Enterbrain
| Enterbrain's headquarters in Chūō, Tokyo | |
| Founded | January 30, 1987; 38 years ago (1987年01月30日) |
|---|---|
Area served | Japan |
Key people | Hirokazu Hamamura |
| Products | Magazines and Books |
| Parent | Kadokawa Future Publishing |
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Enterbrain (エンターブレイン), formerly Enterbrain, Inc. (株式会社エンターブレイン, Kabushiki Gaisha Entāburein), is a Japanese publisher and division of Kadokawa Future Publishing founded on January 30, 1987, as ASCII Film Co., Ltd. (アスキー映画株式会社, Asukī Eiga Kabushiki-gaisha). Magazines published by Enterbrain are generally focused on video games and computer entertainment as well as video game and strategy guides. In addition, the company publishes a small selection of anime artbooks. Enterbrain is based in Tokyo, Japan, with a paid-in capital of 410 million yen. Enterbrain's current president is Hirokazu Hamamura.[1]
Enterbrain publications
[edit ]- B's LOG : Magazine focused on female gamers.
- TECH Win DVD: A magazine aimed specifically to PC users. It comes with two CD-ROMs worth of goodies and information.
- Tech Gian: A CD-ROM magazine focused on adult video games.
- Magi-Cu : A seinen visual entertainment manga magazine based on female game characters.
- Comic Beam : Comic Beam was formerly known as ASCII Comic. It is a seinen manga magazine filled with original manga.
- Harta (formerly Fellows![2] ): A periodical seinen manga magazine consisting of original manga stories.
- Monthly Arcadia (月刊アーカディア): a 2000 monthly magazine focused on arcade game machines. It was started by former staff of (bi)monthly arcade game magazine Gamest (ゲーメスト) from 1986 which was published by Shinseisha , Ltd. Arcadia also has game hints and advice for the latest arcade games as well as high score reports from Japanese arcades.
- Sarabure: A horse racing magazine.
- Famitsu Connect!On: Magazine focused on online video games.
- Logout Tabletalk RPG Series: Tabletop role-playing games.
- biohazard Kaitai Shinsho: a series of guides for the Resident Evil franchise.[3] [4]
Enterbrain software
[edit ]- RPG Maker : a role-playing game creation tool
- Fighter Maker : a fighting games creation tool
- Sim RPG Maker : a tactical RPG games creation tool
- Shooter Maker [ja]: a shoot-'em-up games creation tool
- IG Maker: creates platformer, adventure, and shoot-'em-up games. Also supports creation of games for the Xbox 360 console.
Tabletop role-playing games
[edit ]- Alshard
- Alshard GAIA
- Blade of Arcana
- Inou Tsukai (異能使い, lit. Users of strange powers): a Japanese superhero role-playing game set in modern Japan and includes elements of Japanese mythology such as yokais.
- Night Wizard!
- Star Legend
- Tenra War
- Terra the Gunslinger
- Tokyo NOVA
Video games
[edit ]- Panzer Front (1999)
- Tear Ring Saga (2001)
- Palette (2001)
- Galerians: Ash (2002)
- Berwick Saga (2005)
- KimiKiss (2006)
- The Magician's Academy (2007)
- Amagami (2009)
- Earth Seeker (2011)
- Photo Kano (2012)
Light novels
[edit ]Enterbrain releases light novels under their Famitsu Bunko imprint, which was established in 1998 and is aimed at young adult males.[5] They also publishes B's-LOG Bunko and B's-LOG Bunko Alice imprint focusing on girls and KCG Bunko focused on teens.
Enterbrain also publishes stand-alone series without any imprint such as Yōjo Senki or Overlord .[6]
Anime
[edit ]Busou Chuugakusei: Basket Army (2012) – short anime and audio drama.[7] [8] Busou Chuugakusei is the first venture in Enterbrain's XXolution project, a multimedia initiative that will span manga, novels, anime, illustrations, scripts, music, and other fields.[7]
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "Playstation 3: Hirokazu Hamamura analysiert" (in German). gamezone.de. 15 April 2007. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- ^ "Fellows! Manga Magazine Renamed as harta". animenewsnetwork.com. 16 December 2012. Archived from the original on 26 July 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- ^ Biohazard: Umbrella Chronicles (Game guide) (in Japanese). Japan: Enterbrain (published 22 December 2007). 2007. ISBN 9784757739543.
- ^ バイオハザード解体真書 (Game guide) (in Japanese). Japan: Enterbrain (published 23 August 2002). 2003. ISBN 9784757709805.
- ^ "Asahi: Kadokawa Controlled 48% of Light Novel Market". Anime News Network. 21 November 2011. Archived from the original on 2 April 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ^ "Yōjo Senki Light Novel Series Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. 28 January 2016. Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Kingdom Hearts/Final Fantasy's Nojima Makes Short Anime". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
- ^ "『武装中学生』のショートアニメとオーディオドラマの配信が決定――豪華キャストも判明 - ファミ通.com". ファミ通.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2018.