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?