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Tokyopop Is Closing In North America

By: TheThird
Written on April 21st, 2011
Hello out there to all you young folks and young at heart.  In case you haven't heard, Tokyopop is closing its North American publishing operations on May 31, 2011.  So if you're following a series or whatever that they put out, well you might be up a creek so to speak.

Here's the article in ANN, http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-04-15/tokyopop-to-close-north-american-publishing-division

and here is the CEO's personal message, http://www.tokyopop.com/Stu/tp_article/3203033.htmlv.
By: TheThird
Age: 36-40
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  • knightflower
    knightflower

    A lot of publishing company are now restructuring to avoid bankruptcy. Tokyopop did mention it wants to publish manga again. So, they must be hinting a-comeback or trying to restructure in its worst resource now. But I'm not a bit sad there because in truth, Tokyopop did have the worst english-translated manga. Scanlators are much better and you'd find missing/mis-interpreted dialogues so that it fits the U.S culture. Which is weird? If their doing something they can't understand, then add a culture explanation to it like scanlators - need they left it out and place a dialogue guessing the scene. Didn't like buying anymore because of poor (erroneous that is) quality. (^^,)

    Mar 31, 2012
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  • DemonVampire180
    DemonVampire180

    I was so sad when it closed... I liked so many of their manga.

    Feb 3, 2012
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