Anime production company and record label
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.
As of 2024, The back catalog of Futureland label is being re-released by Universal Music Group .
Productions
Listed in chronological order.
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.
Sources: [ 1] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 15] [ 16] [ 17] [ 18] [ 19] [ 20] [ 21] [ 22] [ 23] [ 24] [ 25] [ 26] [ 27] [ 28] [ 29] [ 30] [ 31]
References
^ a b c d ユーメックス (in Japanese). Retrieved 2008-01-01 .
^ "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.
^ a b Jerry Hsu. "Anime CD Information: Kimagure Orange Road" . Retrieved 2008-01-04 .
^ a b Hitoshi Doi . "Kimagure Orange ☆ Road Loving Heart" . Retrieved 2008-01-04 .
^ a b "Bubblegum Crisis Complete Vocal Collection vol. 1" . Archived from the original on 2007-12-20. Retrieved 2008-01-03 .
^ a b "Nadia, Vocal Collection 1" . 2000-12-23. Retrieved 2008-01-04 .
^ バブルガムクライシス (1987) (in Japanese). AllCinema Online. Retrieved 2008-01-01 .
^ "Youmex" . Internet Movie Database . Retrieved 2008-01-01 .
^ Poitras, Gilles (2001). Anime Essentials: Every Thing a Fan Needs to Know . Stone Bridge Press. p. 4. ISBN 1-880656-53-1 .
^ Ninja者 (1996) (in Japanese). AllCinema Online. Retrieved 2008-01-01 .
^ Muñoz, Maria. "Aka-chan To Boku" . EX.org. Retrieved 2008-01-01 .
^ Yung, John. "Blue Gender" . EX.org. Retrieved 2008-01-01 .
^ 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 .
^ Keller, Chris (1993). "Shinjuku Loft: Anime Music Beat". V.Max: The Anime & Manga Journal . 6 . Santa Clara, California : V.Max: 26–28.
^ Jerry Hsu. "Anime CD information: Iczer-One" . Retrieved 2008-01-05 .
^ Jerry Hsu. "Anime CD information: Prefectural Earth Defense Force" . Retrieved 2008-01-05 .
^ Jerry Hsu. "Anime CD Information: Borgman" . Retrieved 2008-01-05 .
^ Jerry Hsu. "Anime CD Information: Riding Bean" . Retrieved 2008-01-05 .
^ Jerry Hsu. "Anime CD Information: Earthian" . Retrieved 2008-01-05 .
^ Jerry Hsu. "Anime CD Information: Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water" . Retrieved 2008-01-05 .
^ Jerry Hsu. "Anime CD information: Otaku no Video" . Retrieved 2008-01-05 .
^ Jerry Hsu. "Anime CD information: Slow Step" . Retrieved 2008-01-05 .
^ Jerry Hsu. "Anime CD information: Sequence" . Retrieved 2008-01-05 .
^ Jerry Hsu. "Anime CD information: Ushio to Tora" . Retrieved 2008-01-05 .
^ Jerry Hsu. "Anime CD Information: Living Game" . Retrieved 2008-01-05 .
^ Jerry Hsu. "Anime CD information: Yaiba" . Retrieved 2008-01-05 .
^ "CD Releases" . EX.org. Retrieved 2008-01-05 . Akachan to Boku: Original Soundtrack, Youmex-Futureland / TYCY-5516 / ¥3000
^ ファンシーララグッズ (in Japanese). 「時間の記憶」. Retrieved 2008-01-05 .
^ 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 .
^ 「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 .
^ Jerry Hsu. "Anime CD Information: Karura Mau" . Retrieved 2008-01-05 .
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Divisions and subsidiaries
Current
Digital Products Group
Electronic Devices & Components Group
Infrastructure Systems Group
Defunct
Joint ventures and shareholdings
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1 Now integrated into other Toshiba divisions or business groupings 2 Sold 3 Spun off