Idea Factory

Idea Factory is a Japanese video game developer and publisher founded by former employees of Data East in 1994 headed by company chairman Shingo Kuwana and president Yoshiteru Sato.

On 30 September 2013, Idea Factory opened its international branch based in California, under the name Idea Factory International.

A subsection of Idea Factory develops otome games, under the name of Otomate. One of its most popular games includes Collar x Mallice, Amnesia and Diabolik Lovers.