, formerly , is a Japanese

publisher Publishing is the activities of making information, literature, music, software, and other content, physical or digital, available to the public for sale or free of charge. Traditionally, the term publishing refers to the creation and distribu ...

and division of

Kadokawa Future Publishing is the publishing arm of Kadokawa Corporation, publishing manga, novels, light novels, magazines, tabletop role-playing games and other type of content with eight different publishing brand companies that previously merged with it. The company u ...

founded on January 30, 1987, as . Magazines published by Enterbrain are generally focused on

video game A video game or computer game is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface or input device (such as a joystick, game controller, controller, computer keyboard, keyboard, or motion sensing device) to generate visual fe ...

s and computer entertainment as well as video game and strategy guides. In addition, the company publishes a small selection of

anime is a Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, , in Japan and in Ja ...

artbooks. Enterbrain is based in

Tokyo Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most ...

, Japan, with a paid-in capital of 410 million

yen The is the official currency of Japan. It is the third-most traded currency in the foreign exchange market, after the United States dollar and the euro. It is also widely used as a third reserve currency after the US dollar and the euro. T ...

. Enterbrain's current president is

Hirokazu Hamamura , former '' Weekly Famitsu'' chief editor, now is president of Enterbrain. He is also the director of Kadokawa Group Holdings, Kadokawa Group Publishing, Kadokawa Games and Walker Books. His pen name is . Career Hamamura was born in Osaka Prefectur ...

Enterbrain publications

* '' 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 A CD-ROM (, compact disc read-only memory) is a type of read-only memory consisting of a pre-pressed optical compact disc that contains computer data storage, data computers can read, but not write or erase. Some CDs, called enhanced CDs, hold b ...

magazine focused on adult video games. * ''

Magi-Cu was a Japanese manga magazine published by Enterbrain and was sold monthly on the twenty-fifth. The name comes from the phrase ''Magical Cute''. The magazine was first published on April 27, 2001, under the title ''Magi-Cu Premium''. It kept that ...

'': A seinen visual entertainment manga magazine based on female game characters. * ''

Comic Beam is a Japanese seinen manga magazine published by Enterbrain on a monthly basis since November 1995. In 2006, it had a circulation of 25,000. ''Comic Beam'' is considered an "alternative" manga magazine in the Japanese publishing industry, whe ...

'': Comic Beam was formerly known as ASCII Comic. It is a seinen

manga magazine are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Japan to refer to both comics an ...

filled with original

manga are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Japan to refer to both comics ...

. * '' Harta'' (formerly ''Fellows!''): A periodical seinen manga magazine consisting of original manga stories. * : a 2000 monthly magazine focused on

arcade game An arcade game or coin-op game is a coin-operated entertainment machine typically installed in public businesses such as restaurants, bars and amusement arcades. Most arcade games are presented as primarily game of skill, games of skill and in ...

machines. It was started by former staff of (bi)monthly

magazine from 1986 which was published by ''

Shinseisha Co., Ltd. was a Japanese publisher founded in 1971 and who filed for bankruptcy in 1999. It originally published learning reference books, but it is more known for its 1986 arcade game magazine . The representative was Hiroshi Kato. The company ...

'', Ltd. Arcadia also has game hints and advice for the latest arcade games as well as high score reports from Japanese arcades. * ''Sarabure'': A

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magazine. * ''Famitsu Connect!On'': Magazine focused on online video games. * ''Logout Tabletalk RPG Series'':

Tabletop role-playing games A tabletop role-playing game (TTRPG or TRPG), also known as a pen-and-paper role-playing game, is a kind of role-playing game (RPG) in which the participants describe their characters' actions through speech and sometimes movements. Participants d ...

. * ''biohazard Kaitai Shinsho'': a series of guides for the

Resident Evil ''Resident Evil'', known as in Japan, is a Japanese horror game series and media franchise created by Capcom. It consists of survival horror, third-person shooter and first-person shooter games, with players typically surviving in environments ...

franchise.

Enterbrain software

* ''

RPG Maker ''RPG Maker'', known in Japan as , is a series of programs for the development of role-playing video games (RPGs) with genre-driven varieties as well as machinima, originally created by the Japanese group ASCII. The Japanese name, ''Tsukūru'', ...

'': a role-playing game creation tool * ''

Fighter Maker ''Fighter Maker'' is a series of games for PlayStation consoles and Microsoft Windows. It features a robust character creation system, letting players even create animations. There are two versions of the games, ''Fighter Maker'' (''FM'' series) a ...

'': a fighting games creation tool * ''

Sim RPG Maker is a series of tactical role-playing game engine and spin-off of the long-running ''RPG Maker'' series, although the name is not a direct translation of the original name which would be "Simulation RPG Maker". Releases There have been two vers ...

'': a tactical RPG games creation tool * ''Shooter Maker'': a

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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

* ''

Alshard is a Japanese role-playing game designed by Jun'ichi Inoue and Fareast Amusement Research. It was released in July 2002. The current, version 1.5, known as was published in July 2005. It is a fantasy role-playing game with mechanical items like ...

'' * '' Alshard GAIA'' * ''

Blade of Arcana is a Japanese language epic fantasy role-playing game released in 1999. Its setting is similar to medieval Europe, including a strong church of monotheism, religious wars and knight-errants. Player characters, called ''Engraveds'' have engraved ...

'' * : a Japanese superhero role-playing game set in modern Japan and includes elements of Japanese mythology such as yokais. * ''

Night Wizard! is a Japanese contemporary fantasy role-playing game designed by Takeshi Kikuchi and FarEast Amusement Research (F.E.A.R.) released in 2002. In the modern-day earth campaign setting, player characters called ''Wizards'' (ウィザード) fight ...

'' * ''Star Legend'' * ''

Tenra War is a Japanese mixed-genre tabletop role-playing game designed by Jun'ichi Inoue and FarEast Amusement Research. It was released in April 2007. It is a triple Fictional crossovers in video games, crossover product, based on an oriental science fan ...

'' * ''Terra the Gunslinger'' * '' Tokyo NOVA''

Video games

* '' Panzer Front'' (1999) * '' Tear Ring Saga'' (2001) * '' Palette'' (2001) * '' Galerians: Ash'' (2002) * '' Berwick Saga'' (2005) * ''

KimiKiss is a Japanese dating simulation game for the PlayStation 2. Developed by Enterbrain in 2006, ''KimiKiss'' has become a media franchise, which includes five manga adaptations, a light novel, and an anime television series directed by ...

'' (2006) *
The Magician's Academy
(2007) * '' Amagami'' (2009) * '' Earth Seeker'' (2011) * ''

Photo Kano is a Japanese dating sim game developed by Dingo Inc. and Enterbrain, and was released for the PlayStation Portable on February 2, 2012. Due to Enterbrain's involvement, ''Photo Kano'' is considered the spiritual successor to '' KimiKis ...

'' (2012)

Light novels

Enterbrain releases

light novel A is a type of Genre fiction, popular literature novel from Japan usually classified as young adult fiction, generally targeting Adolescence, teens to Young adult, twenties or older. The definition is very vague, and wide-ranging. The abbr ...

s under their

Famitsu Bunko is a light novel publishing imprint (trade name), imprint affiliated with the Japanese publishing company Enterbrain, a division of Kadokawa Future Publishing. It was established on July 18, 1998 and is aimed at young adult male audience. The labe ...

imprint, which was established in 1998 and is aimed at young adult males. 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 An overlord in the English feudal system was a lord of a manor who had subinfeudated a particular manor, estate or fee, to a tenant. The tenant thenceforth owed to the overlord one of a variety of services, usually military service or ...

''.

Anime

''Busou Chuugakusei: Basket Army'' (2012) – short anime and audio drama. ''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.

References

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