Youmex

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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 (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.

Productions[]

Listed in chronological order.

• Machine Robo: Battle Hackers (1987)
• Bubblegum Crisis (production, 1987–1991)
• (1988–1989)
• Sonic Soldier Borgman (TV series 1988), (OVAs 1989–1993)
• Hades Project Zeorymer (production, 1988–1989)
• (1989)
• Riding Bean (1989)
• Idol Densetsu Eriko (1989–1990)
• Earthian (production, with J.C.Staff, 1989–1996)
• AD Police Files (1990)
• Magical Angel Sweet Mint (1990–1991)
• Blazing Transfer Student (1991)
• Otaku no Video (1991)
• Slow Step (1991)
• Zettai Muteki Raijin-Oh (1991–1992)
• Idol Defense Force Hummingbird (1993–1995)
• Bubblegum Crisis: Grand Mal (original concept, 1995)
• Magic User's Club (1996)
• Ninja Cadets (1996)
• Baby and Me (1996–1997)
• Ultraman Dyna (1997–1998)
• Takoyaki Mantoman (1998–1999)
• Blue Gender (1999)
• Purple Eyes in the Dark (unknown, an image video which never reached full anime production status)

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.

• Fight! Iczer One (1985–1987)
• Prefectural Earth Defense Force (1986)
• Bubblegum Crisis (1987–1991)
• Kimagure Orange Road (1987–1988)
• Sonic Soldier Borgman (1988)
• Cleopatra DC (1989)
• Riding Bean (1989)
• Earthian (with J.C.Staff, 1989–1996)
• Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (TV series and movie) (1989–1992)
• Iczer Reborn (1990–1991)
• Otaku no Video (1991)
• Slow Step (1991)
• (1992)
• Ushio to Tora (1992)
• Living Game (original album, 1993)
• Yaiba (1993–1994)
• Baby and Me (1996–1997)
• Fancy Lala (1998)
• radio drama CD (part of the Eberouge game series, 1998)
• Karura Mau (unknown)

Sources:^{[1][3][4][5][6][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31]}

References[]

External links[]

• Youmex at Anime News Network's encyclopedia