Go! Comi was the publishing imprint of the American multimedia company,

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, LLC, established to "specializ(e) in publishing Japanese comics for the American market, and in creating new manga and manga-oriented properties for both the Japanese and American markets".

History

Go! Comi was launched in 2005 by writer David Wise and his colleague Audry Taylor; the former served as the company's CEO, with the latter as creative director. They published such best-selling series as the Eisner-nominated ''

After School Nightmare is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Setona Mizushiro. It was serialized from 2004 to 2007 in the manga magazine ''Princess'' and collected in ten volumes. It was licensed in North America by Go! Comi, with all volumes a ...

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Her Majesty's Dog is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mick Takeuchi. It was serialized in Akita Shoten's ''Princess'' and ''Princess Gold'' magazines from 2000 to 2006, with its chapters collected into 11 volumes published under the Princess ...

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Tenshi Ja Nai!! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takako Shigematsu. It was serialized in ''Princess'' magazine from February 2003 to May 2006 and published in eight volumes by Akita Shoten. In North America, the manga was published by ...

'' and '' Crossroad''. The imprint was shut down during the manga bust that followed the recession. The official website stopped being updated in early 2010 and expired in May of that year. In 2011, the site was relaunched under new owners with instructions to donate to a

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account to revive the publisher, but former Go! Comi creative director Audry Taylor confirmed that the new website was a scam not associated with the defunct imprint.

Distributed titles

*'' 07-Ghost'' *'' A Wise Man Sleeps'' *''

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A.I. Revolution is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuu Asami. It was serialized in ''Princess (magazine), Princess'' magazine from 1994 to June 2003. The final chapter of ''A.I. Revolution'' is listed in the table-of-contents of ''Princes ...

'' *'' Black Sun, Silver Moon'' *''

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'' *'' Bound Beauty'' *''

'' *'' Cross x Break'' *'' Crossroad'' *''

Crown A crown is a traditional form of head adornment, or hat, worn by monarchs as a symbol of their power and dignity. A crown is often, by extension, a symbol of the monarch's government or items endorsed by it. The word itself is used, partic ...

'' *'' Cy-Believers'' *''

'' *'' Hikkatsu! Strike a Blow to Vivify'' *'' Japan Ai: A Tall Girl's Adventures in Japan'' *''

Kamisama Kazoku is an anime series based on a series of light novels by Yoshikazu Kuwashima, which premiered May 18, 2006 in Japan across the anime satellite television network Animax. The original light novel series has concluded with eight volumes; howev ...

'' *'' Kanna'' *'' King of the Lamp'' *''

Kurogane Communication is a Japanese manga series written by Hideo Kato and illustrated by Tomomasa Takuma. The individual chapters were originally serialized in ''Dengeki Daioh'' in 1997 and published in two ''tankōbon'' volume by MediaWorks. Set in a post-apoc ...

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Love Master A Love encompasses a range of strong and positive emotional and mental states, from the most sublime virtue or good habit, the deepest interpersonal affection, to the simplest pleasure. An example of this range of meanings is that the love o ...

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Night of the Beasts Night (also described as night time, unconventionally spelled as "nite") is the period of ambient darkness from sunset to sunrise during each 24-hour day, when the Sun is below the horizon. The exact time when night begins and ends depends on ...

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'' *'' The Devil Within'' *'' Three in Love'' *'' Train+Train'' *''

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'' *'' Ultimate Venus''

References

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External links

Official website
(Archive)
Go! Comi's online game
(Archive) American companies established in 2005 Comic book imprints Defunct book publishing companies of the United States Publishing companies established in 2005