User:Miik/BEMANI
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. From there, 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'sMarch
- DanceDanceRevolution Winx Club and DanceDanceRevolution MUSIC FIT
- Future TomTom
Series
Active
Name | Activity |
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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 |
Future TomTom (ミライダガッキ) | 2013→Present |
BeatStream | 2014→Present |
Inactive / Cancelled
Name | Activity |
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beatmania | 1997-2002 |
beatmania III | 2000-2002 |
pop'n stage | 1999 (AC only) |
HELLO! POP'N MUSIC | 2011 (AC only) |
Beat'n Groovy | October 8, 2008 (CS only) |
Utacchi(うたっち) | February 25, 2010 (CS only) |
DanceDanceRevolution Solo | 1999-2000 |
Dancing Stage | 1999-2008 |
RAP FREAKS | 1999 (cancelled, AC only) |
KEYBOARDMANIA | 2000-2001 |
ParaParaParadise | 2000-2001 |
Dance Maniax | 2000-2001 |
MAMBO A GO GO | 2001 (AC only) |
Toy'sMarch | 2005 |
DANCE 86.4 FUNKY RADIO STATION | 2005 |
Marimba Tengoku (マリンバ天国) | September 15th, 2005 |
Events
Since 2011, events are created in collaboration between two or more BEMANI series.
Event | Duration | Games |
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2011 | ||
Lincle LINK | 2011 - 2014 | beatmania IIDX 19 Lincle, jubeat copious, REFLEC BEAT limelight |
WE LOVE pop'n music minna de tsukutte 20 ~artist wa kimida-tsu!~ WE LOVE ポップンミュージック みんなでつくって20 ~アーティストはキミだっ!~ |
2011-2013 | pop'n music 20 fantasia, pop'n music Sunny Park (?) |
2012 | ||
APPEND TRAVEL | 3/14/2012 - 9/25/2012 | beatmania IIDX 19 Lincle, DanceDanceRevolution X3 VS 2ndMIX, GuitarFreaksXG3 & DrumManiaXG3, pop'n music 20 fantasia, REFLEC BEAT limelight, SOUND VOLTEX BOOTH |
GitaDora and jubeat Large Summer Festival ギタ・ドラ・jubeat大夏祭り |
8/01/2012 - | GuitarFreaksXG3 & DrumManiaXG3, jubeat copious |
BEMANI Linked Songs Battle "Tsugidoka!" BEMANI連動選曲バトル「つぎドカ!」 |
12/19/2012 - 1/09/2013 | DanceDanceRevolution X3 VS 2ndMIX, GuitarFreaksXG3 & DrumManiaXG3, pop'n music Sunny Park, REFLEC BEAT colette |
2013 | ||
Café de Tran | TBA | 2 games |
Pastel-kun to Smith-shi no RUNRUN Marathon! パステルくんとスミス氏のRUNRUNマラソン! |
3/03/2014 | TBA |
Private BEMANI Academy 私立BEMANI学園 |
X - 12/19/2013 | TBA |
Mimi Nyami & Kotaro no Flying Catch! ミミニャミ・コタローのフライングキャッチ! |
TBA | TBA |
FLOOR INFECTION | TBA - 2015 | TBA |
POLICY BREAK | TBA | SOUND VOLTEX II -infinite infection- |
Q-pro, Mimi, Nyami & Pastel-kun no Minna de Uchuu Sensou!! クプロ・ミミニャミ・パステルくんのみんなで宇宙戦争!! |
TBA | TBA |
jubeat, GITADORA and DDR's Triple Journey jubeat・GITADORA・DDRのTriple Journey |
8/01/2013 - 9/02/2013 | TBA |
Fight! BEMANI Stadium 熱闘!BEMANIスタジアム |
TBA | TBA |
KONAMI Arcade Championship (KAC)
Created in 2011, the KAC is an annual competition hosted by KONAMI for some of its 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 Future TomTom (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.
TAG's Birthday Festival (TAG生誕祭)
TAG's Birthday Festival (TAG生誕祭, TAG seitan matsuri) was a shared event between beatmania IIDX 21 SPADA, DanceDanceRevolution (2013), GITADORA OverDrive, pop'n music Sunny Park, jubeat saucer fulfill, REFLEC BEAT colette -All Seasons-, SOUND VOLTEX II -infinite infection-, DanceEvolution ARCADE, ミライダガッキ FutureTomTom Ver.2 and BeatStream. It started on March 25th, 2014 on TAG's Birthday with songs by TAG being added to each games.
U.M.U × BEMANI
U.M.U × BEMANI is an event between BEMANI and Japanese talent agency Horipro. From May 21th, 2014 to August 13th, 2014, songs from the U.M.U. (Under Major Unitidol) contest were added to three BEMANI series: DanceDanceRevolution (2014) ,jubeat saucer fulfill and REFLEC BEAT groovin'!!.
GUMI 5th Anniversary party Presented by BEMANI
GUMI 5th Anniversary party Presented by BEMANI is shared event between beatmania IIDX 21 SPADA, DanceDanceRevolution (2014), GITADORA OverDrive, pop'n music ラピストリア, pop'n rhythmin ,jubeat saucer fulfill, REFLEC BEAT groovin'!! and SOUND VOLTEX II -infinite infection-. It started on June 26th, 2014 by adding バンブーソード・ガール, 幻想系世界修復少女 and Idola in every games. Depending from series to series, other songs featuring VOCALOID GUMI were also added during the event in collaboration with the FLOOR INFECTION event.
Discovery! BEMANI Ruins Revived (発見!よみがえったBEMANI遺跡)
- For more information, see its page.
The Discovery! BEMANI Ruins Revived (発見!よみがえったBEMANI遺跡, Hakken! Yomigaetta BEMANI iseki) event is a collaboration event between beatmania IIDX 21 SPADA, DanceDanceRevolution (2014), GITADORA OverDrive, pop'n music ラピストリア, jubeat saucer fulfill, REFLEC BEAT groovin'!!, SOUND VOLTEX II -infinite infection-, DanceEvolution ARCADE, ミライダガッキ FutureTomTom Ver.2, and BeatStream. The event started on July 24th, 2014 and is still in progress as of now.
Other Media
- BEMANI Pocket (ビーマニポケット, 1998-2000)
- BEMANI Backstage (2012-2013)
- BEMANI Namahousou (kari) (BEMANI生放送(仮), 2013→Present)
- Fan Site: Home page for all the BEMANI related news and projects.
- The Epic of Zektbach (2009-2011): Media mix project by TOMOSUKE.
- HinaBitter♪(ひなビタ♪, 2012→Present): Media mix project co-produced by TOMOSUKE and FujimiShobo (富士見書房).
beatnation Records
Founded in 2006 by dj TAKA, beatnation Records is the in-house recording label of KONAMI's BEMANI music branch. A sub-label, beatnation RHYZE was founded in 2014 with upcoming artists mainly from the SOUND VOLTEX series and a few other BEMANI series.
Links
Sandbox
- Table
- Add more infos, such as details on AC / CS released, current game + sound director?
- Possible template to be used on the events page.
- Put them in order + color text
BEMANI Events | |
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2011 | LincleLINK - pop'n music 20 - KAC 2011 |
2012 | APPEND TRAVEL - ギタ・ドラ・jubeat大夏祭り - つぎドカ! - KAC 2012 |
2013 | Café de Tran - パステルくんとスミス氏のRUNRUNマラソン! - 私立BEMANI学園 - ミミニャミ・コタローのフライングキャッチ! - FLOOR INFECTION - POLICY BREAK - クプロ・ミミニャミ・パステルくんのみんなで宇宙戦争!! - jubeat・GITADORA・DDRのTriple Journey - KAC 2013 - 熱闘!BEMANIスタジアム |
2014 | TAG生誕祭 - U.M.U × BEMANI - GUMI 5th Anniversary party Presented by BEMANI - 発見!よみがえったBEMANI遺跡 - KAC 2014 |
- FF1400;