Dengeki G's Magazine
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese magazine published by ASCII Media Works
(formerly MediaWorks
) and sold monthly on the thirtieth that primarily contains information on bishōjo game
s, but also includes an entire section on anime
based on bishōjo games, and serializes manga
and light novel
s based on such games. The "G's" in the title stands for "Gals" and "Games". The magazine is known for hosting reader participation games whose outcome is directly influenced by the people who read the magazine; such games include Sister Princess
, and Strawberry Panic!
. Dengeki G's Magazine first went on sale on December 26, 1992 with the February 1993 issue under the title Dengeki PC Engine, which changed to the current title in 2002. A special edition spin-off version called Dengeki G's Festival! is published in irregular intervals and each issue focuses on a specific bishōjo game. Four other special edition versions under the Festival! name are Dengeki G's Festival! Comic, Dengeki G's Festival! Deluxe, Dengeki G's Festival! Anime, and Dengeki Festival! Heaven. Dengeki G's Magazines sister magazine is Dengeki Girl's Style, which publishes information on otome game
s, targeted towards females.
Despite the self-describing "magazine" description, the publication has over 350 pages an issue. About half of the magazine pages are colored and contain information about games or anime; the remaining pages, placed at the end of the magazine, are serialized manga series. Unlike typical Japanese publications, pages are turned from right to left for the first half of the magazine, but this is switched to the traditional left to right configuration when reading the manga series. Dengeki G's Magazine celebrated its fifteenth year of publication in 2007 and its two-hundredth release with the October 2007 issue.
near the end of 1992, a group of people split off to create the company MediaWorks on October 15, 1992. The ex-editor of one of Kadokawa's gaming magazines called Marukatsu PC Engine was one of the former employees to go over to MediaWorks, and one of MediaWorks' first magazines published was with the February 2003 issue on December 26, 1992, based on Marukatsu PC Engine. The overall title PC Engine came from the Japanese name for the TurboGrafx-16
video game console
first released by NEC
in 1987, and the magazine was originally intended to be an information source for the console. However, after Interchannel
(formally NEC Avenue) produced a popular dating sim
called Sotsugyō: Graduation — which drama CDs, light novel
s, original video animation
s, and manga
were adapted from — MediaWorks changed the layout of Dengeki PC Engine to have more coverage on adaptations of games the magazine reported on.
A reader-participation game called Megami Stadium had run in Marukatsu PC Engine between the May 1992 and January 1993 issues, so starting with the February 1993 issue of Dengeki PC Engine, MediaWorks created a revival of the game called Megami Paradise which ran in even-numbered issues up until the June 1996 issue. About a year after MediaWorks started Megami Paradise, Marukatsu PC Engine ceased publication on January 30, 1994. That same year in December, the first special edition version of Dengeki PC Engine called Dengeki PlayStation
was published. The following year, Dengeki PlayStation broke off to become its own magazine. This was in response to the release of Sony
's PlayStation
video game console
in December 1994.
Due to the low popularity of NEC
's video game console
PC-FX
, which was the successor to the TurboGrafx-16
, MediaWorks decided to change the magazine's title from Dengeki PC Engine to , with the June 1996 issue on April 30, 1996, which is also when the magazine stopped being a specific magazine for information on games produced by NEC. Instead, the magazine would now contain information on all bishōjo game
s as the "G's" in the title stands for both "Gals" and "Games". With the August 1997 issue on June 30, 1997, the magazine's title again changed to . The spelling of the title was slightly altered a final time with the May 2002 issue on March 30, 2002 to be .
After running a string of reader-participation games between 1993 and 1998, Dengeki G's Magazine started Sister Princess
in March 1999; this would prove to make the magazine very popular, and became a major focus of the magazine for several years. Nearly all the magazine's covers between 1999 and 2003 featured characters from Sister Princess. After overwhelming support for the project, the series was adapted into a two-series anime, and a string of video games; finally, the serialization of the game ending with the September 2003 issue. At the time, the second TV anime adaptation of another of Dengeki G's Magazines reader-participation games, Happy Lesson
, was just ending, but the series had proved popular. Seeing how popular their reader-participation games could get, MediaWorks continued to created reader-participation games, something the magazine is well-known for today. After Sister Princess ended, the editorial department looked to another reader-participation game which started in the October 2002 issue called Futakoi
, and the editors wanted to make this game Dengeki G's Magazines next main focus; the game lasted until October 2005.
On September 30, 2005, with the November 2005 issue, another magazine published by MediaWorks entitled Dengeki AniMaga was merged with Dengeki G's Magazine. This caused a massive influx of anime
information, and manga
and light novel
s to be serialized in Dengeki G's Magazine. Following this, G's Magazine started including more information on adult games
starting with the November 2005 issue. Between the March 1999 and October 2005 issues, the cover of G's Magazine depicted a girl from one of the reader-participation games running at the time. This was changed from November 2005 onwards where now the cover would depict a heroine from a bishōjo game
, which were generally adult games. Between the November 2005 and April 2006 issues, the cover of G's Magazine contained girls from To Heart 2 XRATED and FullAni, two games released by Leaf
at the time. This style was similarly adopted for the issues between May 2006 and October 2006 with girls from Da Capo II, and again between for the issues between November 2006 and March 2007 with girls from Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na
. This style of deciding on the cover art was dropped with the April 2007 issue. With the October 2007 issue, Dengeki G's Magazine celebrated its 200th consecutive release.
Light novels
began. Sister Princess was the longest-running game, lasting about four and a half years between March 1999 and September 2003.
Dengeki PlayStation
Dengeki G's Paradise
Dengeki G's Festival!
Dengeki G's Festival! Comic
Dengeki G's Festival! Deluxe
Dengeki G's Festival! Anime
Dengeki Festival! Heaven
ASCII Media Works
is a Japanese publishing company in the Kadokawa Group which formed on April 1, 2008 as a result of a merger between ASCII and MediaWorks where MediaWorks legally absorbed ASCII. Despite this, the former president of ASCII, Kiyoshi Takano, became the president of ASCII Media Works. The company...
(formerly MediaWorks
MediaWorks (publisher)
was a Japanese publishing company in the Kadokawa Group known for their brand magazines and book labels. These included such well-known magazines as Dengeki Daioh, and Dengeki G's Magazine, along with MediaWorks' main light novel publishing imprint Dengeki Bunko. The company was merged with ASCII...
) and sold monthly on the thirtieth that primarily contains information on bishōjo game
Bishojo game
A , or , is "a type of Japanese video game centered on interactions with attractive anime-style girls". These games are a sub-genre of dating sims targeted towards a male audience....
s, but also includes an entire section on anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
based on bishōjo games, and serializes manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
and light novel
Light novel
A is a style of Japanese novel primarily targeting junior high and high school students . The term "light novel" is a wasei-eigo, or a Japanese term formed from words in the English language. Light novels are often called or for short...
s based on such games. The "G's" in the title stands for "Gals" and "Games". The magazine is known for hosting reader participation games whose outcome is directly influenced by the people who read the magazine; such games include Sister Princess
Sister Princess
is a popular Japanese seinen series written by Sakurako Kimino and illustrated by Naoto Tenhiro. It began as a serialized light novel series in 1999. In 2001, a manga series and a bishōjo game for the Sony PlayStation were released. Sequels to the game were released for the PlayStation and Game Boy...
, and Strawberry Panic!
Strawberry Panic!
is a series of Japanese fictional illustrated short stories written by Sakurako Kimino, which focus on a group of teenage girls attending three affiliated all-girl schools on Astraea Hill. A common theme throughout the stories is the intimate lesbian relationships between the characters...
. Dengeki G's Magazine first went on sale on December 26, 1992 with the February 1993 issue under the title Dengeki PC Engine, which changed to the current title in 2002. A special edition spin-off version called Dengeki G's Festival! is published in irregular intervals and each issue focuses on a specific bishōjo game. Four other special edition versions under the Festival! name are Dengeki G's Festival! Comic, Dengeki G's Festival! Deluxe, Dengeki G's Festival! Anime, and Dengeki Festival! Heaven. Dengeki G's Magazines sister magazine is Dengeki Girl's Style, which publishes information on otome game
Otome game
An is a video game that is targeted towards a female market, where one of the main goals, besides the plot goal, is to develop a romantic relationship between the female player character and one of several male characters. This genre is most established in Japan. The label includes both visual...
s, targeted towards females.
Despite the self-describing "magazine" description, the publication has over 350 pages an issue. About half of the magazine pages are colored and contain information about games or anime; the remaining pages, placed at the end of the magazine, are serialized manga series. Unlike typical Japanese publications, pages are turned from right to left for the first half of the magazine, but this is switched to the traditional left to right configuration when reading the manga series. Dengeki G's Magazine celebrated its fifteenth year of publication in 2007 and its two-hundredth release with the October 2007 issue.
History
Dengeki PC Engine
Due to an internal struggle in Kadokawa ShotenKadokawa Shoten
is a well-known Japanese publishing company based in Tokyo, Japan. Kadokawa has published both manga novels and magazines, such as Newtype magazine...
near the end of 1992, a group of people split off to create the company MediaWorks on October 15, 1992. The ex-editor of one of Kadokawa's gaming magazines called Marukatsu PC Engine was one of the former employees to go over to MediaWorks, and one of MediaWorks' first magazines published was with the February 2003 issue on December 26, 1992, based on Marukatsu PC Engine. The overall title PC Engine came from the Japanese name for the TurboGrafx-16
TurboGrafx-16
TurboGrafx-16, fully titled as TurboGrafx-16 Entertainment SuperSystem and known in Japan as the , is a video game console developed by Hudson Soft and NEC, released in Japan on October 30, 1987, and in North America on August 29, 1989....
video game console
Video game console
A video game console is an interactive entertainment computer or customized computer system that produces a video display signal which can be used with a display device to display a video game...
first released by NEC
NEC
, a Japanese multinational IT company, has its headquarters in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. NEC, part of the Sumitomo Group, provides information technology and network solutions to business enterprises, communications services providers and government....
in 1987, and the magazine was originally intended to be an information source for the console. However, after Interchannel
Interchannel
Interchannel is a Japanese game developer and publisher. Previously known as NEC Interchannel and before that NEC Avenue, it was originally a subsidiary of NEC before 70 percent of the company was sold to Index Corporation for approximately 3 billion yen in 2004...
(formally NEC Avenue) produced a popular dating sim
Dating sim
Dating sims are a video game subgenre of simulation games, usually Japanese, with romantic elements. They are also sometimes put under the category of neoromance. The most common objective of dating sims is to date, usually choosing from among several characters, and to achieve a romantic...
called Sotsugyō: Graduation — which drama CDs, light novel
Light novel
A is a style of Japanese novel primarily targeting junior high and high school students . The term "light novel" is a wasei-eigo, or a Japanese term formed from words in the English language. Light novels are often called or for short...
s, original video animation
Original video animation
, abbreviated as media , are animated films and series made specially for release in home-video formats. The term originated in relation to Japanese animation...
s, and manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
were adapted from — MediaWorks changed the layout of Dengeki PC Engine to have more coverage on adaptations of games the magazine reported on.
A reader-participation game called Megami Stadium had run in Marukatsu PC Engine between the May 1992 and January 1993 issues, so starting with the February 1993 issue of Dengeki PC Engine, MediaWorks created a revival of the game called Megami Paradise which ran in even-numbered issues up until the June 1996 issue. About a year after MediaWorks started Megami Paradise, Marukatsu PC Engine ceased publication on January 30, 1994. That same year in December, the first special edition version of Dengeki PC Engine called Dengeki PlayStation
Dengeki PlayStation
is a Japanese gaming magazine published by ASCII Media Works . The magazine originally featured information pertaining to PlayStation video games, but since then has also incorporated information from PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation Portable games...
was published. The following year, Dengeki PlayStation broke off to become its own magazine. This was in response to the release of Sony
Sony
, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....
's PlayStation
PlayStation
The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console first released by Sony Computer Entertainment in Japan on December 3, .The PlayStation was the first of the PlayStation series of consoles and handheld game devices. The PlayStation 2 was the console's successor in 2000...
video game console
Video game console
A video game console is an interactive entertainment computer or customized computer system that produces a video display signal which can be used with a display device to display a video game...
in December 1994.
Dengeki G's Engine to present
NEC
, a Japanese multinational IT company, has its headquarters in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. NEC, part of the Sumitomo Group, provides information technology and network solutions to business enterprises, communications services providers and government....
's video game console
Video game console
A video game console is an interactive entertainment computer or customized computer system that produces a video display signal which can be used with a display device to display a video game...
PC-FX
PC-FX
The is a video game console released in Japan on December 23, 1994 by NEC Corporation. It is the 32-bit successor to NEC's PC Engine ....
, which was the successor to the TurboGrafx-16
TurboGrafx-16
TurboGrafx-16, fully titled as TurboGrafx-16 Entertainment SuperSystem and known in Japan as the , is a video game console developed by Hudson Soft and NEC, released in Japan on October 30, 1987, and in North America on August 29, 1989....
, MediaWorks decided to change the magazine's title from Dengeki PC Engine to , with the June 1996 issue on April 30, 1996, which is also when the magazine stopped being a specific magazine for information on games produced by NEC. Instead, the magazine would now contain information on all bishōjo game
Bishojo game
A , or , is "a type of Japanese video game centered on interactions with attractive anime-style girls". These games are a sub-genre of dating sims targeted towards a male audience....
s as the "G's" in the title stands for both "Gals" and "Games". With the August 1997 issue on June 30, 1997, the magazine's title again changed to . The spelling of the title was slightly altered a final time with the May 2002 issue on March 30, 2002 to be .
After running a string of reader-participation games between 1993 and 1998, Dengeki G's Magazine started Sister Princess
Sister Princess
is a popular Japanese seinen series written by Sakurako Kimino and illustrated by Naoto Tenhiro. It began as a serialized light novel series in 1999. In 2001, a manga series and a bishōjo game for the Sony PlayStation were released. Sequels to the game were released for the PlayStation and Game Boy...
in March 1999; this would prove to make the magazine very popular, and became a major focus of the magazine for several years. Nearly all the magazine's covers between 1999 and 2003 featured characters from Sister Princess. After overwhelming support for the project, the series was adapted into a two-series anime, and a string of video games; finally, the serialization of the game ending with the September 2003 issue. At the time, the second TV anime adaptation of another of Dengeki G's Magazines reader-participation games, Happy Lesson
Happy Lesson
Happy Lesson is a comedy manga, written by Mutsumi Sasaki and illustrated by Shinnosuke Mori, serialized in Dengeki G's Magazine from April 1999 to September 2002, featuring a high school student who is adopted by five of his teachers...
, was just ending, but the series had proved popular. Seeing how popular their reader-participation games could get, MediaWorks continued to created reader-participation games, something the magazine is well-known for today. After Sister Princess ended, the editorial department looked to another reader-participation game which started in the October 2002 issue called Futakoi
Futakoi
is a light novel, visual novel and anime series created by Hina Futaba and Mutsumi Sasaki. The anime series aired in Japan in 2004. It replaced Sister Princess as Dengeki G's Magazine premier flagship title.-Story:...
, and the editors wanted to make this game Dengeki G's Magazines next main focus; the game lasted until October 2005.
On September 30, 2005, with the November 2005 issue, another magazine published by MediaWorks entitled Dengeki AniMaga was merged with Dengeki G's Magazine. This caused a massive influx of anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
information, and manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
and light novel
Light novel
A is a style of Japanese novel primarily targeting junior high and high school students . The term "light novel" is a wasei-eigo, or a Japanese term formed from words in the English language. Light novels are often called or for short...
s to be serialized in Dengeki G's Magazine. Following this, G's Magazine started including more information on adult games
Eroge
An or Ero-ga is a Japanese video or computer game that features erotic content, usually in the form of anime-style artwork. Eroge originated from galge, but unlike galge, they feature erotic/pornographic content.-History:...
starting with the November 2005 issue. Between the March 1999 and October 2005 issues, the cover of G's Magazine depicted a girl from one of the reader-participation games running at the time. This was changed from November 2005 onwards where now the cover would depict a heroine from a bishōjo game
Bishojo game
A , or , is "a type of Japanese video game centered on interactions with attractive anime-style girls". These games are a sub-genre of dating sims targeted towards a male audience....
, which were generally adult games. Between the November 2005 and April 2006 issues, the cover of G's Magazine contained girls from To Heart 2 XRATED and FullAni, two games released by Leaf
Leaf (company)
Leaf is a Japanese visual novel studio under the publisher Aquaplus, and has offices in Yodogawa-ku, Osaka, and Tokyo. It and its competitor Key are the most popular and successful dedicated visual novel studios operating today. It was launched out of obscurity by its early release ToHeart...
at the time. This style was similarly adopted for the issues between May 2006 and October 2006 with girls from Da Capo II, and again between for the issues between November 2006 and March 2007 with girls from Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na
Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na
is a fictional series centering on a princess from a kingdom on the moon who lives with a family on Earth for a time. It began as a Japanese adult visual novel video game developed by August that was first released on September 22, 2005 for the PC, and the PlayStation 2 adaptation developed by Aria...
. This style of deciding on the cover art was dropped with the April 2007 issue. With the October 2007 issue, Dengeki G's Magazine celebrated its 200th consecutive release.
Series
Manga| Title | Author | Illustrator | Issue run |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2/3 Ai no Kyōkaisen | Deden | Shizuka Ogawa (2D world) Shin Kyōgoku (3D world) |
January 2006 - March 2007 |
| Angel Beats! Heaven's Door Angel Beats! is a 13-episode Japanese anime television series produced by P.A. Works and Aniplex and directed by Seiji Kishi. The story was originally conceived by Jun Maeda, who also wrote the screenplay and composed the music with the group Anant-Garde Eyes, with original character design by Na-Ga; both Maeda... |
Jun Maeda Jun Maeda is a Japanese writer working for the software company Key; he has majorly contributed as a scenario writer, lyricist, and musical composer for the visual novels the company produces. His birth name in kanji was written as , though there is no change in pronunciation... |
Yuriko Asami | May 2010 - ongoing |
| Angel Beats! The 4-koma Angel Beats! is a 13-episode Japanese anime television series produced by P.A. Works and Aniplex and directed by Seiji Kishi. The story was originally conceived by Jun Maeda, who also wrote the screenplay and composed the music with the group Anant-Garde Eyes, with original character design by Na-Ga; both Maeda... |
Jun Maeda | Haruka Komowata | December 2009 - ongoing |
| Baby Princess | Sakurako Kimino Sakurako Kimino is a female Japanese novelist. She is notable for the creation of Sister Princess and Strawberry Panic!, two very successful bishōjo series where almost all the characters in both series are young girls. She has had her work serialized in the Japanese bishōjo magazine Dengeki G's Magazine,... |
Yasuhiro Miyama | May 2011 - ongoing |
| Baby Princess! 19-nin Shimai no Honobono Days | Sakurako Kimino | Sakura Ikeda | May 2010 - September 2010 |
| Clannad | Key Key (company) Key is a Japanese visual novel studio which formed on July 21, 1998 as a brand under the publisher Visual Art's and is located in Kita, Osaka, Japan. Key released their debut visual novel Kanon in June 1999, which combined an elaborate storyline, an up-to-date anime-style drawing style, and a... |
Shaa | August 2007 - July 2009 |
| Da Capo II: Imaginary Future | Circus Circus (company) Circus is a Japanese visual novel studio known for creating adult-oriented bishōjo games. In addition to the normal Circus brand name, there are other brand divisions including Circus Northern, Circus Fetish, Circus Metal, and Sanctuary... |
Tsukasa Uhana | March 2007 - May 2009 |
| Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko is a Japanese light novel series written by Hitoma Iruma, with illustrations by Buriki. The series includes eight novels released between January 2009 and April 2011, published by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation started serialization in the October 2010 issue... |
Hitoma Iruma | Masato Yamane | October 2010 - ongoing |
| Finalist Finalist (visual novel) is a Japanese visual novel developed by PrincessSoft which was released on January 26, 2006 in limited and regular editions playable on the PlayStation 2... |
PrincessSoft PrincessSoft PrincessSoft is a Japanese company specializing in the publishing and development of visual novel video games.-List of games:*Day of Love *21: Two One *Hourglass of Summer *Cafe: Little Wish... |
Shirō Nishiki | November 2005 - February 2006 |
| Fortune Arterial Character's Prelude Fortune Arterial is a Japanese adult visual novel, developed by August, released as a limited edition version on January 25, 2008 for a Microsoft Windows PC as a DVD. Fortune Arterial is August's sixth game, preceded by other titles such as Tsuki wa Higashi ni Hi wa Nishi ni: Operation Sanctuary, and Yoake Mae yori... |
August August (company) is a Japanese visual novel studio under the publisher . Although the company's name is spelled in Japanese using katakana, on the Internet August is known by the slang term . Hazuki and Hachigatsu mean August in Japanese.... |
Akane Sasaki | September 2007 - April 2008 |
| Futakoi Futakoi is a light novel, visual novel and anime series created by Hina Futaba and Mutsumi Sasaki. The anime series aired in Japan in 2004. It replaced Sister Princess as Dengeki G's Magazine premier flagship title.-Story:... |
Hina Futaba | Pururu Kinkakuji | November 2004 - October 2005 |
| Gakuen Kino Kino's Journey , shortened to Kino's Journey, is a Japanese light novel series written by Keiichi Sigsawa, with illustrations by Kouhaku Kuroboshi. The series originally started serialization in volume five of MediaWorks' now-defunct light novel magazine Dengeki hp on March 17, 2000... |
Keiichi Sigsawa | Dennō Ōwadan | December 2010 - ongoing |
| Hime Navi Ohime-sama Navigation , with the subtitles and Which Girl do you Trust?, is a reader-participation game in the Japanese bishōjo magazine Dengeki G's Magazine, published by ASCII Media Works, which started in the February 2008 issue sold on December 30, 2007... & Hime Navi Evolution Ohime-sama Navigation , with the subtitles and Which Girl do you Trust?, is a reader-participation game in the Japanese bishōjo magazine Dengeki G's Magazine, published by ASCII Media Works, which started in the February 2008 issue sold on December 30, 2007... |
Satz | Raina | June 2008 - June 2010 |
| HoneComi The 4-koma HoneyComing is an adult Japanese visual novel developed by Hooksoft which was released as a limited edition version on June 29, 2007 playable on the PC as a DVD; a regular edition followed on August 24, 2007. HoneyComing is Hooksoft's sixth title, along with other games such as Orange Pocket, and _Summer... |
Hooksoft | Yuki Kiriga Yuki Kiriga is a Japanese manga author. She is known for creating characters with cute appearances, and even provided chibi illustrations for characters in Sister Princess and Strawberry Panic! in the Japanese bishōjo magazine Dengeki G's Magazine.-Works:... |
April 2007 - March 2008 |
| Koi to Senkyo to Chocolate Koi to Senkyo to Chocolate , also known as "Koichoco" for short, is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by Sprite, and it was released in Japan on October 29, 2010 for Microsoft Windows PCs... |
Sprite | Tōko Kanno | February 2011 - ongoing |
| Kud Wafter Kud Wafter is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by Key and was released on June 25, 2010 as a DVD playable on a Microsoft Windows PC. The game is Key's eighth similar game in its history. Focusing on the title character Kudryavka Noumi, also known as for short, the gameplay follows a plot line which... |
Key | Bakutendō | May 2010 - ongoing |
| Little Busters! The 4-koma Little Busters! is a Japanese visual novel developed by Key which was originally released, rated for everyone as a limited edition version, on July 27, 2007 playable on a Windows PC; a regular edition, also rated for everyone, followed on September 28, 2007. Little Busters! is Key's sixth game, along with other... |
Key | Yūya Sasagiri | March 2006 - March 2010 |
| Little Busters! EX The 4-koma Little Busters! is a Japanese visual novel developed by Key which was originally released, rated for everyone as a limited edition version, on July 27, 2007 playable on a Windows PC; a regular edition, also rated for everyone, followed on September 28, 2007. Little Busters! is Key's sixth game, along with other... |
Key | Yūya Sasagiri | June 2010 - ongoing |
| Marriage Royale Marriage Royale is a series of illustrated Japanese fictional short stories written by Shingo Hifumi and illustrated by Aoi Nishimata and Hiro Suzuhira; both illustrators are from Navel. The short stories are a part of a reader-participation game in the Japanese bishōjo magazine Dengeki G's Magazine, published by... |
Navel Navel (company) is a Japanese label of Omega Vision Inc. a publisher of bishōjo eroge visual novel video games. Its name is a reference to the navel orange.-Games produced:By Navel*Shuffle! *Soul Link... |
Koko Natsuki | April 2007 - January 2011 |
| My-Otome Saga: Ryū to Otome no Namida My-Otome is an anime series created by Sunrise. Directed by Masakazu Obara and written by Hiroyuki Yoshino, it is a spinoff of My-HiME anime series and as such My-Otome takes place in a new setting with new main characters.... |
Mizunari Sawajō | Seven Tachibana | April 2007 - September 2007 |
| Nanatsuiro Drops Nanatsuiro Drops is a Japanese visual novel developed by UNiSONSHIFT and released on April 21, 2006. The first version, available on the PC, contains adult-only content. A version ported to the PlayStation 2 by MediaWorks was released without this content on September 20, 2007... |
UNiSONSHIFT | Yūki Takami | November 2006 - May 2008 |
| Ohime-sama Navigation Ohime-sama Navigation , with the subtitles and Which Girl do you Trust?, is a reader-participation game in the Japanese bishōjo magazine Dengeki G's Magazine, published by ASCII Media Works, which started in the February 2008 issue sold on December 30, 2007... |
Satz | Yūki Takami | November 2008 - June 2010 |
| Ore no Imōto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai Ore no Imoto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai , also known as or for short, is a Japanese light novel series written by Tsukasa Fushimi, with illustrations provided by Hiro Kanzaki. Nine volumes have been published since August 2008. A manga adaptation drawn by Sakura Ikeda was serialized in ASCII Media Works' Dengeki G's Magazine. A... |
Tsukasa Fushimi | Sakura Ikeda | March 2009 - May 2011 |
| Ore no Kōhai ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai Ore no Imoto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai , also known as or for short, is a Japanese light novel series written by Tsukasa Fushimi, with illustrations provided by Hiro Kanzaki. Nine volumes have been published since August 2008. A manga adaptation drawn by Sakura Ikeda was serialized in ASCII Media Works' Dengeki G's Magazine. A... |
Tsukasa Fushimi | Sakura Ikeda | July 2011 - ongoing |
| Rewrite: Side-B Rewrite (visual novel) is a Japanese visual novel developed by Key that was released on June 24, 2011 as a DVD playable on a Microsoft Windows PC and is rated for all ages. Rewrite is Key's ninth game, along with other titles such as Kanon, Air, and Clannad... |
Key | Sakana Tōjō | October 2010 - ongoing |
| Ro-Kyu-Bu! Ro-Kyu-Bu! is a Japanese sports comedy light novel series written by Sagu Aoyama with illustrations by Tinkle. The series is about a high school freshman Subaru Hasegawa who becomes the coach of a grade school's girls basketball team after the high school team's captain was suspected for being a lolicon... |
Sagu Aoyama | Yūki Takami | October 2010 - ongoing |
| Sakura-sō no Pet na Kanojo | Hajime Kamoshida | Hōki Kusano | April 2011 - ongoing |
| Strawberry Panic! Strawberry Panic! is a series of Japanese fictional illustrated short stories written by Sakurako Kimino, which focus on a group of teenage girls attending three affiliated all-girl schools on Astraea Hill. A common theme throughout the stories is the intimate lesbian relationships between the characters... |
Sakurako Kimino | Namuchi Takumi Namuchi Takumi is a pen name of a female Japanese illustrator who has worked on light novel and manga projects. She is noteworthy for her work on the Strawberry Panic! light novel and manga editions, which were published by MediaWorks.-External links:*... |
November 2005 - February 2007 |
| The Idolmaster 2: The World Is All One!! The Idolmaster 2 is a console raising simulation game released exclusively in Japan by Namco Bandai Games on February 24, 2011. The game is a sequel to The Idolmaster, and follows the career of a producer who works for the fictional integrated 765 Production and 961 Production idol agencies and has to work with a... |
Namco Bandai Games Namco Bandai Games is an arcade, mobile and home video game developer and publisher based in Japan which is the product of a merger between the video game development divisions of Bandai and Namco. Namco Bandai Games is a wholly owned subsidiary of Namco Bandai Holdings and specializes in production and sales of... |
Yūyū | April 2011 - ongoing |
| Tsuki wa Higashi ni Hi wa Nishi ni: Operation Sanctuary | August | Mika Takeda | July 2004 - November 2004 |
| Utawarerumono Utawarerumono is a Japanese adult AVG+SLG visual novel by Leaf which was released on April 26, 2002 for the PC. A manga version was created in 2005 and was first serialized in Dengeki G's Magazine. An anime adaptation aired between April and September 2006, containing twenty-six episodes... |
Leaf Leaf (company) Leaf is a Japanese visual novel studio under the publisher Aquaplus, and has offices in Yodogawa-ku, Osaka, and Tokyo. It and its competitor Key are the most popular and successful dedicated visual novel studios operating today. It was launched out of obscurity by its early release ToHeart... |
Arō Shimakusa | November 2005 - January 2007 |
| Wind: A Breath of Heart | Minori Minori is a Japanese visual novel company which created the games Bittersweet Fools, Wind: A Breath of Heart, Haru no Ashioto and Angel Type. Their latest game as of 2009 is Eden*... |
Ataru Kajiba | July 2004 - November 2004 |
| Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na: Moonlight Cradle Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na is a fictional series centering on a princess from a kingdom on the moon who lives with a family on Earth for a time. It began as a Japanese adult visual novel video game developed by August that was first released on September 22, 2005 for the PC, and the PlayStation 2 adaptation developed by Aria... |
August | Hoehoe Nōmiso | February 2009 - May 2009 |
Light novels
| Title | Author | Illustrator | Issue run |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dream Knocker | Mikage Mikage is a Japanese screenwriter and light novelist from Odawara, Kanagawa, Japan. Most of his work has been in adult games and drama CDs for such games. He has works primarily with Circus and Minori.-Works:Games*Archimedes no Wasuremono*D.C.: Da Capo... |
Sana Wakuzuki | November 2005 - September 2006 |
| Futakoi Alternative G Futakoi Alternative is a Japanese anime series by ufotable. The series ran for 13 episodes from 7 April 2005 to 30 June 2005. The show features many of the characters from the original Futakoi, though the story and settings are completely different. A manga adaptation of the show is illustrated by Kanao... |
Ryūnosuke Kingetsu | Ufotable Ufotable is a Japanese animation studio founded in October 2000 and located in Nakano, Tokyo Prefecture. A unique hallmark seen in many of their works is a claymation sequence.-TV series:*Weiß Kreuz Glühen *Mobile Suit Gundam SEED... |
September 2005 - February 2006 |
| Myself ; Yourself Myself ; Yourself is a Japanese visual novel developed by Yeti which was released on December 20, 2007 for the PlayStation 2. Myself ; Yourself is the second original game published by Regista, the first being I/O. Takumi Nakazawa, the main scenario writer for the infinity series , is the principal writer for Myself... |
Takumi Nakazawa Takumi Nakazawa is a Japanese video game writer and founder of the visual novel publishing company Regista. He worked at KID from 1998 until 2004, leaving to form Regista after the release of Remember11.-Direction:* infinity series... |
Wadapen | May 2007 - January 2008 |
Reader participation games
Dengeki G's Magazine often hosts reader participation games whose outcome is directly influenced by the people who read the magazine. The length of these games vary; some can go on for years, while others end in less in less than a year. How long a game lasts is decided on how popular the game is among the readers and how many readers participate. At least one game has been running in the magazine since the first issue except during the time between the December 1998 and February 1999 issues when Ojōsama Express ended and Sister PrincessSister Princess
is a popular Japanese seinen series written by Sakurako Kimino and illustrated by Naoto Tenhiro. It began as a serialized light novel series in 1999. In 2001, a manga series and a bishōjo game for the Sony PlayStation were released. Sequels to the game were released for the PlayStation and Game Boy...
began. Sister Princess was the longest-running game, lasting about four and a half years between March 1999 and September 2003.
| Title | Author | Illustrator | Issue run |
|---|---|---|---|
| Megami Paradise Megami Paradise is a role-playing game by NEC Home Electronics and released in 1994 on the PC Engine Super CD-Rom. A two part OAV series was produced in 1995 by King Records under their subdivision Starchild Records and Studio Fantasia... |
Takeshi Kikuchi | Akihiro Yoshimi & Miyasumi | February 1993 - June 1996 (Published in even-numbered months) |
| Walzer no Monshō | Shin Araki | Tamayo Kobayashi & Mami Sajima | February 1993 - January 1995 (Published in odd-numbered months) |
| Hyper Wars | Sadaaki Asu | Tsutomu Hasegawa | December 1993 - October 1994 (Published in even-numbered months) |
| Route Lancer | Yuri Hayashida | Hanemaro Jūbaori | January 1994 - November 1994 (Published in odd-numbered months) |
| Seraphim Call Seraphim Call is a Japanese anime series by Sunrise from 1999. Seraphim Call may be considered avant-garde in several respects. For example: it is an anthology of individual stories while most other anime is serialized... |
Not applicable | Aoi Nanase | April 1996 - August 1998 |
| Ojōsama Express | Jukki Hanada Jukki Hanada ' is a Japanese screenwriter.-Series composition:*Hanaukyo Maid Team La Verite*Idolmaster: Xenoglossia*Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl*Mahoromatic: Something More Beautiful*Petite Princess Yucie*Popotan*Rozen Maiden... |
Masahide Yanagisawa | December 1997 - November 1998 |
| Sister Princess Sister Princess is a popular Japanese seinen series written by Sakurako Kimino and illustrated by Naoto Tenhiro. It began as a serialized light novel series in 1999. In 2001, a manga series and a bishōjo game for the Sony PlayStation were released. Sequels to the game were released for the PlayStation and Game Boy... |
Sakurako Kimino Sakurako Kimino is a female Japanese novelist. She is notable for the creation of Sister Princess and Strawberry Panic!, two very successful bishōjo series where almost all the characters in both series are young girls. She has had her work serialized in the Japanese bishōjo magazine Dengeki G's Magazine,... |
Naoto Tenhiro | March 1999 - September 2003 |
| Happy Lesson Happy Lesson Happy Lesson is a comedy manga, written by Mutsumi Sasaki and illustrated by Shinnosuke Mori, serialized in Dengeki G's Magazine from April 1999 to September 2002, featuring a high school student who is adopted by five of his teachers... |
Yoshiki Takano | Mutsumi Sasaki | April 1999 - September 2002 |
| Milky Season | Not applicable | Takuya Io | March 2000 - February 2001 |
| Merry Little Park! | Not applicable | Yū Hisakata | April 2001 - December 2001 |
| Futakoi Futakoi is a light novel, visual novel and anime series created by Hina Futaba and Mutsumi Sasaki. The anime series aired in Japan in 2004. It replaced Sister Princess as Dengeki G's Magazine premier flagship title.-Story:... |
Hina Futaba | Mutsumi Sasaki | October 2002 - October 2005 |
| Puppy Girls: Watashi no Ojisama | Sakurako Kimino | Pururu Kinkakuji | March 2003 - October 2003 |
| Strawberry Panic! Strawberry Panic! is a series of Japanese fictional illustrated short stories written by Sakurako Kimino, which focus on a group of teenage girls attending three affiliated all-girl schools on Astraea Hill. A common theme throughout the stories is the intimate lesbian relationships between the characters... |
Sakurako Kimino | Chitose Maki Chitose Maki is a female Japanese manga artist from Chiba, Japan. She is noteworthy as the original illustrator to the Strawberry Panic! series before Namuchi Takumi succeeded her. She worked on the series all up until September 2005 when she unexpectedly quit; the reason why she left was never... |
November 2003 - September 2005 |
| Ultra Charming! | Maruhi Kano | Harui Ōsaki | December 2003 - August 2004 |
| Marriage Royale Marriage Royale is a series of illustrated Japanese fictional short stories written by Shingo Hifumi and illustrated by Aoi Nishimata and Hiro Suzuhira; both illustrators are from Navel. The short stories are a part of a reader-participation game in the Japanese bishōjo magazine Dengeki G's Magazine, published by... |
Shingo Hifumi | Aoi Nishimata Aoi Nishimata is a female, Japanese visual novel character designer and illustrator who works for Navel.Hiro Suzuhira and Aoi Nishimata have known each other from high school; their first work, Ritual, was introduced in 1996. In 2003, she joined Navel along with Hiro Suzuhira, illustrating Shuffle!... & Hiro Suzuhira Hiro Suzuhira is a female Japanese manga artist, character designer and illustrator.Hiro Suzuhira and Aoi Nishimata have known each other from high school; their first work, Ritual, was introduced in 1996. In 2000, she joined BasiL and became the illustrator for Bless: Close Your Eyes, Open Your Mind. After... |
January 2006 - ongoing |
| 2/3 Ai no Kyōkaisen | Deden | Shizuka Ogawa (2D world) Shin Kyōgoku (3D world) |
December 2005 - December 2007 |
| A.I. Love You! | Not applicable | Masato Takashina | February 2006 - November 2009 |
| Ohime-sama Navigation Ohime-sama Navigation , with the subtitles and Which Girl do you Trust?, is a reader-participation game in the Japanese bishōjo magazine Dengeki G's Magazine, published by ASCII Media Works, which started in the February 2008 issue sold on December 30, 2007... |
Satz | Naru Nanao Naru Nanao is a female Japanese artist from Okinawa, Japan. Nanao's choice of her pseudonym stems from the Circus' game Aries; one of the characters was named . She is a free illustrator and thus is not affiliated with one single company; she is primarily a character designer... |
February 2008 - ongoing |
| Baby Princess | Sakurako Kimino | Natsuki Mibu | March 2008 - ongoing |
| Love Live! | Sakurako Kimino | Yūhei Murota | July 2010 - ongoing |
Special editions
- Dengeki PlayStationDengeki PlayStationis a Japanese gaming magazine published by ASCII Media Works . The magazine originally featured information pertaining to PlayStation video games, but since then has also incorporated information from PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation Portable games...
originally began as a special edition of Dengeki G's Magazine and was first published in December 1994. After this issue was released, it was decided that Dengeki PlayStation would become its own magazine.
Dengeki G's Paradise
- Dengeki G's Paradise was another special edition issue originally published in 1997. Only one issue was published, and its main feature was the dating simDating simDating sims are a video game subgenre of simulation games, usually Japanese, with romantic elements. They are also sometimes put under the category of neoromance. The most common objective of dating sims is to date, usually choosing from among several characters, and to achieve a romantic...
Sentimental GraffitiSentimental Graffitiis the name of a popular dating simulation series by NEC Interchannel. A TV anime based on the series was later produced, titled Sentimental Journey. Three Japanese radio dramas based on the series, titled Sentimental Night, Kaettekita Sentimental Night, and Only Sentimental Night 2 were produced....
.
Dengeki G's Festival!
- Dengeki G's Festival! is the third special edition version of Dengeki G's Magazine. The first volume was published in December 2004, and since then, 17 volumes have been published, the latest of which was in July 2010. Dengeki G's Festival is published in irregular intervals that range anywhere between less than a week, to more than six months. The magazine has had a similar style of formatting from the third volume on, and contains about 80 pages an issue on a specific bishōjo gameBishojo gameA , or , is "a type of Japanese video game centered on interactions with attractive anime-style girls". These games are a sub-genre of dating sims targeted towards a male audience....
(other than volume two which covered two games). In addition to the main magazine, each issue comes bundled with bonus material depicting characters from the series that is the current feature of a given issue. One of the recurring items is a hug pillowcaseDakimakuraA ' is a type of large pillow from Japan. The word is often translated in English simply as "hug pillow". From a semantic standpoint, dakimakura are no different from Western orthopedic body pillows, and are commonly used by Japanese youth as "security objects"...
featuring an image of one or more bishōjoBishojois a Japanese term used to refer to young and pretty girls, usually below university age. Bishōjo is not listed as a word in the prominent Japanese dictionary Kōjien...
characters in a sexually suggestive pose.
| | Dengeki G's Festival volumes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volume | Bishōjo game Bishojo game A , or , is "a type of Japanese video game centered on interactions with attractive anime-style girls". These games are a sub-genre of dating sims targeted towards a male audience.... focus | Bonus material | Publish date | Reference |
| 01 | To Heart 2 | A4 size magnet poster, a deck of playing cards with case, and a 2005 schedule diary | December 16, 2004 | |
| 02 | Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na is a fictional series centering on a princess from a kingdom on the moon who lives with a family on Earth for a time. It began as a Japanese adult visual novel video game developed by August that was first released on September 22, 2005 for the PC, and the PlayStation 2 adaptation developed by Aria... (cover) and Fate/hollow ataraxia Fate/hollow ataraxia is a Japanese visual novel game created by TYPE-MOON in 2005 which is the sequel to its earlier visual novel Fate/stay night. The word ataraxia in the title is a Greek term for tranquility, giving the title the combined meaning of "empty tranquility".-Plot:The plot of Fate/hollow ataraxia is... |
Double-sided head pillowcase featuring Saber Saber (Fate/stay night) is a fictional character from the Japanese visual novel and anime series Fate/stay night by TYPE-MOON.She is Shirō Emiya's servant, an agile and powerful warrior. Saber is loyal, independent, and reserved; she appears cold, but is actually suppressing her emotions to focus on her goals. Her class... and Rin Tōsaka, Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na jigsaw puzzle Jigsaw puzzle A jigsaw puzzle is a tiling puzzle that requires the assembly of numerous small, often oddly shaped, interlocking and tessellating pieces.Each piece usually has a small part of a picture on it; when complete, a jigsaw puzzle produces a complete picture... , and two cell phone straps Phone strap A phone strap, cell phone strap, or mobile phone strap, was originally a string or loop to help the user hold their cell phone, which was invented and became popular in Japan where they are known as in Japanese... featuring Natsuki Takamizawa and Sakura Matō |
September 15, 2005 | |
| 03 | To Heart 2 XRATED | Hug pillowcase Dakimakura A ' is a type of large pillow from Japan. The word is often translated in English simply as "hug pillow". From a semantic standpoint, dakimakura are no different from Western orthopedic body pillows, and are commonly used by Japanese youth as "security objects"... , cell phone cleaner, and three mousepad Mousepad A mousepad or mouse mat is a surface for enhancing the usability of a computer mouse.-History:During a 1968 presentation by Douglas Engelbart marking the public debut of a mouse,... s |
December 2, 2005 | |
| 04 | Da Capo II | Hug pillowcase, jigsaw puzzle, and an ID card Identity document An identity document is any document which may be used to verify aspects of a person's personal identity. If issued in the form of a small, mostly standard-sized card, it is usually called an identity card... /pass case |
May 19, 2006 | |
| 05 | Tsuyokiss: Mighty Heart Tsuyokiss is a video game that has been adapted into an anime series. The romance story is created by Takahiro and Yasutomo Yamada , and focuses on a group of students at a high school and the various romantic attachments that the characters feel for each another.Tsuyokiss originally began as an visual... |
Alarm clock Alarm clock An alarm clock is a clock that is designed to make a loud sound at a specific time. The primary use of these clocks is to awaken people from their night's sleep or short naps; they are sometimes used for other reminders as well. To stop the sound, a button or handle on the clock is pressed; but... , double-sided desk pad Shitajiki Shitajiki is a Japanese word for various types of materials placed under a sheet of paper for writing, either to prevent marking on the sheets below or to provide a better surface for writing... , and six tin badges |
May 25, 2006 | |
| 06 | Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na: Brighter than dawning blue Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na is a fictional series centering on a princess from a kingdom on the moon who lives with a family on Earth for a time. It began as a Japanese adult visual novel video game developed by August that was first released on September 22, 2005 for the PC, and the PlayStation 2 adaptation developed by Aria... |
Hug pillowcase, double-sided desk pad, and an ID card/pass case | November 30, 2006 | |
| 07 | Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri | Collectible card game Collectible card game thumb|Players and their decksA collectible card game , also called a trading card game or customizable card game, is a game played using specially designed sets of playing cards... , liquid crystal display Liquid crystal display A liquid crystal display is a flat panel display, electronic visual display, or video display that uses the light modulating properties of liquid crystals . LCs do not emit light directly.... handheld shooter game Shooter game Shooter games are a sub-genre of action game, which often test the player's speed and reaction time. It includes many subgenres that have the commonality of focusing "on the actions of the avatar using some sort of weapon. Usually this weapon is a gun, or some other long-range weapon". A common... , and three drink coasters Beermat A coaster, drink coaster, beverage coaster, or beermat, is used to rest beverages upon. The main purpose is to protect the surface of a table or any other surface where the user might place their beverage.... |
February 16, 2007 | |
| 08 | Shakugan no Shana DS | Hug pillowcase, ID card/pass case, and a cell phone cleaner | March 29, 2007 | |
| 09 | Little Busters! Little Busters! is a Japanese visual novel developed by Key which was originally released, rated for everyone as a limited edition version, on July 27, 2007 playable on a Windows PC; a regular edition, also rated for everyone, followed on September 28, 2007. Little Busters! is Key's sixth game, along with other... |
Double-sided hug pillowcase, cell phone cleaner, and a B5 size jigsaw puzzle | June 30, 2007 | |
| 10 | Nanatsuiro Drops Pure!! Nanatsuiro Drops is a Japanese visual novel developed by UNiSONSHIFT and released on April 21, 2006. The first version, available on the PC, contains adult-only content. A version ported to the PlayStation 2 by MediaWorks was released without this content on September 20, 2007... |
Hug pillowcase, jigsaw puzzle, and a cell phone strap | August 30, 2007 | |
| 11 | Fortune Arterial Fortune Arterial is a Japanese adult visual novel, developed by August, released as a limited edition version on January 25, 2008 for a Microsoft Windows PC as a DVD. Fortune Arterial is August's sixth game, preceded by other titles such as Tsuki wa Higashi ni Hi wa Nishi ni: Operation Sanctuary, and Yoake Mae yori... |
Hug pillowcase, special voice CD, and a cell phone cleaner strap | January 19, 2008 | |
| 12 | Da Capo II: Plus Situation | Bed sheet Bed sheet A bed sheet is a piece of cloth used to cover a mattress. It is this sheet that one typically lies on.In many areas of the world, a second flat bed sheet is laid on top of the sheet covering the mattress. This is known as a "top sheet" and when a top sheet is used, the sheet covering the mattress... , mousepad, and a notebook Notebook A notebook is a book or binder composed of pages of notes, often ruled, made out of paper, used for purposes including recording notes or memoranda, writing, drawing, and scrapbooking.... |
May 20, 2008 | |
| 13 | Shin Koihime Musō Koihime Muso is a Japanese adult visual novel and strategy game based on the classic Chinese novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. It was developed by BaseSon, and was first released on January 26, 2007, for the PC as two DVD-ROMs, followed by a re-release on April 11, 2008, containing an extra CD-ROM... |
Hug pillowcase, mousepad, and a deck of playing cards | December 19, 2008 | |
| 14 | Oretachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai Oretachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai is the fifth visual novel developed by Navel. Before the game's release, a prequel game named Oretachi ni Tsubasa wa nai ~Prelude~ containing bonus scenarios and events before the timeline of the game was released on 28 June 2008. This release didn't contain hentai scenes. The limited edition of... |
Hug pillowcase, ID card/pass case, and a mousepad | January 23, 2009 | |
| 15 | Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na: Moonlight Cradle Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na is a fictional series centering on a princess from a kingdom on the moon who lives with a family on Earth for a time. It began as a Japanese adult visual novel video game developed by August that was first released on September 22, 2005 for the PC, and the PlayStation 2 adaptation developed by Aria... |
Hug pillowcase, cell phone cleaner, and a mousepad | February 20, 2009 | |
| 16 | Marriage Royale Marriage Royale is a series of illustrated Japanese fictional short stories written by Shingo Hifumi and illustrated by Aoi Nishimata and Hiro Suzuhira; both illustrators are from Navel. The short stories are a part of a reader-participation game in the Japanese bishōjo magazine Dengeki G's Magazine, published by... |
Minato Daiba hug pillowcase, Komachi Akita cell phone cleaner, and a pass case | April 14, 2010 | |
| 17 | Angel Beats! Angel Beats! is a 13-episode Japanese anime television series produced by P.A. Works and Aniplex and directed by Seiji Kishi. The story was originally conceived by Jun Maeda, who also wrote the screenplay and composed the music with the group Anant-Garde Eyes, with original character design by Na-Ga; both Maeda... |
Yuri Nakamura hug pillowcase, Angel life-sized wall scroll, and a Girls Dead Monster logo keyholder | July 28, 2010 |
Dengeki G's Festival! Comic
- Dengeki G's Festival! Comic is the second magazine under the Dengeki G's Festival! line. The first volume was published on November 26, 2007 and each volume has about five-hundred pages. The magazine contains mangaMangaManga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
based on bishōjo gameBishojo gameA , or , is "a type of Japanese video game centered on interactions with attractive anime-style girls". These games are a sub-genre of dating sims targeted towards a male audience....
s; many of the manga that appear in the magazine were first serialized in Dengeki G's Magazine. In addition to the main magazine, each issue comes bundled with bonus material depicting characters from the manga currently being serialized.
| | Dengeki G's Festival Comic volumes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volume | Cover | Bonus material | Publish date | Reference |
| 01 | Clannad | Hug pillowcase Dakimakura A ' is a type of large pillow from Japan. The word is often translated in English simply as "hug pillow". From a semantic standpoint, dakimakura are no different from Western orthopedic body pillows, and are commonly used by Japanese youth as "security objects"... featuring Uesugi Kenshin from Sengoku Rance Rance is a series of Japan-exclusive eroge computer role-playing games by Alice Soft featuring the title character, Rance. Starting in 1989, the series has lasted for 20 years, making it one of the longest running adult themed games ever.-Rance:... Mousepad Mousepad A mousepad or mouse mat is a surface for enhancing the usability of a computer mouse.-History:During a 1968 presentation by Douglas Engelbart marking the public debut of a mouse,... featuring Nagisa Furukawa and Fuko Ibuki from Clannad Cell phone cleaner featuring Maaryan and Sasara from To Heart 2: Another Days |
November 26, 2007 | |
| 02 | Fortune Arterial Fortune Arterial is a Japanese adult visual novel, developed by August, released as a limited edition version on January 25, 2008 for a Microsoft Windows PC as a DVD. Fortune Arterial is August's sixth game, preceded by other titles such as Tsuki wa Higashi ni Hi wa Nishi ni: Operation Sanctuary, and Yoake Mae yori... |
Long towel featuring Erika Sendo from Fortune Arterial ID card Identity document An identity document is any document which may be used to verify aspects of a person's personal identity. If issued in the form of a small, mostly standard-sized card, it is usually called an identity card... /pass case featuring Shiro Togi from Fortune Arterial Cell phone cleaner featuring Feena from Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na is a fictional series centering on a princess from a kingdom on the moon who lives with a family on Earth for a time. It began as a Japanese adult visual novel video game developed by August that was first released on September 22, 2005 for the PC, and the PlayStation 2 adaptation developed by Aria... |
April 26, 2008 | |
| 03 | Little Busters! Ecstasy Little Busters! is a Japanese visual novel developed by Key which was originally released, rated for everyone as a limited edition version, on July 27, 2007 playable on a Windows PC; a regular edition, also rated for everyone, followed on September 28, 2007. Little Busters! is Key's sixth game, along with other... |
Micro fiber towel featuring Yuiko Kurugaya from Little Busters! Ecstasy Notepad Notebook A notebook is a book or binder composed of pages of notes, often ruled, made out of paper, used for purposes including recording notes or memoranda, writing, drawing, and scrapbooking.... featuring Saya Tokido from Little Busters! Ecstasy B2 size poster featuring characters from Clannad |
July 26, 2008 | |
| 04 | Oretachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai Oretachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai is the fifth visual novel developed by Navel. Before the game's release, a prequel game named Oretachi ni Tsubasa wa nai ~Prelude~ containing bonus scenarios and events before the timeline of the game was released on 28 June 2008. This release didn't contain hentai scenes. The limited edition of... |
Microfiber towel featuring Hiyoko Tamaizumi from Oretachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai Cell phone cleaner featuring Kaede Fuyou from Shuffle! Shuffle! is a Japanese visual novel developed by Navel. It was originally released as an adult game for Microsoft Windows on January 30, 2004. It was subsequently followed by an all-ages release for the PlayStation 2 and an expanded adult release for Windows... Mousepad featuring Miku and Miu from Marriage Royale Marriage Royale is a series of illustrated Japanese fictional short stories written by Shingo Hifumi and illustrated by Aoi Nishimata and Hiro Suzuhira; both illustrators are from Navel. The short stories are a part of a reader-participation game in the Japanese bishōjo magazine Dengeki G's Magazine, published by... |
October 25, 2008 | |
| 05 | Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na: Moonlight Cradle Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na is a fictional series centering on a princess from a kingdom on the moon who lives with a family on Earth for a time. It began as a Japanese adult visual novel video game developed by August that was first released on September 22, 2005 for the PC, and the PlayStation 2 adaptation developed by Aria... |
Microfiber towel featuring Feena Fam Earthlight ID card/pass case featuring Mia Clementis Cell phone cleaner featuring Estel Freesia Each character is from Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na |
January 26, 2009 | |
| 06 | Da Capo II: To You | Hug pillowcase featuring Otome Asakura from Da Capo II | April 25, 2009 | |
| 07 | To Heart 2 Portable | Hug pillowcase featuring Tamaki Kōsaka from To Heart 2 | July 25, 2009 | |
| 08 | Sengoku Rance Rance is a series of Japan-exclusive eroge computer role-playing games by Alice Soft featuring the title character, Rance. Starting in 1989, the series has lasted for 20 years, making it one of the longest running adult themed games ever.-Rance:... |
Figurine Figurine A figurine is a statuette that represents a human, deity or animal. Figurines may be realistic or iconic, depending on the skill and intention of the creator. The earliest were made of stone or clay... featuring Uesugi Kenshin from Sengoku Rance |
October 26, 2009 | |
| 09 | Shin Koihime Musō Koihime Muso is a Japanese adult visual novel and strategy game based on the classic Chinese novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. It was developed by BaseSon, and was first released on January 26, 2007, for the PC as two DVD-ROMs, followed by a re-release on April 11, 2008, containing an extra CD-ROM... |
Hug pillowcase featuring Ryūbi Gentoku from Shin Koihime Musō | December 26, 2009 | |
| 10 | Marriage Royale: Prism Story Marriage Royale is a series of illustrated Japanese fictional short stories written by Shingo Hifumi and illustrated by Aoi Nishimata and Hiro Suzuhira; both illustrators are from Navel. The short stories are a part of a reader-participation game in the Japanese bishōjo magazine Dengeki G's Magazine, published by... |
Hug pillowcase featuring Komachi Akita from Marriage Royale | February 23, 2010 | |
| 11 | Shin Koihime Musō Koihime Muso is a Japanese adult visual novel and strategy game based on the classic Chinese novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. It was developed by BaseSon, and was first released on January 26, 2007, for the PC as two DVD-ROMs, followed by a re-release on April 11, 2008, containing an extra CD-ROM... |
Hug pillowcase featuring Sōsō Mōtoku from Shin Koihime Musō | April 26, 2010 | |
| 12 | Maji de Watashi ni Koishinasai! Maji de Watashi ni Koishinasai! , often abbreviated is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by Minato Soft and released for the PC on August 28, 2009 as a DVD and on October 30, 2009 as two DVDs. A manga adaptation has been publishing in Comp Ace since May 2010, and an anime adaptation is set to premiere in October 2011... |
Hug pillowcase featuring Momoyo Kawakami from Maji de Watashi ni Koishinasai! | June 26, 2010 |
Dengeki G's Festival! Deluxe
- Dengeki G's Festival! Deluxe is the third magazine under the Dengeki G's Festival! line. The first volume was published on November 30, 2007 and each volume has about eighty pages. In contrast to Dengeki G's Festival! which only covers the visual novel aspect of a given bishōjo gameBishojo gameA , or , is "a type of Japanese video game centered on interactions with attractive anime-style girls". These games are a sub-genre of dating sims targeted towards a male audience....
, Deluxe offers information on adaptations in addition to information on the original game. As with the previous two Festival! magazines, each issue of Deluxe comes bundled with bonus material depicting characters from the series that is the current feature of a given issue.
| | Dengeki G's Festival Deluxe volumes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volume | Cover | Bonus material | Publish date | Reference |
| 01 | Ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two. Ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two. Ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two is the overall title of a two-part Japanese adult visual novel series by Minori for the PC as a DVD. The first game in the series, Ef: The First Tale, was released on December 22, 2006, and the second game, Ef: The Latter Tale, was released on May 30, 2008... |
Mousepad Mousepad A mousepad or mouse mat is a surface for enhancing the usability of a computer mouse.-History:During a 1968 presentation by Douglas Engelbart marking the public debut of a mouse,... , cell phone cleaner, and an ID card Identity document An identity document is any document which may be used to verify aspects of a person's personal identity. If issued in the form of a small, mostly standard-sized card, it is usually called an identity card... /pass case |
November 30, 2007 | |
| 02 | To Heart 2: Another Days | Hug pillowcase Dakimakura A ' is a type of large pillow from Japan. The word is often translated in English simply as "hug pillow". From a semantic standpoint, dakimakura are no different from Western orthopedic body pillows, and are commonly used by Japanese youth as "security objects"... , mousepad, and a cell phone cleaner |
February 21, 2008 | |
| 03 | Little Busters! Ecstasy Little Busters! is a Japanese visual novel developed by Key which was originally released, rated for everyone as a limited edition version, on July 27, 2007 playable on a Windows PC; a regular edition, also rated for everyone, followed on September 28, 2007. Little Busters! is Key's sixth game, along with other... |
Mousepad, jigsaw puzzle Jigsaw puzzle A jigsaw puzzle is a tiling puzzle that requires the assembly of numerous small, often oddly shaped, interlocking and tessellating pieces.Each piece usually has a small part of a picture on it; when complete, a jigsaw puzzle produces a complete picture... , and a deck of playing card Playing card A playing card is a piece of specially prepared heavy paper, thin cardboard, plastic-coated paper, cotton-paper blend, or thin plastic, marked with distinguishing motifs and used as one of a set for playing card games... s |
June 30, 2008 | |
| 04 | To Heart 2 Portable | 1/10 scale figurine, and stick posters | July 23, 2009 | |
| 05 | Rewrite Rewrite (visual novel) is a Japanese visual novel developed by Key that was released on June 24, 2011 as a DVD playable on a Microsoft Windows PC and is rated for all ages. Rewrite is Key's ninth game, along with other titles such as Kanon, Air, and Clannad... |
Hug pillowcase, keychain, and a deck of playing cards | December 26, 2009 | |
| 06 | Angel Beats! Angel Beats! is a 13-episode Japanese anime television series produced by P.A. Works and Aniplex and directed by Seiji Kishi. The story was originally conceived by Jun Maeda, who also wrote the screenplay and composed the music with the group Anant-Garde Eyes, with original character design by Na-Ga; both Maeda... |
Hug pillowcase and a super deformed Super deformed Super deformed or SD is a specific style of Japanese caricature where characters are drawn in an exaggerated way, typically small and chubby, with stubby limbs and oversized heads, to make them resemble small children... figurine |
March 29, 2010 | |
| 07 | Kud Wafter Kud Wafter is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by Key and was released on June 25, 2010 as a DVD playable on a Microsoft Windows PC. The game is Key's eighth similar game in its history. Focusing on the title character Kudryavka Noumi, also known as for short, the gameplay follows a plot line which... |
1/10 scale Kudryavka Noumi figurine | June 19, 2010 | |
| 08 | Shin Koihime Musō Koihime Muso is a Japanese adult visual novel and strategy game based on the classic Chinese novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. It was developed by BaseSon, and was first released on January 26, 2007, for the PC as two DVD-ROMs, followed by a re-release on April 11, 2008, containing an extra CD-ROM... |
3D mousepad, folding fan, and a microfiber mini towel | July 16, 2010 |
Dengeki G's Festival! Anime
- Dengeki G's Festival! Anime is the fourth magazine under the Dengeki G's Festival! line. The first volume was published on February 9, 2008. Each issue has a large focus on a single anime series, though there is information on other series adapted from mangaMangaManga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
or light novelLight novelA is a style of Japanese novel primarily targeting junior high and high school students . The term "light novel" is a wasei-eigo, or a Japanese term formed from words in the English language. Light novels are often called or for short...
s originally published by ASCII Media Works. As with the previous three Festival! magazines, each issue of Anime comes bundled with bonus material depicting characters from the series that is the current feature of a given issue.
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| Volume | Anime Anime is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons.... focus | Bonus material | Publish date | Reference |
| 01 | Shakugan no Shana II Shakugan no Shana , also known simply as Shana, is a Japanese light novel series written by Yashichiro Takahashi, with illustrations by Noizi Ito. The series includes 25 novels released between November 2002 and October 2011 published by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko imprint... |
Two figurine Figurine A figurine is a statuette that represents a human, deity or animal. Figurines may be realistic or iconic, depending on the skill and intention of the creator. The earliest were made of stone or clay... s (of Shana and Konoe Fumina), and a deck of playing card Playing card A playing card is a piece of specially prepared heavy paper, thin cardboard, plastic-coated paper, cotton-paper blend, or thin plastic, marked with distinguishing motifs and used as one of a set for playing card games... s with art from the light novel and anime versions |
February 9, 2008 | |
| 02 | Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu is a Japanese light novel series by Yūsaku Igarashi, with illustrations by Shaa. The series originally started serialization in volume thirty of MediaWorks' now-defunct light novel magazine Dengeki hp on June 18, 2004. One more chapter was published until the first bound novel of the series was... (cover), Toaru Majutsu no Index, and Toradora! Toradora! is a Japanese light novel series by Yuyuko Takemiya, with illustrations by Yasu. The series includes ten novels released between March 10, 2006 and March 10, 2009, published by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko imprint. Three volumes of a spin-off light novel series was also created,... |
Mousepad featuring Haruka Nogizaka, two buttons Lapel pin A lapel pin is a small pin often worn on the lapel of a dress jacket. Lapel pins can be purely ornamental or can indicate the wearer's affiliation with an organization or cause; for example, American Flag lapel pins became very popular in the United States, especially among politicians, following... featuring Taiga Aisaka and Index, and a set of decal Decal A decal or transfer is a plastic, cloth, paper or ceramic substrate that has printed on it a pattern or image that can be moved to another surface upon contact, usually with the aid of heat or water. The word is short for decalcomania... stickers with characters from the three featured anime |
September 25, 2008 | |
| 03 | Toaru Kagaku no Railgun (cover), Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu: Purezza Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu is a Japanese light novel series by Yūsaku Igarashi, with illustrations by Shaa. The series originally started serialization in volume thirty of MediaWorks' now-defunct light novel magazine Dengeki hp on June 18, 2004. One more chapter was published until the first bound novel of the series was... , Asura Cryin' 2 Asura Cryin' is a Japanese light novel series by Gakuto Mikumo, with illustrations by Nao Watanuki. The novel series began on July 10, 2005, with fourteen volumes currently published by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko imprint... , and Spice and Wolf II Spice and Wolf is a Japanese light novel series written by Isuna Hasekura, with illustrations by Jū Ayakura. ASCII Media Works published 17 novels between February 2006 and July 2011 under their Dengeki Bunko imprint. ASCII Media Works reported that as of October 2008, over 2.2 million copies of the first nine... |
Hug pillowcase Dakimakura A ' is a type of large pillow from Japan. The word is often translated in English simply as "hug pillow". From a semantic standpoint, dakimakura are no different from Western orthopedic body pillows, and are commonly used by Japanese youth as "security objects"... featuring Haruka Nogizaka |
September 29, 2009 |
Dengeki Festival! Heaven
- Dengeki Festival! Heaven is the another special edition version of Dengeki G's Magazine. The first volume was published on July 9, 2008. The magazine contains mangaMangaManga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
based on otome gameOtome gameAn is a video game that is targeted towards a female market, where one of the main goals, besides the plot goal, is to develop a romantic relationship between the female player character and one of several male characters. This genre is most established in Japan. The label includes both visual...
s and is targeted towards females. In addition to the main magazine, each issue comes bundled with bonus material depicting characters from the manga currently being serialized.
| | Dengeki Festival Heaven volumes | ||||
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| Volume | Cover | Bonus material | Publish date | Reference |
| 01 | Hakuōki | Towel, drama CD Radio drama in Japan Radio drama in Japan has a history as long as that of radio broadcasting in that country, which began in 1925. Some consider the first Japanese radio drama to have been "" which was a radio broadcast of a stage play. Others consider the Japanese translation of Richard Hughes's "Danger" or to be... , and a B4 size poster |
July 9, 2008 |