Adam Arnold
Encyclopedia
Adam Arnold is an American
comic book creator
. His works include the OEL manga/webcomic
Aoi House
and the upcoming supernatural comedy series Vampire Cheerleaders
and Paranormal Mystery Squad.
, and Anime Insider
.
In 2002, Arnold began working freelance for Tokyopop
performing English adaptation work on such manga
titles as Love Hina
, A.I. Love You
, G Gundam, Pita-Ten, and others. In September 2004, Arnold began working for manga publisher Seven Seas Entertainment
as their webmaster and would later become senior production manager in charge of their manga line. To date, Arnold has edited over two hundred of Seven Seas Entertainment
's releases.
In late 2004, Arnold came up with his webcomic
Aoi House
, which debuted on Seven Seas Entertainment
's website, Gomanga.com, in 2005 and follows the trials and tribulations of two down-on-their-luck college guys named Alex and Sandy who join an anime club dominated by crazed yaoi
fangirl. The original 36-episode version ran from 24 January 2005 to 15 April 2005 and was written by Arnold and illustrated by Jim Jimenez. On 23 May 2005, Aoi House was relaunched from the beginning with Shiei, artist of Amazing Agent Luna
, taking over as illustrator. Aoi House would go on to run for four years until the series conclusion on 31 January 2009. A series of Aoi House 4-Koma strips also ran in Newtype USA from January 2006 to December 2007.
Both the main Aoi House series and the 4-Koma strips have since been collected across four volumes of OEL manga and two omnibus editions.
Arnold is currently working on two supernatural comedy series entitled Vampire Cheerleaders
and Paranormal Mystery Squad. The first volume is set to be released on 15 March 2011.
's A. E. Sparrow ranked the first and second volumes of Aoi House as third in the list of the top ten manga of 2006.
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comic book creator
Comic book creator
A comic book creator is someone who creates a comic book or graphic novel.The production of a comic book by one of the major comic book companies in the U.S...
. His works include the OEL manga/webcomic
Webcomic
Webcomics, online comics, or Internet comics are comics published on a website. While many are published exclusively on the web, others are also published in magazines, newspapers or often in self-published books....
Aoi House
Aoi House
Aoi House is a harem original English-language manga series written by Adam Arnold, with art by Shiei, and published by Seven Seas Entertainment...
and the upcoming supernatural comedy series Vampire Cheerleaders
Vampire Cheerleaders
Vampire Cheerleaders is an original English-language manga series written by Adam Arnold, with art by Shiei, and published by Seven Seas Entertainment...
and Paranormal Mystery Squad.
Career
Arnold started his career by co-creating the long-running monthly Internet webzine Animefringe: Online Anime Magazine in 1999, which he managed until it concluded its run in December 2005. Arnold has also contributed articles and reviews to print magazines such as Request Magazine, ToyFareToyFare
ToyFare was a monthly comedy and collecting magazine published by Wizard Entertainment that focused on collectible action figures, busts, statues, and maquettes. It previewed new and upcoming lines and figures each month, as well as providing a price guide for toy lines, new and old...
, and Anime Insider
Anime Insider
Anime Insider was a monthly magazine published by Wizard Entertainment, consisting of news and entertainment pieces relating to the Japanese anime and manga subculture....
.
In 2002, Arnold began working freelance for Tokyopop
Tokyopop
Tokyopop, styled TOKYOPOP, and formerly known as Mixx, is a distributor, licensor, and publisher of anime, manga, manhwa, and Western manga-style works. The existing German publishing division produces German translations of licensed Japanese properties and original English-language manga, as well...
performing English adaptation work on such manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
titles as Love Hina
Love Hina
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ken Akamatsu. It was originally serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine by Kodansha from October 21, 1998 to October 31, 2001 and was published in 14 tankōbon volumes by Kodansha. The series tells the story of Keitaro Urashima and his attempts to...
, A.I. Love You
A.I. Love You
is a Japanese manga series by author Ken Akamatsu. First released in the mid-1990s in Japan, an English translation of the series was published by Tokyopop; the Tokyopop version of the manga is out of print as of August 31, 2009....
, G Gundam, Pita-Ten, and others. In September 2004, Arnold began working for manga publisher Seven Seas Entertainment
Seven Seas Entertainment
Seven Seas Entertainment is a publishing company located in Los Angeles, California. It was originally dedicated to the publication of original manga, but now publishes licensed manga and novels, as well as select webcomics...
as their webmaster and would later become senior production manager in charge of their manga line. To date, Arnold has edited over two hundred of Seven Seas Entertainment
Seven Seas Entertainment
Seven Seas Entertainment is a publishing company located in Los Angeles, California. It was originally dedicated to the publication of original manga, but now publishes licensed manga and novels, as well as select webcomics...
's releases.
In late 2004, Arnold came up with his webcomic
Webcomic
Webcomics, online comics, or Internet comics are comics published on a website. While many are published exclusively on the web, others are also published in magazines, newspapers or often in self-published books....
Aoi House
Aoi House
Aoi House is a harem original English-language manga series written by Adam Arnold, with art by Shiei, and published by Seven Seas Entertainment...
, which debuted on Seven Seas Entertainment
Seven Seas Entertainment
Seven Seas Entertainment is a publishing company located in Los Angeles, California. It was originally dedicated to the publication of original manga, but now publishes licensed manga and novels, as well as select webcomics...
's website, Gomanga.com, in 2005 and follows the trials and tribulations of two down-on-their-luck college guys named Alex and Sandy who join an anime club dominated by crazed yaoi
Yaoi
In careful Japanese enunciation, all three vowels are pronounced separately, for a three-mora word, . The English equivalent is . also known as Boys' Love, is a Japanese popular term for female-oriented fictional media that focus on homoerotic or homoromantic male relationships, usually created by...
fangirl. The original 36-episode version ran from 24 January 2005 to 15 April 2005 and was written by Arnold and illustrated by Jim Jimenez. On 23 May 2005, Aoi House was relaunched from the beginning with Shiei, artist of Amazing Agent Luna
Amazing Agent Luna
Amazing Agent Luna is an original English-language manga series written by Nunzio DeFilippis and Christina Weir , with art by Shiei. It is published by Seven Seas Entertainment. The first volume of Amazing Agent Luna was one of Seven Seas Entertainment's four initial releases...
, taking over as illustrator. Aoi House would go on to run for four years until the series conclusion on 31 January 2009. A series of Aoi House 4-Koma strips also ran in Newtype USA from January 2006 to December 2007.
Both the main Aoi House series and the 4-Koma strips have since been collected across four volumes of OEL manga and two omnibus editions.
Arnold is currently working on two supernatural comedy series entitled Vampire Cheerleaders
Vampire Cheerleaders
Vampire Cheerleaders is an original English-language manga series written by Adam Arnold, with art by Shiei, and published by Seven Seas Entertainment...
and Paranormal Mystery Squad. The first volume is set to be released on 15 March 2011.
Acclaim
IGNIGN
IGN is an entertainment website that focuses on video games, films, music and other media. IGN's main website comprises several specialty sites or "channels", each occupying a subdomain and covering a specific area of entertainment...
's A. E. Sparrow ranked the first and second volumes of Aoi House as third in the list of the top ten manga of 2006.
Graphic novels
- Aoi House Vol. 1. ISBN 978-1-933164-12-0. Seven Seas EntertainmentSeven Seas EntertainmentSeven Seas Entertainment is a publishing company located in Los Angeles, California. It was originally dedicated to the publication of original manga, but now publishes licensed manga and novels, as well as select webcomics...
, 2006 - Aoi House Vol. 2. ISBN 978-1-933164-30-4. Seven Seas EntertainmentSeven Seas EntertainmentSeven Seas Entertainment is a publishing company located in Los Angeles, California. It was originally dedicated to the publication of original manga, but now publishes licensed manga and novels, as well as select webcomics...
, 2006 - Aoi House In Love! Vol. 1. ISBN 978-1-933164-51-9. Seven Seas EntertainmentSeven Seas EntertainmentSeven Seas Entertainment is a publishing company located in Los Angeles, California. It was originally dedicated to the publication of original manga, but now publishes licensed manga and novels, as well as select webcomics...
, 2007 - Aoi House In Love! Vol. 2. ISBN 978-1-933164-96-0. Seven Seas EntertainmentSeven Seas EntertainmentSeven Seas Entertainment is a publishing company located in Los Angeles, California. It was originally dedicated to the publication of original manga, but now publishes licensed manga and novels, as well as select webcomics...
, 2008 - Aoi House Omnibus Collection I. ISBN 978-1-933164-73-1. Seven Seas EntertainmentSeven Seas EntertainmentSeven Seas Entertainment is a publishing company located in Los Angeles, California. It was originally dedicated to the publication of original manga, but now publishes licensed manga and novels, as well as select webcomics...
, 2008 - Aoi House Omnibus Collection II. ISBN 978-1-934876-26-8. Seven Seas EntertainmentSeven Seas EntertainmentSeven Seas Entertainment is a publishing company located in Los Angeles, California. It was originally dedicated to the publication of original manga, but now publishes licensed manga and novels, as well as select webcomics...
, 2008 - Vampire Cheerleaders Vol. 1. ISBN 978-1-934876-84-8. Seven Seas EntertainmentSeven Seas EntertainmentSeven Seas Entertainment is a publishing company located in Los Angeles, California. It was originally dedicated to the publication of original manga, but now publishes licensed manga and novels, as well as select webcomics...
, 2011 - Vampire Cheerleaders Vol. 2. ISBN 978-1-935934-06-6. Seven Seas EntertainmentSeven Seas EntertainmentSeven Seas Entertainment is a publishing company located in Los Angeles, California. It was originally dedicated to the publication of original manga, but now publishes licensed manga and novels, as well as select webcomics...
, 2011
Selected short stories and minicomics
- "Aoi House 4-Koma," (originally printed in Newtype USA January 2006-December 2007)