Stuart J. Levy is a producer of

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and films and writer of manga. Levy founded the media company

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and established the manga market in North America. He was an executive producer on the major motion picture ''

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'' in 2011 distributed by

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. Additionally, he directed the documentary ''

Pray for Japan ''Pray for Japan'' is a 2012 Japanese documentary film about the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. Stu Levy produced and directed the film. All of the crew, including Levy, volunteered to make it, and all of the profits from it will be donated ...

'' and mockumentary ''Van Von Hunter''. ''Van Von Hunter'' won him "Best Director" at the Los Angeles based Mock Film Fest 2011. He created/wrote ''

Princess Ai ''Princess Ai'' (, ja, プリンセス·アイ物語, Purinsesu Ai Monogatari; lit. ''The Story of Princess Ai'') is a manga series created and co-written by American musician and singer Courtney Love and Stuart Levy, with illustration by Ai ...

'' with singer

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. Levy also is a chair of the International

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. Levy appeared as a speaker for the Middle East Film & Comic Con 2018 for his experience as a businessman and producer/artist. Levy's manga series, ''Nightmare Before Christmas: Zero's Journey'' was nominated for two 2018 Diamond GEM awards.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Levy, Stu American chief executives in the media industry University of California, Los Angeles alumni Georgetown University Law Center alumni 1967 births Living people Tokyopop American producers Anime people American graphic novelists