List of Japanese role-playing games by genre

This is a list of tabletop role-playing games made in Japan. It does not include Japanese role-playing video games, which are listed at Chronology of console role-playing games and Chronology of computer role-playing games.

Fantasy[edit]

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
Crystania
- Crystania Companion
- Crystania RPG
Dragon Arms Bahamut Howling - action by robots in fantasy
Dragon Half RPG
Dragon Shell 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)
- 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
- Gensou Senki Ru/Li/Lu/Ra Newestart (2nd edition)
Glorius Saga
Gunmetal Blaze - official site
Hyper Tunnels & Trolls - original modified edition of Tunnels & Trolls in Japan
ITHA WEN Ua
Ikai Senki Chaos Flare
- Ikai Senki Chaos Flare Second Chapter - 2nd edition
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
- Mars 2nd
Magical Land RPG
Magician's Academy RPG
Meikyu kingdom (ja) - official site, members of tiny kingdom's court explore dungeons
Monster Maker RPG
Nekketsu Senyou
Nirvana
Phantasm Adventure
- Advanced Phantasm Adventure
Powerplay
- Powerplay Progress
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
- RokumonSekai RPG second edition
RuneQuest '90s - original modified edition of RuneQuest in Japan
Ryuutama
Sacred Dragoon
Scrapped Princess RPG
Seiju Densetsu Perlseed
Seven Fortress - official site
- Seven Fortress Advanced (2nd Edition)
- Seven Fortress V3 (3rd Edition)
- Seven Fortress MOBIUS (4th Edition)
Shin'en
- Shin'en 2nd edition
Shinkyoku Sōkai Polyphonica RPG
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)
Sword World 2.0 - official site
Tales of... - RPG
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
- Wares Blade d20 - d20 system version
Wizardry RPG
- Another Wizardry RPG
- Advanced Wizardry RPG
Ys　
- Ys TRPG
- Ys2 TRPG

Period Fantasy/Jidaigeki[edit]

Japan[edit]

Bakumatsu Ryouiden MI BU RO - Bakumatsu period
Daikatsugeki - Edo period
Ōedo RPG Ayakashi
Sengoku Ryouiden
Taitei no Ken RPG - uses the Basic Role-Playing, Sci-fi Jidaigeki
Tenra Bansho
- Tenra Bansho Zero - English web site, samurai fantasy with cyber medieval age like Japan

Other Asian[edit]

Blue Forest Story - fantasy world like south-east Asia
- Blue Forest Story The Designer's Edition (2nd Edition)
Fusou Bukyouden - official site, fantasy world like China
Ouka Housin - fantasy world like China
- Ouka Housin RPG - 2nd edition
- Ouka Housin RPG 3rd edition - official Doujin publishing edition
Sangokushi Engi - RPG of Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Modern/Near Future[edit]

Aitsu wa Classmate! - He is a classmate!
Alshard Gaia
Alphonse - Patlabor's RPG
Angel Gear - official site, action by robots inspired by Evangelion or Gunparade March
Banchou Gakuen!! RPG (ja)
- Banchou Gakuen!! Daiginjou revival edition
Beast Bind - superhero's action by demon, angel, etc.
- Beast Bind New Testament (2nd Edition) - official site
Blue Rose - O-Parts Hunter, It's different of Green Ronin's same title.
Clamp Gakuen TRPG
Comical RPG Trouble Aliens
Demon Parasite (ja)
- Onimitama - Alternate edition of Demon Parasite
- Parasite Blood (ja)
Double Cross (ja) - official site,English site superhero
- Double Cross The 3rd Edition
Ghost Hunter RPG (ja) - horror
- Ghost Hunter RPG02 (2nd Edition)
Golden Sky Stories (ja)
Gundog (ja) - official site, gun-action
- Gundog Zero - 2nd edition
Himegami Daisakusen Tokyo Noir City - Taisho Era's Japan
Houkago Kitan RPG (ja)
Hourai Gakuen no Bouken!! (ja)
- Hourai Gakuen no Bouken!! Revised Edition
Inou Tsukai - official site, superhero's action on Japanese legend or ethnic
Ken'ou Densetsu
Koutetsu no Niji (Rainbow of Steel) Panzer Märchen RPG (ja)
Maid RPG (ja)
Meikyu Days - modern-day version of Meikyu kingdom
MetalHead - cyberpunk
- MetalHead Maximum - 2nd edition
- MetalHead d20 - d20 system version
- MetalHead Extreme -3rd edition
Nechronica (ja)
Neon Genesis Evangelion RPG
- Neon Genesis Evangelion RPG NERV Hakusho
- Neon Genesis Evangelion RPG Shito Kourin
Nightmare Hunter (ja)
- Nightmare Hunter Deep - 2nd edition
Night Wizard! - official site, wizards in contemporary
- Night Wizard! The 2nd Edition
Peek-a-boo
SATASUPE Remix+ - official site, Asian pank action
Savage Science
Shanghai Taimakou (ja)
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
Silver Rain RPG - based upon PBW
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)
Trinity x Venus SRS
Rinne Senki Xenoscape
Rule the World
Yakyū TRPG Ball Park! - baseball (yakyū) RPG
Yozakura Ninpouchou - ninja in modern-day
Yuuyake Koyake (ja)

Science Fiction[edit]

Armored Trooper Votoms RPG
Cregion
Donkey Commando
Enterprise - Role Play Game in Star Trek
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
Star Quest
Trouble Aliens
Tsuiraku Sekai
Zieg Zeon

Universal Roleplaying Systems[edit]

Apple Basic (ja)
- Hikari to Yami no Legend
- Onegai Gosenzosama
- Witch Quest (ja)
ASURA system (ja)
- ASURA Fantasy
- Detective Story
- Fatman
- Taima Senki
GURPS - Japanese publisher's site
- GURPS Busin kourin
- GURPS Cocoon
- GURPS Damned 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 (ja) - its campaign setting is the world of Shikigami no Shiro and Gunparade March
- Magic Circle of the A Gunparade March edition
MAGIUS (ja) - 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
- Neon Genesis Evangelion 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
Saikoro Fiction (ja)
- Neighborhood Märchen TRPG: Peek a boo (ja)
- Shinobigami (ja) (English official page)
- Hunters Moon (ja)
- Grimoire Great War TRPG:Magicalogia (ja)
- Blood Crusade (ja)
- Card Ranker (ja)
- Multi genre horror TRPG: Insane (ja)
- Reality Show RPG: Kill Death Business (ja)
- Horror acthion TRPG: Blood moon - This rule integrated Hunters Moon with Blood Crusade.
- KanColle RPG
- Beginning Idol
Standard RPG System
- Alshard
- Alshard Gaia
- Kaze no Stigma RPG
- Shinkyoku Sōkai Polyphonica RPG
- Tenra War
- Trinity x Venus SRS
- Magician's Academy RPG
WARPS (ja)

Omnibus[edit]

TRPG Fukubukuro Series
TRPG Super Session Daikyouen

External links[edit]

ja:テーブルトークRPGのタイトル一覧

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