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[[Image:BEMANI.png|thumb|BEMANI logo since 1999.]][[Image:BEMANI alt logo.png|thumb|Alternate logo.]] BEMANI (ビーマニ) is the brand name of KONAMI's music simulation game series. The brand was originally named the Games & Music Division (G.M.D.) until it was changed in honor of its first successful game, beatmania in 1999. The name BEMANI is a Japanese syllabic abbreviation of ''be'' | [[Image:BEMANI.png|thumb|BEMANI logo since 1999.]][[Image:BEMANI alt logo.png|thumb|Alternate logo.]] BEMANI (ビーマニ) is the brand name of KONAMI's music simulation game series. The brand was originally named the Games & Music Division (G.M.D.) until it was changed in honor of its first successful game, beatmania in 1999. The name BEMANI is a Japanese syllabic abbreviation of ''be''at''mani''a. Following the success of beatmania, the line was expanded with other music-based games throughout the years. | ||
A more colorful variation of the logo was created in 2004. This alternate logo is used only for some select series or games only: | A more colorful variation of the logo was created in 2004. This alternate logo is used only for some select series or games only: | ||