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| Parent company | DC Comics (Warner Bros. Entertainment) |
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| Founded | 2004 [1] |
| Defunct | July 1, 2010 [2] |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
| Headquarters location | New York City, New York |
| Publication types | Comics |
| Fiction genres | Manga [1] |
| Official website | dccomics.com/cmx/ |
CMX was an imprint of DC Comics, a division of Warner Bros. Entertainment. It was DC's line of manga translations. CMX was known for its censored release of Tenjho Tenge and the print version of Fred Gallagher's Megatokyo web manga series. [1]
One of CMX's initial launches was a title variously known as Tenjo Tenge, Tenjho Tenge, and Ten Ten. When CMX released Tenjho Tenge , many fans were livid that title had been edited contentwise and changed graphically to appeal to a "larger demographic"—in other words, edited to be acceptable to bookstores without shrinkwrap. [3] [4] [5] [6] Tenjho Tenge and CMX received a heavy amount of angry backlash for the edits. [7] [8]
CMX's announcement that all changes had been overseen and specifically approved by Oh! Great, the manga artist, did nothing to appease the vocal fans who did not want the work censored. Some readers suggested a boycott of all CMX titles. [9]
In the face of complaints, CMX had internal discussions about the possibility of publishing an unedited version of Tenjho Tenge, but decided to complete the current version. [5] At the 2007 Anime Expo, CMX stated about changing Tenjho Tenge's rating to Mature beginning with volume fifteen, but warned that it still would be edited, but more lightly. [10]
DC Comics released a statement in May 2010 about its intention to shut the CMX brand down, with no new titles being published after July 1. At the time of its statement, DC could not state what would happen to all current unfinished volumes affected by the July 1 shutdown date. Megatokyo however continued under the DC Comics imprint. [2]
Since CMX's discontinuation, some licenses have gone to other English publishers; for example, Megatokyo by 2013 returned to Dark Horse Comics and Tenjho Tenge went to Viz Media. [1]
| Title | Author(s) | Japanese Publisher(s) | Current English Licencee(s) | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apothecarius Argentum | Tonomi Yamashita | Akita Shoten | None | Volumes 1-8 only. Volume 9 was cancelled due to CMX's closure. |
| Astral Project | Marginal (story) Syuji Takeya (art) | Enterbrain | None | |
| Ballad of a Shinigami | K-Ske Hasegawa (original writer) Asuka Izumi (art) | Hakusensha | None | Manga adaptation of K-Ske Hasegawa's light novel series of the same name. |
| The Battle of Genryu: Origin | Shouko Fukaki | Flex Comix | None | Volumes 1-2 only. Volume 3 was cancelled due to CMX's closure. |
| Broken Blade | Yunosuke Yoshinaga | Flex Comix | None | Volumes 1-3 only. Volume 4 was cancelled due to CMX's closure. |
| Canon | Chika Shiomi | Akita Shoten | None | |
| Chikyu Misaki | Yūji Iwahara | Kadokawa Shoten | None | |
| Cipher | Minako Narita | Hakusensha | None | |
| Crayon Shin-chan | Yoshito Usui | Futabasha | One Peace Books | Volumes 1-11 only. Volume 12 was cancelled due to CMX's closure. Licence acquired by One Peace Books. |
| Classical Medley | Sanae Kana | SB Creative | None | |
| Deka Kyōshi | Tamio Baba | Flex Comix | None | Volumes 1-2 only. Volume 3 was cancelled due to CMX's closure. |
| Densha Otoko - The Story of the Train Man Who Fell in Love With A Girl | Nakano Hitori (original writer) Wataru Watanabe (art) | Akita Shoten | None | Manga adaptation of Nakano Hitori's 2004 novel of the same name. |
| The Devil Does Exist | Mitsuba Takanashi | Shueisha | None | |
| Diamond Girl | Takanori Yamazaki | Flex Comix | None | Volume 1 Only. Volume 2 was cancelled due CMX's closure. |
| Dokkoida?! | Taro Achi (story) Yu Yagami (art) | MediaWorks | None | Manga adaptation of Taro Achi's light novel series of the same name. |
| Dorothea | Cuvie | Fujimi Shobo | None | |
| Emma | Kaoru Mori | Yen Press | ||
| The Empty Empire | Naoe Kita | None | ||
| Fire Investigator Nanase | Izo Hashimoto (story) Tomoshige Ichikawa (art) | None | ||
| The Flat Earth Exchange | Toshimi Nigoshi | None | ||
| From Eroica with Love | Yasuko Aoike | None | ||
| Gals! | Mihona Fujii | None | ||
| Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea | Seiichi Morimura (original writer) Nakaba Higurashi (art) | None | Manga adaptation of the 2007 film adaptation of Seiichi Morimura's 2000 novel of the same name. | |
| The Girl Who Runs Through Time | Yasutaka Tsutsui (original writer) Gaku Tsugano (art) | None | Manga adaptation of Yasutaka Tsutsui's 1967 novel "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time". | |
| Go Go Heaven!! | Keiko Yamada | None | ||
| Go West! | Yu Yagami | None | ||
| Gon | Masashi Tanaka | Kodansha USA | ||
| I Hate You More Than Anyone | Banri Hidaka | None | ||
| Jihai | Toshimi Nigoshi | None | ||
| The Key to the Kingdom | Kyoko Shitou | None | ||
| Kiichi and the Magic Books | Taka Amano | None | ||
| Kikaider Code 02 | Shotaro Ishinomori (original creator) Meimu (story and art) | None | ||
| King of Cards | Makoto Tateno | None | ||
| King of Debris | Yusuke Aso | None | ||
| Land of the Blindfolded | Sakura Tsukuba | None | ||
| The Lapis Lazuli Crown | Natsuna Kawase | None | ||
| Leader's High! | Arashi Shindo | None | ||
| The Lizard Prince | Asuka Izumi | None | ||
| Madara | Eiji Otsuka (story) Shōu Tajima (art) | None | ||
| March on Earth | Mikase Hayashi | None | ||
| Monster Collection | Hitoshi Yasuda (original concept) Sei Itoh (story and art) | None | Based on the Monster Collection card game by Group SNE. | |
| Moon Child | Reiko Shimizu | None | ||
| Musashi Number Nine | Miyuki Takanashi | None | ||
| My Darling! Miss Bancho | Mayu Fujikata | None | ||
| The Name of the Flower | Ken Saitou | None | ||
| Oh! My Brother | Ken Saitou | None | ||
| Omukae desu | Meca Tanaka | None | ||
| Orfina | Kitsune Tennōji | None | ||
| Oyayubi-hime Infinity | Toru Fujieda | None | ||
| Palette of 12 Secret Colors | Nari Kusakawa | None | ||
| Penguin Revolution | Sakura Tsukuba | None | ||
| Phantom Thief Jeanne | Arina Tanemura | Viz Media | ||
| Pieces of a Spiral | Kaim Tachibana | None | ||
| Polyphonica: Cardinal Crimson | Ichirō Sakaki (original writer) Tomo Hirokawa (art) | None | Manga adaptation of the Polyphonica Crimson light novels by Ichirō Sakaki. | |
| Presents | Kanako Inuki | None | ||
| Rampage | Yunosuke Yoshinaga | None | ||
| The Recipe for Gertrude | Nari Kusakawa | None | ||
| Samurai Commando: Mission 1549 | Harutoshi Fukui (story) Ark Performance (art) Ryo Hanmura (original concept) | None | ||
| Seimaden | You Higuri | None | ||
| Shirley (manga) | Kaoru Mori | None | ||
| Steel Fist Riku | Jyutaroh Nishino | None | ||
| Stolen Hearts | Miku Sakamoto | None | ||
| Suihelibe! | Naomi Azuma | None | ||
| Swan | Kyoko Ariyoshi | None | ||
| Sword of the Dark Ones | Kentaro Yasui (story) Tsukasa Kotobuki (art) | None | ||
| A Tale of an Unknown Country | Natsuna Kawase | None | ||
| Tears of a Lamb | Banri Hidaka | None | ||
| Tenjho Tenge | Oh! great | Viz Media | ||
| TenRyu: The Dragon Cycle | Sanami Matoh | None | ||
| Teru Teru X Shonen | Shigeru Takao | None | ||
| Testarotho | Kei Sanbe | None | ||
| Time Guardian | Daimuro Kishi (story) Tamao Ichinose (art) | None | ||
| Tower of the Future | Saki Hiwatari | None | ||
| Two Flowers of the Dragon | Nari Kusakawa | None | ||
| Variante | Igura Sugimoto | None | ||
| Venus Capriccio | Mai Nishikata | None | ||
| Venus in Love | Yuki Nakaji | None | ||
| VS (Versus) | Keiko Yamada | None | ||
| The Young Magician | Yuri Narushima | None | ||
| Zombie Fairy | Dasuke Torii | None |
| Title | Author(s) | Current Publisher(s) | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Megatokyo | Fred Gallagher | Dark Horse Comics | Volumes 4-5 only. |
| Title | Author(s) | Current English Licencee(s) | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51 Ways to Save Her | Usamaru Furuya | None | |
| Nadeshiko Club | Miku Sakamoto | None | |
| Nyan Koi! | Sato Fujiwara | None | |
| The Phantom Guesthouse | Nari Kusakawa | None | |
| Shisso Holiday | Otsuichi (original writer) Hiro Kiyohara (art) | None | Based on the novel of the same by Otsuichi. |
| Tableau Gate | Rika Suzuki | None |
Megatokyo is an English-language webcomic created by Fred Gallagher and Rodney Caston. Megatokyo debuted on August 14, 2000, and has been written and illustrated solely by Gallagher since June 17, 2002. Gallagher's style of writing and illustration is heavily influenced by Japanese manga. Megatokyo is freely available on its official website. The intended schedule for updates was for postings twice a week, but new comics are typically posted just once or twice a quarter on non-specific days. In 2011, updates began being delayed further due to the health issues of Sarah Gallagher (Seraphim), Gallagher's wife. Megatokyo was published in book-format by CMX, although the first three volumes were published by Dark Horse. For February 2005, sales of the comic's third printed volume were ranked third on BookScan's list of graphic novels sold in bookstores, then the best showing for an original English-language manga.
Studio Ironcat was a small publishing company based in Fredericksburg, Virginia, dedicated to publication of manga and later, Amerimanga. The company is most known for its publication of the first volume of Megatokyo, a prominent webcomic, as well as the flamboyant style of one of its founders, Steve Bennett. The company was also known for regular turmoil within its wake, primarily during the years 2001–2003. One of these led to a period where the company did business under a different name as I.C. Entertainment.
Frederick M. Gallagher III is an American illustrator and web cartoonist. He is best known as the artist, co-creator, and now full owner of Megatokyo. He also goes by the name of Piro, the main character of Megatokyo, who he has stated is an idealized version of himself when he was in college. He took this name from that of the cat in the visual novel Kanon.
Weekly Shōnen Jump is a weekly shōnen manga anthology published in Japan by Shueisha under the Jump line of magazines. The manga series within the magazine consist of many action scenes and a fair amount of comedy. Chapters of the series that run in Weekly Shōnen Jump are collected and published in tankōbon volumes under the Jump Comics imprint every two to three months. It is one of the longest-running manga magazines, with the first issue being released with a cover date of August 1, 1968.
Tokyopop is an American distributor, licensor and publisher of anime, manga, manhwa and Western manga-style works. The German publishing division produces German translations of licensed Japanese properties and original English-language manga, as well as original German-language manga. Tokyopop's US publishing division publishes works in English. Tokyopop has its US headquarters near Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California. Its parent company's offices are in Tokyo, Japan and its sister company's office is in Hamburg, Germany.
Tenjho Tenge, also written as Tenjo Tenge, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Oh! great. It was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Ultra Jump from July 1997 to August 2010, with its chapters collected in 22 tankōbon' volumes. The story primarily focuses on the members of the Juken Club and their opposition, the Executive Council, which is the ruling student body of a high school that educates its students in the art of combat. As the story unfolds, both groups become increasingly involved with an ongoing battle that has been left unresolved for four hundred years.
Shojo Beat is a shōjo manga magazine formerly published in North America by Viz Media. Launched in June 2005 as a sister magazine for Shonen Jump, it featured serialized chapters from six manga series, as well as articles on Japanese culture, manga, anime, fashion and beauty. After its initial launch, Shojo Beat underwent two redesigns, becoming the first English anthology to use the cyan and magenta ink tones common to Japanese manga anthologies. Viz launched a related imprint of the same name for female-oriented manga, light novels and anime.
An original English-language manga or OEL manga is a comic book or graphic novel drawn in the style of manga and originally published in English. The term "international manga", as used by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, encompasses all foreign comics which draw inspiration from the "form of presentation and expression" found in Japanese manga. This may also apply to manga-inspired comics made in other languages.
VIZ Media, LLC is an American entertainment company headquartered in San Francisco, California, focused on publishing manga, and distribution and licensing Japanese anime, films, and television series.
Ito Ōgure, known professionally as Oh! great, is a Japanese manga artist best known for his manga series Tenjho Tenge (1997–2010) and Air Gear (2002–2012). In 2006, Air Gear earned him the Kodansha Manga Award in the shōnen category.
Densha Otoko is a Japanese movie, television series, manga, novel, and other media, all based on the purportedly true story of a 23-year-old otaku who intervened when a drunk man started to harass several women on a train. The otaku ultimately began dating one of the women.
Ryū no Hanawazurai (龍の花わずらい), also known as Two Flowers for the Dragon, is a Japanese shōjo manga authored by Nari Kusakawa. The manga series was serialized in Hakusensha's monthly shōjo manga magazine, LaLa and ended in the July issue of 2009. Seven collected volumes were published under the Hana to Yume Comics imprint. CMX published six volumes in North America before July 2010, when DC Comics dissolved the CMX Manga imprint.
Shonen Jump, officially stylized SHONEN JUMP and abbreviated SJ, was a shōnen manga anthology published in North America by Viz Media. It debuted in November 2002 with the first issue having a January 2003 cover date. Based on Shueisha's popular Japanese magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump, Shonen Jump was retooled for English readers and the American audience, including changing it from a weekly publication to a monthly one. It featured serialized chapters from different manga series and articles on Japanese language and culture, as well as manga, anime, video games, and figurines. The premiere issue of Shonen Jump also introduced the first official English translations of One Piece, Sand Land, Yu-Gi-Oh!, YuYu Hakusho, and Naruto.
The Young Magician is a fantasy shōjo manga written and illustrated by Yuri Narushima.
Cipher is a shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Minako Narita. It was serialized in Hakusensha's LaLa magazine from the February 1985 issue to the December 1990 issue, and was collected in Japan in twelve tankōbon volumes and seven bunkoban volumes.
Orfina (オルフィーナ) is a fantasy manga written and illustrated by Kitsune Tennouji. It was serialized in the Kadokawa Shoten publication Monthly Comic Dragon from its December 1993 to April 2003 issues before the magazine converted to Monthly Dragon Age, where the manga completed its run from the July 2003 to June 2004 issues. It was also published in North America as part of the CMX label of DC Comics. Orfina is based in the medieval times and rated mature due to nudity, language, violence and suggested situation.
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