Happinet Pictures (Japan)

Background : Happinet Pictures (formerly Beam Entertainment) was formed in 1993 to distribute home video products. Happinet Corporation took over in 1999 and renamed to its current name in 2002.

1st Logo (1995-1998)
Logo : On a black background, we see the big letter "B " sliding in, while the gold text " B EAM " sliding in at the same time. The pattern repeat with the letter "E ", along with the word " E NTER' ", and the pattern repeats again with the letter "S ", along with the word " S UPER' " and finally, the letter "T ", along with the word " T HEATER' ". The logo then zooms out, and the initials turn red as a white gradient box with a camera on it over a filmstrip fades in on a teal gradient background.

FX/SFX : The letters sliding, the logo zooming out.

Music/Sounds : A droning theme, along with some chimes at the end.

Availability : Seen on early Beam Entertainment releases.

Editor's Note : None.

2nd Logo (1998-2002)
Logo : On a moving space background, a light moves from the top right, followed by the moving letters of "BEAM ENTERTAINMENT " that slides and turns red and a light draws in to form the Beam insignia, which consists of a white box that fills in with the abstract letter "M, along with two horizontally shown letters "B " and "M ", and the background turns black, while the light disappears

FX/SFX : The letters moving, the drawing of the logo.

Music/Sounds : A whoosh sound, along with a chime when the text appears

Availability : Seen on later Beam Entertainment releases.

Editor's Note : None.

1st Logo (2002-2019)
Logo : In the night sky, we see clouds appearing. Parts of clouds disappear as the words "Happiness " and "<font color="#0d3653">networking " fade in and slide at the same time. Both words fade out and the word "<font color="#0d3653">Happinet " fades in. Then the light flashes, and then the logo turns into a morning sky and the word turns <font color="#0000ff">blue with two <font color="#42760f">green streaks on the letter "<font color="#0000ff">H ". The word "Happinet Corporation" fades below the logo.

Variants :
 * Sometimes, the text reads "<font color="#0000ff">Happinet Pictures with the text "Happinet Corporation" or "Happinet Pictures Corporation" fades in below the logo.
 * A sped-up version exists.

FX/SFX : The clouds moving, the words appearing, the change.

Music/Sounds : A piano theme that changes in tone, with chimes and a bell tone at the end.

Availability : Seen on most Happinet Pictures VHS, DVD and Blu-ray releases from the time.

Editor's Note : None.

2nd Logo (2019- )
Logo : On a white background, we see two <font color="#0000ff">blue rectangles with a <font color="#83de28">green horizontal line on the center, walks in from the left to the right, and both clap, just like a human can do. The rectangles then started to dance, and began connecting together and then sticks with a pink cloudy effect that moves, and form the "<font color="#0000ff">H " from the previous logo, and then the right rectangle with the <font color="#83de28">green tail sticks to form the "<font color="#0000ff">appinet " letters from the previous logo.

Variant : A short version exists.

FX/SFX : 2D animation.

Music/Sounds : Cartoon sound effects, followed by a chime, and then a harp synth theme, with chimes at the end.

Availability : Current. Seen on recent Happinet DVDs and Blu-rays from the era.

Editor's Note : None.