# Navel

> Japanese video game company

**Wikidata**: [Q1154544](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1154544)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navel_(company))  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/navel

## Summary
Navel is a Japanese video game company and developer founded in 2003 that produces visual novels and related games. It is headquartered in Japan and is known for titles such as Shuffle!, Soul Link, Tick! Tack!, Really? Really!, We Without Wings, and Shuffle! Love Rainbow.

## Key Facts
- Navel is a business and a video game developer (instance_of: business; video game developer).
- Country / headquarters: Japan.
- Inception (founding year): 2003.
- Industry: video game industry.
- Primary website: https://www.project-navel.com/ (site language: Japanese).
- Aliases: ネーブル (kana), Navel, 나벨 (Korean).
- Name in kana: ネーブル.
- Notable works: Spiral!!; Really? Really!; Shuffle!; Tick! Tack!; Soul Link.
- Games created/developed (listed): Soul Link (2004); Shuffle! (2004); Tick! Tack! (2005); Really? Really! (2006); We Without Wings (2009); Shuffle! Love Rainbow (2011).
- Product or material produced explicitly noted: Shuffle!.
- Twitter handle: @project_navel (start_time qualifier: 2010-04-24; point_in_time qualifier: 2020-04-22; additional qualifier values provided).
- Facebook presence: account value atsunori.seki (reference provided).
- Social media followers records (values with point-in-time qualifiers): 47,888 (point_in_time: 2020-04-22); 48,762 (point_in_time: 2021-01-01); 49,930 (point_in_time: 2022-02-21); 53,200 (point_in_time: 2023-02-09, preferred).
- Sitelink_count (Wikipedia languages linked): 9; Wikipedia title: Navel (company).
- Wikipedia languages available: English (en), Spanish (es), Persian/Farsi (fa), French (fr), Indonesian (id), Japanese (ja), Korean (ko), Vietnamese (vi), Chinese (zh).
- Visual Novel Database ID: p13.
- vgmdb organization ID: 1939.
- MusicBrainz label ID: f54ff341-c131-4dea-9d89-366aecca76f6.
- VIAF ID: 155184557.
- idRef ID: 085677361.
- Library of Congress authority ID: no2010096779.
- Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 14617202w.
- Freebase ID (former): /m/0ch30r.
- UVL company ID: 6589.
- OGDB company ID: 2608.
- mod_db company ID: navel.
- GameFAQs company ID: 75290.
- MobyGames company ID: 25146 (also listed as former scheme "navel").
- Giant Bomb former scheme ID: 3010-9086.
- LaunchBox Games Database developer ID: 15158.
- VideoGameGeek company ID: 40664.
- Metacritic company ID: navel.
- GameSpot developer ID: navel.
- Topic's main category reference present (topic's_main_category referenced).
- Wikidata description: Japanese video game company.
- Sitlink_count (Wikidata): 9.

## FAQs
Q: What is Navel and where is it based?
A: Navel is a Japanese video game company and developer headquartered in Japan, founded in 2003 and operating in the video game industry.

Q: What types of games does Navel produce?
A: Navel produces visual-novel-style games and related titles; its catalog includes Shuffle!, Soul Link, Tick! Tack!, Really? Really!, We Without Wings, Shuffle! Love Rainbow, and Spiral!!.

Q: How can I find Navel online or follow them on social media?
A: Navel’s official website is https://www.project-navel.com/. Their Twitter account is @project_navel (active from at least 2010-04-24). A Facebook account is recorded under atsunori.seki.

Q: What identifiers and database listings does Navel have?
A: Navel appears in many databases and authority files: VIAF 155184557; idRef 085677361; Library of Congress no2010096779; BnF 14617202w; Freebase /m/0ch30r; MusicBrainz label ID f54ff341-c131-4dea-9d89-366aecca76f6; UVL 6589; OGDB 2608; MobyGames 25146; GameFAQs 75290; VideoGameGeek 40664; among others.

Q: In which languages does Navel have Wikipedia pages?
A: Navel has Wikipedia pages in at least nine languages: English, Spanish, Persian/Farsi, French, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Chinese.

Q: When was Navel founded?
A: Navel’s inception year is 2003.

## Why It Matters
Navel matters as a dedicated Japanese studio within the video game industry that produces multiple recognized visual novel titles. The company’s catalog includes several titles released across the 2000s and early 2010s (for example, Shuffle! and Soul Link in 2004, Tick! Tack! in 2005, Really? Really! in 2006, We Without Wings in 2009, and Shuffle! Love Rainbow in 2011), showing a sustained output of narrative-driven games. Its presence across many industry databases and authority files (VIAF, MusicBrainz, MobyGames, UVL, GameFAQs, VGMdb, etc.) demonstrates that Navel’s works are cataloged and tracked by multiple preservation, bibliographic, and fan resources. The company maintains an official Japanese website and active social media accounts with documented follower metrics over time, indicating ongoing engagement with its audience and a public-facing profile in the gaming community.

## Notable For
- Producing the visual novel Shuffle!, which is explicitly listed as produced by Navel.
- Multiple notable titles spanning 2004–2011 including Shuffle!, Soul Link, Tick! Tack!, Really? Really!, We Without Wings, and Shuffle! Love Rainbow.
- Founded in 2003 and operating as both a business and a video game developer headquartered in Japan.
- Broad digital and bibliographic footprint: presence in MusicBrainz, VGMdb, VIAF, Library of Congress, BnF, MobyGames, VideoGameGeek, GameFAQs, and more.
- Multilingual Wikipedia coverage across nine language editions.
- Active social media presence with tracked follower counts increasing across 2020–2023.

## Body

### Overview
Navel is a Japanese company that operates as a business and video game developer. It was established in 2003 and is headquartered in Japan. The company specializes in creating video games, notably visual novels, and is categorized within the video game industry.

### History and Inception
- Inception year: 2003.
- From its founding, Navel is recorded as an instance of both a business and a video game developer.
- Headquarters and country of origin: Japan.

### Products and Notable Works
Navel’s catalog includes multiple titles, many of which are listed as notable works or as games developed by the company:
- Shuffle! — listed as both a created/developed title and as a product or material produced by Navel; originally released in 2004 (year provided in source list).
- Soul Link — listed among created/developed titles (2004).
- Tick! Tack! — listed among created/developed titles (2005).
- Really? Really! — listed among created/developed titles (2006).
- We Without Wings — listed among created/developed titles (2009).
- Shuffle! Love Rainbow — listed among created/developed titles (2011).
- Spiral!! — listed in the notable_work property.
These entries indicate a concentration of releases in the mid-2000s through early 2010s and an emphasis on visual-novel-style titles.

### Industry Position and Classification
- Industry: video game industry.
- Classifications: business; video game developer (software development organization specializing in the creation of video games).
- The company is recorded in reference datasets that track companies and cultural products in the gaming and music domains, confirming its role as a developer and producer.

### Digital Presence and Social Media
- Official website: https://www.project-navel.com/ (Japanese site language noted).
- Twitter: @project_navel with a recorded start_time qualifier of 2010-04-24 and point-in-time data recorded (example: 2020-04-22). Qualifier values include : '47888' and : '136523500' associated with the Twitter entry as provided in source metadata.
- Facebook: an account recorded under atsunori.seki (reference provided).
- Social media follower snapshots: documented follower totals for various dates include 47,888 (2020-04-22), 48,762 (2021-01-01), 49,930 (2022-02-21), and 53,200 (2023-02-09, preferred). These records show measured audience metrics at specific points in time.

### Identifiers and Database Listings
Navel is indexed across multiple authority files, library systems, fan databases, and music/game metadata services:
- VIAF ID: 155184557.
- idRef ID: 085677361.
- Library of Congress authority ID: no2010096779.
- Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 14617202w.
- Freebase ID (former): /m/0ch30r.
- MusicBrainz label ID: f54ff341-c131-4dea-9d89-366aecca76f6.
- VGMdb organization ID: 1939.
- Visual Novel Database ID: p13.
- UVL company ID: 6589.
- OGDB company ID: 2608.
- mod_db company ID: navel.
- GameFAQs company ID: 75290.
- MobyGames company ID: 25146 (also listed under a former scheme).
- Giant Bomb former scheme ID: 3010-9086.
- LaunchBox Games Database developer ID: 15158.
- VideoGameGeek company ID: 40664.
- Metacritic company ID: navel.
- GameSpot developer ID: navel.
These identifiers indicate cross-referencing across bibliographic databases, music and game metadata repositories, and fan-maintained game indexes.

### Language Coverage and Wikimedia Presence
- Wikipedia title: Navel (company).
- Available Wikipedia language editions include English, Spanish, Persian/Farsi, French, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Chinese.
- Sitelink_count for the topic: 9.

### Administrative and Metadata Notes
- Wikidata description: "Japanese video game company".
- Topic’s main category and various references are recorded in source metadata.
- Several qualifier and reference tags are associated with social and database entries in the provided data.

### References and Source Traceability
- Website reference linked to a Japanese-language qualifier.
- Twitter data includes qualifiers and dates (start_time 2010-04-24; point_in_time 2020-04-22) and references to data sources.
- Identifier entries include references to archival or authority records (e.g., idRef and BnF entries reference archival or bibliographic sources).
- Multiple database identifiers include publication or last-checked dates in qualifiers or references (e.g., MusicBrainz reference dated 2023-01-20; freebase publication date 2013-10-28; idRef reference dated 2015-08-26).

### Summary of Relationships to Specific Games (explicit per-source)
- Soul Link — listed under both “related / Created / Developed by” and as a 2004 title in the provided game list.
- Shuffle! — listed as both a created/developed title (2004) and as product_or_material_produced.
- Tick! Tack! — listed as a created/developed title (2005).
- Really? Really! — listed as a created/developed title (2006).
- We Without Wings — listed as a created/developed title (2009).
- Shuffle! Love Rainbow — listed as a created/developed title (2011).
- Spiral!! — included among notable works.

This entry compiles the recorded corporate facts, game credits, online presence, and database identifiers for Navel as provided in the source material.

## References

1. BnF authorities
2. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
3. MusicBrainz
4. VideoGameGeek