B's LOG

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B's LOG
Spring 2002 first issue of B's LOG gaming magazine cover.jpg
Cover of the first issue of B's LOG - Spring 2002
Categories Video game
FrequencyMonthly
FormatPaper and online magazine
Circulation 90,000 [1]
Publisher Enterbrain (2000–2013)
Kadokawa (2013–2017)
Gzbrain (2017–2019)
Kadokawa Game Linkage (2019-)
First issueMarch 2002;20 years ago (2002-03)
Country Japan
Based inTokyo
Language Japanese
Website www.bs-log.com/

B's LOG (sometimes stylized as B's-LOG) is a Japanese gaming magazine, published in both print and digital formats, by Kadokawa Game Linkage (via Enterbrain), aimed at the female market. [2] [3] [4] Games covered in this publication typically fall into the otome [5] and BL genres. According to parent company Kadokawa, it has a circulation of 90,000; its readerbase is 99% female with an average age of 22. [1]

Contents

A renewal issue was published on July 20, 2020, with a focus on idols that appear in games. [6]

B's LOG COMIC

B's LOG COMIC
Categories Manga
FrequencyMonthly
FormatFormerly paper, now online magazine
Publisher Enterbrain, Kadokawa, DMM.com
First issueDecember 2005;16 years ago (2005-12)
Country Japan
Based inTokyo
Language Japanese
Website http://bslogcomic.com/index.html

B's LOG COMIC is a manga spinoff magazine which ran in print from December 2005 (when it launched as monthly magazine Comic B's LOG, before changing to a bimonthly format as Comic B's-Log Kyun! in 2009 and later in 2013 returning to a monthly format with its current title [7] ) until Spring 2018. As of 2021, it still remains active in a digital format. Some of its titles have been based on otome and BL games, including Dramatical Murder, Hiiro no Kakera, Hakuoki, Starry Sky, Togainu no Chi, Uta no Prince-sama, and VitaminZ, as well as other games including Valkyria Chronicles; [8] other titles from this publication include Black Gate [9] and Shōnen Maid. [10]

The magazine collaborated with konbini chain Lawson to create Convenience Store Boy Friends. [11]

B's LOG Bunko and Bunko Alice

B's LOG Bunko is a subdivision that releases paperback light novels. One title published by this imprint is Ririka Yoshimura's Jyuniya — Migawari Koshou to Fukigenna Koushaku, an adaptation of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. [12] 　On April 15, 2015, the further imprint B's LOG Bunko Alice was launched. [13]

Collaborations

In 2014, the magazine released a series of voice cards in collaboration with Konami series Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side, featuring four characters from the various titles in the series acting in the role of a husband. [14]

In July 2015, B's LOG ran a design contest for clothing to appear on characters in the then-upcoming release of Kiniro no Corda 4. [15]

On April 27, 2018, then-parent company GzBrain opened cafe GzCafe in Ikebukuro, showcasing brands B's LOG and sister publication Famitsu and holding events such as talks with creators. [16]

Other releases

B's LOG Party
Platform(s) PlayStation Portable
Release
  • JP: May 20, 2010 (PSP)
Genre(s) Board game
Mode(s)1~4 players

B's LOG Party for PlayStation Portable (released on May 20, 2010) is a board game-style title featuring characters from Hakuoki, Hanayoi Romanesque, Hiiro no Kakera, and Otometeki Koi Kakumei Love Revo!!. [17] [18] Two songs from this game were included on the compilation album Otomate Vocal Best Vol. 2. [19]

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  4. ↑ ""女性向けゲーム"約20年の歴史とその分化や進化。はじまりの『アンジェリーク』からVR・ARまで【乙女ゲーム、BLゲーム、育成ゲーム】". ニコニコニュース. Archived from the original on 2021-10-04.
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  6. ↑ https://www.famitsu.com/news/202007/20202576.html
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