ILCA (company)

ILCA is a video game development company based in Tokyo, Japan. The studio is most known for developing Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl (2021) and One Piece Odyssey (2023). The company also has offices based in Nagoya, Kyoto, and Kobe.

History
ILCA was formed by former Cavia employees on October 1, 2010, in Tokyo, Japan, with the studio's name being an acronym of the phrase "I Love Computer Art". While the company initially started out as a CG-based video production company, it eventually branched out to work on video game projects. It has worked as a support studio for games such as Yakuza 0, Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age, Nier: Automata, Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 and Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown, as well as applications such as Pokémon Home. In 2020, it was announced that the director for Monster Hunter World: Iceborne, Daisuke Ichihara, had joined ILCA's Kyoto office.

The studio received more attention when it was revealed as the lead developer for Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl (2021). It had since then developed a close relationship with publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment, working on games such as The Idolmaster: Starlit Season, One Piece Odyssey and Sand Land. It also formed a new studio named Bandai Namco Aces with the publisher in 2022 to work on the next Ace Combat game. Bandai Namco will own 51% of the new studio, while ILCA will own the remaining 49%.