# Jaleco

> Japanese video game publisher and developer

**Wikidata**: [Q1344080](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1344080)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaleco)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/jaleco

## Summary
Jaleco is a Japanese kabushiki gaisha (joint-stock company) that operated as a video game developer and publisher based in Tokyo. Founded in October 1974, the company underwent multiple name and ownership changes, was dissolved in May 2014, and its Jaleco copyright was held by City Connection as of 2014.

## Key Facts
- Founded (inception): 1974-10-03 (formation in Tokyo).  
- Legal form: kabushiki gaisha (Japanese joint-stock company).  
- Industry and activity: video game developer and video game publisher in the video game industry.  
- Primary headquarters (last listed): KSS Gotanda Bldg. 5F, 1-21-8 Nishigotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0031, Japan (coordinates: 35.62292, 139.72352388888888).  
- Company name history: "株式会社ジャパンレジャー" (Japan Leisure Corporation) 1974–1983; "株式会社ジャレコ" (Jaleco) 1983–2000; "パシフィック・センチュリー・サイバーワークス・ジャパン株式会社" / PCCW Japan 2000–2004; reverted to "株式会社ジャレコ" 2004–2006; corporate demerger 2006-07-03.  
- Parent organizations: PCCW Limited (from 2000-08-10 to 2005); Emcom Holdings (partly coincident, demerger ended 2006-07-02); Game Yarou (2009-01-15 to 2014-05-21).  
- Company dissolved date: 2014-05-21.  
- Copyright holder (point in time 2014): City Connection.  
- Official website (archived / listed): http://www.jalecogames.co.jp (preferred), also http://www.jaleco.co.jp and http://www.jaleco.com (English).  
- Logo file (used since 2006): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jaleco_logo_(2007_-_present).svg.

## FAQs
### Q: What is Jaleco?
A: Jaleco is a Japanese video game developer and publisher (a kabushiki gaisha) that was founded on 1974-10-03 and operated from Tokyo. It produced and published video games and underwent multiple corporate and name changes before being dissolved in 2014.

### Q: When was Jaleco founded and when did it cease to exist?
A: Jaleco's formation date is 1974-10-03. The company was officially dissolved on 2014-05-21.

### Q: Who owned Jaleco during its history?
A: Jaleco was owned at various times by PCCW Limited (ownership noted from 2000-08-10 to 2005), Emcom Holdings (involved in a demerger process around 2006), and later was associated with Game Yarou (2009-01-15 to 2014-05-21).

### Q: Where was Jaleco headquartered?
A: Jaleco's headquarters were located in Tokyo. Later listed addresses include KSS Gotanda Bldg. 5F, 1-21-8 Nishigotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0031 (coordinates 35.62292, 139.72352388888888).

### Q: Who holds the Jaleco copyright now?
A: As of 2014, the copyright holder for Jaleco was City Connection.

## Why It Matters
Jaleco occupied a persistent role within the Japanese video game industry as both a developer and a publisher from its foundation in 1974 until its dissolution in 2014. As a dual-role company, Jaleco contributed to the creation and distribution of video game products, representing one of the many specialized software development organizations that formed Japan's games sector. Its corporate history reflects broader industry and corporate trends: multiple rebrandings, foreign ownership (notably PCCW Limited in the early 2000s), corporate restructuring and demerger activity, and eventual dissolution with intellectual property stewardship passing to another firm (City Connection). For researchers, archivists, and historians of video games, Jaleco's records, archived websites, and identifiers (VIAF, MobyGames, GameFAQs, etc.) provide verifiable traces of a mid-sized Japanese games company and help map lineage of game catalogs and IP ownership in the Japanese market.

## Notable For
- Longevity: Established in 1974 and active through multiple corporate phases until dissolution in 2014.  
- Dual role: Officially characterized as both a video game developer and a video game publisher.  
- Corporate transitions: Experienced multiple name changes and ownership shifts, including being part of PCCW Limited (2000–2005) and later Emcom Holdings and Game Yarou.  
- IP stewardship: Jaleco's copyright was transferred or held by City Connection as of 2014.  
- Tokyo-based operations with documented relocations and precise headquarters coordinates (35.62292, 139.72352388888888).

## Body

### History and formation
- Formation/inception date: 1974-10-03 in Tokyo.  
- Original corporate name (1974–1983): 株式会社ジャパンレジャー (Japan Leisure Corporation).  
- Name change (1983–2000): 株式会社ジャレコ (Jaleco).  
- Name and ownership change (2000–2004): operated as パシフィック・センチュリー・サイバーワークス・ジャパン株式会社 (PCCW Japan) following PCCW-related ownership.  
- Reverted name (2004–2006): 株式会社ジャレコ.  
- Corporate demerger noted on 2006-07-03 related to Emcom Holdings.  
- Later association: Emcom Holdings (demerger period) and Game Yarou (2009-01-15 to 2014-05-21).  
- Dissolution date: 2014-05-21.

### Corporate form and ownership
- Legal form: kabushiki gaisha (Japanese joint-stock company).  
- Parent/owner timeline highlights:
  - PCCW Limited — parent organization from 2000-08-10 to 2005.  
  - Emcom Holdings — related by demerger actions ending 2006-07-02; partially coincident with Jaleco’s corporate structure.  
  - Game Yarou — parent organization from 2009-01-15 until 2014-05-21.  
- Corporate actions: documented demerger event on 2006-07-03.

### Business scope and products
- Instance classification: video game developer and video game publisher.  
- Product/material produced: video games.  
- Industry: video game industry.  
- Company identifiers and database entries: VIAF ID 149331153; Freebase ID /m/01tkfj; MobyGames company ID 5485; GameFAQs company ID 12903 (as Jaleco Entertainment); videogamegeek company ID 12550; Visual Novel Database author ID p17576.

### Headquarters, addresses, and locations
- Primary city: Tokyo, Japan.  
- Last listed headquarters: KSS Gotanda Bldg. 5F, 1-21-8 Nishigotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0031.  
- Coordinates: latitude 35.62292, longitude 139.72352388888888.  
- Other recorded addresses and relocations (historical):
  - Ichigaya Chuo Bldg 2F, 14 Ichigaya Hachimancho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0844.  
  - Akasaka DS Bldg. 10F, 8-5-26 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0052.  
  - Roppongi First Bldg. 5F, 1-9-9 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032.  
  - Postal address listings include a 〒158 世田谷区用賀2-19-7 entry in historical records.

### Branding and identity
- Common aliases: Japan Leisure Corporation; Jaleco; Jaleco Entertainment; ジャパンレジャー; ジャパン・レジャー; パシフィック・センチュリー・サイバーワークス・ジャパン; PCCW Japan; Jalco; JELECO.  
- Logo asset (used since 2006): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jaleco_logo_(2007_-_present).svg (qualifier start_time 2006).

### Legal status, dissolution, and IP
- Dissolved on 2014-05-21.  
- Copyright holder (point-in-time 2014): City Connection (listed as Jaleco copyright holder in 2014).  
- Partial coincidence with Emcom Holdings ended with demerger around 2006-07-02.

### External references and web presence
- Official website listings and archives: http://www.jalecogames.co.jp (preferred, archived snapshots exist), http://www.jaleco.co.jp, http://www.jaleco.com (English).  
- Database and catalog identifiers: VIAF 149331153; Freebase /m/01tkfj; MobyGames 5485; GameFAQs 12903; videogamegeek 12550; visual_novel_database p17576; UVL company ID 34; OpenCorporates jp/6010701023053.  
- Wikimedia entries: commons category "Jaleco"; Wikipedia title "Jaleco" with interlanguage links in multiple languages.

### Archival notes
- Multiple archived web snapshots are cited for addresses, corporate outline pages, and English-language materials.  
- Media Arts Database entries: C45385 (ジャレコ 1983–2000) and C45023 (ジャレコ 2004–2014).

## References

1. LastDodo
2. [Source](https://web.archive.org/web/20131023074238/http://www.jalecogames.co.jp/english.html)
3. Virtual International Authority File
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10. Quora
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