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Central Park Media was an American multimedia entertainment company based in New York City, New York, that was active in the distribution of East Asian cinema, television series, anime, manga and manhwa titles in North America prior to its bankruptcy in 2009. It was headquartered in the 250 West 57th Street building in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.〔"(Contact Us )." Central Park Media. March 12, 2007. Retrieved on September 14, 2009.〕〔"(250 West 57th Street )." W&H Properties. Retrieved on September 14, 2009.〕 ==History== Central Park Media was founded in 1990 by John O'Donnell as an anime supplier, with ''Project A-ko'' and ''Dominion: Tank Police'' as its first two anime titles, which were sub-licensed to CPM by Manga UK who also provided the dubs. Together with AnimEigo, U.S. Renditions, Streamline Pictures and A.D. Vision, CPM pioneered the distribution of anime for mature viewers in North America. During its heyday, CPM incorporated ''MD Geist'' as part of its U.S. Manga Corps logo. Curiosity by anime fans seeing the "corporate spokes mecha" in CPM's titles resulted in ''MD Geist'' becoming one of the company's bestselling titles. In 1996, CPM commissioned ''MD Geist'' creator Koichi Ohata to write and direct a sequel; at the same time, Ohata made a director's cut of the first title, adding new scenes and expanding the storyline.〔(Anime News Network Buried Garbage - M.D. Geist )〕 In 1992, CPM - through its Anime 18 division - released ''Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Overfiend'', which became the first animated film to be given the NC-17 rating. Since its release, ''Urotsukidoji'' has become a cult classic among fans of anime, science fiction and horror genres, while at the same time, being one of the first anime titles to introduce the western public to the hentai genre. It was released in theaters across the United States in both subtitled and dubbed formats.〔(Interview with John O'Donnell )〕 In the mid-1990s, CPM expanded to distributing manga and manhwa through CPM Manga and CPM Manhwa, respectively. CPM Manga also featured adaptations of ''MD Geist'', ''Armored Trooper Votoms'' and ''Project A-Ko'' by American writers and artists. Central Park Media headquarters was in the Fisk Building, where it started out with just 3,400 square feet, but grew to 7,000 square feet in 1996 and would expand further to 10,000 square feet in January 2000.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Central Park Media」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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