Youmex

Youmex (ユーメックス株式会社, Yūmekkusu Kabushiki Kaisha) was an anime production company and record label (under their label Futureland) established in 1985 as a subsidiary of Toshiba EMI and founded by Junji Fujita (formerly of King Records).[1] The company was absorbed back into Toshiba EMI in 1998,[1] after taking on debt defaulted on by Artmic.[2]

Some of the more well-known works for which Youmex released soundtracks and other CDs (under its Futureland label) include Kimagure Orange Road (Sound Color 1–3, Loving Heart, etc.),[3][4] Bubblegum Crisis (Complete Vocal Collections 1–2),[5] and Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (Vocal Collection).[6]

In 1995, Youmex worked with Adam Warren through Dark Horse Comics and Artmic to come up with the original concept for Bubblegum Crisis: Grand Mal, an original English-language manga series.

Productions

Listed in chronological order.

• Machine Robo: Battle Hackers (1987)
• Bubblegum Crisis (production, 1987–1991)
• Dennō Keisatsu Cyber Cop (1988–1989)
• Sonic Soldier Borgman (TV series 1988), (OVAs 1989–1993)
• Hades Project Zeorymer (production, 1988–1989)
• Be-Boy Kidnapp'n Idol (1989)
• Riding Bean (1989)
• Idol Densetsu Eriko (1989–1990)
• Earthian (production, with J.C.Staff, 1989–1996)
• AD Police Files (1990)
• Magical Angel Sweet Mint (1990–1991)
• Blazing Transfer Student (1991)
• Otaku no Video (1991)
• Slow Step (1991)
• Zettai Muteki Raijin-Oh (1991–1992)
• Idol Defense Force Hummingbird (1993–1995)
• Bubblegum Crisis: Grand Mal (original concept, 1995)
• Magic User's Club (1996)
• Ninja Cadets (1996)
• Baby and Me (1996–1997)
• Ultraman Dyna (1997–1998)
• Takoyaki Mantoman (1998–1999)
• Blue Gender (1999)
• Purple Eyes in the Dark (unknown, an image video which never reached full anime production status)

Sources:[1][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]

Soundtracks and other music

These were released under their label Futureland. Titles listed in chronological order.

• Fight! Iczer One (1985–1987)
• Prefectural Earth Defense Force (1986)
• Bubblegum Crisis (1987–1991)
• Kimagure Orange Road (1987–1988)
• Sonic Soldier Borgman (1988)
• Cleopatra DC (1989)
• Riding Bean (1989)
• Earthian (with J.C.Staff, 1989–1996)
• Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (TV series and movie) (1989–1992)
• Iczer Reborn (1990–1991)
• Otaku no Video (1991)
• Slow Step (1991)
• Sequence (1992)
• Ushio to Tora (1992)
• Living Game (original album, 1993)
• Yaiba (1993–1994)
• Baby and Me (1996–1997)
• Fancy Lala (1998)
• Toriferuzu Mahō Gakuen Monogatari radio drama CD (part of the Eberouge game series, 1998)
• Karura Mau (unknown)

Sources:[1][3][4][5][6][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31]

References

1. ユーメックス (in Japanese). Retrieved 2008-01-01.
2. "AnimeCentral 1999". EX.org. 1999. Retrieved 2008-01-01. Artmic went bankrupt; it no longer exists. AIC and others like Youmex, they were loan cosigners, so they got stuck with the bills for the loans that Artmic defaulted on.
3. Jerry Hsu. "Anime CD Information: Kimagure Orange Road". Retrieved 2008-01-04.
4. Hitoshi Doi. "Kimagure Orange ☆ Road Loving Heart". Retrieved 2008-01-04.
5. "Bubblegum Crisis Complete Vocal Collection vol. 1". Archived from the original on 2007-12-20. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
6. "Nadia, Vocal Collection 1". 2000-12-23. Retrieved 2008-01-04.
7. バブルガムクライシス (1987) (in Japanese). AllCinema Online. Retrieved 2008-01-01.
8. "Youmex". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2008-01-01.
9. Poitras, Gilles (2001). Anime Essentials: Every Thing a Fan Needs to Know. Stone Bridge Press. p. 4. ISBN 1-880656-53-1.
10. Ｎｉｎｊａ者 (1996) (in Japanese). AllCinema Online. Retrieved 2008-01-01.
11. Muñoz, Maria. "Aka-chan To Boku". EX.org. Retrieved 2008-01-01.
12. Yung, John. "Blue Gender". EX.org. Retrieved 2008-01-01.
13. Clements, Jonathan; Helen McCarthy (2001-09-01). The Anime Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese animation since 1917. Berkeley, California: Stone Bridge Press. pp. 176, 315. ISBN 1-880656-64-7. OCLC 47255331.
14. Keller, Chris (1993). "Shinjuku Loft: Anime Music Beat". V.Max: the Anime & Manga Journal. Santa Clara, California: V.Max. 6: 26–28.
15. Jerry Hsu. "Anime CD information: Iczer-One". Retrieved 2008-01-05.
16. Jerry Hsu. "Anime CD information: Prefectural Earth Defense Force". Retrieved 2008-01-05.
17. Jerry Hsu. "Anime CD Information: Borgman". Retrieved 2008-01-05.
18. Jerry Hsu. "Anime CD Information: Riding Bean". Retrieved 2008-01-05.
19. Jerry Hsu. "Anime CD Information: Earthian". Retrieved 2008-01-05.
20. Jerry Hsu. "Anime CD Information: Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water". Retrieved 2008-01-05.
21. Jerry Hsu. "Anime CD information: Otaku no Video". Retrieved 2008-01-05.
22. Jerry Hsu. "Anime CD information: Slow Step". Retrieved 2008-01-05.
23. Jerry Hsu. "Anime CD information: Sequence". Retrieved 2008-01-05.
24. Jerry Hsu. "Anime CD information: Ushio to Tora". Retrieved 2008-01-05.
25. Jerry Hsu. "Anime CD Information: Living Game". Retrieved 2008-01-05.
26. Jerry Hsu. "Anime CD information: Yaiba". Retrieved 2008-01-05.
27. "CD Releases". EX.org. Retrieved 2008-01-05. Akachan to Boku: Original Soundtrack, Youmex-Futureland / TYCY-5516 / ¥3000
28. ファンシーララグッズ (in Japanese). 「時間の記憶」. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
29. ファンシーララ(ファンカタログ) - ぴえろ (in Japanese). Studio Pierrot. Archived from the original on 2007-07-17. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
30. 「エーベルージュ」のメディアミックス展開で富士通ら6社が提携 (in Japanese). ITmedia/SoftBank. 1998-03-11. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
31. Jerry Hsu. "Anime CD Information: Karura Mau". Retrieved 2008-01-05.

External links

• Youmex at Anime News Network's encyclopedia