B's Log
{{Short description|Japanese gaming magazine}}
{{Infobox magazine
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| image_file = B's Log December 2024 cover.webp
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| image_caption = Cover of December 2024 issue
| category = Video game
| format = Paper and online magazine
| firstdate = {{start date and age|2002|03|df=yes}}
| frequency = Monthly
| country = Japan
| based = Tokyo
| publisher = Enterbrain (2000–2013)
Kadokawa (2013–2017)
Gzbrain (2017–2019)
Kadokawa Game Linkage (2019-)
| language = Japanese
| website = [https://www.bs-log.com/ 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.siliconera.com/wishing-for-an-otaku-media-conglomerate/| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211004/https://www.siliconera.com/wishing-for-an-otaku-media-conglomerate/| archive-date=2021-10-04|title=Wishing For An Otaku Media Conglomerate|date=October 4, 2009}}{{cbignore}}{{cite web|url=https://www.siliconera.com/idea-factory-explains-otomate-forte-and-i-will-protect-you/| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211004/https://www.siliconera.com/idea-factory-explains-otomate-forte-and-i-will-protect-you/| archive-date=2021-10-04|title=Idea Factory Delves Into Otomate Forte And I Will Protect You|date=February 10, 2009}}{{cbignore}}{{cite web|url=https://news.nicovideo.jp/watch/nw3445650| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211004/https://news.nicovideo.jp/watch/nw3445650| archive-date=2021-10-04|title="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】|website=ニコニコニュース| date=19 April 2018}}{{cbignore}} Games covered in this publication typically fall into the otome{{cite book |last=McDonald |first=Heidi |date=2017 |title=Digital Love: Romance and Sexuality in Games |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RoY8DwAAQBAJ&q=%22B%E2%80%99s+Log%22+magazine&pg=PT313 |publisher=CRC Press |chapter=12 |isbn=9781351644730}} 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.
A renewal issue was published on July 20, 2020, with a focus on idols that appear in games.{{cite web|url=https://www.famitsu.com/news/202007/20202576.html |title=『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 |publisher=Famitsu.com |date=2020-07-20 |accessdate=2022-08-31}}
''B's LOG COMIC''
{{Infobox magazine
| title = B's LOG COMIC
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| category = Manga
| format = Formerly paper, now online magazine
| firstdate = {{start date and age|2005|12|df=yes}}
| frequency = Monthly
| country = Japan
| based = Tokyo
| circulation =
| publisher = Enterbrain, Kadokawa, DMM.com
| language = Japanese
| website = [http://bslogcomic.com/index.html http://bslogcomic.com/index.html]
}}
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{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/84170| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211004/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/84170| archive-date=2021-10-04|title=キュン！とエアレイドが統合、月刊誌B's-LOG COMIC誕生|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|website=コミックナタリー}}{{cbignore}}) 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;{{cite web|url=http://www.andriasang.com/e/articles/2008/10/15/senjo_no_valkyria_comic/|title=Enterbrain publishing Battlefield Valkyria manga|date=October 15, 2008|access-date=December 9, 2008|publisher=andriasang.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090412175028/http://www.andriasang.com/e/articles/2008/10/15/senjo_no_valkyria_comic/|archive-date=April 12, 2009|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}} other titles from this publication include Black Gate{{cite web|last=Dacey |first=Katherine |url=http://mangacritic.com/?p=7277 |title=Short Takes: Baseball Heaven, Black Gate, and Neko Ramen |date=September 27, 2010 |publisher=The Manga Critic |accessdate=January 19, 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101229205721/http://mangacritic.com/?p=7277 |archivedate=December 29, 2010}} and Shōnen Maid.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-03-31/kadokawa-b-log-comic-magazine-ends-print-publication-moves-to-digital/.129775| archive-url=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| archive-date=2021-10-04|title=Kadokawa's B's-Log Comic Magazine Ends Print Publication, Moves to Digital|website=Anime News Network}}{{cbignore}}
The magazine collaborated with konbini chain Lawson to create Convenience Store Boy Friends.{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=Konbini Kareshi TV Anime's Story Revealed (Updated)|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-04-20/konbini-kareshi-tv-anime-story-revealed/.115034|website=Anime News Network|date=April 20, 2017|access-date=July 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170524183149/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-04-20/konbini-kareshi-tv-anime-story-revealed/.115034|archive-date=May 24, 2017|url-status=live}}
''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.{{cite journal |last1=松山 |first1=響子 |date=2017 |title="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』―." |url=https://komajo.repo.nii.ac.jp/?action=repository_action_common_download&item_id=1286&item_no=1&attribute_id=22&file_no=1 |journal=駒沢女子大学 研究紀要 |volume=24 |pages=83–90 |access-date=2021-04-04}} On April 15, 2015, the further imprint B's LOG Bunko Alice was launched.{{cite web|url=http://ebook.itmedia.co.jp/ebook/articles/1502/27/news143.html| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211004/http://ebook.itmedia.co.jp/ebook/articles/1502/27/news143.html| archive-date=2021-10-04|title=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|website=ITmedia eBook USER}}{{cbignore}}
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.{{cite web | url=https://www.famitsu.com/news/201410/31064787.html | title=『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 | date=31 October 2014 }}
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.{{cite web|url=https://dengekionline.com/elem/000/001/096/1096303/| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211004/https://dengekionline.com/elem/000/001/096/1096303/| archive-date=2021-10-04|title=『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|website=電撃オンライン}}{{cbignore}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://ikebukuro.keizai.biz/headline/1979/| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211004/https://ikebukuro.keizai.biz/headline/1979/| archive-date=2021-10-04|title=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」|website=池袋経済新聞}}{{cbignore}}
Other releases
{{Infobox video game
| title = B's LOG Party
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| released = {{vgrelease|JP|May 20, 2010 (PSP)}}
| genre = Board game
| modes = 1~4 players
| platforms = PlayStation Portable
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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!!.{{cite web|url=https://www.4gamer.net/games/103/G010333/20091225095/| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110912020210/http://www.4gamer.net/games/103/G010333/20091225095/| archive-date=2011-09-12|title=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|publisher=Aetas, Inc.|website=www.4gamer.net}}{{cite web|url=https://www.jp.playstation.com/software/title/uljm05641.html| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211004/https://www.jp.playstation.com/software/title/uljm05641.html| archive-date=2021-10-04|title=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|website=www.jp.playstation.com}}{{cbignore}} Two songs from this game were included on the compilation album Otomate Vocal Best Vol. 2.{{cite web|url=https://www.4gamer.net/games/106/G010656/20111019006/| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111022010616/http://www.4gamer.net/games/106/G010656/20111019006| archive-date=2011-10-22|title=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|publisher=Aetas, Inc.|website=www.4gamer.net}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.bs-log.com/}} {{in lang|ja}}
{{Video Game Critics}}
Category:2002 establishments in Japan
Category:Video game magazines published in Japan
Category:Women's magazines published in Japan
Category:Magazines established in 2002
Category:Magazines published in Tokyo