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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.

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  • Central Park Media
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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.
  • Its anime division, Software Sculptors, was the first company to license and release Slayers anime to American audiences on VHS in 1996. In 1999, they released Slayers NEXT. And in 2000, they released Slayers TRY. In 2000-2002, they re-released the series on DVD with The Slayers: DVD Collection, The Slayers NEXT: DVD Collection, and The Slayers TRY: DVD Collection boxsets. In 2005, their rights to the series expired, and the license was then acquired by FUNimation Entertainment. On April 27, 2009, Central Park Media declared bankruptcy.
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  • December 2007
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defunct
  • 2009-04-27(xsd:date)
cleanup
  • January 2008
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Name
  • Central Park Media
Genre
  • anime, East Asian films, hentai, manga, manhwa, yaoi
Type
Area served
  • United States
Divisions
  • US Manga Corps, Software Sculptors, Asia Pulp Cinema, CPM Press, Adult 18
Fate
Foundation
  • 1990(xsd:integer)
Founder
  • John O'Donnell
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  • December 2007
Homepage
Industry
  • multimedia entertainment
Owner
  • John O'Donnell
Slogan
  • World peace through shared popular culture
Location
  • New York City, New York
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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.
  • Its anime division, Software Sculptors, was the first company to license and release Slayers anime to American audiences on VHS in 1996. In 1999, they released Slayers NEXT. And in 2000, they released Slayers TRY. In 2000-2002, they re-released the series on DVD with The Slayers: DVD Collection, The Slayers NEXT: DVD Collection, and The Slayers TRY: DVD Collection boxsets. In 2005, their rights to the series expired, and the license was then acquired by FUNimation Entertainment. They were also responsible for translating Slayers: Super-Explosive Demon Story, Slayers Premium (manga), Slayers Special (manga), Slayers Return (manga), and Slayers: Medieval Mayhem into English. On April 27, 2009, Central Park Media declared bankruptcy.
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