Youmex
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Youmex (ユーメックス株式会社 Yūmekkusu Kabushiki Kaisha?) was an anime production company and record label (under their label Futureland) established in 1985 as a subsidiary of Toshiba EMI and founded by Junji Fujita (formerly of King Records).[1] The company was absorbed back into Toshiba EMI in 1998,[1] after taking on debt defaulted on by Artmic.[2]
Some of the more well-known works for which Youmex released soundtracks and other CDs (under its Futureland label) include Kimagure Orange Road (Sound Color 1-3, Loving Heart, etc.),[3][4] Bubblegum Crisis (Complete Vocal Collections 1-2),[5] and Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (Vocal Collection).[6]
In 1995, Youmex worked with Adam Warren through Dark Horse Comics and Artmic to come up with the original concept for Bubblegum Crisis: Grand Mal, an original English-language manga series.[7]
[edit] Productions
Listed in chronological order.
- Machine Robo: Battle Hackers (1987)[1]
- Bubblegum Crisis (production, 1987-1991)[1][7][8]
- Dennō Keisatsu Cyber Cop (1988-1989)[1]
- Hades Project Zeorymer (production, 1988-1989)[7]
- Be-Boy Kidnapp'n Idol (1989)[7]
- Riding Bean (1989)[7][9]
- Idol Densetsu Eriko (1989-1990)[1]
- Earthian (production, with J.C. Staff, 1989-1996)[7]
- AD Police Files (1990)[7]
- Magical Angel Sweet Mint (1990-1991)[1]
- Blazing Transfer Student (1991)[1]
- Otaku no Video (1991)[1][10]
- Slow Step (1991)[7][9]
- Zettai Muteki Raijin-Oh (1991-1992)[1]
- Idol Defense Force Hummingbird (1993-1995)[7]
- Bubblegum Crisis: Grand Mal (original concept, 1995)[7]
- Magic User's Club (1996)[1]
- Ninja Cadets (1996)[7][11]
- Baby and Me (1996-1997)[12]
- Ultraman Dyna (1997-1998)[1]
- Takoyaki Mantoman (1998-1999)[1]
- Blue Gender (1999)[13]
- Purple Eyes in the Dark (unknown, an image video which never reached full anime production status)[7][14]
[edit] Soundtracks and other music
These were released under their label Futureland. Titles listed in chronological order.
- Fight! Iczer One (1985-1987)[15]
- Prefectural Earth Defense Force (1986)[16]
- Bubblegum Crisis (1987-1991)[5]
- Kimagure Orange Road (1987-1988)[1][3][4]
- Sonic Soldier Borgman (1988)[1][17]
- Cleopatra DC (1989)[7]
- Riding Bean (1989)[18]
- Earthian (with J.C. Staff, 1989-1996)[19]
- Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (TV series and movie) (1989-1992)[1][7][6][20]
- Iczer Reborn (1990-1991)[15]
- Otaku no Video (1991)[21]
- Slow Step (1991)[22]
- Sequence (1992)[23]
- Ushio to Tora (1992)[24]
- Living Game (original album, 1993)[25]
- Yaiba (1993-1994)[26]
- Baby and Me (1996-1997)[27]
- Fancy Lala (1998)[1][28][29]
- Toriferuzu Mahō Gakuen Monogatari radio drama CD (part of the Eberouge game series, 1998)[30]
- Karura Mau (unknown)[31]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q ユーメックス (Japanese). Retrieved on 2008-01-01.
- ^ AnimeCentral 1999. EX.org (1999). Retrieved on 2008-01-01. “Artmic went bankrupt; it no longer exists. AIC and others like Youmex, they were loan cosigners, so they got stuck with the bills for the loans that Artmic defaulted on.”
- ^ a b Jerry Hsu. Anime CD Information: Kimagure Orange Road. Retrieved on 2008-01-04.
- ^ a b Hitoshi Doi. Kimagure Orange ☆ Road Loving Heart. Retrieved on 2008-01-04.
- ^ a b Bubblegum Crisis Complete Vocal Collection vol. 1. Retrieved on 2008-01-03.
- ^ a b Nadia, Vocal Collection 1 (2000-12-23). Retrieved on 2008-01-04.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Youmex. Anime News Network. Retrieved on 2008-01-01.
- ^ バブルガムクライシス (1987) (Japanese). AllCinema Online. Retrieved on 2008-01-01.
- ^ a b Youmex. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 2008-01-01.
- ^ Poitras, Gilles (2001). Anime Essentials: Every Thing a Fan Needs to Know. Stone Bridge Press, p.4.
- ^ Ｎｉｎｊａ者 (1996) (Japanese). AllCinema Online. Retrieved on 2008-01-01.
- ^ Muñoz, Maria. Aka-chan To Boku. EX.org. Retrieved on 2008-01-01.
- ^ Yung, John. Blue Gender. EX.org. Retrieved on 2008-01-01.
- ^ Clements, Jonathan; Helen McCarthy (2001-09-01). The Anime Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese animation since 1917. Berkeley, California: Stone Bridge Press, 176, 315. ISBN 1-880656-64-7. OCLC 47255331.
- ^ a b Jerry Hsu. Anime CD information: Iczer-One. Retrieved on 2008-01-05.
- ^ Jerry Hsu. Anime CD information: Prefectural Earth Defense Force. Retrieved on 2008-01-05.
- ^ Jerry Hsu. Anime CD Information: Borgman. Retrieved on 2008-01-05.
- ^ Jerry Hsu. Anime CD Information: Riding Bean. Retrieved on 2008-01-05.
- ^ Jerry Hsu. Anime CD Information: Earthian. Retrieved on 2008-01-05.
- ^ Jerry Hsu. Anime CD Information: Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water. Retrieved on 2008-01-05.
- ^ Jerry Hsu. Anime CD information: Otaku no Video. Retrieved on 2008-01-05.
- ^ Jerry Hsu. Anime CD information: Slow Step. Retrieved on 2008-01-05.
- ^ Jerry Hsu. Anime CD information: Sequence. Retrieved on 2008-01-05.
- ^ Jerry Hsu. Anime CD information: Ushio to Tora. Retrieved on 2008-01-05.
- ^ Jerry Hsu. Anime CD Information: Living Game. Retrieved on 2008-01-05.
- ^ Jerry Hsu. Anime CD information: Yaiba. Retrieved on 2008-01-05.
- ^ CD Releases. EX.org. Retrieved on 2008-01-05. “Akachan to Boku: Original Soundtrack, Youmex-Futureland / TYCY-5516 / ¥3000”
- ^ ファンシーララグッズ (Japanese). 「時間の記憶」. Retrieved on 2008-01-05.
- ^ ファンシーララ(ファンカタログ) - ぴえろ (Japanese). Studio Pierrot. Retrieved on 2008-01-05.
- ^ 「エーベルージュ」のメディアミックス展開で富士通ら6社が提携 (Japanese). ITmedia/SoftBank (1998-03-11). Retrieved on 2008-01-05.
- ^ Jerry Hsu. Anime CD Information: Karura Mau. Retrieved on 2008-01-05.
