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Stu Levy
Foremost Expert on Asian Pop Culture
Stu Levy is an international entrepreneur, producer, director and writer across mediums including graphic novels, film, television and new media. Founder of the pioneering media company TOKYOPOP, Levy is known for establishing the manga market in North America.
As a producer, Levy has a number of live-action and animated feature films and television shows in various stages of development, including adaptations of Alex Unlimited and Mail Order Ninja. He produced English adaptations of television and home video anime series including the hits Initial D, GTO, and Rave Master. His first major studio feature film as Executive Producer was Priest, released theatrically worldwide in 2011 through Sony Pictures.
Levy has directed two feature films, including his feature documentary Pray for Japan, his award-winning feature debut Van Von Hunter, the 8-episode docu-reality series America’s Greatest Otaku and several music videos. He wrote the Princess Ai and Juror 13 graphic novels, as well as Karma Club and Sailor Moon novels.
Fluent in Japanese and a licensed California attorney, Levy serves as chair of the Producers Guild of America’s International Committee, its Online Video Committee and the PGA Producers Showcase (ProShow). He was previously a Board Member of its New Media Council.
He actively oversees two YouTube Channels, one for TOKYOPOP, www.youtube.com/tokyopopTV, and one for the PGA, www.youtube.com/producersguild. His philanthropic activities over the years have included Japan’s Tohoku tsunami recovery, projects with Make-a-Wish Foundation and literacy advocacy. Besides speaking at numerous industry events and guest lecturing to students, Levy’s an avid endurance athlete who compares himself to the Energizer bunny sans ears, a very amateur composer and an iPhone-photo-trigger-happy foodie.
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