growing. As one of our first steps, we have established GONZO ROSSO MALAYSIA, which operates an online game distribution business similar to that of GONZO ROSSO in Japan. We have also acquired Goldsky Access (now renamed Goldsky Digital Technology), a rare company specializing in the licensing business of online games, and made it our subsidiary. Goldsky Digital Technology is promoting the licensing of our original games, etc., to online game operators around the world. GONZO ROSSO Group is committed to continuing to extend its global network.

International Strategy

ONLINE GAME LINEUP

Master of Epic – The ResonanceAge Universe –

Genre: MMORPG
URL: http://www.moepic.com (Japanese Online)

[Online RPG whose game play spans across the full expanse of time: past, present and future]
A community-based online RPG rich in both battle and item-creation elements! Users can choose from more than 200 occupations to pursue their unique game experiences!
A best-selling title that has had consistent support from users and retains a long standing group of hardcore fans.
Also produced as an animated TV series by GDH!

Shaiya - Light and Darkness -

Genre: MMORPG
URL: http://shaiya.jp (Japanese Online)

[The world-popular mega-scale MMORPG!]
Shaiya invites you to a fantastical world where two nations of light and darkness war over the holy ground of Eden.
With over 1,000 quests, mass-scale wars between forces of 1,500 players each, and a unique difficulty system that brings increased depth as the character progresses, the game provides expandability and perpetuity to the players.

©SONOV Corporation / GONZO ROSSO K.K.

PANDORA SAGA

Genre: MMORPG
URL: http://pandorasaga.com/ (Japanese only)

[GONZO ROSSO brings you first Japan-made hardcore MMORPG!]
Set against a fantastical world infused with the classic grandeur of Medieval Europe, the game offers realistic and action-driven battle experiences to players and provides a wide array of battle strategies, exactly like the ones used in ancient European wars.

The Tower of Druaga – the Recovery of BABYLIM -

Genre: MMORPG
URL: http://druaga-mmo.com (Japanese only)

[The classic standard-setting arcade game is recreated as an online RPG!]
The legendary title that captivated millions of game fans is back!
Supervised by game creator Masanobu Endo, Druaga’s unique ‘MMO + MO’ (Massively Multiplayer Online + Multiplayer Online) game system and the TV animation series by GONZO are sure to keep fans logged in and excited!

VIA ROSSO

URL: http://viarosso.com/(Japanese only)

[Exclusive virtual lounge for GONZO ROSSO gamers]
VIA ROSSO is a virtual lounge that provides special services to users who have purchased game points for GONZO ROSSO’s online games in Japan.
VIA ROSSO allows users to transfer their game points between different games published by GONZO ROSSO. Another feature of the site is TAKOR-ON-LINE, an online game version of popular casual game TAKORON, which will be provided exclusively at VIA ROSSO.
Other premium services such as access to exclusive/early-bird information of GONZO ROSSO games will be made available as well.

RAN ONLINE

Genre: MMORPG
URL: http://ranonline.com/ (Japanese only)

[RAN ONLINE is an action MMORPG which plays out in a present-day school-life setting]
PvP battles in which each player’s pride is on the line, and massive battles royal in which the schools fight against each other provide exciting and piquant game play.
Winning great popularity in the Asian region, the title will evolve to a new stage in Japan!

ARCADIA SAGA

Genre: MMORPG
URL: http://arcadiasaga.com/(Japanese only)

[GONZO ROSSO brings out its third original online game!]
ARCADIA SAGA is a MMORPG of ‘creation and destruction’ in which the players aim to restore an ancient civilization. Each player bases him/herself in a customized facility (“my house”) from where they can engage in an extensive variety of activities such as farming, mining, and awesome battles (based on a unique gaming system).
Each and every action can lead to unexpected turns of events in this dynamic world that is unlike anything that has been seen before.

CREATIVE MEDIA PRODUCTION

	GIGATHEATER Produced short animation for Hitachi Maxell’s visual entertainment site GIGA THEATER. http://dvd.maxell.co.jp/ent/giga/	Charapre A character open-contest site. Entered characters compete in a poll, and winning characters are produced as merchandise. http://charapre.jp/
	Music Videos Produced animation part in music video of popular Japanese artist: Still Crazy For You by Crazy Cats and Yuming. ©2006 by kirarasha・Watanabe Music Publishing Co.,Ltd All Rights Reserved	Video Games Produced opening and ending animation of 13th and 14th editions of KONAMI’s baseball game Jikkyo Powerful Pro Yakyu.
	GONZO MOBILE Mobile site that distributes information on GONZO titles and original wallpapers, ringtones, and video clips. Updated daily.
ORIGINAL CHARACTERS & ANIMATION
	ProjectPAPO Short animation series featuring a mysterious robot/speaker. First produced in 2000 as a flash animation. New episodes are still being produced and distributed through various media including TV and the Internet. Hi-def version of ProjectPAPO. Currenly available on DVD, Blu-ray Disc, and HD DVD. http://www.project-papo.com/ ©10GAUGE･GONZO ROSSO/GDH	GUATEMALA Winner of first Charapre contest “dancing bear” now available as merchandise. Receiving coverage in various media. Hello, my name is GUATEMALA. People think I'm lazy and lifeless, but actually that is not true. I really wanted to be a dancer. ©ichi･GONZO ROSSO

History

Sept. 2005	GDH K.K. (a TSE Mothers-listed company) acquires Warp Gate Online K.K., operator of MMORPG Knight Online, as its subsidiary
Dec. 2005	Warp Gate Online K.K. renamed as GONZO Rosso Online K.K.
May. 2006	GONZO Rosso Online K.K. starts operation of MMORPG Master of Epic.
Jan. 2007	TV animation series Master of Epic ~ The AnimationAge ~ co-produced by GDH and GONZO Rosso is aired.
Feb. 2007	Enters into business partnership with TIS Inc. (TSE first section-listed company) to enhance online game network system.
Feb. 2007	Establishes subsidiary GONZO ROSSO Malaysia, and starts online game distribution in Malaysia and Singapore.
Mar. 2007	Acquires GoldSky Access, a worldwide online game licensor, as subsidiary.
Mar. 2007	Acquires first ISO 27001 (security management standard) certification in Japanese online game industry.
Mar. 2007	Consolidates game servers in TIS data center in order to achieve enhanced security.
Apr. 2007	Consolidates G-creators K.K., a company within GDH group specializing in development/operation of e-commerce/mobile sites and other online content, and is renamed as GONZO ROSSO K.K.
Nov. 2007	Launches MMORPG Shaiya – Light and Darkness –
Feb. 2008	Launches MMORPG PANDORA SAGA
Apr. 2008	Launches MMORPG The Tower of Druaga – the Recovery of BABYLIM –
Apr. 2008	TV broadcast of The Tower of Druaga – the Aegis of URUK -, an animated series co-produced by GDH and GONZO ROSSO
May. 2008	Forms business and capital Alliance with TOMY, partnering in the online game business and enhancing international competitiveness
Sept. 2008	Launches VIA ROSSO, an online lounge providing exclusive services to GONZO ROSSO gamers
Oct. 2008	Launches MMORPG RAN ONLINE
Jan. 2009	Launches MMORPG PANDORA SAGA in Taiwan (Gamania)
Jan. 2009	Launches MMORPG MayF Masters
2009	Scheduled to launch MMORPG ARCADIA SAGA