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1990s
- 1995
- 1996 - Resident Evil
- 1997 - Resident Evil: Director's Cut
- 1998 - Resident Evil 2
- 1999 - Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
2000s
- 2000 - Resident Evil CODE:Veronica & Resident Evil Survivor
- 2001
- 2002 - Resident Evil (remake) & Resident Evil 0
- 2003 - Resident Evil Outbreak
- 2004
- 2005 - Resident Evil 4
- 2006
- 2007 - Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles
- 2008
- 2009 - Resident Evil 5
2010s
- 2010
- 2011
- 2012 - Resident Evil: Revelations & Resident Evil 6
- 2013
- 2014
- 2015 - Resident Evil: Revelations 2
- 2016
- 2017 - Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
- 2018
- 2019 - Resident Evil 2 (remake)
2020s
1998 was a common year starting on Thursday.
Key[]
| Release date | |
| Press event | |
| Actor birth/death | |
| Behind-the-scenes | |
| Real world event | |
| Other |
January marked the release of Resident Evil 2 on PlayStation, first hitting shelves in the United States.
February saw the publication of the first issue of the BIO HAZARD 2 manhua adaptation.
March saw the first issue of WildStorm's line of comics.
Events[]
| Date | Event | Key |
|---|---|---|
| January | ||
| Tuesday 6 January | "Ward of Carnage" and "Urban Raccoon City" air on Nippon Cultural Broadcasting back-to-back. | |
| Tuesday 20 January | "Search for Jill's Files!!" and "Moonlight Memories" air on Nippon Cultural Broadcasting back-to-back. | |
| Wednesday 21 January | Resident Evil 2 makes its global launch on the PlayStation 2 in the United States. | |
| Tuesday 27 January | "The Culprit is Umbrella" and "The Eight-Year-Old's Escape" air on Nippon Cultural Broadcasting back-to-back. | |
| Thursday 29 January | BIOHAZARD 2 goes on sale in Japan.[1] | |
| BIOHAZARD 2 ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK goes on sale in Japan. | ||
| February | ||
| Monday 2 February | Voice actress Nicole Tompkins is born. | |
| Tuesday 3 February | "Basement Hideout" and "Escape from the Streets" air on Nippon Cultural Broadcasting back-to-back. | |
| Saturday 7 February | Hong Kong manhua publisher King's Fountain releases the first issue of their licensed manhua adaptation of Resident Evil 2.[2] | |
| Tuesday 10 February | "Beehive" and "Jealousy" air on Nippon Cultural Broadcasting back-to-back. | |
| Saturday 14 February | BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.2 is published.[2] | |
| Tuesday 17 February | "Funeral" and "Betrayal" air on Nippon Cultural Broadcasting back-to-back. | |
| Saturday 21 February | BIO HAZARD DRAMA ALBUM ~The Doomed Raccoon City~ VOL.1, a radio play prologue to Resident Evil 2, is released in Japan on CD-DOM.[3] | |
| BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.3 is published.[2] | ||
| Tuesday 24 February | "Church Bell Resolution" and "Crossing the Bridge!" air on Nippon Cultural Broadcasting back-to-back. | |
| Saturday 28 February | BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.4 is published.[2] | |
| March | ||
| Undated | The first issue of WildStorm's Resident Evil: The Official Comic Magazine series of comics is published.[citation needed] | |
| Saturday 7 March | BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.5 is published.[2] | |
| Saturday 14 March | BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.6 is published.[2] | |
| Saturday 21 March | BIO HAZARD DRAMA ALBUM ~The Doomed Raccoon City~ VOL.2, a radio play prologue to Resident Evil 2, is released in Japan on CD.[4] | |
| BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.7 is published.[2] | ||
| Saturday 28 March | BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.8 is published.[2] | |
| April | ||
| Saturday 4 April | BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.9 is published.[2] | |
| Saturday 11 April | BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.10 is published.[2] | |
| Saturday 18 April | BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.11 is published.[2] | |
| Saturday 21 April | BIO HAZARD DRAMA ALBUM ~The Doomed Raccoon City~ VOL.3, a radio play prologue to Resident Evil 2, is released in Japan on CD.[5] | |
| Saturday 25 April | BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.12 is published.[2] | |
| May | ||
| Saturday 2 May | BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.13 is published.[2] | |
| Friday 8 May | Resident Evil 2 is released on the PlayStation console in Europe.[citation needed] | |
| Saturday 9 May | BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.14 is published.[2] | |
| Saturday 16 May | BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.15 is published.[2] | |
| Saturday 23 May | BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.16 is published.[2] | |
| Saturday 30 May | BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.17 is published.[2] | |
| June | ||
| Undated | WildStorm publishes Issue #2 of their Official Comic Magazine series.[citation needed] | |
| Saturday 6 June | BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.18 is published.[2] | |
| Monday 8 June | Capcom holds a strategy presentation where Resident Evil: Director's Cut DualShock Ver. is formally announced for an August release. Additionally, Capcom announces a business deal with Toei to open the BIOHAZARD Nightmare haunted house attractions in Osaka and Kanto.[6] | |
| Saturday 16 June | BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.19 is published.[2] | |
| Saturday 20 June | BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.20 is published.[2] | |
| Saturday 27 June | BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.21 is published.[2] | |
| July | ||
| Saturday 4 July | BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.22 is published.[2] | |
| Saturday 11 July | BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.23 is published.[2] | |
| Saturday 18 July | BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.24 is published.[2] | |
| BIOHAZARD Nightmare is officially opened at the Expoland theme park in Suita, Osaka.[7] | ||
| Saturday 25 July | BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.25 is published.[2] | |
| Friday 31 July | Voice actress Giorgia Carnevale is born.[8] | |
| August | ||
| Saturday 1 August | BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.26 is published.[2] | |
| Wednesday 5 August | Birth of Hungarian voice actor Károlyi Lili.[9] | |
| Thursday 6 August | BIOHAZARD 2 DualShock Ver. is released on PlayStation in Japan.[1][10] | |
| BIOHAZARD Director's Cut DualShock Ver. is released on PlayStation in Japan.[1][10] | ||
| Friday 7 August | Birth of voice actor Sang Yuze. | |
| The BIOHAZARD MIDNIGHT PARTY event takes place at 20:00 at Station Square in Shinjuku, with a competition being held.[10][11] | ||
| Saturday 8 August | BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.27 is published.[2] | |
| Saturday 15 August | BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.28 is published.[2] | |
| Friday 21 August | BIO HAZARD SYMPHONY and BIOHAZARD 2 COMPLETE TRACK are released in Japan.[10] | |
| Saturday 22 August | BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.29 is published.[2] | |
| Saturday 29 August | BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.30 is published.[2] | |
| September | ||
| September | The Resident Evil Vol 1 Issue 3 of WildStorm's Resident Evil: The Official Comic Magazine series of comics is published.[citation needed] | |
| Saturday 7 September | BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.31 is published.[2] | |
| Saturday 14 September | Pocket Books publishes their first of several adaptations of Resident Evil, with S.D. Perry's novel, Resident Evil: The Umbrella Conspiracy.[citation needed] | |
| BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.32 is published.[2] | ||
| Saturday 21 September | BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.33 is published.[2] | |
| Saturday 28 September | BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.34 is published.[2] | |
| October | ||
| Monday 5 October | BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.35 is published.[2] | |
| Monday 12 October | BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.36 is published.[2] | |
| Monday 19 October | BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.37 is published.[2] | |
| Monday 26 October | BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.38 is published.[2] | |
| November | ||
| Monday 2 November | BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.39 is published.[2] | |
| Monday 9 November | BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.40 is published.[2] | |
| Wednesday 11 November | Resident Evil 2 is released on Game.com in the United States.[citation needed] | |
| Resident Evil 2: DualShock Ver. is released on PlayStation in the United States.[citation needed] | ||
| Monday 16 November | BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.41 is published.[2] | |
| Monday 23 November | BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.42 is published.[2] | |
| Monday 30 November | BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.43 is published.[2] | |
| December | ||
| Undated | WildStorm publishes Issue #4 of their Official Comic Magazine series.[citation needed] | |
| Monday 7 December | BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.44 is published.[2] | |
| Monday 14 December | BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.45 is published.[2] | |
| Thursday 17 December | The PC version of BIOHAZARD Special Price Pack is released in Japan.[12] | |
| Monday 21 December | BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.46 is published.[2] | |
| Monday 28 December | BIO HAZARD 2 VOL.47 is published.[2] | |
Sources[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 BIOHAZARD 20TH ANNIVERSARY book (2016), p.24.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 2.30 2.31 2.32 2.33 2.34 2.35 2.36 2.37 2.38 2.39 2.40 2.41 2.42 2.43 2.44 2.45 2.46 Based on rear cover.
- ↑ Bio Hazard Drama Album ~the fate of raccoon city~ Vol.1. vgmdb.net. Retrieved on 2020-05-19.
- ↑ Bio Hazard Drama Album ~the fate of raccoon city~ Vol.2. vgmdb.net. Retrieved on 2020-05-19.
- ↑ Bio Hazard Drama Album ~the fate of raccoon city~ Vol.1. vgmdb.net. Retrieved on 2020-05-19.
- ↑ １９９８年７月１５日号 (Japanese). ampress. Retrieved on 2023-04-24.
- ↑ １９９８年９月１日号 (Japanese). ampress. Retrieved on 2023-04-24.
- ↑ La pagina di GIORGIA CARNEVALE (Italian). Antoniogenna. Retrieved on 2022-08-11.
- ↑ Károlyi Lili (Hungarian). http://iszdb.hu/.+Retrieved on 2023-08-06.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 AUGUST 1998 (Japanese). capcom.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2001-04-10. Retrieved on 2023-05-03.
- ↑ BIOHAZARD MIDNIGHT PARTY (Japanese). capcom.co.jp. Archived from the original on 1998-12-07. Retrieved on 2023-05-03.
- ↑ DECEMBER 1998 (Japanese). capcom.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2001-04-10. Retrieved on 2023-05-03.