ComicsOne Corp. was an American distributor of Asian Comics (

manga are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Japan to refer to both comics ...

manhwa Manhwa () is the general Korean term for comics and print cartoons. Outside Korea, the term usually refers to Korean comics. Modern Manhwa has extended its reach to many other countries. These comics have branched outside of Korea by acce ...

, and

manhua () are Chinese-language comics produced in Greater China. Chinese comics and narrated illustrations have existed in China throughout its history. They are usually graphic and can be written for a myriad of genres, including romance, fanta ...

), established in 1999. ComicsOne was based in

Fremont, California Fremont () is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. Located in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, Bay Area, Fremont has a population of 230,504 as of 2020, making it the fourth List of cities and towns in the San F ...

, in the

San Francisco Bay Area The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a List of regions of California, region of California surrounding and including San Francisco Bay, and anchored by the cities of Oakland, San Francisco, and San Jose, California, S ...

. ComicsOne also served as the distributor for videos and

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related to its licensed titles.

History

On March 25, 2005,

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website ''

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'' reported that DrMaster, ComicsOne's Asian printer, took over the publication of ComicsOne's

titles, though not the

and

titles. It also added that ComicsOne had abandoned its website, "stopped paying its bills and has disappeared."

Manga published by ComicsOne

*'' 888'' *'' Bass Master Ranmaru'' *'' Bride of Deimos'' *''

Crayon Shin-chan is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshito Usui. ''Crayon Shin-chan'' made its first appearance in 1990 in a Japanese weekly magazine called ''Weekly Manga Action'', which was published by Futabasha. Due to the death of ...

'' *'' Dark Edge'' *'' Devil in the Water'' *'' Ginga Legend Weed''Feature Comics
" ComicsOne. August 17, 2000. Retrieved on September 14, 2009. *'' Goku Midnight Eye'' *'' Hamster Club'' *'' High School Girls'' *'' Infinite Ryvius'' *'' Iron Wok Jan!'' *''Jesus''Jesus
" ComicsOne. April 21, 2001. Retrieved on September 14, 2009. *''Joan'' *'' Junk Force'' *'' Karasu Tengu Kabuto'' *''

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'' *'' Maico 2010'' *'' Mourning of Autumn Rain'' *'' NaNaNaNa'' (co-published with Infinity Studios) *'' Offered'' *''Please Friends'' series **'' Please Teacher!'' **'' Please Twins!'' *'' Pretty Maniacs'' *'' Red Prowling Devil'' *''Sarai'' *'' Sister Red'' *''

Tomie is a Japanese horror manga series written and illustrated by Junji Ito. It centers on a mysterious, beautiful woman named Tomie Kawakami. The manga was Ito's first published work that he originally submitted to ''Monthly Halloween'', a Sh ...

'' (later published by

Dark Horse Comics Dark Horse Comics is an American comic book, graphic novel, manga and Artist's book, art book publisher founded in Milwaukie, Oregon, by Mike Richardson in 1986. The company was created using funds earned from Richardson's chain of Portland, O ...

) *'' Tsukihime, Lunar Legend'' *'' Wild 7'' *'' Wounded Man''

Manhwa published by ComicsOne

*''

My Sassy Girl ''My Sassy Girl'' () is a 2001 South Korean romantic comedy film directed by Kwak Jae-yong, starring Jun Ji-hyun and Cha Tae-hyun. The film is based on a true story told in a series of blog posts written by Kim Ho-sik, who later adapted them into ...

'' *'' NOW'' *''Red Moon''

Manhua published by ComicsOne

*''Black Leopard'' *''

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon ''Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'' is a 2000 epic romantic drama wuxia martial arts film directed by Ang Lee and written for the screen by Wang Hui-ling, James Schamus, and Tsai Kuo-jung. The film stars Chow Yun-fat, Michelle Yeoh, Z ...

'' (by Andy Seto) *''

Fung Wan ''Fung Wan'' () or ''Feng Yun'' is a Hong Kong ''wuxia'' manhua series. It is the first manhua released by Ma Wing-shing in 1989 with the help of his assistant Siu Kit under his own company, Jonesky Publishing. Before the third part, the manhua w ...

'' *''

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'' *'' Legendary Couple'' *'' Mega Dragon and Tiger'' *'' Saint Legend'' *'' Shaolin Soccer'' *''

The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber ''The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber'', also translated as ''The Sword and the Knife'', is a wuxia novel by Jin Yong, Jin Yong (Louis Cha) and the third part of the ''Condor Trilogy'', preceded by ''The Legend of the Condor Heroes'' and ''The Re ...

'' *'' The King of Fighters 2003'' *'' Story of the Tao'' *'' Weapons of the Gods''

References

External links

http://www.comicsone.com/ComicOne Transition to Dr.MasterDr.Master Online Store; Saint Legend for sale
Manga distributors Manhua distributors Manhwa distributors Defunct comics and manga publishing companies Comic book publishing companies of the United States Publishing companies established in 1999 1999 establishments in California 2005 disestablishments in California Companies based in Fremont, California Publishing companies based in the San Francisco Bay Area {{Manhua-stub