CMX was an imprint of

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, a division of Warner Bros. Entertainment. It was DC's line of manga translations. CMX was known for its censored release of ''

Tenjho Tenge , also written as ''Tenjo Tenge'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Oh! great. The story primarily focuses on the members of the Juken Club and their opposition, the Executive Council, which is the ruling student body ...

'' and the print version of Fred Gallagher's '' Megatokyo'' web manga series.

Controversy

One of CMX's initial launches was a title variously known as ''Tenjo Tenge'', ''Tenjho Tenge'', and ''Ten Ten''. When CMX released ''

'', many fans were livid that title had been edited contentwise and changed graphically to appeal to a "larger demographic"—in other words, edited to be acceptable to bookstores without shrinkwrap. ''Tenjho Tenge'' and CMX received a heavy amount of angry backlash for the edits. CMX's announcement that all changes had been overseen and specifically approved by

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, the manga artist, did nothing to appease the vocal fans who did not want the work censored. Some readers suggested a boycott of all CMX titles. In the face of complaints, CMX had internal discussions about the possibility of publishing an unedited version of ''Tenjho Tenge'', but decided to complete the current version. At the 2007

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, CMX stated about changing ''Tenjho Tenges rating to Mature beginning with volume fifteen, but warned that it still would be edited, but more lightly.

released a statement in May 2010 about its intention to shut the CMX brand down, with no new titles being published after July 1, 2010. At the time of its statement, DC could not state what would happen to all current unfinished volumes affected by the July 1 shutdown date. ''Megatokyo'' however continued under the DC Comics imprint. ''Megatokyo'' by 2013 returned to

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and ''Tenjho Tenge'' went to

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List of manga titles published by CMX

* by * '' Crayon Shin-chan'' by

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* ''

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'' by * '' Chikyu Misaki'' by Iwahara Yuji * '' Cipher'' by Minako Narita * '' Classical Medley'' by Sanae Kana * '' Densha Otoko - The Story of the Train Man Who Fell in Love With A Girl'' by Hitori Nakano (original creator) and Wataru Watanabe (art) * ''

The Devil Does Exist is a '' shōjo'' romance manga based on school life. Written by Mitsuba Takanashi, it consists of 11 volumes. Plot summary High school is difficult for most kids. But for Kayano, a shy girl whose single mother seems to work all the time, ...

'' (''Akuma de Sōrō'') by

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* ''

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'' (''Dorothea - Majyo no Tettsui'') by Cuvie * '' Emma'' by

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* '' The Empty Empire'' (''Kara no Teikoku'') by Naoe Kita * '' From Eroica with Love'' (''Eroica yori Ai wo Komete'') by Yasuko Aoike * '' Gals!'' by Mihona Fujii * '' Go Go Heaven!!'' by Keiko Yamada * '' Gon'' by Masashi Tanaka * '' I Hate You More Than Anyone'' (''Sekai de Ichiban Daikirai'') by Banri Hidaka * '' Key to the Kingdom'' (''Ohoku no Kagi'') by Kyōko Shitō * '' Kikaider Code 02'' by

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(original creator) and

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(story and art) * ''

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'' (''Card no Ō-sama'') by Makoto Tetano * ''

Land of the Blindfolded is a fantasy ''shōjo'' manga by Sakura Tsukuba. It was originally published in Japan by Hakusensha in ''LaLa'' magazine between 1998 and 2004 and collected in nine ''tankōbon'' volumes. It is licensed in English by CMX Manga in North A ...

'' (''Mekakushi no Kuni'') by Sakura Tsukuba * '' Leader's High!'' by Arashi Shindoh * '' Love for Venus'' (''Venus wa Kataomoi'') by Yuki Nakaji * '' Madara'' (full title: ''Mōryō Senki Madara'') by Eiji Otsuka (story) and Shōu Tajima (art) * '' Moon Child'' (''Tsuki no Ko'') by Reiko Shimizu * '' Megatokyo'' (from Volume 4) by Fred Gallagher * '' Monster Collection'' (full title: ''Monster Collection Majūtsukai no Shōjo'') by

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(original creator) and Sei Itoh (story and art) * '' Musashi Number Nine'' (''Kyūbanme no Musashi'') by Miyuki Takanashi * '' My Darling Miss Bancho'' (''Ah! Itoshi no Banchousama'') by Mayu Fujikata * '' The Name of the Flower'' (''Hana no Namae'') by Ken Saitou * '' Omukae desu'' by Meca Tanaka * '' Orfina (Manga)'' by Kitsune Tennōji * '' Oyayubi-hime Infinity'' by Toru Fujieda * '' Palette of 12 Secret Colors'' by Nari Kusakawa * '' Penguin Revolution'' (''Penguin Kakumei'') by Sakura Tsukuba * '' Phantom Thief Jeanne'' by Arina Tanemura (Re-licensed by

) * '' Pieces of a Spiral'' (''Rasen no Kakera'') by Tachibana Kaimu * '' Presents'' by

Kanako Inuki is a Japanese manga writer and illustrator. Inuki was born in Hokkaidō and moved to Tokyo as a young girl. Starting out with an interest in manga she began to draw and write for horror manga. Her first published work was the short story ''Orus ...

* '' The Recipe for Gertrude'' (''Gertrude no Recipe'') by Nari Kusakawa * '' Seimaden'' by Yō Higuri * '' Steel Fist Riku'' by Jyutaroh Nishino * '' Stolen Hearts'' by Miku Sakamoto * '' Swan'' by Kyoko Ariyoshi * '' Sword of the Dark Ones'' (also ''Ragnarok'') by Kentaro Yasui (story) and Tsukasa Kotobuki (art) * '' Tears of a Lamb'' (''Hitsuji no Namida'') by Banri Hidaka * ''

'' by

Oh! great , known professionally as Oh! great, is a Japanese manga artist best known for his manga series ''Tenjho Tenge'' (1997–2010) and ''Air Gear'' (2002–2012). In 2006, ''Air Gear'' earned him the Kodansha Manga Award in the '' shōnen'' category. ...

(Re-licensed by Viz Media) * '' TenRyu: The Dragon Cycle'' by Sanami Matoh * '' Testarotho'' by Kei Sanbe * '' Time Guardian'' by Daimuro Kishi (story) and Tamao Ichinose (art) * '' Tower of the Future'' (''Mirai no Utena'') by

Saki Hiwatari is a Japanese '' shōjo'' manga artist. Her first work, ''Mahōtsukai wa Shitteiru'' (''I Know a Magician'') was published in the weekly ''shōjo'' anthology ''Hana to Yume'' (''Flowers and Dreams'') in 1982. Her best-known work was '' Please ...

* '' Two Flowers of the Dragon'' (''Ryū no Hana Wazurai'') by Nari Kusakawa * '' Variante'' by Igura Sugimoto * '' Venus Capriccio'' by Mai Nishikata * '' VS (Versus)'' by Keiko Yamada * '' The Young Magician'' by Yuri Narushima

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cmx (Comics) Defunct comics and manga publishing companies DC Comics imprints