, formerly , is a Japanese publisher and division of Kadokawa Future Publishing founded on 30 January 1987 as . 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

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artbooks. Enterbrain is based in Tokyo, Japan, with a paid-in capital of 410 million yen. Enterbrain's current president is Hirokazu Hamamura.

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

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magazine focused on

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. * '' 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

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. * '' Harta'' (formerly ''Fellows!''): 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

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

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

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

Enterbrain software

* '' RPG Maker'': a role-playing game creation tool * '' Fighter Maker'': a fighting games creation tool * '' Sim RPG Maker'': a tactical RPG games creation tool * ': 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

* '' Alshard'' * '' Alshard GAIA'' * '' Blade of Arcana'' * : 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 is a cyberpunk role-playing game with a long history in Japan. It is in its fourth edition: ''Tokyo NOVA The Detonation''. It supports stories in the cyberpunk, hardboiled crime fiction, and contemporary fantasy genres. The setting is an a ...

Video games

* ''

Panzer Front is a World War II tank simulation game first released in 1999 in Japan by Enterbrain for the PlayStation and Dreamcast game consoles. Gameplay Players perform the role of a tank commander during the war using one of six fictional tanks. Battles ...

'' (1999) * '' Tear Ring Saga'' (2001) * ''

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'' (2001) * '' Galerians: Ash'' (2002) * ''

Berwick Saga is a tactical role-playing game developed by Tirnanog, a development studio started by Shouzou Kaga, the creator of the ''Fire Emblem'' series, after he left Nintendo’s Intelligent Systems development team in 1999. The game featured a complica ...

'' (2005) * '' KimiKiss'' (2006) *
The Magician's Academy
(2007) * ''

Amagami , is a Japanese dating simulation game for the PlayStation 2 and the spiritual successor to '' KimiKiss'', both of which were developed and published by Enterbrain. Amagami was released on March 19, 2009. , six manga adaptations have ...

'' (2009) * ''

Earth Seeker ''Earth Seeker'' is an action role-playing game developed by Crafts & Meister and published by Enterbrain. It was released in Japan in 2011 for the Nintendo Wii, and to date, has not been released in any other regions. Gameplay Due to a spac ...

'' (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 '' KimiKiss ...

'' (2012)

Light novels

Enterbrain releases

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s under their

Famitsu Bunko is a light novel publishing imprint affiliated with the Japanese publishing company Enterbrain , formerly , is a Japanese publisher and division of Kadokawa Future Publishing founded on 30 January 1987 as . Magazines published by Enterbrain a ...

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 ''The Saga of Tanya the Evil'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese light novel series written by Carlo Zen and illustrated by Shinobu Shinotsuki. It began serialization online in 2010, on the user-generated novel publishing website Arcadia. ...

'' or ''

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''.

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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