Millennium Kitchen

Millennium Kitchen Co., Ltd. (Japanese: 株式会社ミレニアムキッチン) is a Japanese video game developer. Founded by Kaz Ayabe in 1997, the company is best known as the creators of the Boku no Natsuyasumi (lit. ('My Summer Vacation') series of video games.

Millennium Kitchen Co., Ltd.
Native name
株式会社ミレニアムキッチン
IndustryVideo games
FoundedDecember 1, 1997
Headquarters
Tokyo
,
Japan
Key people
Kaz Ayabe
Number of employees
8 (As of November 2013)[1]
Websitehttp://www.mkitchen.co.jp/

History

Millennium Kitchen was established as a limited company on December 1, 1997[2] by video game developer Kaz Ayabe. Ayabe, who had previously worked at the video game companies NMK and K-Idea as a programmer and a designer, founded the company in order to produce Boku no Natsuyasumi, which was released for the PlayStation in 2000. On December 1, 2013, the company became a joint-stock company.[2]

Accolades

Boku no Natsuyasumi (2000) won a New Wave Award at the fifth Japan Game Awards,[3] and was a finalist for the Excellence Award at the third Japan Media Arts Festival.[4] Boku no Natsuyasumi 2 (2002) and Bokura no Kazoku (2005) were selected as juror-recommended works at the Japan Media Arts Festival,[5] and Attack of the Friday Monsters! A Tokyo Tale (2015) was selected as an honorable mention for Best Narrative at the Game Developers Choice Awards.[6]

Works

As developer
Year Title Platform(s) Notes Ref(s)
2000Boku no NatsuyasumiPlayStation[7]
2002Boku no Natsuyasumi 2PlayStation 2
2005Bokura no KazokuPlayStation 2
2006Boku no Natsuyasumi PortablePlayStation PortablePort of Boku no Natsuyasumi
2007Boku no Natsuyasumi 3PlayStation 3
2009Boku no Natsuyasumi 4PlayStation Portable
2010Boku no Natsuyasumi Portable 2PlayStation PortablePort of Boku no Natsuyasumi 2
2013Attack of the Friday Monsters! A Tokyo TaleNintendo 3DS[5]
2021Shin-chan: Me and the Professor on Summer VacationNintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows[8]
2023Natsu-Mon! 20th Century Summer VacationNintendo Switch[9]

Other games
Year Title Platform(s) Role Ref(s)
2003Reel Fishing IIIPlayStation 2Promotional visuals, packaging[10]
2004Popolocrois: Tsuki no Okite no BōkenPlayStation 2Character modeling[10]
2008Suzumiya Haruhi no TomadoiPlayStation 2Graphics support[10]
2009Magician's Quest: Mysterious TimesNintendo DSCharacter modeling, character design
2010Tongari Boushi to Maho no Omise Nintendo DSCharacter modeling, map design

References
  1. "スタッフ採用情報". Millenium Kitchen. Archived from the original on March 19, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  2. "スタッフ採用情報". Millenium Kitchen. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  3. "『ぼくらのかぞく』がメディア芸術祭・審査委員会推薦作品に!!" ["Bokura no Kazoku" was recommended by the Jury of the Japan Media Arts Festival!!]. Millennium Kitchen (in Japanese). December 26, 2005. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
  4. "第５回日本ゲーム大賞 受賞作品一覧" [The 5th Japan Game Awards Winners List]. Japan Entertainment Software Awards (in Japanese). Retrieved May 16, 2023.
  5. "綾部 和氏が手がけた「GUILD02」作品の一つ「怪獣が出る金曜日」。子供の頃に思い描いた"巨大怪獣が出る世界"をノスタルジックな雰囲気で構築". 4gamer.net (in Japanese). March 15, 2013. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  6. Sinclair, Brendan (January 9, 2014). "The Last of Us, Tearaway, Gone Home lead GDC Award noms". Gamesindustry.biz. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  7. "『ぼくのなつやすみポータブル』作者の綾部氏に直撃！" [An interview with Mr. Ayabe, creator of "Boku no Natsuyasumi Portable"!]. Famitsu (in Japanese). June 30, 2006. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  8. "クレヨンしんちゃん『オラと博士の夏休み』～おわらない七日間の旅～ [Nintendo Direct 2021.2.18]". Youtube. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
  9. "なつもん！ ２０世紀の夏休み [Nintendo Direct 2023.2.9]". Youtube. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  10. "スタッフ募集のお知らせ!!". Millennium Kitchen (in Japanese). January 7, 2008. Archived from the original on May 24, 2023. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
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