Central Park Media first exploded on to the graphic novel scene with Project A-ko, the manga version of the widely popular anime. Anime fans embraced the graphic novel and CPM found a new vehicle to bring even more fans to the previously small niche genre. The production of the 100th graphic novel plus continued expansion and growth of CPM's graphic novels prompted the creation of CPM Press.

CPM Press is the umbrella brand enveloping CPM Manga, CPM Manhwa and CPM Comics. CPM Press' diverse catalog features some of the hottest licenses in Japan for science fiction, fantasy, action/adventure, comedy and Shoujo (comics targeted at women). With fans in mind, CPM Press has re-sized, re-priced, and changed the format of its graphic novels to mirror the traditional Japanese right to left format whenever possible.

"This release marks an exciting milestone in the ascendant growth of CPM Press' publishing program, happily coinciding with the phenomenal rise in popularity of manga in the United States." � stated John Davis, CPM Press Account Executive.

Slayers Super-Explosive Demon Story Book 03: Red Priest

Writers and Artists: Hajime Kanzaka (writer), Shoko Yoshinaka (artist) and Rui Araizumi (character design). The forces of evil have triumphed. Lina is in the clutches of a sketchy band of sinister brigands in the employ of a mysterious and powerful man.

Size: 5.625" x 8.125"
Pages: 176 pages, b&w
Rating: 13UP
Genre: Fantasy/Comedy
Catalog #: CMX 64603G
ISBN #: 1-58664-913-2
Street date: December 3, 2003
SRP: $15.95

Central Park Media has been a leading supplier of anime in the United States since 1990. The company currently manufactures and distributes three home entertainment lines, each offering anime product for a distinct and discriminating audience: U. S. Manga Corps, Central Park Media and Software Sculptors. With exclusive rights to hundreds of book, video and music products, the company has become a leader in integrated media, as well as a leading publisher of manga under its CPM Press label. In addition, the company also distributes a broad array of live action Japanese feature films under its Asia Pulp Cinema label.