Line #57 Creator/CentralParkMedia


1	[[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Central_Park_Media_8942.jpg]]
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3	An American anime licensor originally founded in 1990, their big claims to fame were ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena'' and ''Literature/{{Slayers}}''. Now defunct, sadly.
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5	Some of their earlier dubs were given new music scores, as was a common practice at the time. Though this is mostly due to those early dubs being handled by Creator/MangaEntertainment, who infamously did this back in their early days, to supposedly make them more accessible to an American audience and avoid paying to license the use of the original music. The Japanese and English soundtracks of ''Dominion: Tank Police'' can seem like two different shows.
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7	Their divisions included "U.S. Manga Corps", "Software Sculptors", and "Anime 18", as well as a manga[=/=]comics division.
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9	One of CPM's former employees, Justin Sevakis (who worked in subtitling and DVD editing), founded Anime News Network and now runs [=MediaOCD=] who does video authoring for several companies, most notably Creator/DiscotekMedia and Anime Limited.
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11	Another former employee, John Sirabella, co-founded Creator/MediaBlasters and early on their hentai licenses were even distributed by CPM, but Media Blasters eventually split off from them.
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13	!!Non-hentai works released by this company include:
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15	[[index]]
16	* ''Anime/AgentAika'' (Re-released by Creator/BandaiEntertainment)
17	* ''Manga/AlienNine''
18	* ''Anime/AnimationRunnerKuromi''
19	* ''Manga/ArcadeGamerFubuki''
20	* ''Manga/{{Area 88}}'' (The {{OVA}}s; redubbed and re-released by Creator/ADVFilms and Creator/DiscotekMedia)
21	* ''Anime/ArmoredTrooperVOTOMS'' (re-released by Creator/SentaiFilmworks under by the division Maiden Japan)
22	* ''Ariel'' (OAV)
23	** ''Ariel Deluxe'' (OVA)
24	* ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting'' (OVA)
25	* ''Anime/AyanesHighKick''
26	* ''VideoGame/BattleArenaToshinden'' ([[TheAnimeOfTheGame OVA]])
27	* ''Big Wars'' (OVA)
28	* ''Manga/BirdyTheMighty'' (The OVA series.)
29	* ''Manga/BlackJack'' (OVA)
30	* ''Blue Sonnet''
31	* ''Anime/CatSoup''
32	* ''Manga/{{Chirality}}''
33	* ''Anime/CyberCityOedo808'' (re-released by Creator/DiscotekMedia)
34	* ''Literature/DemonCityShinjuku'' (re-released by Creator/DiscotekMedia)
35	* ''Manga/DescendantsOfDarkness'' (re-released by Creator/DiscotekMedia)
36	* ''Anime/DetonatorOrgun''
37	* ''Manga/DNA2'' (re-released by Creator/DiscotekMedia)
38	* ''Manga/DogSoldier'' (OVA)
39	* ''Anime/DominionTankPolice'' (The original OVA series. They would also license ''New Dominion'' directly, but with the original cast returning, the latter was re-released by Creator/SentaiFilmworks while the original OVA is apparently unavailable for licensing)
40	* ''Anime/ExplorerWomanRay''
41	* ''Anime/GallForce'' (and sequels)
42	* ''Anime/GarzeysWing''
43	* ''Anime/{{Genocyber}}''
44	* ''Anime/GraveOfTheFireflies'' (Re-released by Creator/ADVFilms, then their successor company, Creator/SentaiFilmworks.)
45	* ''[[Manga/{{Zeorymer}} Hades Project Zeorymer]]''
46	* ''[[Anime/CaptainHarlock Harlock Saga]]''
47	* ''Manga/HereIsGreenwood'' (Re-dubbed and re-released by Creator/MediaBlasters)
48	* ''Literature/TheHeroicLegendOfArslan'' (The original [=OVA=] series)
49	* ''Anime/LegendOfHimiko''
50	* ''[[Manga/GalaxyExpress999 Maetel Legend]]''
51	* ''Anime/IrresponsibleCaptainTylor'' (Re-released by Creator/NozomiEntertainment)
52	* ''Judge''
53	* ''Anime/{{Kakurenbo}}''
54	* ''Anime/MartianSuccessorNadesico'' (manga only)
55	* ''Anime/MaskOfZeguy''
56	* ''Literature/MazeMegaburstSpace''
57	* ''[[Manga/MermaidSaga Mermaid's Forest]]''
58	* ''Anime/MDGeist'' (They even adopted Geist's PoweredArmor as their "Spokesmecha" and corporate symbol; the sequel and director's cut of the original were also made at CPM's request. The director's cut and sequel were re-released by Creator/ADVFilms.)
59	* ''Anime/MetalFighterMiku'' (Re-released by Creator/MediaBlasters)
60	* ''Manga/MinnaAgechau'' (Intended to be their first release, but it was cancelled due to a media uproar about the pink panties that come with the tape and [[Main/AllAnimeIsNaughtyTentacles the sexual content]] which wasn't that racy.)
61	* ''Narutaru[=/=]Manga/ShadowStar''
62	* ''Anime/{{Nightwalker}}''
63	* ''Anime/NowAndThenHereAndThere'' (Re-released by Creator/ADVFilms.)
64	* ''Manga/{{Outlanders}}'' (OVA)
65	* ''Franchise/{{Patlabor}}'' (The TV series, OVA, New Files) (re-released by Creator/SentaiFilmworks under their "Maiden Japan" label)
66	** ''Anime/MobilePolicePatlaborTheEarlyDays''
67	** ''Anime/PatlaborTheTVSeries''
68	* ''Anime/PhotonTheIdiotAdventures'' (now licensed by Creator/DiscotekMedia)
69	* ''Manga/ThePingPongClub''
70	* ''Anime/ProjectAKo'' and sequels (All of the movies were re-released by Creator/DiscotekMedia with exception for ''Grey Side/Blue Side/Uncivil Wars''. CPM also published an OEL manga for the series.)
71	* ''Literature/RecordOfLodossWar'' (The [[OriginalVideoAnimation OVA's]] and TV series) (was to be re-released by Creator/MediaBlasters, but later canceled. Later re-released by Creator/{{Funimation}})
72	* ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena'' (re-released by Creator/NozomiEntertainment)
73	** ''Anime/AdolescenceOfUtena'' (re-released by Creator/NozomiEntertainment)
74	* ''Anime/RoujinZ''
75	* ''Anime/ShamanicPrincess'' (re-released by Media Blasters)
76	* ''Literature/{{Slayers}}'' (The first three TV anime series; all re-released by Creator/{{Funimation}} with the original English dub.)
77	* ''Manga/RGVeda''
78	* ''Anime/StrangeLove''
79	* ''Manga/TheyWereEleven''
80	* ''Manga/TokyoBabylon''
81	* ''[[Manga/UruseiYatsura Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer]]'' (re-released by Creator/DiscotekMedia)
82	* ''Manga/VenusWars'' (was re-released by Creator/DiscotekMedia but license expired then rescued by Creator/SentaiFilmworks with redub)
83	* ''VideoGame/VoltageFighterGowcaizer'' (OVA)
84	* ''Manga/TheWorldOfNarue'' (re-released by Creator/ADVFilms.)
85	* ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'' (Second film)
86	[[/index]]

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