About [Comicpop Entertainment]
English 2003/04/15 12:00- About [Comicpop Entertainment]
[Comicpop Entertainment] is a publication planning company specialized for comics, and was founded in 2003. It publishes and does publication plannings for books on comics and animation in Korea and Japan.
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- Point of Contact
- Company characteristics
*Job: publication planning & online data contents
(1) planning and production of comics / animation / game related contents
(2) International book agency (export of Korean comics, import of Japanese comics)
(3) writing and editing of books and magazine articles
(4) Database production (e.g. Comics magazine DB)
(5) Research projects on comics
(6) Comics-related online community management
*Major partners in Korea
_MANHWAIYAGI PUBLISHING (monthly magazine 'HERB')
_GCK BOOKS
_ANSIBLE MEDIA CO., LTD. (wendybook.com)
*Major partners in Japan
_TINAMI CO., LTD.
_ENTERBRAIN, INC.
- Company History
1998.07 |Comics and animation information site opened in Korea
2002.04 |Started introducing Korean sub-culture(comics, animation and game) to Japan
2002.11 |International agency projects started (animation part)
2003.04 |[Comicpop Eentertainment] is founded
2003.06 |Industry-academy cooperation contract sealed with CHUNGKANG COLLEGE OF CULTURAL INDUSTRIES
2003.11 |Publishing projects of comics started
2004.02 |Editing assistance on comic books and magazines for ENTERBRAIN, INC. (in Japan)
2004.02 |Begun formal cooperation with TINAMI CO.,LTD. (in Japan)
2004.04 |Planning assistance on magazines by SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. (in Japan)
2005.08 |Planning assistance on magazines by FOX PUBLISHING (in Japan)
- Published in Korea
2003.11 |'LET'S GO! MUKTONG-X' (by Byungkyu Ko) / comics
- Publication Assistance outside of Korea
*SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. (in Japan)
2004.04 |Planning of Korean artists' illustration gallery at the comics magazine 'GanGan YG'
2004.06 |Coordination on serialization of 'BOX PRINCESS PANDORA' (by You Hyun) at the comics magazine 'GanGan Wing'
*ENTERBRAIN, INC. (in Japan)
2004.02 |'RAGNAROK Online Anthology Comics Red SIDE: KOREA' (Comics) / Editing Assistance
2004.04 |'RAGNAROK Online Anthology Comics Vol.9' (Comics) / Editing Assistance
2004.05 |'RAGNAROK Online Anthology Comics Vol.10' (Comics) / Editing Assistance
2004.06 |'RAGNAROK Online Anthology Comics Vol.11' (Comics) / Editing Assistance
2004.06 |Cover art ('RAGNAROK Online') of the PC Game magazine 'LOGiN' / Editing Assistance
2004.07 |'RAGNAROK Online - Up to Acolight!' (Light-novel) / Editing Assistance
2004.07 |'RAGNAROK Online Anthology Comics Vol.12' (Comics) / Editing Assistance
2004.08 |'RAGNAROK Online Anthology Comics Vol.13' (Comics) / Editing Assistance
2004.09 |'RAGNAROK Online Anthology Comics Vol.14' (Comics) / Editing Assistance
2004.11 |'RAGNAROK Online Anthology Comics Red II SIDE: KOREA' (Comics) / Editing Assistance
2005.01 |'RAGNAROK Online Anthology Comics Vol.16' (Comics) / Editing Assistance
2005.02 |'RAGNAROK Online - The Whimsical Novice' (Light-novel) / Editing Assistance
2005.05 |'RAGNAROK Online - I Wanna Be A Knight' (Light-novel) / Editing Assistance
2005.05 |'RAGNAROK Online Anthology Comics Vol.18' (Comics) / Editing Assistance
2005.07 |'RAGNAROK Online Anthology Comics Vol.20' (Comics) / Editing Assistance
2005.07 |'MABINOGI Anthology Comics Vol.1' (Comics) / Editing Assistance
2005.08 |'RAGNAROK Online Anthology Comics Asia Cup!' (Comics) / Editing Assistance
2005.09 |'MABINOGI Anthology Comics Vol.2' (Comics) / Editing Assistance
2005.10 |'RAGNAROK Online Anthology Comics: Our New World Vol.2' (Comics) / Editing Assistance
2005.12 |'RAGNAROK Online Anthology Comics: Our New World Vol.4' (Comics) / Editing Assistance
2006.02 |'RAGNAROK Online Anthology Comics: Tomorrow in Frontera Again! Vol.1' (Comics) / Editing Assistance
2006.04 |'RAGNAROK Online Anthology Comics: Tomorrow in Frontera Again! Vol.3' (Comics) / Editing Assistance
2006.06 |'RAGNAROK Online Anthology Comics: Tomorrow in Frontera Again! Vol.5' (Comics) / Editing Assistance
2006.08 |'RAGNAROK Online Anthology Comics: Up to the New World! Vol.2' (Comics) / Editing Assistance
2006.10 |'RAGNAROK Online Anthology Comics: Up to the New World! Vol.4' (Comics) / Editing Assistance
*FOX PUBLISHING (in Japan)
2005.08 |Planning assistance on the illustration magazine 'MOYORI #0.5'
- Agency contracts
2002.11 |License contract on use of Japanese animation films 'GALAXY EXPRESS 999', 'SALLY THE MAGICIAN' and 'THE DOG OF FLANDERS' for the TV commercial of '011 CARA' by SK TELECOM
2006.10 |Philosophy book 'Animalizing Postmodern: Japanese Society As Seen From the Otaku Side' (author: Hiroki Azuma / Korean publisher: MUNHAKDONGNE)
- Other Projects
2005.09 |Korean Voice Actor mook magazine 'VOICE LOVE Vol.1' (publisher: HEDGEHOG) production assistance
2006.05 |Korean Voice Actor mook magazine 'VOICE LOVE Vol.2' (publisher: HEDGEHOG) production assistance
