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Enix was a Japanese company that produced video games, anime and manga. The company was founded in 1975 by Yashuiro Fukushima as Eidansha Boshu Service Center, but then it was renamed Enix in 1982. The company's name is a play between the words "phoenix" and "ENIAC" (the world's first computer). The company is best known for the Dragon Quest series. In 2003, they merged with Square to form Square Enix.

1st Logo (April 28, 1987-December 12, 1997)

Visuals: On a black background, we see the big lowercase letter "e" in a script font. Below it was the text "ENIX" in a computer font.

Variants:

On Dragon Warrior IV, the logo is purple.
Sometimes, the logo is pink or green.
On the Super Famicom game of Mahoujin GuruGuru, the logo flashes.
On Game Boy games, the logo is black on a white background.
On Wonder Project J2, the logo zooms out and flips out.

Technique: None.

Audio: None or the opening theme of the game.

Availability: Seen on the computer game of Jesus, various SNES games like Soul Blazer, Nangoku Shounen Papuwa-kun and Nekketsu Tairiku: Burning Heroes, and the American NES game of Dragon Warrior IV. Other games don't use a logo.

2nd Logo (March 24-September 22, 1991)

Visuals: On a black background, the letter "e" draws in. The text "ENIX" slides in from the right.

Technique: 2D sprite animation.

Audio: None.

Availability: Seen on the Japanese computer game of Jesus II.

3rd Logo (October 29, 1993-October 1994)

Visuals: On a black background, the "e" letter wipes in, and then the logo flashes. The word "ENIX" wipes in below the logo.

Variant: On the Super Famicom game of Gaia Gensouki and the Japanese versions, the logo is green.

Technique: 2D sprite animation.

Audio: None.

Availability: Seen on ActRaiser II and Robotrek for the SNES, and the Super Famicom game of Gaia Gensouki.

4th Logo (January 29-October 1, 1994)

Visuals: On a black background, the "e" letter wipes in. Then, the text "ENIX" draws in below the logo.

Variant: On the Japanese version, the logo is green.

Technique: 2D sprite animation.

Audio: None

Availability: Seen on the SNES game of Brain Lord.

5th Logo (February 26, 1994)

Visuals: On a black background, we see a big white lowercase "e" from the last logo fading in, which is rotated to the right a bit. The "e" suddenly turns green, and the word "ENIX" wipes in below it.

Technique: 2D sprite animation.

Audio: None.

Availability: Only seen on the Japanese Super Famicom game of Itadaki Street 2.

6th Logo (December 9, 1994)

Visuals: On a blue background, a fairy wipes in the Enix logo from before.

Technique: 2D sprite animation.

Audio: A techno beat.

Availability: Only seen on the Super Famicom game of Wonder Project J.

7th Logo (January 29, 1998-March 29, 2003)

Visuals: On a tan background, we see the white Enix logo. Behind it was the plain text "enix presents" in a serif font.

Technique: None.

Audio: None.

Availability: First seen on the PlayStation game of Bust a Groove, then seen on several other PlayStation, GBC, GBA and Saturn games from the era up until 2003.

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-'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see the big lowercase letter "{{color|blue|e}}" in a script font. Below it was the text "ENIX" in a computer font.
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, we see the big lowercase letter "{{color|blue|e}}" in a script font. Below it was the text "ENIX" in a computer font.
 '''Variants:'''
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 ===2nd Logo (March 24-September 22, 1991)===
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-'''Logo:''' On a black background, the letter "{{color|blue|'''e'''}}" draws in. The text "ENIX" slides in from the right.
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, the letter "{{color|blue|'''e'''}}" draws in. The text "ENIX" slides in from the right.
 '''Technique:''' 2D sprite animation.
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 File:Enix 1.png
 </gallery>
-'''Logo:''' On a black background, the "{{color|darkviolet|e}}" letter wipes in, and then the logo flashes. The word "{{color|darkviolet|ENIX}}" wipes in below the logo.
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, the "{{color|darkviolet|e}}" letter wipes in, and then the logo flashes. The word "{{color|darkviolet|ENIX}}" wipes in below the logo.
 '''Variant:''' On the Super Famicom game of ''Gaia Gensouki'' and the Japanese versions, the logo is {{color|green}}.
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 Enix America (1994) (Taken from Brain Lord, SNES).png
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-'''Logo:''' On a black background, the "{{color|hotpink|'''e'''}}" letter wipes in. Then, the text "{{color|hotpink|ENIX}}" draws in below the logo.
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, the "{{color|hotpink|'''e'''}}" letter wipes in. Then, the text "{{color|hotpink|ENIX}}" draws in below the logo.
 '''Variant:''' On the Japanese version, the logo is {{color|green}}.
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 === 5th Logo (February 26, 1994)===
 [[File:Enix 2.png|center]]
-'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see a big white lowercase "e" from the last logo fading in, which is rotated to the right a bit. The "e" suddenly turns green, and the word "ENIX" wipes in below it.
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, we see a big white lowercase "e" from the last logo fading in, which is rotated to the right a bit. The "e" suddenly turns green, and the word "ENIX" wipes in below it.
 '''Technique:''' 2D sprite animation.
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 ===6th Logo (December 9, 1994)===
 [[file:Enix (1994) (Taken from Wonder Project J, SFC).png|center]]
-'''Logo:''' On a {{color|blue}} background, a fairy wipes in the Enix logo from before.
+'''Visuals:''' On a {{color|blue}} background, a fairy wipes in the Enix logo from before.
 '''Technique:''' 2D sprite animation.
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 Enix (2003) (Taken from DQMonsters 3, GBA).png
 </gallery>
-'''Logo:''' On a {{color|#d2b48c|tan}} background, we see the white Enix logo. Behind it was the plain text "{{font|serif|enix presents}}" in a serif font.
+'''Visuals:''' On a {{color|#d2b48c|tan}} background, we see the white Enix logo. Behind it was the plain text "{{font|serif|enix presents}}" in a serif font.
 '''Technique:''' None.