Epic Records Japan

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

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).

Games published

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

• 1987 - Tokoro-san no Mamoru mo Semeru mo for Famicom – developed by HAL Laboratory
• 1988 - Vegas Dream for Famicom
• 1989 - 飛ing ヒーロー Flying Hero for Famicom – developed by Aicom^[3]
• 1989 - Tashiro Masashi no Princess ga Ippai for Famicom ^[4]
• 1990 - サッカー・ボーイ Soccer Boy = Soccer Mania for Game Boy
• 1990 -
  Software Creations (UK)
• 1991 - RoboCop for Game Boy
• 1991 - Hakunetsu Pro Yakyuu Ganba League = Extra Innings for Famicom – developed by Sting^[5]
• 1991 - Jerry Ball = Smart Ball for Super Famicom
• 1991 -
  Dragon's Lair
  for Famicom – developed by Motivetime
• 1991 - Dragon's Lair for Game Boy – developed by Motivetime
• 1991 - Altered Space for Game Boy ^[6]
• 1991 - Xenon 2: Megablast for X68000 and PC-98 - developed by The Bitmap Brothers
• 1991 - Hudson Hawk for Famicom
• 1992 - Hudson Hawk for Game Boy
• 1992 - Robocop2 for Game Boy
• 1992 - Hook for Famicom – developed by Ocean
• 1992 - Hook for Game Boy – developed by Ocean
• 1992 - Hook for Super Famicom – developed by Ukiyotei
• 1992 - Ganba League '93 for Famicom – developed by Sting^[5]
• 1993 - ユートピア = Utopia: The Creation of a Nation for Super Famicom ^[7]
• 1993 - Solstice II =
  Software Creations^[8]
• 1993 - Ganba League '94
• 1994 - Karura Ou = Skyblazer for Super Famicom – developed by Ukiyotei^[9]