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The company specializes in publishing of books, entertainment and computer magazines, manga, and video games. ASCII Media Works is known for their brand magazines and book imprints which include such well-known magazines as "Dengeki Daioh", and "Dengeki G's Magazine", along with the company's main light novel publishing imprint Dengeki Bunko. Most of the company caters to the Japanese male otaku crowd, covering such topics as anime, light novels, manga, plastic modelling, and visual novels. The company also deals with computing and enterprises related to information technology (IT), such as the publication of "Weekly ASCII", along with other PC and IT magazines. ASCII Media Works also publishes multiple magazines targeted towards females such as "Character Parfait", "Dengeki Girl's Style", and "Sylph". The company runs yearly contests for original novel and manga submissions, such as the light novel Dengeki Novel Prize contest.