Go! Comi
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Go! Comi was the publishing imprint of the American multimedia company, Go! Media Entertainment, LLC,[1] established to "specializ(e) in publishing Japanese comics for the American market, and in creating new manga and manga-oriented properties for both the Japanese and American markets".[2]
History
[edit]Go! Comi was launched in 2005[1] by writers David Wise and Audry Taylor; the former served as the company's CEO, with the latter as creative director.[3] The company specialized in adapting Japanese manga for the American market. They published such best-selling series as the Eisner-nominated After School Nightmare, Cantarella, Her Majesty's Dog, Tenshi Ja Nai!! and Crossroad.
Although successful, the Go! Comi imprint was shut down in 2009 due to a dramatic decline in manga sales during the U.S. recession.The official website stopped being updated in early 2010 and expired in May of that year.[4]
In 2011, the site was allegedly relaunched under new owners with instructions to donate to a PayPal account to revive the publisher. Former Go! Comi creative director Audry Taylor confirmed that the new website was a scam not associated with the defunct imprint.[5]
Distributed titles
[edit]- 07-Ghost
- A Wise Man Sleeps
- After School Nightmare
- A.I. Revolution[6]
- Black Sun, Silver Moon[7]
- Bogle[8]
- Bound Beauty
- Cantarella[9]
- Cross x Break
- Crossroad
- Crown
- Cy-Believers
- Her Majesty's Dog
- Hikkatsu! Strike a Blow to Vivify
- Japan Ai: A Tall Girl's Adventures in Japan[10]
- Kamisama Kazoku
- Kanna[11][12]
- King of the Lamp
- Kurogane Communication[13]
- Love Master A
- Night of the Beasts[14]
- Song of the Hanging Sky
- Tenshi Ja Nai!!
- The Devil Within[15]
- Three in Love
- Train+Train
- Yggdrasil
- Ultimate Venus[16]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Phillips, George (May 14, 2005). "New Manga Publisher Announced: Go! Media Entertainment". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
- ^ "About Us". Go! Comi. Archived from the original on December 17, 2005.
- ^ Yadao, Jason S. (2009). "Go! Comi". The Rough Guide to Manga. London: Rough Guides. p. 225. ISBN 978-1-85828-561-0.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (May 11, 2010). "Go! Comi Lets Its Website Expire". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
- ^ Loo, Egan (May 12, 2011). "Go! Comi's Former Site Relaunched Under False Pretenses". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
- ^ "A-I Revolution". Go! Comi. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
- ^ "Black Sun Silver Moon". Go! Comi. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
- ^ "bogle manga". Amazon.com. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
- ^ "Cantarella". Go! Comi. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
- ^ "Japan Ai". Go! Comi. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
- ^ Nguyen, Dominic (August 2007). "Kanna Vol. 1". Newtype USA. Vol. 6, no. 8. A.D. Vision. p. 106. ISSN 1541-4817.
- ^ Thompson, Jason (March 17, 2010). "365 Days of Manga, Day 183: Kanna!". Suvudu. Archived from the original on April 20, 2010.
- ^ "Kurogane Communication". Go! Comi. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
- ^ "Night of the Beasts". Go! Comi. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
- ^ "Devil Within". Go! Comi. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
- ^ "Ultimate Venus". Go! Comi. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
External links
[edit]- Official website (archive)
- Go! Comi's online game (archive)