| this is a sad loss to manga readers in the U.S.... I don't know about everybody else but most of the manga I've seen came from Tokyopop |
Jure said: Seriously... like, seriously? I'll admit there are a bunch of things Tokyopop did that I didn't really like but the North American manga industry would not have been the same (or even really gotten so big without them). Before Tokyopop only a hand full of titles were every published in English they were always flipped and had to be bought in expensive floppy comic ($3 a chapter) format or a still expensive collected volume ($15-$20). Tokyopop was the first company to release titles unflipped and at that important $9.99 price point. They were also the first company to really get a lot of big shoujo titles like Sailor Moon, Magic Knight Rayearth, and Fruits Basket. They were the first to have a manga anthology magazine in Mixx Zine. |
| I'd like to see Gakuen Alice completed so I hope that some other publishing company picks up that license. There were several other series of theirs that I wanted but I think I'll wait to find out what will happen with them first since apparently they will be releasing information about the future of specific titles over the coming weeks. |
ycart59 said: Well shit. This is bad news, I guess. They're a pretty good chunk of the manga publishers here. But does that mean that the manga that they licensed are no longer licensed in America? I was reading something last night on whether Tokyopop would likely give away it's licenses or not. I just hope so and whoever takes over - that they release them back in the UK too. |
| HAHAAHAHAHAHA sucks to be you stu levy. in the words of Sean Connery on Celebrity Jeopardy "SUCK IT LONG! SUCK IT HARD!" |
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McRib said: After creating America's Greatest Otaku they deserve to shut down. FULL METAL ALCHEMIST WAS PLAYING JUST THE OTHER DAY |
| There's always the chance some other company will pick up Tokyopop(or its titles). If not, it was a good company while it lasted. I think it most likely that a good amount of the titles Tokyopop had will be handed over to some other company and will keep publishing. It could be even possible that some the titles Tokyopop had will get out of licensing limbo(like Kino No Tabi and Beck). (question related to my licensing/unlicensed manga post) Do you think it would work if i sent Tokyopop a last letter asking to see if the next company who takes over their titles will license the certain titles that were most voted for(such as YKK and Watashitachi no Shiawase na Jikan)? Also, Could i still buy the Tokyopop versions of Kare Kano since they finished publishing in 2005 and its likely that they have plenty of copies left? |
| what a sad news for us |
| It'll be interesting to see how this affects other North American licensing companies (namely Viz, Del Ray and Yen Press). But it's still a real shame, seeing how they inspired my current love of anime and manga starting with Fruits Basket... |
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| What about Tokyopop's other branches then? Their not gonna sell manga anymore in the US and UK? This sucks I still have to finish so many series from them. Especiall .hack and I was really looking forward to vol. 6 of Peacemaker Kurogane. |
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| Wow, that really sucks. I didn't always like TP, but they released a lot of manga in the States which made me really happy. It's really a shame that they're closing doors. |
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| I will miss Tokyopop they brought over a lot of titles that i've read over the years.... well thanks for all the work probably helped out just as much as VIZ |
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DreamerofDreams1 said: (question related to my licensing/unlicensed manga post) Do you think it would work if i sent Tokyopop a last letter asking to see if the next company who takes over their titles will license the certain titles that were most voted for(such as YKK and Watashitachi no Shiawase na Jikan)? Also, Could i still buy the Tokyopop versions of Kare Kano since they finished publishing in 2005 and its likely that they have plenty of copies left? For question one - I don't think it would help. Most likely anything they had which made profit will likely be picked up. Also as long as there is stock you should be able to get them. |
| What!! No!! I kind of liked them for some of the things they released. :( WHta will happen to my ongoing series :( ? |
| I can't say i'm all that upset, but it's still kind of sad. but I really hope someone else picks up Sgt Frog ;A; ugh and they just started translating Pavane for a Dead Girl too D; |
KillerYandere said: That about sums it up for me. I had just started both series recently too.Well there goes Deadman Wonderland and Mirai Nikki |
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| even though it's unfortunate didn't they badmouth people about not buying their manga's enough? with the horrible translation, poor quality, and overprice volumes, it's not that surprising that this company fell down. oh and please somebody pick Mada Sama! i just realized after looking at amazon it was publish by them. Viz pick this up so that you can release a Viz Big Edition alongside Kimi ni todoke :P |
| I will really miss Tokyopop the most. ;a; I seriously bought alot of manga from them and i won a few contests from them. :< But they were good to me, even if they ticked me off before (i'm glad someone mentioned the toilet paper pages they had in the past. >_< That made me in rage and CMX did that as well.) But yeah, my shelf is now incomplete because yet again it's not the only company. :< I was looking forward for more Hetalia and Pavane, but i really wish them good luck. (as in the staff's future) R.I.P. |
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| Aww that really sucks! I've bought a lot of manga from them over the years. Now how am I going to get the next volumes of Kyou Kara Maou and Hetalia? Not to mention volume 3 of the Kingdom Hearts II manga will probably NEVER come out now. I've been waiting years for that one. :( I really hope someone else picks them up. |
| Wow! This is such a shame, not a shock really given the economy, but it is sad news. While it is true that the quality of Tokyopop's titles has gone downhill of late, the fact remains that they were one of the reasons I got into manga - with some of their older titles like Sailor Moon, Cardcapor Sakura, Mars, Peach Girl, Tokyo Babylon, Magic Knight Rayearth, Ai Yori Aoshi, just to name a few. I still hope that the few decent titles they shalll leave incomplete will be picked up by another publisher, Beck, DN Angel, Immortal Rain, Initial D, Maid-sama. While, I was hoping to start collecting Aria, I think I'll wait to see whether or not someone else picks it up. |
| Never bought their manga,but this is really sad... |
soulless4now said: That's too bad. I bought a few of their Sailor Moon mangas back in the day. :( Same here. Except I bought all 18 volumes of SM. Sad news. |
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| Aw, this is just sad. I used to buy a lot manga from them. It's fairly cheap, compared to some others. Ah~ I hope they at least finish Alice, if not I hope someone picks it up. SHIT, GOSICK, Togainu no Chi, Deadman Wonderland, KKM, Hetalia... I wonder who'll do 'em now.. |
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| I didn't have an opinion on this back in the day. I still don't, I just wanted to say "back in the day" like all the posters on the first page. |
| Wow, I'm sorry to see Tokyopop go under like this. It's great that their European division will stay open, but in the UK most of their titles I see are just imported from America; so I guess a good number of manga fans in Europe will lose out too. =( So, who's going next? |
| That's Shinobi Life gone, then. I had volumes 7-9 pre-ordered. Suppli also, though it wasn't really my cup of tea and I was only buying to complete my collection. Mirai Nikki I was kinda-sorta following to laugh at. I also own the first two volumes of Deadman Wonderland. Even though their earlier translations, such as GTO's, were full of typos... even though they didn't translate sound effects... even though they dropped (forced, in one instance) two series I was collecting and heavily invested in... Tokyopop's death can only be a bad thing. It means less manga releases when manga is starting to die in America because no-one buys it. I own all of GTO, Love Hina and Mars. Tokyopop released all three; introducing countless fans to them. For that, they deserve at least some sympathy from those who refuse to buy anything. |
| Damn.... I really wanted to buy their stuff (especially Gakuen Alice) but I guess this is not the case....*sigh* Thank you Tokyopop, for making manga fun for me to read. |
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| I seriousley want to cry right now, I Love Tokyopop, Their DUBs are Amazing |
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McRib said: After creating America's Greatest Otaku they deserve to shut down. mangaFOX and mangatrade |
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| This is sad news. Screw you people saying they needed to go out of business. Tokyopop introduced me to my fav mangas ever, Card Captor Sakura and Love Hina. For that I'll always be greatful. |
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wolfboy13 said: what why,? is there nothing we can do, but waht about Blu manga and the uk, so its only the US but what will happen to Silver Diamond and Kyo kara maih and others, i want to know more i hope thsi is not going to effect the titles maybe UK can keep it up? Apparently we get them from NA ~ so doubtful. |
AnimeGURU475 said: This is sad news. Screw you people saying they needed to go out of business. Tokyopop introduced me to my fav mangas ever, Card Captor Sakura and Love Hina. For that I'll always be greatful. if only we could rate comments I'd give yours a 5 Star |
| Hiding Away in the Memory of a Better Day |
| Wait... *glances over at bookshelf* ALL MOST OF THE MANGA SERIES I'M BUYING RIGHT NOW ARE PUBLISHED BY TOKYOPOP! Ok. Just fucking wonderful. Someone had better pick my series up or I'll cry. T-T |
| This is pretty sad, yes - I definitely got started on Tokyopop manga when they started the whole 'manga revolution' back in the day. D: But to be fair, I thought the quality and pricing of their products were inferior to the competitors that appeared more recently. |
| I am sad, in a way. I was there when they first started up and my subscription to MixxZine was the first magazine subscription I ever had, and practically camped the mailman every month for it too. Unfortunately over the past few years, they have been struggling, and it was about time they just let it go and moved on. Anyone who has been a victim to one of their recently stalled/discontinued series can give voice to that. However, on the good side, I wonder if the license for the majority of their stalled series can now be rescued by other companies. There are a few good ones **COUGHkinonotabiCOUGH** that I would like to continue..... ...you know what, scratch that, 'like to continue' is not the right word. I would cry TEARS OF JOY to get the rest of Kino no Tabi over here to the states. |
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| K that's really coincidental. Seeing as I just bought all seven volumes of Tokyo Mew Mew like three days ago and now I see this. O_o I am sad no more G&LB. ;_; S'pose I can just buy the Japanese version but importing things is a pain. |
| meh never cared for tokyopop anyway they published "Original English manga" so.... |
| "Where will a newborn go from here? The net is vast and infinite" - Motoko Kusanagi |
| Admittedly, I'm not too sad. It did get me into manga as the first one I really got into was Fruits Basket back in elementary school. But the other manga that I've bought from them is either already completed or I have no intention of buying more. EXCEPT for Future Diary. That I'm sad about. I love it. And they have, what? Two left to publish? I'm not sure about 10 but 1-9 are out and I only have 1-5. It's sad as a whole but that's the only thing really bugging me. |
| Even if you never read ANYTHING that Tokyopop came out with, it's still bad news. Don't act as if this is a good thing that happened. Sure, they might have fucked up... a lot... and sure, they might have done that dreadful thing known as America's Greatest Otaku, but still. This is bad for the American manga industry. While you might not have bought anything from them, a lot of people did, which brought a hell of a lot more money into publishing more things which you could've been interested in. While other publishing companies can pick up the pieces, they won't be able to get everything. And someone out there won't be able to get their next volumes that they've been waiting for. As fellow anime and manga fans, I would think that at least YOU guys would be concerned. So take down your bullshit tough guy act. That is all. |
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| Well, there are some good news in all of this. Quality titles that got trashed might end up published with another company. I think the biggest loss is that we won't go past volume 4 of the fmp novels now. |
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| noooo...... now whats going to happen to V.B Rose only 2 more volumes to go!!! i hope someone else finishes this........ |
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