ILCA (company)

ILCA is a video game development company based in Tokyo, Japan. The studio is most known for developing Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl (2021) and One Piece Odyssey (2023). The company also has offices based in Nagoya and Kyoto.

ILCA
Industry	Video games Computer graphics video production
Founded	October 1, 2010; 13 years ago (2010-10-01)
Headquarters	Tokyo , Japan
Key people	Takuya Iwasaki (CEO)
Number of employees	376 (2023/04)^[1]
Website	www.ilca.co.jp

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ILCA was established on October 1, 2010, in Tokyo, Japan. The studio's name is an acronym of the phrase "I Love Computer Art" by former Cavia employees. While the company initially started out as a CG-based video production company, it subsequently branched out to work on video game projects. It had worked as a support studio for games such as Yakuza 0, Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age, Nier: Automata, Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 and Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown,^[2] as well as applications such as Pokémon Home. In 2020, it was announced that the director for Monster Hunter World: Iceborne, Daisuke Ichihara, had joined ILCA's Kyoto office.^[3]

The studio received more attention when it was revealed as the lead developer for Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl (2021).^[4] It had since then developed a close relationship with publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment, working on games such as The Idolmaster: Starlit Season,^[5] One Piece Odyssey and Sand Land.^[6] It also formed a new studio named Bandai Namco Aces with the publisher in 2022 to work on the next Ace Combat game. Bandai Namco will own 51% of the new studio, while ILCA will own the remaining 49%.^[7]

Year	Title	Platform(s)	Publisher
2020	Pokémon Home	Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS	The Pokémon Company
2021	The Idolmaster: Starlit Season	Windows PC, PlayStation 4	Bandai Namco Entertainment
2021	Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl	Nintendo Switch	The Pokémon Company
2023	One Piece Odyssey	Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch	Bandai Namco Entertainment
2024	Sand Land	Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
TBA	Untitled Ace Combat video game	TBA

^ https://www.ilca.co.jp/company/
^ Doolan, Liam (February 28, 2021). "Some History About ILCA, The Japanese Studio Working On The Pokémon Diamond And Pearl Remakes". Nintendo Life. from the original on February 24, 2024. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
^ Stenbuck, Kite (December 17, 2020). "Monster Hunter Director Daisuke Ichihara Left Capcom". Siliconera. from the original on February 24, 2024. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
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^ Ivan, Tom (January 12, 2024). "The game based on Akira Toriyama's Sand Land has been dated". Video Games Chronicle. from the original on February 24, 2024. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
^ Partis, Danielle (July 1, 2022). "Bandai Namco and Ilca partner to form Bandai Namco Aces". Gameindustry.biz. from the original on February 24, 2024. Retrieved February 24, 2024.