B's Log

B's Log
Cover of December 2024 issue
CategoriesVideo game
FrequencyMonthly
FormatPaper and online magazine
Circulation90,000 [1]
PublisherEnterbrain (2000–2013)
Kadokawa (2013–2017)
Gzbrain (2017–2019)
Kadokawa Game Linkage (2019-)
First issueMarch 2002; 22 years ago (2002-03)
CountryJapan
Based inTokyo
LanguageJapanese
Websitewww.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.[2][3][4] Games covered in this publication typically fall into the otome[5] 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.[1]

A renewal issue was published on July 20, 2020, with a focus on idols that appear in games.[6]

  1. ^ a b "B's LOG | メディア". KADOKAWA ADメディアガイド. Archived from the original on 2021-10-04.
  2. ^ "Wishing For An Otaku Media Conglomerate". October 4, 2009. Archived from the original on 2021-10-04.
  3. ^ "Idea Factory Delves Into Otomate Forte And I Will Protect You". February 10, 2009. Archived from the original on 2021-10-04.
  4. ^ ""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】". ニコニコニュース. 19 April 2018. Archived from the original on 2021-10-04.
  5. ^ McDonald, Heidi (2017). "12". Digital Love: Romance and Sexuality in Games. CRC Press. ISBN 9781351644730.
  6. ^ "『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". Famitsu.com. 2020-07-20. Retrieved 2022-08-31.