Did Kichikuou Rance really save Alicesoft from bankrupcy?


No doubt _Kichikuou Rance_ is a timeless classic and arguably the best in the
_Rance_ series (maybe just not as well known to the western audience as
Sengoku Rance). I just wonder whether it's true that Alicesoft was on the
verge of bankruptcy at that time, so they threw every remaining idea into
_Kichikuou Rance_ , whose sales revived the company.

I remember reading that on some Wiki but I can't seem to find it now, at least
not via Google. I just found some forum posts on the topic.

Is there any source (e.g. interview with Alicesoft people) that explains the
matter?

