Overflow (brand)

Stack
Company type	Yūgen gaisha
Industry	Interactive entertainment; Brand novelties
Founded	September 1992
Founder	Akio Ōnuma
Defunct	2012
Headquarters	Bentenchō, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Area served	Japan
Key people	Akio Ōnuma (CEO); Kimihiko Iwasaki (Director)
Products	Welcome to Pia Carrot!! 2; School Days; Summer Days; Cross Days
Number of employees	12
Website	stacksoft.co.jp

Overflow
Product type	Visual novels, Erotica, Eroge
Owner	Stack
Country	Japan
Introduced	November 26, 1999
Website	0verflow.com

Overflow (オーバーフロー) (stylized 0verflow) is the adult game brand of Japanese video game company Stack Ltd. (有限会社スタック) known for its School Days franchise.^[3] Stack's headquarters are located in the Sugishō Building (杉商ビル) in Kanda, Chiyoda, Tokyo.^[2]

Overflow's PureMail video game was adapted into a two-episode OAV in 2001.

Overflow's Imouto de Ikou! video game was adapted into a two-episode OVA in 2003.

Overflow's School Days video game was adapted into a 12-episode anime series in 2007.^[3] Both School Days and Cross Days have also received manga adaptations.^[4]

Stack's Welcome to Pia Carrot!! video game series was adapted into a three-episode hentai OVA from 1997 to 1998. Its sequel, Welcome to Pia Carrot!! 2 was adapted into a three-episode hentai OVA from 1998 to 1999, and a six-episode OVA titled Welcome to the Pia Carrot!! 2 DX from 1999 to 2000. The video game also received an anime film titled Welcome to Pia Carrot!! -Sayaka no Koi-monogatari- in 2002.

On February 10, 2012, 0verflow confirmed that Shiny Days, a remake of Summer Days, would be the last title produced by the brand.^[3] Customers were told that the company would continue to support their line of video games.^[3]^[5]

Games

Overflow

Overflow produced such games as:^[6]

November 26, 1999: Large PONPON (らーじ・PONPON, Rāji Ponpon)
August 25, 2000: PureMail
April 27, 2001: 0verflow Pleasure Box (オーバーフローぷれじゃ～ボックス, Ōbāfurō Purejā Bokkusu)
December 28, 2001: Snow Radish Vacation (Snowラディッシュバケーション, Sunō Radisshu Bakēshon)
December 27, 2002: Let's go for the little sister! (妹で行こう!, Imōto de Ikō!)
August 13, 2003: Summer Radish Vacation!! (Summerラディッシュバケーション, Samā Radisshu Bakēshon!!)
December 27, 2003: Magical Unity (マジカル☆ユニティー, Majikaru Yunitī)
April 30, 2004: MISS EACH OTHER
October 15, 2004: LOST M
April 28, 2005: School Days (スクールデイズ, Sukūru Deizu)^[7]
January 27, 2006: 0verflow Premium Trilogy Box (オーバーフロープレミアムトリロジーボックス, Ōbāfurō Puremiamu Torirojī Bokkusu)
June 23, 2006: Summer Days (サマーデイズ, Samā Deizu)
March 19, 2010: Cross Days (クロスデイズ, Kurosu Deizu)
October 8, 2010: School Days HQ (スクールデイズハイクオリティ, Sukūru Deizu Hai Kuoritī)
April 27, 2012: Shiny Days (シャイニーデイズ, Shainī Deizu)^[8]
July 3, 2014: Island Days (アイランドデイズ, Airando Deizu)
April 28, 2016: Strip Battle Days 2 (ストリップバトルデイズ2, Sutorippu Batoru Deizu 2)
TearMail (cancelled)

Stack

Stack was involved in games such as:

July 26, 1996: Welcome to Pia Carrot (MS-DOS)
October 18, 1996: Welcome to Pia Carrot!! (Windows)
May 23, 1997: Welcome to Pia Carrot!! (PC-FX)
October 31, 1997: Welcome to Pia Carrot!! 2 (Windows 95)
March 12, 1998: Welcome to Pia Carrot!! (Sega Saturn)
October 8, 1998: Welcome to Pia Carrot!! (Sega Saturn)
December 2, 2000: Welcome to Pia Carrot!! 2.2 (Game Boy Color)
June 21, 2001: Welcome to Pia Carrot!! 2.5 (Dreamcast)
October 26, 2001: Welcome to Pia Carrot!! 2 (Windows Me/2000)
November 30, 2001: Welcome to Pia Carrot!! 3 (Windows 95/98/Me/2000)
February 6, 2003: Welcome to Pia Carrot!! 2 (Dreamcast)
March 27, 2003: Welcome to Pia Carrot!! 3 (Dreamcast), (PlayStation 2)
April 23, 2004: Welcome to Pia Carrot!! 3 (Game Boy Advance)
2006: Welcome to Pia Carrot!! G.O. ~Grand Open~
2006: Pia Carrot G.O. TOYBOX ~Summer Fair~
2007: MahJong in Pia Carrot~
2008: Welcome to Pia Carrot!! G.P.
2009: Welcome to Pia Carrot!! 4
2010: Pia Carrot 4 FD
2014: PriPia ~Prince Pia Carrot~

References

^ ^a ^b "STACK 会社概要" (in Japanese). Stack Ltd. Archived from the original on 2021-10-27. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
^ ^a ^b ^c "About Us" (in Japanese). Stack Ltd. Archived from the original on 2009-12-01. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "School Days' Overflow Confirms It Is Making Its Last Title". Anime News Network. February 10, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
^ "Cross Days (Visual Novel)". TV Tropes. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
^ Lanson, Greg (2012-02-11). "'School Days' Creators 0verflow Announces 'Shiny Days' will be Final Game". Crunchyroll.
^ "Overflow's Product List". Overflow. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
^ "School Days to Be Posted on Crunchyroll This Spring (Update 2)". Anime News Network. 2009-04-24. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
^ "Notice about change of release date for Shiny Days". 0verflow. February 10, 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-06-16. Retrieved March 6, 2012.

External links

Official website (in Japanese)
Overflow at The Visual Novel Database

[Stack-1] "STACK 会社概要" (in Japanese). Stack Ltd. Archived from the original on 2021-10-27. Retrieved 2021-10-27.

[stackabout-2] "About Us" (in Japanese). Stack Ltd. Archived from the original on 2009-12-01. Retrieved 2009-11-01.

[annlast-3] "School Days' Overflow Confirms It Is Making Its Last Title". Anime News Network. February 10, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2012.

[4] "Cross Days (Visual Novel)". TV Tropes. Retrieved 2022-01-12.

[5] Lanson, Greg (2012-02-11). "'School Days' Creators 0verflow Announces 'Shiny Days' will be Final Game". Crunchyroll.

[6] "Overflow's Product List". Overflow. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved November 30, 2012.

[7] "School Days to Be Posted on Crunchyroll This Spring (Update 2)". Anime News Network. 2009-04-24. Retrieved 2012-01-24.

[8] "Notice about change of release date for Shiny Days". 0verflow. February 10, 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-06-16. Retrieved March 6, 2012.

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