Go! Comi was the publishing imprint of the American multimedia company, Go! Media Entertainment, LLC, established to "specializ(e) in publishing Japanese comics for the American market, and in creating new manga and manga-oriented properties for both the Japanese and American markets".

History

Go! Comi was launched in 2005 by writer David Wise and his wife Audry Taylor; the former served as the company's CEO, with the latter as creative director. The company specialized in adapting Japanese manga for the American market, with much of their output the work of mother/daughter team Brynne Chandler and

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After School Nightmare is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Setona Mizushiro. It was serialized from 2004 to 2007 in the manga magazine ''Princess'' and collected in ten volumes. It was licensed in North America by Go! Comi, with all volumes ada ...

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Her Majesty's Dog is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mick Takeuchi. It was serialized in Akita Shoten's ''Princess'' and ''Princess Gold'' magazines from 2000 to 2006, with its chapters collected into 11 volumes published under the Princess ...

'', '' Tenshi Ja Nai!!'' and '' Crossroad''. Although reasonably successful, the Go! Comi imprint was shut down in 2009 after the parent company (also owned by Wise and Taylor) declared bankruptcy due to the failure of its unrelated on-line app "oPlay". The official website stopped being updated in early 2010 and expired in May of that year. In 2011, the site was allegedly relaunched under new owners with instructions to donate to a

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account to revive the publisher. Former Go! Comi creative director Audry Taylor confirmed that the new website was a scam not associated with the defunct imprint.

Distributed titles

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07-Ghost (stylized as ''07-GHOST'') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuki Amemiya and Yukino Ichihara. It is set in a fantasy world with different laws, kingdoms, gods and magic. It was serialized in Ichijinsha's manga magazin ...

'' * ''A Wise Man Sleeps'' * ''

'' * '' A.I. Revolution'' * '' Black Sun, Silver Moon'' * ''

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'' * ''Cross x Break'' * '' Crossroad'' * ''

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'' * ''Cy-Believers'' * ''

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Hikkatsu! Strike a Blow to Vivify ''Hikkatsu! Strike a Blow to Vivify'', known simply as in Japan, is a Japanese '' shōnen'' science fiction comedy manga series written and illustrated by Yu Yagami. It was published in Japan by MediaWorks in the monthly manga magazine '' De ...

'' * ''Japan Ai: A Tall Girl's Adventures in Japan'' * ''

Kamisama Kazoku is a series of light novels written by Yoshikazu Kuwashima. It is first serialized by Media Factory on June 25, 2003 and concluded in April 25, 2006 with eight volumes; however, a sequel light novel series titled was released on January 2 ...

'' * ''Kanna'' * ''King of the Lamp'' * ''

Kurogane Communication is a Japanese manga series written by Hideo Kato and illustrated by Tomomasa Takuma. The individual chapters were originally serialized in '' Dengeki Daioh'' in 1997 and published in two ''tankōbon'' volume by MediaWorks. Set in a post-ap ...

'' * ''Love Master A'' * ''Night of the Beasts'' * ''Song of the Hanging Sky'' * '' Tenshi Ja Nai!!'' * '' The Devil Within'' * ''

Three in Love is a ''shōjo'' manga series written and illustrated by Shioko Mizuki. It was originally serialized in Akita Shoten's ''Princess'' magazine between the March 2000 issue, and 6 June 2002. In December 2007, Go! Comi Go! Comi was the publish ...

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Train+Train ''Train+Train'' is a Japanese light novel series, written by Hideyuki Kurata (author of the '' Read or Dream'' series) and illustrated by Tomomasa Takuma. A manga series was serialized in '' Dengeki Daioh'' between January 2000 and May 2003 a ...

'' * ''Yggdrasil'' * ''Ultimate Venus''

References

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External links

Official website
(archive)
Go! Comi's online game
(archive) American companies established in 2005 Comic book imprints Defunct book publishing companies of the United States Publishing companies established in 2005