tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28887403788236622652024-03-14T01:45:28.486-04:00Central Park Media NewsPredehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12267986078837669473noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2888740378823662265.post-66285998293442788952010-07-27T19:19:00.004-04:002010-07-27T19:43:34.317-04:00Discotek License Rescues Project A-KoThe Anime News Network has reported that the original Project A-Ko anime film has been license rescued by Discotek. Project A-Ko was one of Central Park Media's first anime licenses, and was released on VHS in 1990. Central Park Media later released Project A-Ko on DVD multiple times, along with licensing and releasing the sequel OVAs. CPM also produced an American comic based on the Project Predehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12267986078837669473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2888740378823662265.post-23226013378307533292010-05-17T03:18:00.012-04:002010-05-18T01:13:35.679-04:00CPM Bankruptcy - Bid for “Anime Channel” raises to $10,000Calaggie of Nigormisen blog has noted that the bid for the "Anime Channel" trademark, has doubled to $10,000. I wrote a few months ago that I asked Callagie to check up on the Central Park Media Bankruptcy proceedings. He checked his PACER account and then posted a story about how the trademark for the "Anime Channel" which CPM owned the rights to, was being sold for $5,000 to an unknown Predehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12267986078837669473noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2888740378823662265.post-268855673133040992010-03-21T17:04:00.009-04:002010-03-21T17:43:04.835-04:00CPM Bankruptcy New Developments - "Anime Channel” trademark soldI asked calaggie of Nigorimasen blog over twitter, to check up on the Central Park Media bankruptcy proceedings, and recently there have been some new developments. Summed up pretty much what has happened is the "Anime Channel” trademark, which CPM owned, has been sold to another party for the sum of $5,000.A “Response Due Date” action was filed on March 17th, that also set March 29th as the duePredehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12267986078837669473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2888740378823662265.post-54007359575254727292010-02-19T17:26:00.006-05:002010-02-20T04:26:23.002-05:00Confirmed: Media Blasters rescues Record of Lodoss WarAnime News Network has confirmed my previous story, that Media Blasters has indeed license rescued both the OVA and TV series of Record of Lodoss War. Media Blasters has not yet announced when they will be releasing the titles on DVD.Predehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12267986078837669473noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2888740378823662265.post-67187470619388957142010-02-18T20:10:00.004-05:002010-02-18T20:27:09.846-05:00Rumor: Media Blasters license rescues Record of Lodoss War?I was in Media Blaster's store, Rare Flix over 3 weeks ago, and two Media Blasters employees told me they had licensed rescued Record of Lodoss War, and assured me both the OVA series and the TV series would be re-released together in the upcoming months. Both employees also represent Media Blasters at cons around the country. However they have yet to announce this formally for whatever reasons. Predehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12267986078837669473noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2888740378823662265.post-10469083858740968232010-02-18T19:38:00.005-05:002010-02-18T19:50:40.710-05:00Media Blasters License Rescues UrotsukidojiAnother Central Park Media title, this time "Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend" (as well as it's as well as its movie compilation),released under the Anime 18 lable, has been license rescued. This time by Media Blasters. "Urotsukidoji" was the first hentai to ever play in the movie theaters (nation-wide) in the United States, in 1992. The title was in threaters both as the dub and the sub. ItPredehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12267986078837669473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2888740378823662265.post-4428061595004257492010-02-10T00:58:00.001-05:002010-02-10T00:58:55.860-05:00DVD Look: Demon City Shinjuku
I have a sneaking suspicion that Yoshiaki Kawajiri really likes John Carpenter movies. Because Demon City Shinjuku could be summed up as an OVA that mixes both Escape from New York and Escape From L.A. (despite being made after this OVA) together, has a little bit of Halloween thrown in there, and some has supernatural elements added for good measure. Good thing I'm a Carpenter fan then, Predehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12267986078837669473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2888740378823662265.post-10876598661155103212010-01-28T11:44:00.008-05:002010-01-28T12:23:34.859-05:002 CPM titles on THEM Anime list of top anime of decadeTHEM anime reviews has posted their top 20 anime series, movies, and OVAs of the last decade (2000-2009) and 2 Central Park Media titles are on the list. They name Cat Soup number 16, and Alien Nine number 5. They write "(Cat Soup) is a banquet of the bizarre, more impressionistic than spectacular. It's more apt to weird you out than give you a visceral thrill, but it does serve as a reminder Predehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12267986078837669473noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2888740378823662265.post-64923985711530969072009-12-23T04:39:00.001-05:002009-12-23T04:39:55.241-05:00DVD Look: NightwalkerI've always been a huge fan of Gothic Horror. Dark, creepy, and bloody shows have been things that have always interested me. I also love a good vampire story. Now add to that the fact that I enjoy a good mystery or crime drama, and the reason I decided to review this next show should be a no brainer. As the back cover proudly exclaims this "combines urban crime drama and horror motifs". Ah, it'sPredehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12267986078837669473noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2888740378823662265.post-47219138468087821332009-12-14T18:11:00.006-05:002009-12-14T20:39:01.994-05:00DVD Look: Cyber CityYoshiaki Kawajiri has directed a number of titles, but I think perhaps this is my favorite so far. Kawajiri is famouse for directing Ninja Scroll, the Highlander anime, Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust and a number of other titles over the years. Once apon a time he had quite the fan following the US, but now he is barely mentioned. Perhaps someone will talk about Ninja Scroll and mention his name in Predehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12267986078837669473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2888740378823662265.post-24915565085938146332009-12-09T01:52:00.002-05:002009-12-09T01:59:21.309-05:00Anime Network Adds more CPM TitlesThe Anime Network has added several more titles from Central Park Media, to their online player. These titles are now streaming, legally on the Anime Network. The titles Anime Network has added includes The Haunted Lantern (live Action), Odin: Starlight Mutiny (anime film), and the two documentaries: Otaku Unite and Ultimate Crop Circles . SX AniMedia reports that two other titles from CPM, Predehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12267986078837669473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2888740378823662265.post-53892195251922522832009-10-22T19:39:00.006-04:002009-10-22T21:48:06.848-04:00DVD Look: They Were ElevenToday I will be reviewing a favorite mystery anime of mine. In fact the best mystery movie I've seen in a awhile, anime or otherise. Besides being a mystery, it's also set far in the future. Who new mystery and science fiction went so well together? The movie is called They Were Eleven.This movie was originally released in movie theaters in Japan in 1986. Central Park Media released a subtitle Predehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12267986078837669473noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2888740378823662265.post-24310289691375845422009-10-21T15:31:00.002-04:002009-10-21T16:00:36.058-04:00The Boy Who Wanted to be a Bear, now playing on Anime Network's Online PlayerJannik Hastrup's animated film, "The Boy Who Wanted to be a Bear" is will be coming to The Anime Network's online player soon. The animation was produced by Les Armateurs studio in 2002. Les Armateurs is the production studio behind the Academy Award nominated movie "The Triplets of Belleville" . Central Park Media licensed and released the film in 2005. The English dub production was done in Predehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12267986078837669473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2888740378823662265.post-75880560084698749812009-10-20T19:13:00.007-04:002009-10-20T19:31:51.051-04:00Central Park Media trailer reels posted on youtubeThis is not really news, but I think it's very interesting and worth posting.Recently there have been some interesting Central Park Media/US Manga Corps trailer reels posted on youtube (by other fans). I thought I'd post links to the videos here for those who are interested. Many of the titles in the reels are from the VHS era. These are some great nostalgia trips for some that's for sure...OhPredehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12267986078837669473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2888740378823662265.post-81219982074621941602009-09-19T03:19:00.004-04:002009-10-22T19:19:25.123-04:00DVD Look: A Wind Named AmnesiaThis is a movie I’ve wanted to review for a very long time now. But I wanted to take my time with it and get everything down right, because I wanted to do it some justice. Anyway this movie is called A Wind Named Amnesia and it’s easily one of my all time favorites. I first saw this movie on Comcast’s Anime Selects on Demand Channel. CPM used to put tons of titles from their catalog up on Anime Predehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12267986078837669473noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2888740378823662265.post-87601768217693440562009-09-09T22:47:00.006-04:002009-09-09T23:04:56.752-04:00CPM Bankruptcy: Abandoning Property, other developmentsSince Central Park Media filed for bankruptcy on April 27, 2009 , news regarding the bankrucpty has been pretty scarce. However the Nigorimasen Blog (Calaggie) recently reported that "Two Notices of Abandonment of Property were filed along with corresponding Certificates of Service on July 27th and on August 17th.". John O'Donnell ,the debtor’s principal, has stated "the property of the DebtorPredehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12267986078837669473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2888740378823662265.post-18275013445672571392009-08-10T21:20:00.006-04:002009-08-22T01:04:51.343-04:00DVD Look: Silent ServiceI am very sorry that I haven't had time to write the review I kept promising. But I finally had some spare time, and so here it is.Silent Service is a made for TV movie, created by Sunrise that originally aired in Japan in 1996. It was originally released on DVD by CPM in late 2003. It was later re-released in 2005 and that is the verson I have. I found out about this anime by reading some Predehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12267986078837669473noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2888740378823662265.post-25297238003916423952009-07-24T21:29:00.005-04:002009-07-24T22:04:01.520-04:00Central Park Media's Websites go down, AX Message PhotoAfter over ten years of operation, Central Park Media's main website has finally gone offline. The website is Centralparkmedia.com . The url now leads to a page that only states "Bad Request (Invalid Hostname)". However you can use an internet achive site to retreive most if not all of the information (and some of the pictures, but not all) CPM had up on their sites. The Wayback Machine has Predehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12267986078837669473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2888740378823662265.post-22844309779653858532009-07-03T17:17:00.008-04:002009-07-03T17:49:56.504-04:00Central Park Media Gives Final Farewell at Anime ExpoCentral Park Media paid for an add to be printed in the Anime Expo 2009 convention's programming guide. To read the entire add, click here (courtesy of Anime News Network)The add says:"To all CPM Fans and Friends: It has been a wonderful twenty years working to find great anime and manga to bring to the attention of American fandom."In addition to this message they also included a quote from the Predehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12267986078837669473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2888740378823662265.post-37521595515319471612009-06-29T20:19:00.010-04:002009-06-29T21:01:19.706-04:00AD Vision listed as Distributor for CPM titlesAlthough this was already stated in the last update of this blog, I feel the need to repeat this one part, explain it better, and make it more noticable. I have commented on it on Anime on DVD forums already, but I still feel the need to make it clear. MYC & Associates, the liquidator for Central Park Media, listed AD Vision as a company that the now bankrupt Central Park Media, has a Predehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12267986078837669473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2888740378823662265.post-48878282671288196732009-06-10T17:15:00.007-04:002009-06-29T20:56:54.004-04:00More info on CPM BankruptcyThe Nigorimasen Blog has outlined more information regarding the Bankrupcty of Central Park Media. They write "It’s Still Early On In CPM’s Bankruptcy Proceedings..." and that MYC & Associates(CPM's liquidator) "has linked to a Schedule of Assets that contains 23 pages of 547 copyrights relating to releases; two pages of trademarks including “Anime Alley”, “Anime Today”, and “Mangamusic”; Predehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12267986078837669473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2888740378823662265.post-72913681526187470102009-06-08T19:13:00.007-04:002009-06-08T22:24:45.202-04:00Central Park Media's Licenses offered by LiquidatorAnime News Network has reported that MYC & Associates, the appointed liquidator to Central Park Media's assets has has provided a list of CPM's former assets, including the partial listing of copyrights. Anime News Network also writes "However, CPM did not retain permanent ownership of most of these titles, so many of these copyrights cover only the materials that CPM itself produced, such asPredehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12267986078837669473noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2888740378823662265.post-87228953594715184602009-06-03T17:07:00.004-04:002009-06-03T17:21:49.310-04:00ADV license rescues another CPM title, "Darkside Blues"Anime News Network reports that ADV Films has added another Central Park Media title, Darkside Blues, to their August DVD releases. They use Rightstuf listings of sales in August as a source. The DVD release is scheduled for August 18th. Darkside Blues was produced in 1994 by J.C. Staff. It is based on the manga by Hideyuki Kikuchi (famouse for Vampire Hunter D, Demon City Shinjuku, A Wind Named Predehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12267986078837669473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2888740378823662265.post-75930361597097515002009-05-30T03:26:00.008-04:002009-06-02T18:34:57.719-04:00Anime 3000 Podcast talks about CPM, CPM anime legally avaible from VuzeNote: This isn't really "news" per say, it's just a popular podcast that talked about Central Park Media and John O'Donnell. Still thought I'd report it.It is very interesting to listen to it. They discuss John O'Donnell, Central Park Media, many of their titles, and their downfall in great detail. It's very informative, and well worth the time to listen to it. Their final note about O'Donnell Predehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12267986078837669473noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2888740378823662265.post-57374152161450474172009-05-19T18:48:00.004-04:002009-05-19T19:34:59.311-04:00DVD look : Domain of MurderWell with all the bad news of CPM filing for bankrucpty, and then lots of things in my personal life, I haven't gotten to review a DVD from CPM in awhile. But now that everything has calmed down, I decided to review a little known OVA, Hello Hedgehog: Domain of Murder . I found out about this anime by reading Justin Sevakis's "Buried Treasure" review of it. He made it seem interesting, and I Predehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12267986078837669473noreply@blogger.com0