Private company

Enterbrain

Logo: Enterbrain, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Japanese publisher

Enterbrain (エンターブレイン), formerly Enterbrain, Inc. (株式会社エンターブレイン, Kabushiki Gaisha Entāburein), is a Japanese publisher and division of Kadokawa Future Publishing founded on January 30, 1987, as ASCII Film Co., Ltd. (アスキー映画株式会社, Asukī Eiga Kabushiki-gaisha). Magazines published by Enterbrain are generally focused on video games and computer entertainment as well as video game and strategy guides. In addition, the company publishes a small selection of anime artbooks.2 It is part of Kadokawa Key-Process.1 It ceased to exist in 2013.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

2000Founded1

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ASATSU-DK INC. (headquarters)
Photo: Lombroso, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons5

Enterbrain (エンターブレイン), formerly Enterbrain, Inc. (株式会社エンターブレイン, Kabushiki Gaisha Entāburein), is a Japanese publisher and division of Kadokawa Future Publishing founded on January 30, 1987, as ASCII Film Co., Ltd. (アスキー映画株式会社, Asukī Eiga Kabushiki-gaisha). Magazines published by Enterbrain are generally focused on video games and computer entertainment as well as video game and strategy guides. In addition, the company publishes a small selection of anime artbooks. Enterbrain is based in Tokyo, Japan, with a paid-in capital of 410 million yen. Enterbrain's current president is Hirokazu Hamamura.2

Corporate structure

Enterbrain is part of a group headed by Kadokawa Corporation. 51 entities, 5 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Enterbrain reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

  • B's Log Bunko
  • Beam Comix
  • Famitsu Bunko
  • Famitsu Clear Comics
  • Harta Comix

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

Products and brands

  • magazine

Listed on Wikidata.1

Enterbrain software

RPG Maker: a role-playing game creation tool

Fighter Maker: a fighting games creation tool

Sim RPG Maker: a tactical RPG games creation tool

Shooter Maker: a shoot-'em-up games creation tool

Read the full text

IG Maker: creates platformer, adventure, and shoot-'em-up games. Also supports creation of games for the Xbox 360 console.

Tabletop role-playing games

Alshard

Alshard GAIA

Blade of Arcana

Inou Tsukai (異能使い, lit. Users of strange powers): a Japanese superhero role-playing game set in modern Japan and includes elements of Japanese mythology such as yokais.

Night Wizard!

Star Legend

Tenra War

Terra the Gunslinger

Tokyo NOVA

Video games

Panzer Front (1999)

Tear Ring Saga (2001)

Palette (2001)

Galerians: Ash (2002)

Berwick Saga (2005)

KimiKiss (2006)

The Magician's Academy (2007)

Amagami (2009)

Earth Seeker (2011)

Photo Kano (2012)

From Wikipedia’s article on Enterbrain, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Also owns

  • B's Log Bunko
  • Beam Comix
  • Famitsu Bunko
  • Famitsu Clear Comics
  • Harta Comix

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Oct 1, 2013Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 2000Founded Founded1

Sources

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