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CMX launched with the goal of providing a diverse selection of manga, and, potentially, manhwa to the US market. Wildstorm, along with its parent company, DC Comics, enthusiastically supported the line. Unlike many other imprints, CMX pursued older manga along with hot new works, feeling that these stories deserved widespread disstribution and a chance at an American readership. Their initial lineup included classics of the shoujo genre, such as From Eroica with Love and Swan.

Controversy

One of CMX's initial launches was a title variously known as Tengo Tenge, Tenjho Tenge, and Ten Ten. The title was a strong fan favorite both in Japan and among manga readers in the States. However, when CMX released Tenjho Tenge, 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. Although it is not a secret that most manga publishers in the states do selectively edit manga art for content, Tenjho Tenge and CMX received a heavy amount of angry backlash. Original run 1 April 2004 – 16 September 2004 No. ...

CMX's announcement that all changes had been overseen and specifically approved by Oh! Great, the mangaka, did nothing to appease the vocal fans, who felt that changing the art removed a major plot point. ^[1] Although other fans felt that not explicitly showing sexual violence did not actually harm the flow of the the story, the fan community was in uproar. Some readers went so far as to suggest a boycott of all CMX titles. ^[2] Oh! great, born Ito Ogure (大暮 維人 Ōgure Ito, born February 22, 1972) is a mangaka. ... Mangaka ) is the Japanese word for a comic artist. ...

As of February 2007, CMX continues to publish Tenjho Tenge with edited art.

Interestingly enough, the furor surrounding Tenjho Tenge has not started a dialogue between manga fans and the American book chains, who are the ultimate arbitor of what content they will and will not carry in their stores. As many major American booksellers are leery of carrying "mature" titles, publishers often wisely choose not to pursue certain manga works that they would otherwise support. And as a result, fans of those works continue to face a limited selection of translated and unedited works.

List of manga titles published by CMX

• Apothecarius Argentum (Yakushi Argent) - by Tomomi Yamashita
• Canon - by Chika Shiomi
• Chikyu Misaki - by Iwahara Yuji
• Cipher - by Minako Narita
• Densha Otoko (full title: Densha Otoko - Demo, Ore Tabidatsu yo) - by Hitori Nakano (original creator) and Wataru Watanabe (art)
• The Devil Does Exist (Akuma de Sōrō) - by Mitsuba Takanashi
• Emma - by Kaoru Mori
• 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 Masahi Tanaka
• I Hate You More Than Anyone (Sekai de Ichiban Daikirai) - by Banri Hidaka
• Kamikaze Kaitō Jeanne - by Arina Tanemura
• Key to the Kingdom (Ohoku no Kagi) - by Kyoko Shitou
• Kikaider Code 02 - by Shōtarō Ishinomori (original creator) and Meimu (story and art)
• King of Cards (Card no Ō-sama) - by Makoto Tetano
• Land of the Blindfolded (Mekakushi no Kuni) - by Sakura Tsubaka
• Love for Venus (Love wa Kataomoi) - by Yuki Nakaji
• Madara (full title: Mōryō Senki Madara) - by Eiji Ōtsuka (story) and Shou 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 Hitoshi Yasuda (original creator) and Sei Itoh (story and art)
• Musashi Number Nine (Kyuuban no Musashi) - by Miyuki Takanashi
• Omukae desu - by Meca Tanaka
• Orfina - by Kitsune Tennōji
• Oyayubi-hime Infinity - by Toru Fujieda
• Penguin Revolution (Penguin Kakumei) - by Sakura Tsubaka
• Pieces of a Spiral (Rasen no Kakera) - by Tachibana Kaimu
• The Recipe for Gertrude (Gertrude no Recipe) - by Nari Kusakawa
• Seimaden - by Yō Higuri
• 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
• Tenjho Tenge - by Oh! great
• 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
• Two Flowers of the Dragon (Ryū no Hana Wazurai) - by Nari Kusakawa
• Variante - by Igura Sugimoto
• Vs. (Versus) - by Keiko Yamada
• Young Magician (Shōnen Mahōshi) - by Yuri Narushima

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References

External links

• CMX website
• CMX manga list at Anime News Network