Ao Oni
2007 Japanese role-playing horror game
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| 2024 | A remastered version of Ao Oni was released on Steam and Nintendo Switch platforms. |
| 2019 | Three additional Ao Oni junior novels published: 'Escape from Skull Island', 'Zombie Amusement Park', and 'Demon Research Club Defeat the Monsters of Jailhouse'. |
| 2019 | J-Novel Club completes the English digital release of the entire Ao Oni novel series, including five novels: Ao Oni, Ao Oni: Vengeance, Ao Oni: Mutation, Ao Oni: Grudge, and Ao Oni: Forever. |
| 2018 | First three Ao Oni junior novels published: 'The Jailhouse Monster', 'The Ghost in the Abandoned School', and 'The Midnight Underground Ward'. |
| 2018 | PHP Laboratory begins publishing a series of junior novels based on the Ao Oni game series, featuring elementary school-aged characters and told from a stray dog's perspective. |
| 2018 | J-Novel Club begins digital distribution of the Ao Oni novel series in English, starting with the first novel. |
| 2017 | Anime film adaptation produced by Studio Deen was released |
| 2017 | Conclusion of the novel series development period. |
| October 3 2016 | Anime television short series adaptation premiered, produced by Studio Deen and directed by ToshirÅ Hamamura and Chisei Maeda |
| 2015 | A second live-action film titled Ao Oni ver2.0 was released, featuring the same six student characters but with different actors. This version also incorporated the character 'Blockman' (originally 'Fuwatty') from the video game. |
| 2015 | A second live-action film, Ao Oni ver 2.0, was released with a different director, writer, and cast, further expanding the game's cinematic adaptations. |
| 2014 | The original Ao Oni live-action film was released as a Japanese film featuring six student characters. |
| July 5 2014 | Ao Oni was released theatrically in Japan, with a special promotion of limited commemorative Ao Oni-themed greeting cards distributed to cinemagoers during the film's theatrical run that month. |
| June 11 2014 | AMG Entertainment revealed the official poster and monster images for the Ao Oni film, marking a key marketing milestone for the movie's promotional campaign. |
| 2013 | Beginning of the novel series based on the Ao Oni game, featuring multiple novels exploring the game's storyline with slight characterization variations. |
| 2013 | Ao Oni-related videos on platforms like Niconico and YouTube surpassed 50 million views, marking the game's significant online popularity and cult following in Japan. |
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