 Central Park Media's logo, depicting the skyline of New York City in the background | |
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Multimedia entertainment |
| Genre | Anime, East Asian films, hentai, manga, manhwa, yaoi |
| Founded | April 11, 1990 |
| Founder | John O'Donnell |
| Defunct | April 27, 2009 |
| Fate | Bankruptcy |
| Headquarters | New York City, New York |
Area served | United States and Canada |
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| Website | centralparkmedia.com 2009 archive |
Central Park Media Corporation, often abbreviated as CPM, was an American multimedia entertainment company based in New York City, New York and was headquartered in the 250 West 57th Street building in Midtown Manhattan (on the corner of Central Park, hence their name). They were one of the first companies to be active in the distribution of East Asian cinema, television series, anime, manga, and manhwa titles in North America, notably helping to make hentai popular in the region. Over its history, the company licensed several popular titles, such as Slayers, Revolutionary Girl Utena, the Tokyo Babylon OVAs, Project A-ko, and Demon City Shinjuku.
They had multiple divisions, each of which focused on offering different types of products and services. While a majority of their divisions handled anime and manga distribution, they also offered anime-related software and ran a website for UFO conspiracy theorists.
CPM filed for bankruptcy on April 27, 2009 but remains nominally active as of July 3, 2023 without holding many of its former assets.[1] Since their bankruptcy, many of their former titles have been re-released by other companies.
- ^ "Central Park Media". OpenCorporates.
Source New York Department of State, 3 Jul 2023