, formerly , is a Japanese

publisher Publishing is the activity of making information, literature, music, software and other content available to the public for sale or for free. Traditionally, the term refers to the creation and distribution of printed works, such as books, newsp ...

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 us ...

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

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

anime is hand-drawn and computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japanese, (a term derived from a shortening of ...

artbooks. Enterbrain is based in

Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, ...

, 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 (US$) and the euro. It is also widely used as a third reserve currency after the US dollar and the e ...

. 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 A pen name, also called a ''nom de plume'' or ...

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 magazine focused on

adult video games Sexual content has been found in video games since the early days of the industry, and games featuring sexual content can be found on most platforms and can be of any video game genre. The inclusion of sex in games has been subject to vary ...

. * ''

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

manga magazine Manga ( Japanese: 漫画 ) 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 prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is used ...

filled with original manga. * '' Harta'' (formerly ''Fellows!''): A periodical seinen manga magazine consisting of original manga stories. * ''

Monthly Arcadia was a Japanese arcade game magazine, published by Enterbrain. History ''Monthly Arcadia'' launched on December 8, 1999. It was the successor to the then popular magazine ''Gamest was a Japanese video game magazine that specialized in covering ...

'' (月刊アーカディア): a 2000 monthly magazine focused on arcade game machines. It was started by former staff of (bi)monthly arcade game magazine ''

Gamest was a Japanese video game magazine that specialized in covering arcade games. Published by Shinseisha, it first began in May 1986 and originally published bi-monthly, later changed to be a monthly-issued magazine in the late 1980s. The magazine a ...

'' (ゲーメスト) 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 horse racing magazine. * ''Famitsu Connect!On'': Magazine focused on online video games. * ''Logout Tabletalk RPG Series'':

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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 story-driven elements, created by the Japanese group ASCII, succeeded by Enterbrain. The Japanese name, ''Tsukūru'', is a pun m ...

'': 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 fighting games creation tool * ''

Sim RPG Maker is a series of tactical role-playing game software and spinoff 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 ver ...

'': 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 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 lik ...

'' * ''

Alshard GAIA 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 l ...

'' * ''

Blade of Arcana {{nihongo, Blade of Arcana, ブレイド・オブ・アルカナ 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- ...

'' * : 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 a ...

'' * ''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 crossover product, based on an oriental science fantasy RPG '' Tenra Bansho'', steampunk ...

'' * ''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 altern ...

Video games

* ''

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

'' (1999) * ''

Tear Ring 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 complic ...

'' (2001) * '' Palette'' (2001) * '' Galerians: Ash'' (2002) * '' Berwick Saga'' (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 be ...

'' (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 sp ...

'' (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

light novel A light novel (, Hepburn: ''raito noberu'') is a style of young adult novel primarily targeting high school and middle school students. The term "light novel" is a '' wasei-eigo'', or a Japanese term formed from words in the English languag ...

s under their

Famitsu Bunko is a light novel publishing imprint affiliated with the Japanese publishing company Enterbrain, a division of Kadokawa Future Publishing is the publishing arm of Kadokawa Corporation, publishing manga, novels, light novels, magazines, tabletop ...

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''.

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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Enterbrain publications

Enterbrain software

Tabletop role-playing games

Video games

Light novels

Anime

See also

References