Atlus Co., Ltd. is a Japanese entertainment software developer and publisher best known for developing the role-playing series Shin Megami Tensei and its numerous spin-offs. Atlus also develops, sells, leases, and provides maintenance services for game machines for amusement facilities including Print Club which prints out instant picture stickers.
The company also manages Game Panic, Amusement Land Mu-Tairiku, and has developed Atlus Vegas in the virtual world of Second Life.
The corporate mascot is Jack Frost, designed by illustrator Kazuma Kaneko, from Shin Megami Tensei.
Atus USA, Inc.
Atlus USA, Inc. is an American video game publisher headquartered in Irvine, California that publishes games created by Atlus Co., Ltd. and other developers. Originally established in 1991 as Asuka, Atlus USA, Inc. is strictly a publisher and has published games for every major video game console and handheld system.