List of Japanese role-playing games by genre

This is a list of role-playing games made in Japan. It does not include computer role-playing games or any other video games with RPG elements.

Fantasy

  • Alshard - official site, fantasy with mecha like Final Fantasy or ''Star Wars
    • Alshard fortissimo (2nd EDition)
    • Alshard Gaia - official site, contemporary fantasy with Alshard system
  • Animum Saxis TRPG
  • Arabesque Unmei no KAZe Fortuna Ventus
  • Arianrhod RPG - official site, system & world are similar to MMORPG
  • Beast & Blade Power Book
  • Blade & Word
    • Acoustic Leaf
  • Blade of Arcana - epic fantasy like medieval period's Europe
    • Blade of Arcana The 2nd Edition
    • Blade of Arcana The 3rd Edition
  • Blue Forest Story - fantasy world like south-east Asia
    • Blue Forest Story The Designer's Edition (2nd Edition)
  • Crystania
    • Crystania Companion
    • Crystania RPG
  • Daikatsugeki - Jidaigeki
  • Dragon Arms Bahamut Howling - action by robots in fantasy
  • Dragon Half RPG
  • Echo in Eternity
  • Elgenesis
    • Souseiki Elgenesis
    • Shinseiki Elgenesis
    • Gakuen Sengoku Elgenesis
    • Souseiki Elgenesis Zwei
  • Embrio Machine RPG - action by robots in fantasy
  • Eternal Moon
  • Fortune Quest RPG
    • Fortune Quest Companion
    • Fortune Quest RPG (published by MediaWorks)
    • Fortune Quest RPG (published by chara-ani.com)
  • Fusou Bukyouden - official site, fantasy world like China
  • Gear Antique - steampunk
    • Gear Antique Renaissance (2nd Edition)
  • Gehenna - publisher's site, Arabian dark fantasy
    • Gehenna Anastasis (2nd Edition)
  • Gensou Senki Ru/Li/Lu/Ra - action by robots in fantasy
  • Glorius Saga
  • Hyper Tunnels & Trolls - original modified edition of Tunnels & Trolls in Japan
  • ITHA WEN Ua
  • Ikai Senki Chaos Flare
  • Infinity Fantasia
  • Kaiser Legion
  • Kyosin Senki Gigantomachia - action by robots in fantasy
  • Legend of Double Moon RPG
  • Legend of Fairyearth
  • Lemlican Masketers
  • Luna Varga RPG
  • Mars
  • Magical Land RPG
  • Meikyu kingdom - offical site, members of tiny kingdom's court explore dungeons
  • Monster Maker RPG
  • Nekketsu Senyou
  • Nirvana
  • Ouka Housin RPG - fantasy world like China
  • Phantasm Adventure
    • Advanced Phantasm Adventure
  • Powerplay
  • Ringverse
  • Record of Lodoss War
    • Record of Lodoss War Companion
    • Lodoss RPG
  • Roads to Lord
    • Beyond Roads to Lord
    • Far Roads to Lord
  • RokumonSekai RPG - publisher's site
  • RuneQuest '90s - original modified edition of RuneQuest in Japan
  • Sangokushi Engi
  • Scrapped Princess RPG
  • Seiju Densetsu Perlseed
  • Sengoku Ryouiden
  • Seven Fortress
    • Seven Fortress Advanced (2nd Edition)
    • Seven Fortress V3 (3rd Edition)
  • Shin'en
  • Sword World RPG - publisher's site, the most popular RPG in Japan
    • Sword World RPG Complete Edition (2nd Edition)
    • Sword World Card RPG
    • Sword World RPG Basic (digest of Complete Edition)
  • Tenra Bansho
    • Tenra Bansho Zero - English web site, samurai fantasy with cyber medieval age like Japan
  • Terra the Gunslinger - western, use playing cards instead of dice
  • Tenra War - crossover product based both on Tenra Bansho and Terra the Gunslinger
  • Traders!
  • VS Knight Lamune & 40 Fire RPG
  • Wares Blade - action by robots in fantasy
    • Wares Blade The Renewal
    • Seikoku1092 RPG
  • Wizardry RPG
    • Another Wizardry RPG
    • Advanced Wizardry RPG
  • Yozakura Ninpouchou
  • Ys　
    • Ys TRPG
    • Ys2 TRPG
  • Zieg Zeon

Modern/Near Future

  • ''Alshard Gaia
  • Alphonse - Patlabor's RPG
  • Angel Gear - official site, action by robots like Evangelion or Gunparade March
  • Banchou Gakuen!!
    • Banchou Gakuen!! Daiginjou
  • Beast Bind - superhero's action by demon, angel, etc.
  • Blue Rose - O-Parts Hunter, It's different of Green Ronin's same title.
  • Demon Parasite
  • Double Cross - official site, superhero
    • Double Cross The 2nd Edition
  • Ghost Hunter RPG - horror
    • Ghost Hunter RPG02 (2nd Edition)
  • Gundog - official site, gun-action
  • Himegami Daisakusen Tokyo Noir City - Taisho Era's Japan
  • Houkago Kitan RPG
  • Hourai Gakuen no Bouken!!
    • Hourai Gakuen no Bouken!! Revised Edition
  • Inou Tsukai - official site, superhero's action on Japanese legend or ethnic
  • Kaze no Stigma RPG
  • Ken'ou Densetsu
  • Koutetsu no Niji (Rainbow of Steel) Panzer Märchen RPG
  • Maid RPG
  • MetalHead - cyberpunk
    • MetalHead Maximum - 2nd edition
  • Neon Genesis Evangelion RPG
    • Neon Genesis Evangelion RPG NERV Hakusho
    • Neon Genesis Evangelion RPG Shito Kourin
  • Nightmare Hunter
    • Nightmare Hunter Deep - 2nd edition
  • Night Wizard! - official site, wizards in contemporary
    • Night Wizard! The 2nd Edition
  • SATASUPE Remix+ - official site, Asian pank action
  • Savage Scinece
  • Shanghai Taimakou
  • Shin Megami Tensei RPG
    • Shin Megami Tensei II TRPG Tanjouhen
    • Shin Megami Tensei TRPG Kakuseihen
    • Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne TRPG Tokyo Jutai
    • Shin Megami Tensei TRPG Mato Tokyo 200X
  • SUKUPANI school days panic
  • Tokumei Tenkousei
  • Tokyo Monster Busters
  • Tokyo NOVA - cyberpunk, urban action, use playing cards instead of dice
    • Tokyo NOVA The 2nd Edition
    • Osaka MOON
    • Kamui STAR
    • Tokyo NOVA The Revolution (3rd Edition)
    • Tokyo NOVA The Revolution REVISED (3.5th Edition)
    • Tokyo NOVA The Detonation (4th Edition)
  • Rinne Senki Xenoscape
  • Rule the World
  • Yakyū TRPG Ball Park! - baseball (yakyū) RPG
  • Yuuyake Koyake

Science Fiction

  • Armored Trooper Votoms RPG
  • Cregion
  • Gundam Report of One Year War - All battle file
  • Gundam Sentinel RPG
  • Mobile Suit Gundam RPG
    • Mobile Suit Gundam RPG ADVANCED EDITION
  • Paradise Fleet RPG
  • Shinseikai Star Road
  • Space Opera Heroes
  • Star Legend - official site, space opera
  • StarOcean Till the End of Time TRPG
  • Tsuiraku Sekai

Universal Roleplaying Systems

  • Apple Basic
    • Hikari to Yami no Legend
    • Onegai Gosenzosama
    • Witch Quest
  • ASURA system
    • ASURA Fantasy
    • Detective Story
    • Fatman
    • Taima Senki
  • GURPS - Japanese publisher's site
    • GURPS Busin kourin
    • GURPS Cocoon
    • GURPS [...] Stalker (Gurps Youma Yakou/Hyakki Yasyou) - superhero of dark stalker
    • GURPS Dragon Merc
    • GURPS Power up
    • ''GURPS RebornRebirth
    • GURPS Ring Dream - female wrestling
    • GURPS Runal/Yuel - fantasy world with seven moons
  • Magic Circle of the A - its campaign setting is the world of Gunparade March
  • MAGIUS - Multiple Assignable Game Interface for Universal System
    • Chounai Boueitai RPG
    • Deka Magi slayers!
    • Goryuutei RPG
    • Hourai Gakuen RPG
    • Lost Universe Geimu Ugomeku
    • Magic School Lunar! RPG
    • Martian Successor Nadesico RPG
    • MAZE Bakunetsu Jikuu RPG
    • Monster Maker Gakuen RPG
    • Pretty Sammy RPG
    • Rocket Girls RPG
    • Saber Marionette J RPG
    • Silent Möbius RPG
    • Slayers RPG
    • Space Battleship Yamamoto Yohko RPG
    • Tenchi Muyou! RPG
    • Tenchi Muyou! in LOVE RPG
  • ''Standard RPG System
    • ''Alshard
    • ''Alshard Gaia
    • ''Tenra War
    • ''Kaze no Stigma RPG
  • WARPS
    • Appleseed
    • Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack
    • The Castle of Cagliostro

Omnibus

  • TRPG Fukubukuro Series
  • TRPG Super Session Daikyouen

See also

  • Japanese role-playing games

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