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== ビーマニポケット == | |||
The ビーマニポケット (BEMANI Pocket) is a portable game device created by KONAMI in 1998 to 2001. In total, 26 versions of the device were created with each containing a BEMANI game from one of the following series: beatmania, DanceDanceRevolution, ParaParaParadise, pop'n music and GuitarFreaks. | |||
== beatnation Records == | == beatnation Records == | ||
[[beatnation Records]] is the in-house recording label of KONAMI's BEMANI music branch founded in 2006 by [[Takayuki Ishikawa|dj TAKA]]. A sub-label, beatnation RHYZE was founded in 2014 with upcoming artists mainly from the SOUND VOLTEX series and a few other BEMANI series. | [[beatnation Records]] is the in-house recording label of KONAMI's BEMANI music branch founded in 2006 by [[Takayuki Ishikawa|dj TAKA]]. A sub-label, beatnation RHYZE was founded in 2014 with upcoming artists mainly from the SOUND VOLTEX series and a few other BEMANI series. | ||
== BEMANI Backstage == | |||
BEMANI Backstage was an Internet radio program hosted by [[Asaki|あさき]] and [[Yuei Uematsu|Yuei]] from March 1st, 2012 to September 9th, 2013. Each week on Thursday, they covered the latest news with other BEMANI staff members as special guests. In 2012, a BEMANI Backstageテーマソング (Theme Song) contest was held in SOUND VOLTEX FLOOR. The winning song, [[V.I.P.]] was added to [[SOUND VOLTEX BOOTH]] on November 8th, 2012. After the 70th episode, the program was put on indefinite hiatus. | |||
== BEMANI生放送(仮) == | |||
[[Image:BEMANI Namahousou (kari).png|thumb|BEMANI生放送(仮) logo from 2013-2014.]] | |||
BEMANI生放送(仮) (BEMANI Namahousou (kari)), abbreviated as '''BE生(仮)''', is a weekly live video broadcast that started on September 12th, 2013. The kanji in parenthesis in the title, 仮 (kari) means temporary, indicating that the program might change its name but have yet to do so three years after its debut. Each Wednesday, various BEMANI staff cover the latest BEMANI news for each of the active series. The program is also commonly used to reveal exclusive news for the first time. On December 12th, 2014, the logo used for the program was revamped. | |||
== BEMANI Portal / Fan Site == | |||
The BEMANI Portal website launched on April 25th, 2007 as the central hub for all the BEMANI related information. In 2011, the website was revamped with new sections: ARCADE GAME, GAME SOFT, MOBILE and MUSIC. On January 3, 2012, BEMANI Fansite became the official website for all things BEMANI. It was revamped on December 12th, 2014. | |||
= External Link = | = External Link = | ||
Revision as of 20:00, 26 February 2015
Background
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 beatmania. 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:
- pop'n music 12 いろは to present, including CS releases and pop'n rhythmin.
- Toy's March
- DanceDanceRevolution Winx Club and DanceDanceRevolution MUSIC FIT
- ミライダガッキ FutureTomTom
Series
Active
| Name | Activity |
|---|---|
| beatmania IIDX | 1999→Present |
| pop'n music | 1998→Present |
| DanceDanceRevolution | 1998→Present |
| GITADORA (formally GuitarFreaks & DrumMania) | 1998→Present |
| jubeat | 2008→Present |
| REFLEC BEAT | 2010→Present |
| SOUND VOLTEX | 2012→Present |
| DanceEvolution ARCADE | 2012→Present |
| ミライダガッキ FutureTomTom | 2013→Present |
| BeatStream | 2014→Present |
Inactive / Cancelled
| Name | Activity |
|---|---|
| beatmania | 1997-2002 |
| beatmania III | 2000-2002 |
| pop'n stage | 1999 (arcade only) |
| DanceDanceRevolution Solo | 1999-2000 |
| RAP FREAKS | 1999 (cancelled, arcade only) |
| KEYBOARDMANIA | 2000-2001 |
| ParaParaParadise | 2000-2001 |
| Dance Maniax | 2000-2001 |
| MAMBO A GO GO | 2001 (arcade only) |
| Toy's March | 2005 |
| DANCE 86.4 FUNKY RADIO STATION | 2005 |
| マリンバ天国 | September 15th, 2005 |
Events
BEMANI Events
KONAMI oftenly holds several events involving one or more of its BEMANI series. For a list of them, please see BEMANI Events.
KONAMI Arcade Championship (KAC)
Created in 2011, KONAMI Arcade Championship is an annual competition hosted by KONAMI for some of its games sweries including the following BEMANI arcade series: beatmania IIDX, DanceDanceRevolution, GITADORA (GuitarFreaks & DrumMania), jubeat, pop'n music, REFLEC BEAT, SOUND VOLTEX (since 2012), DanceEvolution ARCADE (since 2012), BeatStream (since 2014) and ミライダガッキ FutureTomTom (since 2014).
A second contest, KAC Asia, was also held in Asia using only BEMANI series in 2011. The following years, the second contest was merged with the original KAC.
Other Media
ビーマニポケット
The ビーマニポケット (BEMANI Pocket) is a portable game device created by KONAMI in 1998 to 2001. In total, 26 versions of the device were created with each containing a BEMANI game from one of the following series: beatmania, DanceDanceRevolution, ParaParaParadise, pop'n music and GuitarFreaks.
beatnation Records
beatnation Records is the in-house recording label of KONAMI's BEMANI music branch founded in 2006 by dj TAKA. A sub-label, beatnation RHYZE was founded in 2014 with upcoming artists mainly from the SOUND VOLTEX series and a few other BEMANI series.
BEMANI Backstage
BEMANI Backstage was an Internet radio program hosted by あさき and Yuei from March 1st, 2012 to September 9th, 2013. Each week on Thursday, they covered the latest news with other BEMANI staff members as special guests. In 2012, a BEMANI Backstageテーマソング (Theme Song) contest was held in SOUND VOLTEX FLOOR. The winning song, V.I.P. was added to SOUND VOLTEX BOOTH on November 8th, 2012. After the 70th episode, the program was put on indefinite hiatus.
BEMANI生放送(仮)
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BEMANI生放送(仮) (BEMANI Namahousou (kari)), abbreviated as BE生(仮), is a weekly live video broadcast that started on September 12th, 2013. The kanji in parenthesis in the title, 仮 (kari) means temporary, indicating that the program might change its name but have yet to do so three years after its debut. Each Wednesday, various BEMANI staff cover the latest BEMANI news for each of the active series. The program is also commonly used to reveal exclusive news for the first time. On December 12th, 2014, the logo used for the program was revamped.
BEMANI Portal / Fan Site
The BEMANI Portal website launched on April 25th, 2007 as the central hub for all the BEMANI related information. In 2011, the website was revamped with new sections: ARCADE GAME, GAME SOFT, MOBILE and MUSIC. On January 3, 2012, BEMANI Fansite became the official website for all things BEMANI. It was revamped on December 12th, 2014.
External Link
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