DrMaster Publications Inc. was an American distributor of
manga
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and
manhua
() are Chinese-language comics produced in China and Taiwan. Whilst Chinese comics and narrated illustrations have existed in China in some shape or form throughout its imperial history, the term first appeared in 1904 in a comic titled ''Cu ...
with offices in the
United States
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,
Republic of China
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and
Japan
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. It was headquartered in
Fremont,
California
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.
It began strictly as a printer of manga, and entered the publishing business after taking over most of
ComicsOne
ComicsOne Corp. was an American distributor of Asian Comics (manga, manhwa, and manhua), established in 1999. ComicsOne was based in Fremont, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. ComicsOne also served as the distributor for videos and merc ...
's manga and manhua titles.
DrMaster's Publications Inc. went out of business around 2009 and its offices in Fremont are gone. The building was later occupied by Sunesys Telecommunications.
Manga
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Freaks
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DrMaster Publications Inc. was an American distributor of manga and manhua with offices in the United States, Republic of China and Japan. It was headquartered in Fremont, California, Fremont, California.
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Dark Edge
is a horror manga series created by Yu Aikawa. It focuses on a teenage boy, Kuro Takagi, and the people surrounding him. The story starts shortly after his mother's death.
Plot
Characters
* Kuro Takagi - The hero of this horror manga, he ...
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High School Girls
is a Japanese manga series, created by Towa Oshima, which was originally serialized in Futabasha's ''Weekly Manga Action'' magazine from 2001, and then subsequently ''Comic High!'' from 2004.
It was adapted in 2006 into an anime television ...
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Hinadori Girl''
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Imperfect Hero
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by .
Reception
A. E. Sparrow, writing for IGN, described ''Imperfect Hero'' as being a parody of the Super Sentai genre. Ed Chavez, writing for Mania.com, described the plot as being like a ...
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Infinite Ryvius
is a 26 episode drama/sci-fi series produced by Sunrise.
The character and mecha designs in ''RYVIUS'' were created by Hisashi Hirai, who later went on to act as the character designer for ''Gundam SEED''.
The series is also noted for its ...
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Iron Wok Jan
is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Shinji Saijyo. The manga was licensed in English by ComicsOne before the license was transferred to DrMaster.
A sequel, ''Iron Wok Jan! R: The Summit Operations'', was also released in Japan ...
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Maniac Road''
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Pretty Maniacs
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Arts, entertainment, and media
* ''Pretty'' (advertisement), a 2006 television advertisement for Nike ...
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Premature Priest
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Red Prowling Devil
is a Japanese manga series created by Toshimitsu Shimizu, published in Japan by Shōnen Gahousha and spanning eight volumes (or ''tankōbon
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Junk: Record of the Last Hero''
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Onegai Twins
is an anime television series scripted by Yōsuke Kuroda and produced by Bandai Visual, which was later adapted into a light novel and one-volume manga series. It centers on a family of three teenagers in high school all living together who ...
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Tori Koro
(aka. Tricolo) is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Hai Ran. The manga was serialised in Hobunsha's ''Manga Time Kirara'' until 2005, when it was discontinued. Media Works's '' Dengeki Daioh'' started to serialised the manga in ...
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Stellvia
, also known as ''Stellvia of the Universe'', is an anime series set in space. As a prelude to the series, the Earth of year 2167 AD is shown to be devastated by a powerful electromagnetic shockwave. This is caused by a nearby star, Hydr ...
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Stray Little Devil
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kotaro Mori. The manga was originally serialized in Dengeki Comic Gao!, and was later published into five bound volumes by MediaWorks from January 2005 to March 2007. DrMaster Publicat ...
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Tsukihime
is a Japanese eroge, adult visual novel created by the doujin soft, dōjin circle Type-Moon, who first released it at the Comiket, Winter Comiket in December 2000. In 2003, it was adapted into both an anime television series, ''Lunar Leg ...
'': Lunar Legend
Manhua
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Chronicles of the Vampire Hunter: Claws of Darkness''
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Four Constables, The''
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King of Fighters
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Real Fake Princess''
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SNK vs Capcom
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Chinese Hero: Tales of the Blood Sword''
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Divine Melody
''Divine Melody'' ( zh, t=仙曲, p=Xiān qǔ) is a Taiwanese manhua comic series written by Yi Huan. It is published in Taiwan by Tong Li Comics and was distributed in English in 2009 by DrMaster.
Plot
''Divine Melody'' is the story of Cai Shen ...
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Feng Shui Academy''
Novels
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Junk Force
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Onegai Twins
is an anime television series scripted by Yōsuke Kuroda and produced by Bandai Visual, which was later adapted into a light novel and one-volume manga series. It centers on a family of three teenagers in high school all living together who ...
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RahXephon
is a Japanese anime television series created and directed by Yutaka Izubuchi. The series follows 17-year-old Ayato Kamina, his ability to control a mecha known as the RahXephon, and his inner journey to find a place in the world. His l ...
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References
External links
DrMaster English website
Manga distributors
Manhua distributors
Comic book publishing companies of the United States
Companies based in Fremont, California
Publishing companies based in the San Francisco Bay Area
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