Key Visual Art's

Key is a Japanese visual novel studio that formed July 21, 1998 as a mark under the publisher's Visual Art and is located in Kita, Osaka, Japan. Key released their first visual novel Kanon in June 1999, which combines a scenario developed an up-to-date style of cartoon-style, and a musical score which helped create the atmosphere for the match. Key's second game released by Air in September 2000 had a similar story, even more complex Kanon and deeper gameplay. Both Kanon and Air were originally produced as games for adults, but the play broke that trend with their third title Clannad which was released in April 2004 for all ages. Key has released his seventh and final game Little Busters! Ecstasy in July 2008 and has worked in the past with Interchannel and prototype versions of the port with the consumption of previous Key titles. Key is in the process of developing their eighth game of re-writing , and work with the magazine Dengeki G's ASCII Media Works' production of mixed-media project called Angel Beats ", which will be produced in anime .

Co-founder June Maeda is a prominent figure in society, who has contributed to the planning, scenario, and the composition of music in most novels of Visual Key. Itaru Hinoue also co-founder, is the principal artist of the room and was artistic director for the first three Key's Games. Na-Ga, another leading artist in society, primarily worked with the art of skiing in the previous matches, but with a sixth game Key's Little Busters! was given the position of co-artistic director with Hinoue. Shinji Orito, main composer Key and another co-founder, has composed the music for all titles of Key. Yuto Tonokawa, a screenwriter, first worked on the screenplay for Little Busters!.

Key has been an active participant in the Convention since Comiket Comiket 57 in December 1999, where they sold Kanon-related products; room last appearance was at the Comiket Comiket 75 in December 2008. In 2001, Visual Art's created the label Key Sounds Label releasing music albums and singles with music-related novels Visual Key. In December 2007, the play began producing a radio show called Internet Radio Net-key regarding the company.