Go! Comi
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
Go! Comi was launched in 2005[1] by writer David Wise and his colleague Audry Taylor; the former served as the company's CEO, with the latter as creative director.[3] They published such best-selling series as the Eisner-nominated After School Nightmare, Cantarella, Her Majesty's Dog, Tenshi Ja Nai!! and Crossroad.
The imprint was shut down during the manga bust that followed the recession.[4] The official website stopped being updated in early 2010 and expired in May of that year.[5]
In 2011, the site was relaunched under new owners with instructions to donate to a PayPal account to revive the publisher, but former Go! Comi creative director Audry Taylor confirmed that the new website was a scam not associated with the defunct imprint.[6]
Distributed titles
- 07-Ghost
- A Wise Man Sleeps
- After School Nightmare
- A.I. Revolution[7]
- Black Sun, Silver Moon[8]
- Bogle[9]
- Bound Beauty
- Cantarella[10]
- 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[11]
- Kamisama Kazoku
- Kanna[12][13]
- King of the Lamp
- Kurogane Communication[14]
- Love Master A
- Night of the Beasts[15]
- Song of the Hanging Sky
- Tenshi Ja Nai!!
- The Devil Within[16]
- Three in Love
- Train+Train
- Yggdrasil
- Ultimate Venus[17]
References
- 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.
- Alverson, Brigid (April 5, 2013). "Manga 2013: A Smaller, More Sustainable Market". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
- 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. 6 (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
- Official website (Archive)
- Go! Comi's online game (Archive)