| According to their official Facebook page, TOKYOPOP has announced that have reverted their Japanese manga licenses back to the original creators. The Facebook post did not discuss what TOKYOPOP will do with the many original graphic novels that they also own the rights to or what it plans to do with its past published manga. TOKYOPOP's Facebook post: Dear fans, It's been a while since we've commented on the status of all the titles that are left unfinished or unpublished. Just so you know, we're still reading all of your comments and want to explain a few things: -Our general absence on Facebook hasn't gone unnoticed, but it's mainly due to the fact that we were looking for answers to all of your questions too! Shutting down a publishing company like TOKYOPOP isn't exactly pulling a plug out of a wall, so please understand that it might take a little bit longer than usual before we get to your questions. -Secondly, we're very grateful that even in these hard times, our fans still stand behind us. Of course, there are some rants here and there ... but we can't blame you for being emotional; so are we. It means a lot to us to still receive fan mail on a daily base and read all of your comments here in Facebook. It's good to know that even when TOKYOPOP is gone, the community will still remain. -Thirdly, the unfinished/unpublished titles. What is going to happen to them? To be honest: it's out of our hands now. The licenses belong to the original Japanese creators, so it's up to them what to do with the series. They might pull the plug on some series, or find another publishing company to complete their series. The best thing that you can do is keep supporting the original creators, hoping that they'll here your cries like we did so many years ago. If you have any questions, we will try to answer as many of them as possible. We're here, we're listening and we're answering ... With love, TOKYOPOP ♥ Sources: TOKYOPOP's Facebook page Previous related topic: TOKYOPOP's North American Publishing Division Shuts Down |
NaruleachMay 25, 2011 12:58 AM
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Jure said: Onibokusu said: Fucking Tokyopop. What should I do with my 4 volumes of Deadman Wonderland now? Burn them? I knew Tokyopop was shit but I still decided to buy DW just because I love that manga. You have let me down TP. Go to hell.tl;dr 'Not our problem anymore.' - TokyoPop Yes, I am mad. Tokyopop didn't let you down. Americans lack of desire for the style of manga generally published towards mainstream audiences, and an abundance of self centered Otaku cultures who believed or rather believe Manga is a right not a privilege let you down. |
| Stupid TokyoPop! I still need Peacemaker Kurogane Vols 5 & 6 in English. Just when it recently started to publish again in Japan. TT_TT Thank goodness it's the only series from them I need to complete. |
Sabinlerose said: Tokyopop didn't let you down. Americans lack of desire for the style of manga generally published towards mainstream audiences, and an abundance of self centered Otaku cultures who believed or rather believe Manga is a right not a privilege let you down. Haha, exactly! Couldn't have written it better myself. It's stupid to get angry at a company for not wanting to continue losing money hand over fist. Are you willing to give away tens of thousands of dollars to get the rest of a manga series officially published over here? If not, then why should a manga company? |
Naruleach said: hoping that they'll here your cries like we did so many years ago. [/url] ok.. aahhmm |
| fucking bastards i still wanna finish tsukiyomi moonphase >.> no scan groups are translating also tokyopop is fail troll |
 I signed my screen and now its all smeary "When you meet your God tell him to leave me alone." check out my bloghttp://corpse69.wordpress.com/ fix MAL already |
| So, no end for DNAngel, Kingdom Hearts, Immortal Rain, Chronicles of the Cursed Sword... Oh wait, they had stopped publishing most of them them anyway, so, makes no difference. :| 'Tis a shame, but what can you do? |
| Gaaahh, I really hope the licences for Maria Holic and Lady Kanoko get picked up by another publisher in that case, since I think they're the only current TokyoPop things I'm reading at the moment. And it's a bit silly to rage and call TP fail when it's been made clear that they were losing money and closing down was the only real option for them. |
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Samurai_ said: Stupid TokyoPop! I still need Peacemaker Kurogane Vols 5 & 6 in English. Just when it recently started to publish again in Japan. TT_TT Thank goodness it's the only series from them I need to complete. This and also Togainu no Chi. |
"What has two arms, two legs, and is alive? Not your favorite character lol! xD" |
| two more books of vb rose DD; damn ittt other than that i dont have anymore tokyopop 8D |
| But... only 3 more volumes of Mirai Nikki.. ;_; |
the Imaginary and the Real can never mingle. |
Jure said: Certainly, lack of people actually buying didn't help TP, and there is also the whole Barnes and Nobles (?) closing their bookstores thing. But try comparing TP to Yen Press for example. Both of them have no mainstream titles like Viz have, they both publish manga, manhwa, OEL manga and light novels, their prices are about the same. For some reason, YP is doing amazingly well, while TP has been going down. Clearly, TP is doing something wrong here. Though Yen Press does not have any mainstream manga, manga they publish like Spice and Wolf, Omamori Himari and quite a few others sell surprisingly well in the US.Hence why it is nearly impossible for me to find the Spice and Wolf novels in stock at Barnes and Noble and many other bookstores. Usually had to order them online. |
| I bought all already released Aqua and Aria volumes just in case. I hope someone finishes this wonderful series someday... |
| So bad :/ |
| I wouldn't be too surprised if Gakuen Alice or Fruits Basket got picked up by someone. I'm really hoping for Portrait of M&N, though it seems unlikely that someone will pick that up. It didn't seem to be selling well with Tokyopop's previous announcement to go print on demand for it then several weeks later say they're shutting down. *sigh* There were only two more volumes of it coming out. |
| How long would it take to earn 50 million yen, Karasawa? - Katsuya No longer than it would take to get to the bank, provided I have a gun. -Karasawa I'm through talking with you. -Katsuya |
| I've said it once and I'll say it again. After they created the monstrosity called America's Greatest Otaku, they deserved to go bankrupt. |
| Ok™ |
| Good thing the only manga series I bought from them is the Aion series which hopefully will be pick up by someone else, most preferably YP. |
YoungVagabond said: Sabinlerose said: Tokyopop didn't let you down. Americans lack of desire for the style of manga generally published towards mainstream audiences, and an abundance of self centered Otaku cultures who believed or rather believe Manga is a right not a privilege let you down. Haha, exactly! Couldn't have written it better myself. It's stupid to get angry at a company for not wanting to continue losing money hand over fist. Are you willing to give away tens of thousands of dollars to get the rest of a manga series officially published over here? If not, then why should a manga company? I absolutely agree, if you're complaing or ranting about how some of their titles will remain unfinished and are one of those people that don't buy shit anyway then please just STFU. Despite how much I hated Stu Levy its sad to see TP go and the great variety of manga (both good and bad) with them. We can't really blame it on anything other than lack of demand and/or so called "fans" that don't support. |
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| i don't know what i should say about that damn tokyopop |
| The first time I heard Tokyopop was leaving I literally cried. My first manga was Tokyo Mew Mew and that was published by tokyopop! Heck the majority of my manga collection is Tokyopop published! It's so sad...first ADV and now Tokyopop :( And they just started doing Pavane for a Dead Girl too! |
| Only thing I'm reading from them is Loveless, and I gave up all hope on volume 9 a long time ago. Still, sad to see Tokyopop leaving. They did contribute a lot of manga, so it'll be sad to see the manga section at my bookstore gradually decrease. |
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Sabinlerose said: Jure said: Onibokusu said: Fucking Tokyopop. What should I do with my 4 volumes of Deadman Wonderland now? Burn them? I knew Tokyopop was shit but I still decided to buy DW just because I love that manga. You have let me down TP. Go to hell.tl;dr 'Not our problem anymore.' - TokyoPop Yes, I am mad. Tokyopop didn't let you down. Americans lack of desire for the style of manga generally published towards mainstream audiences, and an abundance of self centered Otaku cultures who believed or rather believe Manga is a right not a privilege let you down. rather than talk about lack of desire,try lack of availability >.> |
     "If only if only, the woodpecker cried, the bark on the tree was as soft as the sky" || ♪My mind, heart is broken♫ |
| There's a couple of Tokyo pop titles on my shelf, but all I'm hoping for is for Deadman Wonderland to be rescued (C'mon Dark Horse! It right up your alley). It's a shame, lotsa series will unfinished, but the top sellers will live on *coughhetaliacough* |
| "The R1 Anime business is a cruel and shallow financial trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side." |
jpem said: You guys are all going on the assumption that the people complaining about this don't buy manga. if you took the time to think for a second you would realize that makes no sense. why would someone who doesn't buy manga complain about a manga company letting them down. think before you start telling people to stfu. I am not saying anyone in this thread doesn't purchase manga. I apologize if I gave that impression. What I'm talking about are the people who do pirate instead. The people who think manga is so expensive so instead of working or saving they can just steal it and be done with it. Neverarine said: rather than talk about lack of desire,try lack of availability >.> I would personally argue that Tokyopop was the manga company that had the largest variety and thats why they started experiencing troubles. Spread far to thin with a lot of niche titles. |
| Off-topic to clarify a few things. To every hater: a manga publisher went down in flames. It does not matter if you hated, loved, ignored, bought it or not: it is always hurtful for every single one of us. Even those who never bought one of their products, like myself. You sound like those console fanboys who think the world will somehow be better if the others consoles die. As for the titles in no men's land, I believe they'll be picked up. Call them stupid if you will (and I'm saying tis with absolutely no fucking clue about their history), but I doubt they'd license something that has absolutely zero chance of being successful. The other publishers will see this. |
"Tonight, I sit in the eye of the storm. As fire boils around me, I press forward, winds and lightning lashing my wings. I am no match for what I face. Yet I will not back down, and though fear may place it's stranglehold on my heart, courage will see me through. With tears in my eyes, I hit full throttle. My engines become an inferno, and my weapons light up, awaiting my command. If I die tonight, I will do so fighting for everything I believe in."  |
| Noooo T^T I need my Trinity Blood fix T^T.. |
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Maskonna said: Noooo T^T I need my Trinity Blood fix T^T.. i second this as this is the TP title i will miss the most. |
| So...scanlations? |
| I must finish collecting the ARIA series! someone finishs releasing them! |
| NOW! Someone translate Kino no Tabi novels!!! |
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| I hope Mirai Nikki gets finished at some point... |
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| Really...wow... this is BS! No more D.N. Angel, Future Diary, Hanako, Deadman Wonderland, or Fate/Stay Night... Maybe Yen+ can pick up on these ^^' |
| This is where scanlators enter. Though only in digital :x what more could you ask? Its free after all. |
| Sorry, Image unavailable. Only awesome people can see it. |
| "that they'll here your cries" TOKIOPOP is illiterate... O.o >.> I still have at least 5 translated manga volumes I wanned to purchase from them... :S Will miss them, even if I am not from the States. |
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Slykain said: NOW! Someone translate Kino no Tabi novels!!! I'll second this. |
hazama said: This is where scanlators enter. Though only in digital :x what more could you ask? Its free after all. I don't give a shit if it's free. Reading off a screen hurts my eyes. Books and Manga are some of the only recreational things I pay for anymore. |
| Keep it civil please. This is not a thread to debate scanlating and nobody cares what your views are on the matter. |
 I am a banana. |
| I have been waiting three long years for them to finally publish Peace Maker Kurogane, now they pull the plug one volume away from completion... fml. |
| SEKAIICHI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TnT *dies of heartbreak in a hole* |
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