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Central Park Media

Foundation date: 1990-04
About:
Minna Agechau was to be M's first release, but it was pulled due to the adverse media attention.
Central Park Media was founded in 1990 by John O'Donnell as an anime supplier.
Central Park Media filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on April 27, 2009 and is facing liquidation with a debt of over US$1.2 million.
M's anime video labels included Central Park Media (artistic and literary releases), U.S. Manga Corps (general releases), Asia Pulp Cinema label was for live-action Japanese films.
1991-07: M's U.S. Manga Corps anime label established.
1991-11-07: M's first actual release was Dominion Tank Police Volume 1 on subtitled VHS.
News: Show:
CAV Selling off M Titles (May 29, 2007)
M Signs with Consortium (May 18, 2006)
Anime at The ImaginAsian (May 11, 2006)
Otaku Unite now on DVD (Mar 8, 2006)
Negadon Trailer (Mar 2, 2006)
New M Manga Licenses (Feb 10, 2006)
ICv2 Announces More ists (Feb 10, 2006)
M Licenses Negadon (Jan 20, 2006)
Utena Set for $99.95 (Jan 12, 2006)
M To Release Munto II (Jan 11, 2006)
M Seeking Interns (Jan 11, 2006)
Release List Catch Up (Dec 22, 2005)
Patlabor for iPod (Dec 19, 2005)
Outlanders in February (Dec 1, 2005)
Outlanders Trailer (Nov 15, 2005)
More IPod s from M (Nov 10, 2005)
M Releases Gogai! Gogai! (Oct 24, 2005)
M Reprices Collections (Oct 11, 2005)
Kakurenbo Website (Sep 27, 2005)
M Previews at CNAnime (Aug 25, 2005)
Kakurenbo at Otakon (Aug 4, 2005)
M Releases (Jul 17, 2005)
Kakurenbo at Comic-Con (Jul 9, 2005)
M Acquires Otaku Unite (Jul 6, 2005)
Outlanders Delayed (Jun 24, 2005)
M Drops Patlabor Price (Jun 11, 2005)
M Previews (May 24, 2005)
M Price Redux (May 12, 2005)
Ghibli Releases (May 8, 2005)
M Offers PSP s (May 6, 2005)
Kakurenbo Licensed (May 6, 2005)
25 Cent Anime s (May 4, 2005)
M Price Correction (Apr 18, 2005)
M May Re-Releases (Feb 15, 2005)
M Cancels Releases (Feb 7, 2005)
M Lays off Staff (Feb 4, 2005)
M April Releases (Jan 18, 2005)
Article on Anime Piracy (Dec 31, 2004)
M Drops Slayers Price (Dec 29, 2004)
New Releases (Dec 17, 2004)
New M Releases (Dec 3, 2004)
New M Licenses (Nov 29, 2004)
Anime 18 Hotshots from M (Nov 22, 2004)
M Slayers Deals (Nov 20, 2004)
M Re-releases (Nov 13, 2004)
New Releases Added (Nov 13, 2004)
M Distribution Details (Nov 11, 2004)
M February Releases (Nov 11, 2004)
ImaginAsian TV licenses (Oct 26, 2004)
Discontinued M Titles (Aug 9, 2004)
New Releases (Aug 3, 2004)
M Launches Yaoi Label (May 13, 2004)
Votoms to be Streamed (Mar 24, 2004)
M May Manga (Jan 22, 2004)
M April Manga (Jan 16, 2004)
World of Narue Website (Jan 14, 2004)
M Drops Prices (Jan 12, 2004)
New M Titles (Dec 11, 2003)
Munto Licensed? (Nov 30, 2003)
January M Releases (Oct 20, 2003)
M Acquires Doggie Poo (Oct 19, 2003)
BAAF Errata (Sep 9, 2003)
M Hentai in December (Aug 26, 2003)
M manga in November (Aug 5, 2003)
M Manga fall update (Jul 18, 2003)
M Acquires more Alien 9 (Jul 14, 2003)
ComicCon 2003 (Jul 10, 2003)
Yet More AX Coverage (Jul 10, 2003)
Arislan on Moratorium (Jun 16, 2003)
New Releases (Jun 6, 2003)
A-Kon News (Jun 1, 2003)
ShoujoCon Update (May 14, 2003)
M Manga Releases (Mar 18, 2003)
M Releases New Catalog (Mar 4, 2003)
M Releases (Jan 24, 2003)
DNA2 DVD Date Announced (Nov 17, 2002)
M Helps Kids Read (Oct 15, 2002)
AX 2002: M (Jul 11, 2002)
Slayers Exchange Back on (Jun 21, 2002)
Legend of Himiko Website (Jun 11, 2002)
Slayers DVD trade in (May 19, 2002)
M Release Dates (Apr 26, 2002)
M August Manga (Apr 10, 2002)
April Manga Sales (Apr 2, 2002)
M July Paperbacks (Mar 14, 2002)
New Reviews (Jan 14, 2002)
New Protoculture Addicts (Dec 12, 2001)
Utena Resolved (Dec 8, 2001)
Himiko Den US name (Dec 4, 2001)
Central Park Delays (Nov 26, 2001)
New Release Dates (Nov 7, 2001)
January Manga Releses (Oct 31, 2001)
New Date Announcements (Oct 10, 2001)
Geobreeders II Licensed (Sep 27, 2001)
M Licenses Himiko Den (Sep 18, 2001)
RG Veda on DVD (May 12, 2001)
Utena TV Series Delay (Apr 10, 2001)
April Manga Releases (Feb 1, 2001)
M Aquires Utena Movie (Jan 31, 2001)
M AOL Chat Tidbits (Jan 25, 2001)
AOL M Chat (Jan 24, 2001)
Manga Spring preview (Jan 4, 2001)
Night Walker website (Dec 19, 2000)
March Manga releases (Dec 5, 2000)
February releases from M (Nov 22, 2000)
DVD Newsbriefs (Nov 17, 2000)
DVDs (Nov 7, 2000)
Slayers Box Set Update (Sep 25, 2000)
Maze TV Series Notes (Sep 22, 2000)
Slayers DVD Petition (Sep 21, 2000)
Anime & Manga Newsbriefs (Aug 26, 2000)
Online Chat (Mar 5, 2000)
Anime Costume Parade (Feb 15, 2000)
News from AWA (Oct 18, 1999)
News Briefs (Jul 28, 1999)
Further AX '99 Updates (Jul 20, 1999)
US Anime News Briefs (May 21, 1999)
Convention reports:
Press Releases: Show:
M Signs with Consortium (May 19, 2006)
Votoms Stage 3 in June (Apr 4, 2006)
M Price Reductions (Aug 16, 2005)
Cosplay Photo Shoot (Aug 11, 2005)
M Acquires Otaku Unite (Jun 30, 2005)
M Lowers Patlabor Price (Jun 10, 2005)
M Announces Kakurenbo (May 27, 2005)
M Unveils M Digi-Press (May 23, 2005)
Kazuma Kodaka g in NYC (Apr 30, 2005)
M March Manga Releases (Dec 20, 2004)
M October Releases (Jul 23, 2004)
M August Releases (May 25, 2004)
M Manga June Releases (Mar 26, 2004)
M May Releases (Feb 26, 2004)
M April Releases (Jan 29, 2004)
M May Manga (Jan 21, 2004)
M March DVDs (Jan 20, 2004)
M April Manga (Jan 14, 2004)
M December Releases (Sep 8, 2003)
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