Headquarters: 176 Speedvale Ave. W., Unit 2, Guelph, ON, N1H 1C3, Canada
Phone: 519-821-7174
Fax: 519-821-7635
Website URL: www.guardiansorder.on.ca
Business founded: 1996
Employees: 6
Number of locations: 2
Consumer/Customer service contact:
Contact name: Jesse Scoble
Phone: 519-821-7174
Fax: 519-821-7635
E-mail: jesse@guardiansorder.on.ca
First-time distributor contact:
Contact name: Jesse Scoble
Phone: 519-821-7174
Fax: 519-821-7635
E-mail: jesse@guardiansorder.on.ca
Properties
This Canadian publishing company specializes in producing authorized Japanese anime resource guides/RPGs and cinematic role-playing games. Popular licensed properties include Sailor Moon, Tenchi Muyo!, El-Hazard, Ghost Dog, Empire of the Petal Throne. Also publishes games based on their own properties, which include Big Eyes, Small Mouth, Hong Kong Action Theater, and Heaven and Earth.
Products
RPGs based on popular anime series such as The Dominion Tank Police, Sailor Moon, Tenchi Muyo!, El-Hazard, and Demon City Sinjuku. Heaven and Earth, Hong Kong Action Theater, Big Eyes, Small Mouth, Swords of the Middle Kingdom, and Toying With destruction. Coming soon: along with Pioneer Entertainment, will produce a line of Anime Fan Guides dedicated to such properties as Fushigi Yugi, Serial Experiments Lain, and several others, as well as titles not yet released in North America, including NieA_7 and Soul Taker. Products can be found in traditional brick and mortar stores such as comic book stores, game stores, and trading card stores; catalogue retailers and e-commerce retailers.
Becoming an account
Retailers should purchase products through selected distributors. Selling direct to retailers is done very rarely; only if they cannot find a distributor to purchase the product from. Distributors carrying their products include Alliance, Diamond Comic Distributors, ACD, Berkeley To Line, Gameboard, Wargames West, Lion Ramant, Georgia Music, etc. Consumers are able to buy products direct through their warehouse affiliate, Wizard's Attic or they can purchase products directly (it's preferred that they purchase through Wizard's though).
Marketing
Consumer marketing: Advertising in magazines, online, and distributor catalogues. Conventions attended on a regular basis. Website maintained and consumer catalogue produced. Trade marketing: Advertising in trade magazines, online, and distributor catalogues. Trade shows attended. Trade catalogue produced. Website features a trade area. Retailer mailings and emails done as well
Products/orders
Orders for products are solicited in advance of production. Advance orders help gauge production quantities. Products are generally available for reorder after initial release.
Retailer sales
Returns are accepted for damaged items and mistakes. Coop advertising is available directly and sometimes through distributor programs.
