was a Japanese magazine published monthly by

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(formerly MediaWorks) publishing information mainly on

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s. The magazine started as a special issue of the now discontinued ''

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'' in 1997, and in 2001 it became its own entity. Originally, it held information on

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series but eventually shifted to adult visual novels when '' Dengeki Girl's Style'' began hosting the former content. Its sister magazine is ''

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'' which publishes similar information of visual novels. Starting in the April 2007 issue, the title of the magazine was written in all capitals. The magazine was discontinued on December 27, 2014. The magazine's official website ceased operation on April 2, 2018, which was announced on Twitter, as well as for a brief period of time on the website itself.

Reader participation projects

*''Maid in Dream'', ran between volume 7 and December 2003 *''Ocha Para Ocha no Mizu Onago Gakuen'', ran between April 2001 and May 2005 *''Master of Witches: Gekidō!! Mahō Gakuen'', ran between June 2004 and August 2005 *''G Baku-chan'', ran between October 2004 and July 2006 *''Colorfull Education'', started December 2005 *''Kimi ni Okuru Boku no Uta'', started December 2005

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* 1997 establishments in Japan 2014 disestablishments in Japan ASCII Media Works magazines Defunct magazines published in Japan Magazines established in 1997 Magazines disestablished in 2014 Magazines published in Tokyo MediaWorks magazines Monthly manga magazines published in Japan Video game magazines published in Japan {{Anime-mag-stub