ComicsOne
Encyclopedia
Comics One was an American
distributor of Asian
Comics
(manga
, manhwa
, and manhua
), established in 1999. ComicsOne was based in Fremont, California
. ComicsOne also served as the distributor for videos
and merchandise related to its licensed titles.
On March 25, 2005, industry
website
ICv2.com reported that DrMaster
, ComicsOne's Asian printer, took over the publication of ComicsOne's manga
titles, though not the manhwa
and manhua
titles. It also added that ComicsOne had abandoned its website, "stopped paying its bills and has disappeared."
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
distributor of Asian
Asian
Asian refers to an inhabitant of Asia, or someone of Asian descent.In the Americas, the term refers almost exclusively to those from the Asia pacific region, such as China, Japan, South Korea or Vietnam....
Comics
Comics
Comics denotes a hybrid medium having verbal side of its vocabulary tightly tied to its visual side in order to convey narrative or information only, the latter in case of non-fiction comics, seeking synergy by using both visual and verbal side in...
(manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
, manhwa
Manhwa
Manhwa is the general Korean term for comics and print cartoons . Outside of Korea, the term usually refers specifically to South Korean comics. The term, along with manga, is a cognate of the Chinese manhua...
, and manhua
Manhua
Manhua are Chinese comics originally produced in China. Possibly due to their greater degree of artistic freedom of expression and closer international ties with Japan, Hong Kong and Taiwan have been the places of publication of most manhua thus far, often including Chinese translations of...
), established in 1999. ComicsOne was based in Fremont, California
Fremont, California
Fremont is a city in Alameda County, California. It was incorporated on January 23, 1956, from the merger of five smaller communities: Centerville, Niles, Irvington, Mission San Jose, and Warm Springs...
. ComicsOne also served as the distributor for videos
Videotape
A videotape is a recording of images and sounds on to magnetic tape as opposed to film stock or random access digital media. Videotapes are also used for storing scientific or medical data, such as the data produced by an electrocardiogram...
and merchandise related to its licensed titles.
On March 25, 2005, industry
Comics
Comics denotes a hybrid medium having verbal side of its vocabulary tightly tied to its visual side in order to convey narrative or information only, the latter in case of non-fiction comics, seeking synergy by using both visual and verbal side in...
website
Website
A website, also written as Web site, web site, or simply site, is a collection of related web pages containing images, videos or other digital assets. A website is hosted on at least one web server, accessible via a network such as the Internet or a private local area network through an Internet...
ICv2.com reported that DrMaster
DrMaster
DrMaster Publications Inc. is an American distributor of manga and manhua with offices in the United States, Republic of China and Japan. It was headquartered in Fremont, California....
, ComicsOne's Asian printer, took over the publication of ComicsOne's manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
titles, though not the manhwa
Manhwa
Manhwa is the general Korean term for comics and print cartoons . Outside of Korea, the term usually refers specifically to South Korean comics. The term, along with manga, is a cognate of the Chinese manhua...
and manhua
Manhua
Manhua are Chinese comics originally produced in China. Possibly due to their greater degree of artistic freedom of expression and closer international ties with Japan, Hong Kong and Taiwan have been the places of publication of most manhua thus far, often including Chinese translations of...
titles. It also added that ComicsOne had abandoned its website, "stopped paying its bills and has disappeared."
Manga published by ComicsOne
- 888888 (manga), or Three Eight, is a comedy manga series written and illustrated by Noriko Kuwata.- Story :The newly opened Suehiro Detective Agency is composed of laid-back manager Hisago, dog-loving chief investigator Shimeki and administrator Tsukumo...
- Bass Master Ranmaru
- Bride of Deimos
- Crayon Shin-chanCrayon Shin-chanis a Japanese manga and anime series written by Yoshito Usui.Crayon Shin-chan follows the adventures of five-year-old Shinnosuke "Shin" Nohara and his parents, baby sister, neighbors, and friends and is set in Kasukabe, Saitama Prefecture, Japan....
- Dark EdgeDark Edgeis a horror manga series created by Yu Aikawa.-Characters:*Kuro Takagi - The hero of this horror manga, he's afraid of the dark. His mother tells him of his father's school on her deathbed, leading Kuro to an academy that teaches folklore and dark arts history in place of math and other academics...
- Ginga Legend WeedGinga Legend Weedis a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Takahashi. It is a sequel to Takahashi's 1980s manga Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin, and focuses on Weed, an Akita-Kishu mix and the son of Gin, the original series' protagonist. Weed, named after the English word for wild plant, leaves his...
- Goku Midnight EyeGoku Midnight Eyeis a manga series by Buichi Terasawa about a detective named who gains a cybernetic eye implant that can control any computer system. The manga has been published in English by ComicsOne and DrMaster....
- Hamster Club
- High School GirlsHigh School Girlsis a comedy manga series, created by Towa Oshima, which was originally serialized in Futabasha's Weekly Manga Action magazine from 2001, and then subsequently Comic High! from 2004....
- Infinite RyviusInfinite Ryviusis a 26 episode drama/sci-fi series produced by Sunrise. The series also refers to a manga.The character and mecha designs in RYVIUS were created by Hisashi Hirai, who later went on to act as character designer for Gundam SEED....
- Iron Wok Jan!Iron Wok Janis a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Shinji Saijyo. The manga was licensed in English by ComicsOne before the license was transferred to DrMaster. The manga is licensed in French by Soleil Manga....
- Jesus
- Joan
- Junk ForceJunk Forceis a Japanese manga written by Hideki Kakinuma and illustrated by Yusuke Tsurugi with character designs by Eeji Komatsu. It was serialized in Dengeki Comic Gao!. The manga was licensed in English by ComicsOne before the license was transferred to DrMaster....
- Kabuto
- Kazan
- Maico 2010Maico 2010Maico 2010 is a manga series by Toshimitsu Shimizu which ran in Young King Ours from 1997 to 1998. The manga was adapted to an anime TV series on WOWOW in 1998 under the title as part of the Anime Complex omnibus show. The series was published in English by ComicsOne. ComicsOne rated the series as...
- Mourning of Autumn Rain
- NaNaNaNa (co-published)
- Offered
- Onegai Friends series
- Onegai Teacher
- Onegai Twins
- Pretty Maniacs
- Red Prowling DevilRed Prowling Devilis a Japanese manga series created by Toshimitsu Shimizu, published in Japan by Shōnen Gahousha and spanning eight volumes . An English translation of the series, covering all eight volumes in flipped format, was published in the United States by the ComicsOne corporation, starting in October...
- Sarai
- Sister Red
- TomieJunji Itois a Japanese horror manga artist best known for his series of short stories about Tomie, an immortal girl who drives her stricken admirers to madness, and Uzumaki, a three-volume series about a town obsessed with spirals.-Biography:...
(formerly, now published by Dark Horse ComicsDark Horse ComicsDark Horse Comics is the largest independent American comic book and manga publisher.Dark Horse Comics was founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson in Milwaukie, Oregon, with the concept of establishing an ideal atmosphere for creative professionals. Richardson started out by opening his first comic book...
) - Tsukihime, Lunar Legend
- Wild 7Wild 7is a Japanese manga series by creator Mikiya Mochizuki that debuted on 1969 on Weekly Shōnen King where it ran until 1979. The creation of the manga had been based on the condition that Japan and other non-communist countries were facing in the 1960s and 70s with the rise of militant student...
- Wounded ManWounded manis a Japanese seinen manga written by Kazuo Koike and illustrated by Ryoichi Ikegami. It was serialized in Big Comic Spirits from 1982 to 1986....
Manhwa published by ComicsOne
- My Sassy GirlMy Sassy GirlMy Sassy Girl is a 2001 South Korean romantic comedy film directed by Kwak Jae-yong. It tells the story of a man's chance meeting with a drunk girl on the train which changes his life...
- NOWNOW (manhwa)NOW is a manhwa by Park Sung-woo. It is published by Seoul Munhwasa and serialized in IQ Jump Comics, a weekly Korean manhwa magazine. It is distributed in the United States by Infinity Studios .-Story:...
- Red Moon
Manhua published by ComicsOne
- Black Leopard
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (by Andy SetoAndy SetoAndy Seto is a comic artist who specializes in martial-arts based stories.-Biography:Seto's works include his main series, "Cyber Weapon Z." He has also drawn a graphic novel adaptation of the earlier Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon novels, the King of Fighters series, and also created a graphic...
) - Heaven Sword & Dragon Sabre
- HERO
- Legendary Couple
- Mega Dragon & Tiger
- Saint Legend
- Shaolin Soccer
- The Storm RidersThe Storm RidersThe Storm Riders is a 1998 Hong Kong film based on the manhua series Fung Wan by artist Ma Wing-shing. Directed by Andrew Lau, it starred Ekin Cheng as Wind and Aaron Kwok as Cloud. The plot involves two children, Whispering Wind and Striding Cloud, who become powerful warriors under the evil Lord...
(Fung WanFung WanFung Wan is a Hong Kong wuxia manhua series. It is the first manhua released by Ma Wing-shing in 1989 with the help of his assistant Siu Kit under his own company, Jonesky Publishing. The title translates to "Wind and Cloud"...
) - Story of the Tao
- Weapons of the GodsWeapons of the Gods (comics)Weapons of the Gods is a Hong Kong comic book series by Wong Yuk Long which began in 1996. It was translated into English by Bob Allen for ComicsOne...