Stu Levy is an international entrepreneur, producer, investor and writer.  Founder of the pioneering media company TOKYOPOP, Stu is known for establishing the manga market in North America.   

As a producer, Stu has a number of live-action and animated feature films and television shows in various stages of development. 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.  

Stu has directed two feature films (his feature documentary Pray for Japan and his award-winning feature debut Van Von Hunter), the 8-episode docu-reality series America’s Greatest Otaku, and several music videos. Stu wrote the Nightmare Before Christmas: Zero’s Journey, Princess Ai and Juror 13 graphic novels, as well as Karma Club and Sailor Moon novels.

Fluent in Japanese and a licensed California attorney, Stu served as chair of the Producers Guild of America’s International Committee, its Online Video Committee, and the PGA Producers Showcase (ProShow); and as a Board Member of its New Media Council. 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, Stu’s a father of two adorable monkeys who have successfully melted him into a helpless blob of putty, a former avid endurance athlete who compared himself to the Energizer bunny sans ears, a very amateur composer, and an iPhone-photo-trigger-happy foodie.