Konami/Commercial Tags

1st Logo (Mid 1980s)
Logo: On a black background, we see the blue 3D rotating letters of "Konami", in the trademark old font. The logo glows in blue as the background changes in white, with the logo turning into 2D while a blue line and the registered mark appear with "SOFTWARE" below.

Technique: Early computer animation.

Music/Sounds: A 3-note bell with the male announcer saying "Konami".

Availability: Seen on Japanese commercials by the company during the mid-1980s.

2nd Logo (Mid 1980s)
Logo: Just a still image of the 1st logo.

Technique: None since it's still.

Music/Sounds: A beautiful sounding tune with a Japanese woman singing "Konami!"

Availability: Seen on Japanese commercials by the company during the mid-1980s.

3rd Logo (Late 1980s-1990s)
Logo: The still Konami ribbons logo on a white background.

Technique: None.

Music/Sounds: Same as before.

Music/Sounds Variant: In some versions of this logo, the sound is replaced with a child saying the company name.

Availability: Seen on Japanese commercials for the era.

4th Logo (Late 1980s-1990s)
Logo: On a black background, the bacon strips from the 4th logo in 3D rotate and position themselves like in the previous logo. The black background then changes to white and the text "KONAMI" in the same style as the previous appears below the ribbon strips.

Technique: 3D computer animation.

Music/Sounds: Same as the 1st logo.

Availability: Seen on Japanese commercials from the late 1980s to 1990s.

5th Logo (Late 1980s)
Logo: On a white and gray gradient background, the 3-D "KONAMI" (in a dark gray color" rotates and eases back to the top of the screen. As this happens, the Bacon Strips (also 3-D) rapidly spins past the text. They both rest on the top of the screen and copyright and store disclaimers appear below.

Technique: The moving text and spinning Bacon Strips. Standard 1980s computer animation.

Music/Sounds: A spinning noise is heard with a whoosh and a "THUD" when the logos rest.

Music/Sounds Variant: The soundtrack from the commercial might be heard when the logo animation plays. It ends when the "THUD" is heard.

Availability: Extinct, this appeared on TV spots for the NES games The Adventures of Bayou Billy and Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest. Check old tape recordings.

6th Logo (1990s-2000s)
TBA.

7th Logo (20??- )
Logo: On a white background, a different Konami logo fades in quickly with only the font used for the logo, this time in red.

Technique: The fade in.

Music/Sounds: A synthesized chime, two people shouting "Konami". This logo was made by Sota Fujimori, sound director of various Konami games as well as a notable BEMANI artist.

Music/Sounds Variant: Sometimes, the logo is silent.

Availability: Common, seen on every recent ad and web-ad for Konami in Japan, as well as some web advertising.