Links - Overseas

Includes: Overseas Fan Resources; Online Magazines/Newsletters; Anime release firms in the USA & UK; Japanese Video & Publishing firms; USA Publishing & Publications.

OVERSEAS FAN RESOURCES

Anime Web Turnpike        visited March 2002
http://www.anipike.com  "Your #1 guide to the Anime and Manga Internet World." Has series information, images, fan subtitlers, personal home pages, retailers etc.

The Anime Cafe    visited March 2002
http://www.abcb.com/    "... Your complete source for anime reviews ... Just a basis set of resource pages for anime, trivia and general info ..." (one section is a "Parent's Guide to Anime")

MAML (Masato's Anime-Manga-Launchbase)        visited Sept'99
http://shadow.f4.fhtw-berlin.de/~s0952551/manga/   An anime and manga resource index. Like the Anime Web Turnpike someone else has expended a lot of effort to make things easier for us. Has series information, images, fan subtitlers, personal home pages, retailers etc.

MangaCenter (formerly MangaSeeker)        visited March 2002
http://www.mangacenter.com    A search engine devoted to manga, anime and related topics. When visited had about 6,601 URLS in the database.

Animanga Community       visited March 2002
http://the.animearchive.org  Includes the Ultimate Animanga site "Your best source for anime and manga pictures on the web", and the Animanga Database for "... information about anime, manga and related products ..."

Ultimate Manga Guide     visited March 2002
http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Ginza/4996/   When visited."... more than 1,300 authors, and 6,000 series referenced in the guide ..."

Anime Cubed     visited June 2005
http://www.animecubed.com/   New site.  It's basically a gallery of many things.

       ON LINE MAGAZINES/NEWSLETTERS

Animation World Network        visitedSept'99
http://www.awn.com/    Mainly deals with Western animation rather than anime.

Anime News Network       visited March 2002
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/    ."... The Internet's most trusted anime news source ..."

Anime News Service    visited March 2002
http://www.animenewsservice.com/     "... The Leading Anime / Manga / J-Pop News and Information Authority ..."   updated daily..

AnimeOnline Network       visited Sept'99
http://animeonline.org/main_aon.shtml

EX Magazine        visited March 2002
http://www.ex.org/    "... The online world of anime and manga ..."

J-Pop Online Magazine       visited Sept'99
http://www.j-pop.com/  "... an internet magazine covering all varieties of Japanese pop culture ..."  A production of Viz Communications, Inc.

Mixx Online        visited Sept'99
http://www.mixxonline.com/mixxonline/ by Mixx Entertainment.

Project Anime Online        visited Sept'99
http://www.projectanime.com/

USA Anime and Manga Report        visited Sept'99
http://www.sirius.com/~cowpunk/USAAnimeRelease.html#anchor50665   Formerly "USA Anime and Manga Release Dates" but has broadened its scope.

        ANIME RELEASE FIRMS IN USA / UK

ADV Films         visited Sept'99
http://www.advfilms.com/   Some of their releases are: Neon Genesis Evangelion, Dirty Pair Flash, Bubblegum Crisis 2000, Blue Seed.

Anime 18         visited Sept'99
http://www.centralparkmedia.com/anime18/18enter.html   Some of their releases are: La Blue Girl, Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend, Demon Beast Invasion.

Anime Works        visited Sept'99
http://www.media-blasters.com/anime/index.htm   Some of their releases are: Earthian, Princess Rouge, Yu Yu Hakusho

AnimEigo        visited Sept'99
http://www.animeigo.com/ Some of their releases are: Kimagure Orange Road, Bubblegum Crisis, Urusei Yatsura, Macross TV series, Vampire Princess Miyu, AD Police Files.

AnimeVillage.com        visited Sept'99
http://AnimeVillage.com/  Some of their releases are: Gundam, Vision of Escaflowne, Silent Mobius, Brain Powered, Cowboy Bebop.

Buena Vista Home Entertainment       
Handling the Studio Ghibli's titles released by Disney (Kiki's Delivery Service etc)

Central Park Media         visited Sept'99
http://www.centralparkmedia.com/

CPM Manga        visited Sept'99
http://www.centralparkmedia.com/cpmcomics/cpmcomic.htm

IG USA         visited Sept'99
http://www2.production-ig.co.jp/eng2/igusa.htm Branch of ING Corporation

Kitty Media         visited Sept'99
http://www.media-blasters.com/kitty/index.htm  Adult anime

Manga Video (UK)         visited Sept'99
http://www.manga.co.uk/

Manga Video (USA)        visited Sept'99
http://www.manga.com/

Media Blasters        visited Sept'99
http://www.media-blasters.com/

Pioneer Animation        visited Sept'99
http://www.pioneeranimation.com 

SoftCel Pictures        visited Sept'99
http://www.softcelpics.com/  "Erotic Adult Animation" including Angel of Darkness and New Angel series.

Software Sculptors         visited Sept'99
http://www.software-sculptors.com/

Streamline Pictures        visited Dec'98 (got error in Sept'99)
http://www.streamlinepic.com/

Urban Vision        visited Sept'99
http://www.urban-vision.com/ Including Vampire Hunter D, Gatchaman, Final Fantasy

US Manga Corps        visited Sept'99
http://www.centralparkmedia.com/usmanga/usmanga.htm "... U.S. Manga Corp. titles span the spectrum from action/adventure to science fiction, to mystery and horror and are rated for the high school and older crowd ..."

Viz Video         visited Sept'99
http://www.viz.com/ Including Key the Metal Idol, Ranma 1/2, Maison Ikkoku, Please Save My Earth

    JAPANESE VIDEO & PUBLISHING FIRMS

Anime International Company        visited Sept'99
http://www.anime-int.com/ El Hazard, Tenchi Muyo, Armitage, Bubblegum Crisis (has an English version of site).

Bandai Visual Online       visited Sept'99
http://emotion.bandai.co.jp/

Bee Train        visited Sept'99
http://www2.production-ig.co.jp/eng2/beetrain.htm   "... Bee Train, a newly established branch of Production IG, ( also the 4th child of ING Corporation ) mainly produces animation for TV series and games ..."

Fuji Creative Corporation        visited Sept'99
http://www.fujicreative.com/

Gainax         visited Sept'99
http://www.gainax.co.jp/  (has Japanese, English and Korean versions of the site)

ING Corporation         visited Sept'99
http://www2.production-ig.co.jp/eng2/ing.htm   "... ING Corporation is the parent company of Production IG, Xebec, IG USA, and Bee Train ..." 

Kodansha        visited Sept'99
http://www.kodansha.co.jp/ Japan publishing company, manga & magazines

Production IG        visited Sept'99
http://www.production-ig.co.jp/ Branch of ING Corporation (has Japanese and English versions of the site). Some of their projects are: Patlabor, Ghost in the Shell, Jin-Roh, Blood

Seishinsha        visited Dec'98 (got error in Sept'99)
http://www.osk.threewebnet.or.jp/~seishins/ Publishers of Shirow Masamune's Appleseed, Dominion etc.

Studio Ghibli        visited Sept'99
ttp://www.ntv.co.jp/ghibli/

Sunrise        visited Sept'99
http://www.nifty.ne.jp/station/ssunrise/SUNENG.HTM An animation company their best known show is "Mobile Suit Gundam" (has English and Japanese versions of its site)

Toei Group         visited Sept'99
http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/

Xebec         visited Sept'99
http://www2.production-ig.co.jp/eng2/xebec.htm  Branch of ING Corporation. "... Xebec mainly produces animation for TV series and OVA's for the Japanese market ..."

Youmex         visited Sept'99
http://www.toshiba-emi.co.jp/youmex/

        USA PUBLISHERS/PUBLICATIONS

Animerica        visited Sept'99
http://www.animerica-mag.com/ Monthly anime magazine published by Viz Communications.

Antarctic Press        visited Sept'99
http://www.antarctic-press.com/    "... Formed 1985, currently 11th-largest publisher of comic books, produce lots of comics and action figures, etc ..."

Chibi-Pop Manga       visited Sept'99
http://www.tokyokid.com/  bi-monthly magazine showcasing manga artists from Japan.

Dark Horse Comics        visited Sept'99
http://www.dhorse.com/ Including Gunsmith Cats, Drakuun, Oh My Goddess!, Shadow Lady, Adam Warren's Dirty Pair.

Eros Comix        visited Sept'99
http://eroscomix.com/   Adult comics & manga

Pulp        visited Sept'99
http://www.pulp-mag.com/ Monthly anthology by Viz Comics

Radio Comix        visited Sept'99
http://members.aol.com/radiocomix/ The Art of Usagi Yojimbo etc.

Studio Ironcat       visited Sept'99
http://www.ironcat.com/

Studio ProteuS Online       visited Sept'99
http://www.studioproteus.com/   Have converted a lot of manga into a form publishable in the English speaking world.

Viz Comics        visited Sept'99
http://www.viz.com/

        GAME FIRMS

Links to Western sites of firms involved with anime related/derived games can be found on the appropriate pages in the Games section. 

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