Momotaro Dentetsu
Started in 1988, the series was initially produced by Hudson Soft. The rights to the series are now owned by Konami Corporation, who absorbed Hudson in 2012. This series is spin-off from another video game series by Hudson Soft, "Momotaro Densetsu". The project supervisor for the series is Akira Sakuma, with illustration by and main music production by Kazuyuki Sekiguchi of Southern All Stars. In some works, and (composer of "Makafushigi Adventure!", opening theme song of the Dragon Ball anime) also participate in music production. The series is popular in Japan. Total shipments exceeded 12 million units  by 2011. To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the series, Hudson collaborated with the financially troubled Chōshi Electric Railway Line, operating a train on the railway decorated with a "Momotaro Dentetsu" motif. Opening on April 25, 2007, the train ran until its third anniversary. In June 2009, two "Momotetsu"-themed restaurants opened at Japanese railway stations: one at Haijima Station, and another at Kaminagaya Station. From 2004, for many years promotional marketing for the series featured the pairing of comedian Tomonori Jinnai and gravure idol/tarento Chinatsu Wakatsuki. In June 2015, creator Akira Sakuma stated "I'm announcing here that Momotaro  Dentetsu is officially done. Ishikawa at Konami squelched everything." However, in July 2015, Konami lends the license to Nintendo for an unspecified amount of yen. After 7 years of no release, a new version of the game was released, exclusive to the Nintendo 3DS. Momotaro Dentetsu II released in the US on the TurboGrafx-16 Mini.