Categories | Video game |
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Frequency | Monthly |
Format | Paper and online magazine |
Circulation | 90,000 [1] |
Publisher | Enterbrain (2000–2013) Kadokawa (2013–2017) Gzbrain (2017–2019) Kadokawa Game Linkage (2019-) |
First issue | March 2002 |
Country | Japan |
Based in | Tokyo |
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]
A renewal issue was published on July 20, 2020, with a focus on idols that appear in games. [6]
Categories | Manga |
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Frequency | Monthly |
Format | Formerly paper, now online magazine |
Publisher | Enterbrain, Kadokawa, DMM.com |
First issue | December 2005 |
Country | Japan |
Based in | Tokyo |
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 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]
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]
B's LOG Party | |
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Platform(s) | PlayStation Portable |
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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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Yoshimasa Hosoya is a Japanese voice actor and narrator.
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