BBMF
| BBMF | |
| 株式会社ビービーエムエフ | |
2004–20102010–20142014–Present
Logo from 2004–2010
Logo from 2010–2014
Logo from 2014–present | |
| Established | April 2004[1] |
| Subsidiaries | BMF Co., Ltd. |
| Website | https://www.beaglee.com/ |
BBMF Co., Ltd.[a] stylized as Bbmf, was a company known for developing and publishing Java mobile games for platforms such as BREW, WAP, and SMS. The company also offered mobile karaoke, ringtones, and truetones.[2]
History
BBMF Corporation was initially incorporated on June 10, 1992, in the State of Nevada under the name Second Investors Group, Inc.[3] The company underwent several rebrandings: it changed its name to Progressive Environmental Recovery Corporation on June 19, 1998, and later to Worldwide Wireless Networks Inc. (WWNI) on March 5, 1999. WWNI subsequently changed its corporate name to eChex Worldwide Corp. (ECWC). ECWC was inactive prior to April 1, 2004.[4]
On January 27, 2004, BBMF Group Inc. was incorporated in the British Virgin Islands as a holding company for Kesrich (Hong Kong) Limited (Kesrich).[5] At the time of incorporation, BBMF Group held no assets or operations.[6] Kesrich focused on the development and distribution of mobile games and related digital content, such as ringtones. Its products were designed for platforms including J2ME, BREW, WAP, and SMS, with development operations based in Jiangsu Province, China.[7]
BBMF Group was initially owned entirely by Mr. Antony Ip Ren Haw[8] and Mr. Lian Yih Hann.[9] On February 25, 2004, pursuant to a board resolution, BBMF Inc., a separate British Virgin Islands company, subscribed for 98 newly issued shares of BBMF Group in exchange for $3.3 million in cash. On the same date, BBMF Group acquired the remaining two outstanding shares from Messrs. Ip and Lian for a total of $2.00. As a result, BBMF Inc. became the sole shareholder of BBMF Group.[10]
A significant corporate restructuring followed on April 1, 2004.[11] BBMF Group, BBMF Inc., and other parties entered into a share exchange agreement with ECWC. Under the terms of the agreement, ECWC issued 20 million newly issued shares of its common stock to BBMF Inc. in exchange for 100 percent of the 100 issued and outstanding ordinary shares of BBMF Group.[12] The transaction was accounted for as a reverse acquisition, with BBMF Inc. gaining control of the publicly listed entity.[13]
Following the reorganization, the company shifted its focus toward the mobile gaming market. On July 9, 2004, BBMF completed a private placement of shares, raising $1.14 million. Investors included Atlus Co., Ltd., which acquired shares at a price of $2.20 per share.[14] A second round of financing was completed on September 27, 2004, raising an additional $5.73 million. After the second round, Atlus held approximately 9.37% of the company’s outstanding shares.[15]
Also on September 27, BBMF executed a business acquisition agreement with Atlus. Under the terms of the agreement, BBMF acquired Atlus’s mobile content distribution business for ¥300 million.[16] The deal included an exclusive worldwide license to use Atlus’s game-related content, characters, and trademarks for mobile distribution.[17] It also included the transfer of four carrier-certified mobile content sites, enabling BBMF to distribute mobile applications directly to users in the Japanese market.[18]
On August 1, 2010, the company was renamed Menue Co., Ltd.[19] as it shifted its focus toward developing mobile applications for iPhone and Android platforms. It continued to produce games for the i-αppli platform until around 2011. In September 2014, the company was renamed Beaglee Co., Ltd., and its operations were refocused on providing a content platform that delivers digital media, including e-books and comics, to smartphone and tablet users. Beaglee primarily operates a manga distribution service called Manga Kingdom and also engages in distributing other creator-produced content through various services and projects.[20]
Media Credits
This is a list of each Megami Tensei media BBMF was involved with.
Notes
References
- ↑ About BBMF. Retrieved December 31, 2024. bbmf.net.
- ↑ "BBMF Corporation develops and distributes mobile games and other applications. The Company focuses on JAVA mobile games and provides games in BREW, WAP, and SMS. BBMF also develops and distributes mobile Karaoke, ringtones, and truetones." BBMF Corp - Company Profile and News - Bloomberg Markets. Retrieved August 2, 2025. bloomberg.com.
- ↑ "BBMF Corporation (the “Company”), formerly known as eChex Worldwide Corp., was incorporated in the State of Nevada on June 10, 1992 under the corporate name of Second Investors Group, Inc." BBMF CORPORATION. Retrieved September 7, 2025. SEC.gov.
- ↑ "On June 19, 1998, Second Investors Group, Inc. changed its corporate name to Progressive Environmental Recovery Corporation. On March 5, 1999, Progressive Environmental Recovery Corporation changed its corporate name to Worldwide Wireless Networks Inc., which subsequently changed its corporate name to eChex Worldwide Corp. ECWC was inactive prior to April 1, 2004." BBMF CORPORATION. Retrieved September 7, 2025. SEC.gov.
- ↑ "BBMF Group Inc. (“BBMF Group”) was incorporated in the British Virgin Islands on January 27, 2004 as a limited liability company." [1]. Retrieved September 7, 2025. SEC.gov.
- ↑ "BBMF Group is the 100% holding company of Kesrich (Hong Kong) Limited (“Kesrich”) and itself does not conduct any operations nor have any material assets and liabilities." BBMF CORPORATION. Retrieved September 7, 2025. SEC.gov.
- ↑ "Kesrich’s main business is developing and distributing games for mobile telephones and other applications for mobile phones such as ring tones. Kesrich also provides mobile games on various technical platforms including the Java 2 platform, micro edition (J2ME); binary runtime environment for wireless application protocol (BREW); wireless application protocol (WAP) and short message service (SMS). Currently, all of our game development and production activities are conducted in an operation center based in Jiangsu province of the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”)." BBMF CORPORATION. Retrieved September 7, 2025. SEC.gov.
- ↑ "Mr. Antony Yip has over 10 years of technology start up experience in Asia and is the Co-founder and President of BBMF Corporation, a leading mobile games and content provider in Japan." Exhibit EX-1.4. Retrieved September 7, 2025. SEC.gov.
- ↑ "BBMF Group was previously owned 100% by Mr. Antony Ip Ren Haw and Mr. Lian Yih Hann." BBMF CORPORATION. Retrieved September 7, 2025. SEC.gov.
- ↑ "Pursuant to a board resolution dated February 25, 2004, BBMF Inc., a British Virgin Islands company (“BBMF Inc.”) subscribed for 98 newly issued shares of BBMF Group in consideration of US$3,300,000 in cash. BBMF Group also purchased the two then outstanding shares of BBMF Group held by Messrs. Ip and Lian in exchange for the aggregate consideration of US$2.00." BBMF CORPORATION. Retrieved September 7, 2025. SEC.gov.
- ↑ "On April 1, 2004, BBMF Group, BBMF Inc. and other parties named therein entered into an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization with ECWC (the “Agreement”)." BBMF CORPORATION. Retrieved September 7, 2025. SEC.gov.
- ↑ "Pursuant to the Agreement, ECWC issued to BBMF Inc. 20,000,000 newly issued shares of the common stock of the Company in exchange for 100% of the 100 issued and outstanding ordinary shares of BBMF Group." BBMF CORPORATION. Retrieved September 7, 2025. SEC.gov.
- ↑ "Since ECWC was not an operating company prior to the acquisition, this transaction is treated as reorganization rather than a business combination. Accordingly, the acquisition has been accounted for as a “reverse acquisition” whereby BBMF Group is deemed to have purchased the Company. However, the Company remains the legal entity and the Registrant for Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) reporting purposes." BBMF CORPORATION. Retrieved September 7, 2025. SEC.gov.
- ↑ "On July 9, 2004, Atlus Co., Ltd. (“Atlus”), a Japanese game developer along with certain other investors, purchased 518,181 newly issued shares of Common Stock of the Company in a private placement at a purchase price of US$2.20 per share. The shares sold in the private placement are subject to a one-year lock-up period. We raised a total of US$1,140,000 in cash in that placement." BBMF CORPORATION. Retrieved September 7, 2025. SEC.gov.
- ↑ "On September 27, 2004, the Company completed an additional private placement round by selling 1,636,606 newly-issued shares of Common Stock to several investors including Atlus. The shares sold in that private placement were sold at US$3.50 per share and are subject to a one-year lock-up period. We raised a total of US$5,728,210 in cash in that placement." BBMF CORPORATION. Retrieved September 7, 2025. SEC.gov.
- ↑ "Pursuant to a Mobile Business Sales and License Agreement (the “Atlus Agreement”) dated September 27, 2004, the Company signed with Atlus Co., Ltd., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Japan (“Atlus”), an agreement to purchase Atlus’ mobile distribution business for an aggregate purchase price of 300,000,000 Japanese Yen (“Acquired Assets”). Completion and delivery of the Acquired Assets took place on September 30, 2004." BBMF CORPORATION. Retrieved September 7, 2025. SEC.gov.
- ↑ "Under the agreement, the Company has acquired an exclusive, worldwide license to use certain of Atlus’ game contents, characters and the Atlus trademark (“Atlus Proprietary Rights”)." BBMF CORPORATION. Retrieved September 7, 2025. SEC.gov.
- ↑ "The Acquired Assets include four official websites registered with all the three major mobile carriers in Japan, which consist of NTT Docomo, au KDDI and Vodafone. Through these websites, the Company have the right to distribute directly to our registered mobile subscribers mobile games, ringtones, wallpaper and other related mobile contents." BBMF CORPORATION. Retrieved September 7, 2025. SEC.gov.
- ↑ "Please be informed that Bbmf K.K. has changed its corporate name to “menue, inc.” as of August 1st , 2010." Announcement of Change of Corporate Name. Retrieved August 2, 2025. Menue.
- ↑ "Beaglee mainly operates a manga distribution service called “Manga Kingdom.” In addition, they also provide services and projects to distribute other creator contents. Beaglee’s goal is to become a content producer with services being centered around the vision of “creating,” “selecting” and “delivering” content." Nippon Sangyo Suishin Kiko has sold all shares of BUNKASHA PUBLISHING CO., LTD., Beaglee Inc.. Retrieved October 1, 2025. The CFI Group.