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''This list is under VERY heavy construction.''
{{BEMANI Timeline}}
{{BEMANI Timeline}}
= BEMANI Timeline =
= BEMANI Timeline =


In late 1997, KONAMI launched [[AC bm 1st|beatmania]], the very first BEMANI arcade game. While not the first rhythm game, its colorful graphics, variety of music, and then high challenge captivated players, and spawned a music game multimedia franchise that has spawned over a dozen different series, and still continues to thrive in Japan to this day over 20 years later.<br>
In late 1997, KONAMI launched [[AC bm 1st|beatmania]], the very first BEMANI arcade game. While not the first rhythm game, its colorful graphics, variety of music, and then high challenge captivated players, and launched a music game multimedia franchise that has resulted in over a dozen different series, continuing to thrive in Japan to this day nearly 25 years later.<br>


This timeline will cover the following BEMANI-related events by year:
This timeline will cover the following BEMANI-related events by year:
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#Various things that happen to in-house staff members (i.e. [[Akira Yamaoka]]'s quitting KONAMI in 2009.)
#Various things that happen to in-house staff members (i.e. [[Akira Yamaoka]]'s quitting KONAMI in 2009.)


It will NOT cover:
It will ''not'' cover:


#Releases of albums not directly from KONAMI. (There are far too many of these to cover.)
#Releases of albums not directly from KONAMI. (There are far too many of these to cover.)
#Commission artists, unless they are strongly tied to KONAMI (for example, [[Kosuke Saito|kors k]] and [[Ryutaro Nakahara|Ryu*]]).
#Commission artists, unless they are strongly tied to KONAMI (for example, [[Kosuke Saito|kors k]] and [[Ryutaro Nakahara|Ryu*]]).
#Any music game from KONAMI not under the BEMANI label (i.e. Rock Revolution).
#Karaoke Revolution, as the Japanese releases don't consider it a BEMANI franchise.
#Karaoke Revolution, as the Japanese releases don't consider it a BEMANI franchise.


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== The 2020's ==
== The 2020's ==


* [[2020]]: present day
* [[2020]]: struggling in the real world
* [[2021]]: the future
* [[2021]]: the return of [[CS jb 2021|mobile jubeat]]
* [[2022]]: 25 years of BEMANI
* [[2023]]: KAC-gate
* [[2024]]: the present


[[Category: History]]
[[Category: History]]

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