B's Log Explained
Category: | Video game |
Format: | Paper and online magazine |
Frequency: | Monthly |
Country: | Japan |
Based: | Tokyo |
Circulation: | 90,000 [1] |
Publisher: | Enterbrain (2000–2013) Kadokawa (2013–2017) Gzbrain (2017–2019) Kadokawa Game Linkage (2019-) |
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]
B's LOG COMIC
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 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]
Notes and References
- Web site: B's LOG | メディア. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211004/https://mediaguide.kadokawa.co.jp/media/game/blog/. 2021-10-04. KADOKAWA ADメディアガイド.
- Web site: Wishing For An Otaku Media Conglomerate. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211004/https://www.siliconera.com/wishing-for-an-otaku-media-conglomerate/. 2021-10-04. October 4, 2009.
- Web site: Idea Factory Delves Into Otomate Forte And I Will Protect You. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211004/https://www.siliconera.com/idea-factory-explains-otomate-forte-and-i-will-protect-you/. 2021-10-04. February 10, 2009.
- Web site: "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】. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211004/https://news.nicovideo.jp/watch/nw3445650. 2021-10-04. ニコニコニュース. 19 April 2018.
- Book: McDonald, Heidi . 2017 . Digital Love: Romance and Sexuality in Games . https://books.google.com/books?id=RoY8DwAAQBAJ&q=%22B%E2%80%99s+Log%22+magazine&pg=PT313 . . 12 . 9781351644730.
- Web site: 『B's-LOG(ビーズログ)』9月号がリニューアル特大号として本日(7月20日)発売。『あんスタ』などゲームに登場する大人気アイドルを大特集! | ゲーム・エンタメ最新情報のファミ通.com . Famitsu.com . 2020-07-20 . 2022-08-31.
- Web site: キュン!とエアレイドが統合、月刊誌B's-LOG COMIC誕生. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211004/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/84170. 2021-10-04. Natasha. Inc. コミックナタリー.
- Web site: Enterbrain publishing Battlefield Valkyria manga. October 15, 2008. December 9, 2008. andriasang.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20090412175028/http://www.andriasang.com/e/articles/2008/10/15/senjo_no_valkyria_comic/. April 12, 2009. dead. mdy-all.
- Web site: Dacey . Katherine . Short Takes: Baseball Heaven, Black Gate, and Neko Ramen . September 27, 2010 . The Manga Critic . January 19, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101229205721/http://mangacritic.com/?p=7277 . December 29, 2010.
- Web site: Kadokawa's B's-Log Comic Magazine Ends Print Publication, Moves to Digital. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211004/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-03-31/kadokawa-b-log-comic-magazine-ends-print-publication-moves-to-digital/.129775. 2021-10-04. Anime News Network.
- Web site: Pineda. Rafael Antonio. Konbini Kareshi TV Anime's Story Revealed (Updated). Anime News Network. April 20, 2017. July 6, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170524183149/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-04-20/konbini-kareshi-tv-anime-story-revealed/.115034. May 24, 2017. live.
- 松山 . 響子 . 2017 . "シェイクスピアの 『十二夜』 を現代風に読む―読みやすい入門編? ラノベ型 『十二夜』―." . 駒沢女子大学 研究紀要 . 24 . 83–90 . 2021-04-04.
- Web site: 漫画のようなラノベ? イマドキ女子へ向けたレーベル「ビーズログ文庫アリス」4月15日創刊. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211004/http://ebook.itmedia.co.jp/ebook/articles/1502/27/news143.html. 2021-10-04. ITmedia eBook USER.
- Web site: 『ときめきメモリアルGirl's Side』×B's-LOG! 王子様たちと"もしも"の新婚生活を楽しむボイスカードが発売 . 31 October 2014 .
- Web site: 『金色のコルダ4』が2016年にPS Vitaで発売決定。衣装デザインコンテストも実施. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211004/https://dengekionline.com/elem/000/001/096/1096303/. 2021-10-04. 電撃オンライン.
- Web site: 池袋にゲームコラボカフェ「Gzカフェ」 第1弾は「アズールレーン」. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211004/https://ikebukuro.keizai.biz/headline/1979/. 2021-10-04. 池袋経済新聞.
- Web site: 乙女ゲー3連発! 「薄桜鬼DS」「乙女的恋革命★ラブレボ!! Portable」「B's-LOG パーティー♪」の公式サイトが本日オープン. https://web.archive.org/web/20110912020210/http://www.4gamer.net/games/103/G010333/20091225095/. 2011-09-12. Aetas. Inc. www.4gamer.net.
- Web site: B's-LOG パーティー♪ | ソフトウェアカタログ | プレイステーション® オフィシャルサイト. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211004/https://www.jp.playstation.com/software/title/uljm05641.html. 2021-10-04. www.jp.playstation.com.
- Web site: 女性向けゲームの主題歌を収録した「オトメイトVocal Best」の第2弾が発売. https://web.archive.org/web/20111022010616/http://www.4gamer.net/games/106/G010656/20111019006. 2011-10-22. Aetas. Inc. www.4gamer.net.