GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc. Service Start Date in Japan is Decided! GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO: Kazuki Morishita; Company hereinafter referred to as "GungHo") is pleased to announce that it will start the service of MMORPG for smartphone "Ragnarok Origin" (https://ragnarokorigin.gungho.jp/) on June 28, 2021 in Japan. Along with this, the reservation in AppStore and Google Play Store started from today. "Ragnarok Origin" is the latest in a series of games that inherits its DNA from "Ragnarok Online (commonly known as RO)," which is still loved as a monumental achievement in the MMORPG genre. "Ragnarok Origin" preserves the defining features of RO, including its poppy characters and its "overwhelming degree of freedom" that allows players to combine different elements of occupation, status, skill, and equipment to go into battle with their own unique style. The story of this MMORPG has been developed to present a new interpretation of the existing world of RO, allowing fans of the series as well as players who are new to RO to enjoy the game without having to know about the previous games. By sharing "one world" with many players at all times, each player can enjoy an original game experience that can only be found with "Ragnarok Origin," where they can meet and fight alongside their friends as they spin their own unique tale.