Eigomanga
Encyclopedia
eigoMANGA is a comic book
publishing
company that produces original Japanese-influenced comics as well as develop business and marketing projects geared towards the anime
industry. eigoMANGA has been underway since its conception in 2000. The company is based in San Francisco, California
.
that produced webcomics founded by Austin Osueke
back in 2000. eigoMANGA at the time held industry acclaim as being among the first webcomics sites in existence which helped initiate the trend for other comic book
publishers to use the internet as a medium to promote comic books.
It is now known for its two original English language (OEL) manga comic book
publication
series, Rumble Pak
and Sakura Pakk
.
eigoMANGA cultivated its core following by producing its own series of local anime-themed live events such as eigoMANGA Electricity, Campus Invasion, and Rumble Invasion
.
eigoMANGA is also known to have been involved in television
production of its original series called Anime Mix. Anime Mix featured anime music videos as well as depicted American
anime
fandom and culture.
In 2005, eigoMANGA formed a joint-publishing partnership with Devil's Due Publishing
to extend the circulation reach of its publication line.
Towards the end of 2005, eigoMANGA again made pioneering initiatives to provide comic book content formatted for mobile devices such as the PlayStation Portable
handheld device which is referred to as PSP Pak.
is an anthology comic book series showcasing original comics created by artists from around the world including a line-up of original stories written and produced by predominantly independent American comics artists. Rumble Pak
is eigoMANGA's first commercial comic book publication and is considered it's flagship product. Since its release, Rumble Pak
rapidly became a recognized Amerimanga publication within the comic book industry.
The first edition of Rumble Pak
was released to comic book stores domestically and internationally on February 2004 and the publication was re-released to North American mainstream media stores on October 2004.
Rumble Pak
Issue #1 was featured in an exhibition at the San Jose Art Museum from July through October 2004. Also in October, eigoMANGA launched a rock concert event celebrating the mainstream re-released of Rumble Pak at a Tower Records
store in San Mateo
, California
called Rumble Invasion. Rumble Invasion has become a regular event for eigoMANGA. The December 2005 Rumble Invasion event was hosted by the comic book franchise store "Things From Another World" at two store locations in San Francisco and Universal City, California
.
On October 2005, eigoMANGA formed a joint-venture with Devil's Due Publishing
to publish an on-going series for Rumble Pak
. Volume 2 of the Rumble Pak
series was released to stores on April 6, 2006.
is a bi-monthly anthology comic book series highlighting original comics stories created for female comic book readers. Sakura Pakk
was released in November 2004. eigoMANGA heavily promoted Rumble Pak
over Sakura Pakk
because of Rumble Pak's commercial appeal but Sakura Pakk
is largely considered by fans as more popular and sought after than Rumble Pak
.
The Sakura Pakk
series debuted at the grand opening ceremony of the Apple Store
in San Francisco on June 2004. When Sakura Pakk was first conceived, eigoMANGA's editing team couldn't decide on a name for the female-oriented publication. As a result, an online naming contest was organized where fans contributed name suggestions for the publication series. Two individuals from Canada and Texas came up with the same name, "Sakura Pakk". The winners were illustrated in a comic strip featured in the first volume of Sakura Pakk
.
On October 2005, eigoMANGA formed a joint-venture with Devil's Due Publishing to publish an on-going series for Sakura Pak. The publication was re-released by Devil's Due to stores on January 2006.
Bleed, the meta-organic robot guardian beast who is protecting the innocent, yet mysterious little girl named Ginger. Ginger is targeted by intergalactic assassins because she may have a cosmic bomb activated inside her body. Written and drawn by Bleedman.
Follow the adventures of two super heroes in training and their coffee-drinking mentor as they defend the weak and punish the bad guys… for a fee.
An extinction level event occurs when a large number of species die out in a relatively short period of time. This is a story of the last surviving man who suffers in a world where computers are of the highest intelligence and women are in total control.
The C.I.A. subjected a group of low-ranking marines with experimental LSD-like hallucinogen. The experiments failed and created a being with destructive psychic abilities who was driven insane after being held in cryo-stasis for over 30 years.
A young woman’s tragic childhood past clouded with mystery causes her to lose focus as the pilot for a thermo-nuclear warship. Will she pilot the weapon towards her mission or will she turn on her superiors?
An American teenager discovers that he’s the missing piece and the re-incarnation of a living weapon created to prevent the rise of an ancient demon warlord. In order to follow his fate, he must take responsibility for crimes caused by his past life.
Super Powered Kung Fu Little Red Ridding Hood! Join Mail and Let-Let, the youngest members of Okuru-Ro fighting temple in the misty inland of the Middle Kingdom, as they have their first (and perhaps last…) adventure!!! Furious fighting, deadly frogs, and the almighty allure of FIGHTING SOUP!!!
Set in present day suburbia, Melissa "Liss" Ogilvie was offered by her romantic interest, Kurt, to be his partner in his plans for violent global domination. Instead of accepting the offer, she took the hard suit Kurt designed for her, promised to ruin all his efforts, and abandoned him. The series concentrates on the battle between Liss and Kurt, as well as the complications they experience in their dealings with personal relationships and love.
Sakura Pakk
Marine Biologist, Larissa Talcott is torn between a re-newed love relationship with attorney, Brian Liam, because Brian's law firm is representing a company plotting to renovate a local pond into commercial property. Larissa is driven to stop them in order to protect the ecosystem that inhabits the pond; she is given the nickname “Frog Princess” by her friends and colleagues. Will Brian and Larissa compromise their firm beliefs for the sake of their relationship?
A school celebration of Mardi Gras takes Alice, a high school fortune teller, also known to her friends as the “Goddess of Love” back to a midsummer’s dream of long ago.
Wandering the streets on another sleepless night, Nikki finds the mysterious and silent Diego, and takes him home to tend his wounds. Little does she know that Diego is in hiding from a strange and powerful woman in another realm, and the two worlds will soon collide. The Natura Morta story has many elements of vampirism and gothic themes. Story and Art, Created and Copyright by native Spaniard, Abril Espinosa.
Akiko Shinohara relives a time when she was a shy teenager alone in the rain. Suddenly this nice boy walks her home and inspires her to have confidence in herself. This young man mysteriously died many years ago. Is there anything she can do to save the young man who saved her?
. Shibuya Airwaves
first aired on September 24, 2005 and is in current rotation on 1550 AM KYCY in San Francisco, CA. The program is composed of a music line-up ranging from anime soundtracks and Japanese pop music. Shibuya Airwaves
also features special interviews with Japanese artists.
Austin Osueke stated in a press release, "This radio program has become a viable platform for Americans to actually learn about Japanese music and that's why we decided to go ahead with the show. This (has) built a bridge for people to learn more about the Japanese music scene and to explore other genres of Japanese pop culture besides anime."
Austin originally produced Shibuya Airwaves
's predecessor, a web radio program called "Anime Mix"(Radio). eigoMANGA's General Manager, Oscar Gutierrez Jr. resurrected the concept and secured an on-air timeslot for Shibuya Airwaves
through his affiliation with CBS Radio
. Oscar serves as the on-air host and producer of Shibuya Airwaves
. Shibuya Airwaves origins could be traced back to eigoMANGA's publized fan petition to bring Japanese rock groups such as L'Arc-en-Ciel to California.
Shibuya Airwaves
has branched off into producing live performances for Japanese and Japanese-influenced musicians in the San Francisco Bay Area. The events are called Shibuya Nights. The Japanese rock band, The Pillows
headlined the inaugural event of Shibuya Nights on June 28, 2006.
Nana Kitade
made her first US radio interview on Shibuya Airwaves on August 2006.
On September 12, 2006 eigoMANGA revealed a new agreement to develop and distribute content via the Anime Network
. Under the agreement, eigoManga will provide The Anime Network with content from its library of music videos, concert footage and Shibuya Airwaves
branded original programming, which feature independent and mainstream Japanese music artists. The content will be added to The Anime Network's Bento Beat Box lineup.
In February 2007, Shibuya Airwaves
began launching one-hour radio shows. In April, Shibuya Airwaves
produced their most recent Shibuya Airwave concert in San Francisco and San Jose
which featured J rock band, LiN CLOVER.
On July 1, 2007 at Anime Expo
, Oscar Gutierrez announced that Shibuya Airwaves
will produce a spin-off radio show for XM and WorldSpace satellite radio on U-Pop
.
U-Pop
aired daily episodes of Shibuya Airwaves
until XM Satellite Radio
eliminated U-Pop
from the satellite radio lineup on November 12, 2008
. U-Pop continued on XM Radio Online channel 31 and DirecTV
until Sirius XM Radio ended its contract with 1worldspace in February 2009
. Shibuya Airwaves has returned to current rotation on 1550 AM KYCY in San Francisco, CA.
and San Diego Comic Con.
eigoMANGA ventured into television by producing and distributing anime and j-pop themed programming for local, cable, and international broadcast.
eigoMANGA produces the Anime Street Pavilion event for the Asian Heritage Street Celebration
in San Francisco.
eigoMANGA distributes anime Blassreiter
, Strike Witches
, and Tower of Druaga: The Aegis of Uruk in North America in conjunction with BOST TV.
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
publishing
Publishing
Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of literature or information—the activity of making information available to the general public...
company that produces original Japanese-influenced comics as well as develop business and marketing projects geared towards the anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
industry. eigoMANGA has been underway since its conception in 2000. The company is based in San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
.
History
eigoMANGA began as a dot-com companyDot-com company
A dot-com company, or simply a dot-com , is a company that does most of its business on the Internet, usually through a website that uses the popular top-level domain, ".com" .While the term can refer to present-day companies, it is also used specifically to refer to companies with...
that produced webcomics founded by Austin Osueke
Austin Osueke
Austin Osueke is an American comic book artist, publisher, and founder of eigoMANGA. He is best known for contributing to Amerimanga and web comics through his publications Sakura Pakk and Rumble Pak.- Bibliography :- Work with eigoMANGA :...
back in 2000. eigoMANGA at the time held industry acclaim as being among the first webcomics sites in existence which helped initiate the trend for other comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
publishers to use the internet as a medium to promote comic books.
It is now known for its two original English language (OEL) manga comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
publication
Publication
To publish is to make content available to the public. While specific use of the term may vary among countries, it is usually applied to text, images, or other audio-visual content on any medium, including paper or electronic publishing forms such as websites, e-books, Compact Discs and MP3s...
series, Rumble Pak
Rumble Pak (comics)
Rumble Pak is an Original English-language manga anthology series published by eigoMANGA. Rumble Pak showcases original comics created by artists from around the world including a line-up of original stories written and produced by predominantly independent American comics artists...
and Sakura Pakk
Sakura Pakk
Sakura Pakk is an anthology OEL manga series created and published by eigoMANGA. Sakura Pakk highlights original comics stories created for female comic book readers. Sakura Pakk was released in November 2004....
.
eigoMANGA cultivated its core following by producing its own series of local anime-themed live events such as eigoMANGA Electricity, Campus Invasion, and Rumble Invasion
Rumble Pak (comics)
Rumble Pak is an Original English-language manga anthology series published by eigoMANGA. Rumble Pak showcases original comics created by artists from around the world including a line-up of original stories written and produced by predominantly independent American comics artists...
.
eigoMANGA is also known to have been involved in television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
production of its original series called Anime Mix. Anime Mix featured anime music videos as well as depicted American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
fandom and culture.
In 2005, eigoMANGA formed a joint-publishing partnership with Devil's Due Publishing
Devil's Due Publishing
Devil's Due Publishing is an independent comic book publishers in the United States. Based in Chicago, Illinois, DDP is best known for its wide selection of genres, including licensed and original creator-owned properties that populate its monthly comic book series and graphic novels.Though...
to extend the circulation reach of its publication line.
Towards the end of 2005, eigoMANGA again made pioneering initiatives to provide comic book content formatted for mobile devices such as the PlayStation Portable
PlayStation Portable
The is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Corporation Development of the console was announced during E3 2003, and it was unveiled on , 2004, at a Sony press conference before E3 2004...
handheld device which is referred to as PSP Pak.
Rumble Pak
Rumble PakRumble Pak (comics)
Rumble Pak is an Original English-language manga anthology series published by eigoMANGA. Rumble Pak showcases original comics created by artists from around the world including a line-up of original stories written and produced by predominantly independent American comics artists...
is an anthology comic book series showcasing original comics created by artists from around the world including a line-up of original stories written and produced by predominantly independent American comics artists. Rumble Pak
Rumble Pak (comics)
Rumble Pak is an Original English-language manga anthology series published by eigoMANGA. Rumble Pak showcases original comics created by artists from around the world including a line-up of original stories written and produced by predominantly independent American comics artists...
is eigoMANGA's first commercial comic book publication and is considered it's flagship product. Since its release, Rumble Pak
Rumble Pak (comics)
Rumble Pak is an Original English-language manga anthology series published by eigoMANGA. Rumble Pak showcases original comics created by artists from around the world including a line-up of original stories written and produced by predominantly independent American comics artists...
rapidly became a recognized Amerimanga publication within the comic book industry.
The first edition of Rumble Pak
Rumble Pak (comics)
Rumble Pak is an Original English-language manga anthology series published by eigoMANGA. Rumble Pak showcases original comics created by artists from around the world including a line-up of original stories written and produced by predominantly independent American comics artists...
was released to comic book stores domestically and internationally on February 2004 and the publication was re-released to North American mainstream media stores on October 2004.
Rumble Pak
Rumble Pak (comics)
Rumble Pak is an Original English-language manga anthology series published by eigoMANGA. Rumble Pak showcases original comics created by artists from around the world including a line-up of original stories written and produced by predominantly independent American comics artists...
Issue #1 was featured in an exhibition at the San Jose Art Museum from July through October 2004. Also in October, eigoMANGA launched a rock concert event celebrating the mainstream re-released of Rumble Pak at a Tower Records
Tower Records
Tower Records was a retail music chain that was based in Sacramento, California. It currently exists as an international franchise and an online music store....
store in San Mateo
San Mateo, California
San Mateo is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States, in the San Francisco Bay Area. With a population of approximately 100,000 , it is one of the larger suburbs on the San Francisco Peninsula, located between Burlingame to the north, Foster City to the east, Belmont to the south,...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
called Rumble Invasion. Rumble Invasion has become a regular event for eigoMANGA. The December 2005 Rumble Invasion event was hosted by the comic book franchise store "Things From Another World" at two store locations in San Francisco and Universal City, California
Universal City, California
Universal City is a community in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles County, California, that encompasses the 415 acre property of Universal Studios...
.
On October 2005, eigoMANGA formed a joint-venture with Devil's Due Publishing
Devil's Due Publishing
Devil's Due Publishing is an independent comic book publishers in the United States. Based in Chicago, Illinois, DDP is best known for its wide selection of genres, including licensed and original creator-owned properties that populate its monthly comic book series and graphic novels.Though...
to publish an on-going series for Rumble Pak
Rumble Pak (comics)
Rumble Pak is an Original English-language manga anthology series published by eigoMANGA. Rumble Pak showcases original comics created by artists from around the world including a line-up of original stories written and produced by predominantly independent American comics artists...
. Volume 2 of the Rumble Pak
Rumble Pak (comics)
Rumble Pak is an Original English-language manga anthology series published by eigoMANGA. Rumble Pak showcases original comics created by artists from around the world including a line-up of original stories written and produced by predominantly independent American comics artists...
series was released to stores on April 6, 2006.
Sakura Pakk
Sakura PakkSakura Pakk
Sakura Pakk is an anthology OEL manga series created and published by eigoMANGA. Sakura Pakk highlights original comics stories created for female comic book readers. Sakura Pakk was released in November 2004....
is a bi-monthly anthology comic book series highlighting original comics stories created for female comic book readers. Sakura Pakk
Sakura Pakk
Sakura Pakk is an anthology OEL manga series created and published by eigoMANGA. Sakura Pakk highlights original comics stories created for female comic book readers. Sakura Pakk was released in November 2004....
was released in November 2004. eigoMANGA heavily promoted Rumble Pak
Rumble Pak (comics)
Rumble Pak is an Original English-language manga anthology series published by eigoMANGA. Rumble Pak showcases original comics created by artists from around the world including a line-up of original stories written and produced by predominantly independent American comics artists...
over Sakura Pakk
Sakura Pakk
Sakura Pakk is an anthology OEL manga series created and published by eigoMANGA. Sakura Pakk highlights original comics stories created for female comic book readers. Sakura Pakk was released in November 2004....
because of Rumble Pak's commercial appeal but Sakura Pakk
Sakura Pakk
Sakura Pakk is an anthology OEL manga series created and published by eigoMANGA. Sakura Pakk highlights original comics stories created for female comic book readers. Sakura Pakk was released in November 2004....
is largely considered by fans as more popular and sought after than Rumble Pak
Rumble Pak (comics)
Rumble Pak is an Original English-language manga anthology series published by eigoMANGA. Rumble Pak showcases original comics created by artists from around the world including a line-up of original stories written and produced by predominantly independent American comics artists...
.
The Sakura Pakk
Sakura Pakk
Sakura Pakk is an anthology OEL manga series created and published by eigoMANGA. Sakura Pakk highlights original comics stories created for female comic book readers. Sakura Pakk was released in November 2004....
series debuted at the grand opening ceremony of the Apple Store
Apple Store (retail)
The Apple Retail Store is a chain of retail stores owned and operated by Apple Inc., dealing in computers and consumer electronics. The stores sell Macintosh personal computers, software, iPods, iPads, iPhones, third-party accessories, and other consumer electronics such as Apple TV...
in San Francisco on June 2004. When Sakura Pakk was first conceived, eigoMANGA's editing team couldn't decide on a name for the female-oriented publication. As a result, an online naming contest was organized where fans contributed name suggestions for the publication series. Two individuals from Canada and Texas came up with the same name, "Sakura Pakk". The winners were illustrated in a comic strip featured in the first volume of Sakura Pakk
Sakura Pakk
Sakura Pakk is an anthology OEL manga series created and published by eigoMANGA. Sakura Pakk highlights original comics stories created for female comic book readers. Sakura Pakk was released in November 2004....
.
On October 2005, eigoMANGA formed a joint-venture with Devil's Due Publishing to publish an on-going series for Sakura Pak. The publication was re-released by Devil's Due to stores on January 2006.
Series featured in Rumble Pak and Sakura Pakk
Rumble Pak- Bleed 1.0
Bleed, the meta-organic robot guardian beast who is protecting the innocent, yet mysterious little girl named Ginger. Ginger is targeted by intergalactic assassins because she may have a cosmic bomb activated inside her body. Written and drawn by Bleedman.
- Cool Downbeat
Follow the adventures of two super heroes in training and their coffee-drinking mentor as they defend the weak and punish the bad guys… for a fee.
- Extinction Level Event
An extinction level event occurs when a large number of species die out in a relatively short period of time. This is a story of the last surviving man who suffers in a world where computers are of the highest intelligence and women are in total control.
- God Drug
The C.I.A. subjected a group of low-ranking marines with experimental LSD-like hallucinogen. The experiments failed and created a being with destructive psychic abilities who was driven insane after being held in cryo-stasis for over 30 years.
- Mega-18
A young woman’s tragic childhood past clouded with mystery causes her to lose focus as the pilot for a thermo-nuclear warship. Will she pilot the weapon towards her mission or will she turn on her superiors?
- (The) Monkey Tale
An American teenager discovers that he’s the missing piece and the re-incarnation of a living weapon created to prevent the rise of an ancient demon warlord. In order to follow his fate, he must take responsibility for crimes caused by his past life.
- Short Trip
Super Powered Kung Fu Little Red Ridding Hood! Join Mail and Let-Let, the youngest members of Okuru-Ro fighting temple in the misty inland of the Middle Kingdom, as they have their first (and perhaps last…) adventure!!! Furious fighting, deadly frogs, and the almighty allure of FIGHTING SOUP!!!
- Your Half
Set in present day suburbia, Melissa "Liss" Ogilvie was offered by her romantic interest, Kurt, to be his partner in his plans for violent global domination. Instead of accepting the offer, she took the hard suit Kurt designed for her, promised to ruin all his efforts, and abandoned him. The series concentrates on the battle between Liss and Kurt, as well as the complications they experience in their dealings with personal relationships and love.
Sakura Pakk
- (The) Frog Princess
Marine Biologist, Larissa Talcott is torn between a re-newed love relationship with attorney, Brian Liam, because Brian's law firm is representing a company plotting to renovate a local pond into commercial property. Larissa is driven to stop them in order to protect the ecosystem that inhabits the pond; she is given the nickname “Frog Princess” by her friends and colleagues. Will Brian and Larissa compromise their firm beliefs for the sake of their relationship?
- Mid Summer’s Dream
A school celebration of Mardi Gras takes Alice, a high school fortune teller, also known to her friends as the “Goddess of Love” back to a midsummer’s dream of long ago.
- Natura Morta
Wandering the streets on another sleepless night, Nikki finds the mysterious and silent Diego, and takes him home to tend his wounds. Little does she know that Diego is in hiding from a strange and powerful woman in another realm, and the two worlds will soon collide. The Natura Morta story has many elements of vampirism and gothic themes. Story and Art, Created and Copyright by native Spaniard, Abril Espinosa.
- Warm Rain
Akiko Shinohara relives a time when she was a shy teenager alone in the rain. Suddenly this nice boy walks her home and inspires her to have confidence in herself. This young man mysteriously died many years ago. Is there anything she can do to save the young man who saved her?
Shibuya Airwaves
eigoMANGA produces a radio broadcast program in San Francisco called Shibuya AirwavesShibuya Airwaves
Shibuya Airwaves was a radio program produced by eigoMANGA created by Oscar Gutierrez Jr., Tetsuro Mori, and Austin Osueke. The show aired on 1550 AM KYCY in San Francisco, CA and first aired on September 24th 2005. The program was composed of a music line-up ranging from anime soundtracks and...
. Shibuya Airwaves
Shibuya Airwaves
Shibuya Airwaves was a radio program produced by eigoMANGA created by Oscar Gutierrez Jr., Tetsuro Mori, and Austin Osueke. The show aired on 1550 AM KYCY in San Francisco, CA and first aired on September 24th 2005. The program was composed of a music line-up ranging from anime soundtracks and...
first aired on September 24, 2005 and is in current rotation on 1550 AM KYCY in San Francisco, CA. The program is composed of a music line-up ranging from anime soundtracks and Japanese pop music. Shibuya Airwaves
Shibuya Airwaves
Shibuya Airwaves was a radio program produced by eigoMANGA created by Oscar Gutierrez Jr., Tetsuro Mori, and Austin Osueke. The show aired on 1550 AM KYCY in San Francisco, CA and first aired on September 24th 2005. The program was composed of a music line-up ranging from anime soundtracks and...
also features special interviews with Japanese artists.
Austin Osueke stated in a press release, "This radio program has become a viable platform for Americans to actually learn about Japanese music and that's why we decided to go ahead with the show. This (has) built a bridge for people to learn more about the Japanese music scene and to explore other genres of Japanese pop culture besides anime."
Austin originally produced Shibuya Airwaves
Shibuya Airwaves
Shibuya Airwaves was a radio program produced by eigoMANGA created by Oscar Gutierrez Jr., Tetsuro Mori, and Austin Osueke. The show aired on 1550 AM KYCY in San Francisco, CA and first aired on September 24th 2005. The program was composed of a music line-up ranging from anime soundtracks and...
's predecessor, a web radio program called "Anime Mix"(Radio). eigoMANGA's General Manager, Oscar Gutierrez Jr. resurrected the concept and secured an on-air timeslot for Shibuya Airwaves
Shibuya Airwaves
Shibuya Airwaves was a radio program produced by eigoMANGA created by Oscar Gutierrez Jr., Tetsuro Mori, and Austin Osueke. The show aired on 1550 AM KYCY in San Francisco, CA and first aired on September 24th 2005. The program was composed of a music line-up ranging from anime soundtracks and...
through his affiliation with CBS Radio
CBS Radio
CBS Radio, Inc., formerly known as Infinity Broadcasting Corporation, is one of the largest owners and operators of radio stations in the United States, third behind main rival Clear Channel Communications and Cumulus Media. CBS Radio owns around 130 radio stations across the country...
. Oscar serves as the on-air host and producer of Shibuya Airwaves
Shibuya Airwaves
Shibuya Airwaves was a radio program produced by eigoMANGA created by Oscar Gutierrez Jr., Tetsuro Mori, and Austin Osueke. The show aired on 1550 AM KYCY in San Francisco, CA and first aired on September 24th 2005. The program was composed of a music line-up ranging from anime soundtracks and...
. Shibuya Airwaves origins could be traced back to eigoMANGA's publized fan petition to bring Japanese rock groups such as L'Arc-en-Ciel to California.
Shibuya Airwaves
Shibuya Airwaves
Shibuya Airwaves was a radio program produced by eigoMANGA created by Oscar Gutierrez Jr., Tetsuro Mori, and Austin Osueke. The show aired on 1550 AM KYCY in San Francisco, CA and first aired on September 24th 2005. The program was composed of a music line-up ranging from anime soundtracks and...
has branched off into producing live performances for Japanese and Japanese-influenced musicians in the San Francisco Bay Area. The events are called Shibuya Nights. The Japanese rock band, The Pillows
The Pillows
The Pillows are a Japanese rock band. The group has released more than a dozen original studio albums, along with several EPs, singles and compilations...
headlined the inaugural event of Shibuya Nights on June 28, 2006.
Nana Kitade
Nana Kitade
Nana Kitade , is a Japanese singer-songwriter and musician. She has had success as a solo artist, model, actress, fashion designer, and the lead singer of the Germany based noise pop band, "Loveless"....
made her first US radio interview on Shibuya Airwaves on August 2006.
On September 12, 2006 eigoMANGA revealed a new agreement to develop and distribute content via the Anime Network
Anime Network
The Anime Network , a former subsidiary of A.D. Vision, Inc. , is a cable and satellite digital broadcast service in North America dedicated to anime.-History:...
. Under the agreement, eigoManga will provide The Anime Network with content from its library of music videos, concert footage and Shibuya Airwaves
Shibuya Airwaves
Shibuya Airwaves was a radio program produced by eigoMANGA created by Oscar Gutierrez Jr., Tetsuro Mori, and Austin Osueke. The show aired on 1550 AM KYCY in San Francisco, CA and first aired on September 24th 2005. The program was composed of a music line-up ranging from anime soundtracks and...
branded original programming, which feature independent and mainstream Japanese music artists. The content will be added to The Anime Network's Bento Beat Box lineup.
In February 2007, Shibuya Airwaves
Shibuya Airwaves
Shibuya Airwaves was a radio program produced by eigoMANGA created by Oscar Gutierrez Jr., Tetsuro Mori, and Austin Osueke. The show aired on 1550 AM KYCY in San Francisco, CA and first aired on September 24th 2005. The program was composed of a music line-up ranging from anime soundtracks and...
began launching one-hour radio shows. In April, Shibuya Airwaves
Shibuya Airwaves
Shibuya Airwaves was a radio program produced by eigoMANGA created by Oscar Gutierrez Jr., Tetsuro Mori, and Austin Osueke. The show aired on 1550 AM KYCY in San Francisco, CA and first aired on September 24th 2005. The program was composed of a music line-up ranging from anime soundtracks and...
produced their most recent Shibuya Airwave concert in San Francisco and San Jose
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
which featured J rock band, LiN CLOVER.
On July 1, 2007 at Anime Expo
Anime Expo
Anime Expo, abbreviated AX, is an American anime convention held in Los Angeles, California and organized by the non-profit Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation . With rare exceptions, the convention is traditionally held on the July 4th weekend and lasts for four days...
, Oscar Gutierrez announced that Shibuya Airwaves
Shibuya Airwaves
Shibuya Airwaves was a radio program produced by eigoMANGA created by Oscar Gutierrez Jr., Tetsuro Mori, and Austin Osueke. The show aired on 1550 AM KYCY in San Francisco, CA and first aired on September 24th 2005. The program was composed of a music line-up ranging from anime soundtracks and...
will produce a spin-off radio show for XM and WorldSpace satellite radio on U-Pop
U-Pop
U-Pop was a satellite radio channel programmed by Washington, DC based 1worldspace. U-Pop could originally be heard globally on WorldSpace's Afristar and Asiastar satellites. The channel features hit music from around the globe including hits from Europe, Japan, Africa, America and Latin America...
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U-Pop
U-Pop
U-Pop was a satellite radio channel programmed by Washington, DC based 1worldspace. U-Pop could originally be heard globally on WorldSpace's Afristar and Asiastar satellites. The channel features hit music from around the globe including hits from Europe, Japan, Africa, America and Latin America...
aired daily episodes of Shibuya Airwaves
Shibuya Airwaves
Shibuya Airwaves was a radio program produced by eigoMANGA created by Oscar Gutierrez Jr., Tetsuro Mori, and Austin Osueke. The show aired on 1550 AM KYCY in San Francisco, CA and first aired on September 24th 2005. The program was composed of a music line-up ranging from anime soundtracks and...
until XM Satellite Radio
XM Satellite Radio
XM Satellite Radio is one of two satellite radio services in the United States and Canada, operated by Sirius XM Radio. It provides pay-for-service radio, analogous to cable television. Its service includes 73 different music channels, 39 news, sports, talk and entertainment channels, 21 regional...
eliminated U-Pop
U-Pop
U-Pop was a satellite radio channel programmed by Washington, DC based 1worldspace. U-Pop could originally be heard globally on WorldSpace's Afristar and Asiastar satellites. The channel features hit music from around the globe including hits from Europe, Japan, Africa, America and Latin America...
from the satellite radio lineup on November 12, 2008
2008 in radio
Several events occurred in radio in 2008.- Events :* January 2: WWFT finished Christmas music stunting, rolling out the red carpet for Adult contemporary music branded as "Warm."...
. U-Pop continued on XM Radio Online channel 31 and DirecTV
DirecTV
DirecTV is an American direct broadcast satellite service provider and broadcaster based in El Segundo, California. Its satellite service, launched on June 17, 1994, transmits digital satellite television and audio to households in the United States, Latin America, and the Anglophone Caribbean. ...
until Sirius XM Radio ended its contract with 1worldspace in February 2009
2009 in radio
The following events occurred in radio in 2009.- Events :* January 1: Kurdish TV starts broadcasting in Turkey.* January: Michael Smerconish, morning host at talk radio WPHT Philadelphia, begins syndication of his morning show to WHFS in Washington and WOR in New York City.* January 17: Two well...
. Shibuya Airwaves has returned to current rotation on 1550 AM KYCY in San Francisco, CA.
Other media projects
eigoMANGA produces a series of anime-themed live events in California in the form of night club events, live concerts, outdoor college events, and in-store concerts. eigoMANGA artists and editors also annually host "How To Draw Manga" workshops at Anime ExpoAnime Expo
Anime Expo, abbreviated AX, is an American anime convention held in Los Angeles, California and organized by the non-profit Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation . With rare exceptions, the convention is traditionally held on the July 4th weekend and lasts for four days...
and San Diego Comic Con.
eigoMANGA ventured into television by producing and distributing anime and j-pop themed programming for local, cable, and international broadcast.
eigoMANGA produces the Anime Street Pavilion event for the Asian Heritage Street Celebration
Asian Heritage Street Celebration
The Asian Heritage Street Celebration is an Asian American event held in San Francisco, California. The Street Celebration is organized by the non-profit AsianWeek Foundation in cooperation with over 51 organizations in the Asian American community and is supported by community groups representing...
in San Francisco.
eigoMANGA distributes anime Blassreiter
Blassreiter
is a 2008 Japanese anime from the animation studio Gonzo and the multimedia studio Nitro+. The title is pseudo-German and literally means "Pale Rider"...
, Strike Witches
Strike Witches
is a mixed-media project originally created by Humikane Shimada via a series of magazine illustration columns. It was later adapted into two light novel series, three manga series, an anime OVA, a televised anime series and various video games. The story revolves around teenage girls who are...
, and Tower of Druaga: The Aegis of Uruk in North America in conjunction with BOST TV.