National Talent Search Launches as Past Winner Signs Multi-Volume Book Deal
Los Angeles, CA (December 17, 2003)-As TOKYOPOP Inc. launches its Third Rising Stars
of Manga competition (January 1 - March 15, 2004), aspiring creators have more
incentive than...
Los Angeles, CA (September 16, 2003)?Building upon its long-standing relationship with CLAMP, TOKYOPOP Inc. is pleased to announce the May 2004 debut of Tokyo Babylon, one of the famed manga team's most beloved titles. Each of the series' seven volumes wi...
Michael Vega's Dark Moon Diary to Become 5th Graphic Novel Series Generated by National Contest
LOS ANGELES (October 4, 2004)--As TOKYOPOP Inc. proudly announces the winners of its fourth Rising Stars of Manga competition, one thing has become strikingly...
TOKYOPOP NEWS BLAST
August 2003 EDITON -
http://www.tokyopop.com/news/newsblast.php
***BREAKING NEWS***
TOKYOPOP JOINS FORCES WITH COURTNEY LOVE
It's true! The rock star is teaming up with us to develop PRINCESS AI, a shojo fantasy series set to debu...
Melissa Joan Hart to Star, Dan Gordon to Script Live-Action Version of Hit Manga
Los Angeles, CA (September 29, 2004)--TOKYOPOP Inc. has made good on its pledge to "take manga to the big screen and beyond." The leading North American graphic novel publi...
In a press release, Tokyopop announced the acquisition of six new manga titles for publication in the U. S. The mangas are all tied to anime series.The titles G-GUNDAM, GATEKEEPERS, SCRYED, and RAVE are all described as sci-fi/action. The titles JING: KIN...
Self-Publishing Software and TOKYOPOP Digital Content Packs
Interactive Entertainment Software Licensing Agreement signed by Planetwide Media and TOKYOPOP
Los Angeles, CA -- November 21, 2006 - Planetwide Media, a pioneer in interactive personalized me...
Los Angeles, CA (February 20, 2007) - Hailed by the New York Times as "the American pioneer of manga," TOKYOPOP, the company responsible for igniting the worldwide manga boom, is proud to celebrate its ten-year anniversary in 2007. To kick off the festivi...
VIZ MEDIA B.V. TO PARTNER WITH TOKYOPOP GmbH GERMANY TO DELIVER MANGA TO GERMAN AUDIENCES
First of its Kind Partnership Between Two Entertainment Powerhouses will Bring Latest Titles to Growing Legion of German Fans
Amsterdam, Holland, NOVEMBER 22, 2...
LEADING MANGA PUBLISHERS TOKYOPOP AND GENTOSHA COMICS INK WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION AND DEVELOPMENT DEAL
Companies to collaborate on a wide variety of publishing and trans-media projects San Diego, CA, July 24th, 2008 – Global manga giants TOKYOPOP an...
By Ron Quezon
The TOKYOPOP Anime Expo Industry Panel took place on July 5, 2008 at 10am. Representing TOKYOPOP were Lillian Diaz-Przybyl (Senior Editor), Marco Pavia (Director of Marketing), and Kasia Piekarz (Marketing and Merchandising Manager). Thoug...
TOKYOPOP INC. UNVEILS MASTER PLAN FOR RAVE MASTER WITH FULL-SCALE LAUNCH
Hit Boys' Action Property to Boast DVD Release, Cine-Manga(tm) Books and Expansive Licensing Program
LICENSING INTERNATIONAL, New York, NY (June 8, 2004)--TOKYOPOP Inc. has a few w...
TOKYOPOP and HarperCollins Publishers Let the Cats Out of the Bag with Launch of All New Manga Series!
Warriors: Tigerstar and Sasha
Warriors: The Rise of Scourge
Bad Kitty: Catnipped
Book Expo America - Los Angeles, CA (May 29, 2008)―No cat's g...
TOKYOPOPâ AND RADIOSHACK ANNOUNCE ALLIANCE FOR INITIAL D PRODUCT LINE
RC Product Line Based On Hit Anime Racing Adventures Hit Shelves This Fall
LOS ANGELES (July 16, 2003) - TOKYOPOP Inc.— a formidable force in international youth entertainment— today...
Manga fans have some pretty simple requirements for their hobby. They want a cool story and they want some awesome pictures to go with that story. There's no question manga delivers those exact specifications; it's a perfect merge of pictures and words. T...
Los Angeles, CA and Kansas City, MO (April 17, 2008) - America's most prolific and fan-friendly manga publisher, TOKYOPOP, has announced an exclusive agreement with longtime mobile partner GoComics, a leader in digital entertainment. The new agreement, wh...
Two Long-Awaited Anime Series Will Round Out TOKYOPOP's Growing Line-Up
Los Angeles - 2/13/02 - The fans have been asking for it, and now TOKYOPOP has answered with confirmation that it will deliver the highly anticipated Marmalade Boy anime to the U.S. ...
TOKYOPOP INC. & VALUSOFT RACE INTO STORES WITH INITIAL D: MOUNTAIN VENGEANCE
Game Brings the Intense Drifting Action of Top-Selling Anime Series to the PC
LOS ANGELES (February 24, 2004)--TOKYOPOP Inc. and ValuSoft(R), a division of THQ
Inc. (NASDAQ: T...
Going in for the Kill This Halloween, TOKYOPOP Acquires Book Publishing Rights to...
GOTH: A Novel of Horror
Novel And Manga To Be Unleashed Unto The World This Fall
Feature Film In Development At Fox Atomic
Book Expo America - Los Angeles, CA (May 2...
Comic-Con, San Diego CA (July 24, 2007) - TOKYOPOP, the #1 publisher of graphic novels in North America and the largest supplier of manga entertainment in the world, today announced an exclusive marketing partnership with Video Games Live (VGL), the immer...
TOKYOPOP, Manga Publishing Giant, Renews Major Distribution Deal with Perseus / CDS
After Highly Competitive Selection Process
NEW YORK CITY, Feb. 13, 2006 – The Perseus Books Group announced today that TOKYOPOP, the leading publisher of English-...
TOKYOPOP® JOINS FORCES WITH COURTNEY LOVE
Manga Giant and Rock Star Will Develop Princess Ai, a Shojo Fantasy Series
Comic-Con, San Diego, CA (July 17, 2003) Top U.S. manga publisher TOKYOPOP Inc. and Courtney Love have announced their collaborati...
North America's #1 Manga Publisher to Release Marty LeGrow's Bizenghast
Los Angeles, CA (February 25, 2004)--TOKYOPOP Inc. is proud to unveil one of
America's next top manga-ka: M. Alice "Marty" LeGrow. This talented creator is the
latest prizewinner of...
Debut Manga Novel Line Includes Karma Club, Slayers, and CLAMP School Case Files: Paranormal Investigators
Los Angeles, CA (March 3, 2004)--TOKYOPOP Inc. is pleased to unveil the latest addition to its rapidly growing publishing family--an innovative new...
TOKYOPOP INC. AWARDS HASBRO MASTER TOY LICENSE FOR RAVE MASTER
Exciting Boys Action Toy Line to Revolve Around Highly Anticipated Cartoon Network Anime Series
LOS ANGELES (January 13, 2004)--TOKYOPOP Inc. has chosen a "toy master" for Rave Master--its a...
TOKYOPOP INC. & VALUSOFT SPEED ONTO PC WITH BRAND NEW INITIAL D RACING GAME
2004 Game Release Will Deliver Heart-Pounding Thrill of Initial D Street Racing Action to PC Gamers
LOS ANGELES (October 6, 2003)— Building upon its already impressive Initia...
TOKYOPOP INC. ANNOUNCES THE WINNERS OF ITS SECOND RISING STARS OF MANGA(tm) CONTEST
Creators of 10 Winning Entries to Receive Cash Prizes and be Published in TOKYOPOP's Newest Anthology, in Stores December 9
LOS ANGELES (October 15, 2003)-All votes ar...
North America's #1 Manga Publisher to Release Pseudome Studio's Van Von Hunter
Los Angeles, CA (March 23, 2004)--TOKYOPOP Inc.'s national manga talent search has led to the signing of Pseudome Studio-one of the prizewinners from its first Rising Stars of...
Bill Josey Becomes Company's General Counsel & VP, Business Affairs and Masashi
'Sho' Matsuhashi Joins as Tokyo Office General Manager
Los Angeles, CA (November 19, 2003)--In an effort to support its continued
exponential growth, TOKYOPOP Inc. has hired ...
Exciting New Line to Feature NBA Greats Shaquille O'Neal, Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan and Jason Kidd
LOS ANGELES (April 26, 2004)--TOKYOPOP Inc. and the National Basketball Association (NBA) have given basketball a new way to transcend the court. The compa...
TOKYOPOP INC. TAPS FORMER CHRYSALIS DIRECTOR DENNIS McGUIRK TO HELM ITS U.K. RETAIL
SALES
Los Angeles, CA (January 7, 2004)--On the heels of a year filled with unprecedented
success in North America, leading U.S. manga publisher TOKYOPOP Inc. has named
D...
TOKYOPOP Spreads the Love With Release of Highly Anticipated Marmalade Boy Anime
Wildly Popular Shojo Series Debuts April 2004 as a Special DVD Collector's Set
Big Apple Anime Fest, New York, NY (August 30, 2003)- No, there isn't anything funny abou...
Twenty-Two All-New Warcraft® and StarCraft® Manga Volumes Slated for Release through 2010
New York Comic-Con, New York (April 17, 2008)―On the heels of the critically acclaimed international hit manga series Warcraft®: The Sunwell Trilo...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Shizuru SeinoTranslated by:Adrienne BeckAdapted by:What They SayChiemi Yusa\'s high school record is far from perfect. She\'s already been suspended twice for fighting, and she\'s not even half-way through her first year! In d...
At last weekend's Anime Expo, held in Long Beach, California, TOKYOPOP announced the acquisition of the publishing rights to classic manga titles AKIRA and LUPID THE THIRD. TokyoPop is the leading American publisher of manga (i.e. Japanese comics).AKIRA d...
The Tokyopop panel was headed by Jake Forbes, Mark Bonita, Jonathan Chen. First Tokyopop presented four of the winners of the Rising of Stars of manga contest.
Tokyopop will be starting an ?Exclusive Manga? line based on work of Americans. This are alread...
TOKYOPOP sent out this bit of information today regarding their Initial D property:
July 12, 2002
AN OPEN LETTER TO THE ANIME AND MANGA FAN COMMUNITY
TOKYOPOP & Initial D
During the past few days, there's been a lot of discussion about TOKYOPOP's plans fo...
TOKYOPOP and Flagship Studios, creators of innovative entertainment software including the mega-successful Diablo franchise at Blizzard North®, proudly announce their partnership to bring the most anticipated computer game, Hellgate: London, to manga form...
Project Takes "In the Spotlight" Position at Tokyo International Film Festival, October 21-29, 2006
Los Angeles, CA (October 13, 2006) - Fresh on the heels of acquiring worldwide film rights to its hit manga series, Lament of the Lamb, a gut-wrenching ho...
Company Set to Release Four Titles in 2008:
Fever, Hotel Africa, Martin and John, and Too Long
Los Angeles, CA (March 5, 2008)―TOKYOPOP, the leader of the global manga revolution, is thrilled to announce a multi-book publishing deal with Korea's ho...
First Volume of the Hit Japanese Fantasy Fiction Series Makes U.S. Debut March 2007
Los Angeles, CA (January 17, 2007)- Leading youth-oriented publisher TOKYOPOP is pleased to unveil for the first-time ever in English the best-selling hit Japanese novel...
Manga Series Hits Retail Shelves November 2006 First Pop Fiction Novel Series Arrives April 2007 Second Pop Fiction Novel Series Follows August 2007
Los Angeles, CA (October 31, 2006) - TOKYOPOP, the leader of the Global Manga Revolution, is sending out ...
MELBOURNE, Monday, 23 July 2007 " Madman Entertainment, in conjunction with Funtastic Publishing, have officially secured the distribution license for one of the world's biggest names in manga comics " Tokyopop.
The Tokyopop catalogue includes a huge ...
According to a post on the TOKYOPOP messageboard, they\'ve announced that they will be doing Slayers novels volume 7 and 8. They\'ll be available some time in the future as it\'s just been announced and no work done yet, but they will be TOKYOPOP site exc...
The folks at Right Stuf have the latest info on some end of year titles from TOKYOPOP today:+Anima Vol. #02 - $9.99 - 09/12/2006Black Knight Vol. #02 - $9.99 - 11/07/2006Gakuen Heaven Vol. #01 - $9.99 - 11/07/2006Love Mode Vol. #04 - $9.99 - 11/07/2006Shr...
All "Ai’s" on New York Anime Festival 2007 as TOKYOPOP Unveils the World Premiere of the New Music Video
Princess Ai: Broken Leash
Based on the Hit Manga Series Princess Ai, Video Marks First-Ever Japan-U.S. Production to Integrate Traditional A...
Hot new Gonzo series is latest addition to TOKYOPOP® Anime line; TOKYOPOP®
Manga continues licensing rampage with Ragnarok and Kare Kano
SAN DIEGO-7/19/01-Stuart Levy, CEO of TOKYOPOP, was joined by Koji Miyajima
of Pony Canyon for the contract s...
Jake Forbes from TOKYOPOP stopped by the forums today to talk more about what went on at their panel in regards to two specific announcements:1) TOKYOPOP will be teaming up with a Japanese publisher to release an original manga anthology based on the Star...
Los Angeles, CA (April 21, 2004)--Building on its unmatched catalog of groundbreaking entertainment, TOKYOPOP Inc. is bringing one of Japan's most shocking and raw series to North American readers. Santa Inoue's Tokyo Tribes is scheduled to debut in Augus...
Debut Manga Series - eV - Available April, 2008
New York Comic-Con, New York (April 17, 2008)― TOKYOPOP, the leader of the global manga revolution and leading entertainment brand, Spacedog Entertainment, are proud to announce a multi-project devel...
New property receives multiple media release
LOS ANGELES - 05/25/2001 - TOKYOPOP® Anime is proud to announce it has licensed the Vampire Princess Miyu Television Series, while at the same time the Vampire Princess Miyu Official Soundtrack will be one...
TOKYOPOP INC. WILL CURE THE SUMMERTIME BLUES WITH SIX SIZZLING MANGA DEBUTS!
August's Premiere Lineup Includes Tramps Like Us, Abenobashi: Magical Shopping
Arcade, Warriors of Tao, Et Cetera, Dream Saga and Instant Teen: Just Add Nuts
Los Angeles, CA (F...
TOKYOPOP® TO PUBLISH MACROSS 7 TRASH MANGA
Highly Anticipated and Coveted Series will Debut in April 2004
Comic-Con, San Diego, CA (July 18, 2003)?Further solidifying its position as the leading U.S. manga publisher, TOKYOPOP Inc. is pleased to anno...
BATTLE VIXENS AND LAMENT OF THE LAMB TOP TOKYOPOP INC.'S APRIL/MAY MANGA PREMIERES
Debuting Fan-Favorites Also Include Arm of Kannon, Model, The Demon Ororon, Crescent Moon and Suikoden
Los Angeles, CA (November 13, 2003)-TOKYOPOP Inc. is pleased to a...
Effective Immediately iaTV, the Only 24/7 Network in the U.S. for Asian Pop Culture, Will Begin Selling a Diverse Range of
Digital Media Assets from Manga Pioneer TOKYOPOP
Companies Also Enter Into Unique Program License Agreements with t...
Manga Giant TOKYOPOP Enters Young Adult Fiction Market with October 2006 Launch of
POP FICTION
Crossing Both Literal and Fictional Boundaries in Our Beautiful World
Fall Titles Include: Kino no Tabi: Book One of THE BEAUTIFUL WORLD; Magic Moon; Scrapp...
In 2003, TOKYOPOP had themselves another banner year when it came to the manga side of things, which we aren't really covering here. Their anime & DVD side of the show has taken a serious backseat to their manga movement, which isn't surprising consider...
TOKYOPOP® ADDS SEVEN NEW MANGA TITLES TO ITS GROWING 2004 LINEUP:
Sgt. Frog, Ai Yori Aoshi, Faeries' Landing, Snow Drop, Kill Me Kiss Me,
Les Bijoux and Ghost!
Comic-Con, San Diego, CA (July 18, 2003)?Leading U.S. manga publisher TOKYOPOP Inc. has j...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Wataru YoshizumiTranslated by:Jack NiidaAdapted by:What They SayMiki's boy troubles spill onto the tennis court in the second volume of Marmalade Boy. Hotheaded Ginta loses his doubles partner to an injury and his rival Yuu is...
TOKYOPOP had a number of panels at SDCC this year but an unfortunate name for their main panel and a listing that reads as follows: \" Representatives from TOKYOPOP, the leading English-language publisher of manga in the world, will fill you in on the inn...
When Kyoichi Utsume , the black-garbed leader of his school's Literature Club, meets an ethereal girl, his fellow club members slowly track them, slowly make some curious discoveries and slowly draw together conclusions. Gakuto Coda's Missing is so awkwar...
In a few ways, popular manga series can be compared to novels. Some go on for dozens of volumes and spend chapters illustrating the growth and development of its cast. Manga, at least in America, is not often associated with the quick, cur...
Through the Right Stuf\'s updates, we\'ve got confirmed date for Initial D Vol. #2. Expected to street on 10/14/2003, the bilingual disc will retail for $19.99 and have four episodes. Also check out TRSI as they added about 20 new TOKYOPOP graphic novels...
While talking with some readers who are concerned about the manga market being flooded with too many releases, TOKYOPOP editor Jake Forbes discussed how many series that started last year will end this year, and that a number of this years new acquisition...
Continuing with the manga discoveries, it appears that TOKYOPOP also has the Get Backers manga as discovered by MittenKo in our manga forum. Forum reader Zell also found Cyborg 009.
Before going home for the weekend, TOKYOPOP manga editor Jake Forbes posted a tease about another upcoming licensed shoujo manga title they had but hadn\'t announced yet. Giving out hints that I\'m sure baffled many, forum reader Suika Keiji pretty much g...
Jake Forbes of TOKYOPOP posted an anagram contest on our manga forum last night, letting the regulars there try and decode six new manga series that they had licensed but not yet announced. With some prizes involved, congratulations go out to \"Tempy\" of...
The TOKYOPOP manga listings on their site have updated over the last few days apparently. There\'s three new titles listed; Heat Guy J (previously listed on Amazon UK, first formal US information), Threads of Time and Tokyo Tribes.
Looking to continue their worldwide domination of the non-asian manga market, TOKYOPOP has expanded into Germany according to this press release posted to us by David Boller.
TOKYOPOP has sent out their latest press release that talks about some of their popular upcoming titles, such as Saiyuki, Culdcept, Doll, Eternity, Evil\'s Return and Passion Fruit.
As listed on their website and via their news blast email, TOKYOPOP will let loose on 04/27/2004 with Marmalade Boy Collection 1, the first of what looks to be four collections for this series. As the Japanese release is just now winding down I believe, t...
The March slate of releases from TOKYOPOP showed up on Right Stuf today and includes the first hardcover release of the Twelve Kingdoms novel in addition to others.
After much criticism from retailers as well as readers, TOKYOPOP is making some changes to its web exclusives program. Dragon Head and the two other new series are now available to order for retailers and a pre-order system is being worked out for other t...
The December slate is up at Right Stuf for what TOKYOPOP currently has in store for their manga line-up:Because I\\\'m the Goddess Vol. #02 - $9.95 - 12/12/2006Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad Vol. #06 - $9.95 - 12/12/2006Bird Kiss Vol. #02 - $9.95 - 12/12/2006...
A few new listings at Amazon indicate some possible new manga titles from TOKYOPOP come 2008 as V. B. Rose Vol. #1 and Gakuen Alice Vol. #1 are both slated for a January 2008 release.
A number of new books from TOKYOPOP have shown up on Amazon again which seems to be the way the company likes to announce new licenses. An ongoing discussion lists the various titles, including a rescued version of Your and My Secret (formerly released by...
The TOKYOPOP panel was hosted by Louis Reyes and Lilian, both editors.
They started off listing their current hot
manga: Beck and Sakura Taisen.
Then came a list of upcoming titles they wanted to mention like Blame!,
Saiyuki Reload, Girls Bravo, Kamich...
Site features sneak peek at manga prequel, plus downloads and more!
GRIMES, IA, February 29, 2008 – Anime producer and distributor Right Stuf, Inc./Nozomi Entertainment and Kadokawa Pictures USA are pleased to unveil a sneak preview of THE THIRD m...
The folks at ICv2 have a new three part interview up with Mike Kiley from TOKYOPOP as they cover topics from the holiday bustle, online manga and where the fiction line is going.
In an industry first, TOKYOPOP is joining forces with music superstar Beck to bring new music to fans via manga with the exclusive FREE Beck downloadable single, "Go It Alone" remixed by Superthriller, launching in June 2006. Available with every copy of ...
A few more titles from TOKYOPOP showed up on Right Stuf today:CLAMP School Paranormal Investigators (novel) Vol. #03 - $7.99 - 03/08/2005Slayers (novel) Vol. #03 - $7.99 - 03/08/2005
Forum regular and generally excellent searched Sandrylina has discovered another round of titles showing up on Amazon.com with the TOKYOPOP name attached to it. These manga titles to the best of our knowledge have not been announced yet:KarinMagical X Mir...
Part of their \"Blu\" line of adult titles, TOKYOPOP has a few things to look out for this fall via Right Stuf:Earthian Vol. #01 - $9.99 - 10/30/2005Love Mode Vol. #01 - $9.99 - 10/30/2005Shinobu Kokoro Vol. #01 - $9.99 - 10/30/2005Wild Rock Vol. #01 - $9...
The TOKYOPOP panel has listed through their numerous titles and trying to discern previously known from the new took a bit of time (and we hope to have a fuller report later. Right now, we know that they\'ve acquired licenses for Wild Adapter, Gakuen Heav...
The folks at TOKYOPOP have a couple of new things in the works:Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories Vol. #01 - $9.99 - 10/10/2006Also coming out are a pair of box sets; one is for the first three volumes of Princess Ai, listing for $24.99, and the other for ...
Finally getting our email back on track, we\'re going through the motions and catching up a bit. A couple of interesting articles of note is in regards to the new alliance and publishing deal that TOKYOPOP and HarperCollins has set up, which you can read ...
New Tokyopop New Announcements
Jan 11, 2005 titles
DearS by Peach-Pit
HyperPolice by Minoru Tachikawa
Lagoon Engine by Yukiru Sugisaki
Master School Olympus (Manwha) by Son Hee-Joon5
Soul to Seoul (Manwha) by Kim Jea-Eun
CLAMP North Side
CLAMP South...
Rumored for some time, the official word has come down that TOKYOPOP has split into two companies with different focuses. The cuts appear to be happening rather quickly with some of the staff going by emails floating around out there today, but the positi...
Set to begin in the fall of 2007, TOKYOPOP is going to have a new set of comprehensive ratings across all of its graphic novels. The ICv2 article likens it to the ESRB that deals in video games as these will be much more detailed than what is currently us...
Setting their sights on February with a number of new series, Right Stuf is listing what TOKYOPOP has on tap:.hack// (aka: .hack//AI-Buster novel) Vol. #02 - $7.99 - 02/07/2006Beautiful People Vol. #01 - $9.99 - 02/07/2006Blame! Vol. #03 - $9.99 - 02/07/2...
The TOKYOPOP panel report is now up as well (as several industry panels are foolishly scheduled against each other again this year). There\'s a number of licenses listed in their for manga and some are mixed into the main paragraph such as Loveless, but o...
Ed Chavez has sent along some information from the TOKYOPOP panel that covers a lot of manhwa news and some interesting information on the Warcraft manhwa.
Continuing the information coming out of the Licensing 2004 arena, TOKYOPOP has sent out this press release about Rave Master and their master plans for the property.
There\'s good news and then there\'s... unknown news. The good news is that TOKYOPOP has set a 10/12/2004 release date for the second and final box set for the GTO series. Drop another $99.99 and get volumes 6-10 and finish out the series.In the more unkn...
The Ventura Distribution site has updated with some TOKYOPOP material, and the next Initial D disc has had its date set: Due out on 09/14/2004, Initial D Vol. #7 will be just like what came before with three episodes for $19.99.
Proving to be too big for a main page listing, TOKYOPOP has solicited a number of a new title announcements today for the March and April timeframe as well as some titles due out in the 4th quarter of this year.
According to a post from Jarred, he\'s discovered a few TOKYOPOP listed titles on Amazon today due for release in December:Tsukuyomi -Moon Phase- by Keitaro ArimaThe World Exists for Me 01 (Formerly World of S & M) by Be-Papas/Chiho SaitoArk Angels 01 by...
Adding more to their 3rd and 4th quarter line-up, Right Stuf updated with a number of TOKYOPOP title tonight:Ai yori Aoshi Vol. #10 - $9.99 - 09/13/2005ALICHINO Vol. #03 - $9.99 - 09/13/2005Arcana Vol. #02 - $9.99 - 09/13/2005Arm of Kannon (aka: Birth) Vo...
Adding a couple of new things to their manga line-up, Right Stuf has the latest on TOKYOPOP today:.hack// (aka: .hack//AI-Buster novel) Vol. #01 - $9.99 - 08/28/2005Sakura Taisen Vol. #01 - $9.99 - 07/12/2005Sakura Taisen Vol. #02 - $9.99 - 12/13/2005Saku...
Manga forum reader Sandrylina discovered a few more titles on Amazon overnight, this time from Tokyopop. In addition to manga series Blame! and Rizelmine, they also apparently have the novel Duan Surk.
Right Stuf tossed up one more new listing this weekend from the folks at TOKYOPOP (trying to get it in time for that sale I think!) and it\'s one I know a lot of people are going to be heartened to see: Due out on 07/13/2004 is Marmalde Boy Collection 2, ...
According to forum regular \"Yukino Miyazawa\", TOKYOPOP has added new sections on their site for Tokyo Mew Mew a la Mode, Arcana and Blazin\' Barrels.
The final TOKYOPOP contest this month, for a GTO Vol. #1 DVD has come to a close and the winner posted.
I would like to request that any contest winners for TOKYOPOP contests who have not yet received their prize (because we\'re waiting on the items too),...
GENEON Entertainment and TOKYOPOP have joined forces to provide a brand spanking new contest for readers here this month. With the arrival of the Girls Bravo franchise in both DVD and manga form, we've been ...
Princess Ai & Ai-Land
Year Sees Company's Top Manga Franchise Expand to Novels, Art & Poetry Books, Daily Newspaper Comic Strips, Music and Film
Los Angeles, CA (January 25, 2007)-The "Year of the Boar" will be anything but a "bore" for TOKYOPOP's top ...
Entertainment Weekly names Manga's Ghost in the Shell
One Of "The 50 Best DVDs"
(Week of January 19, 2001)
Chicago, IL- January 17, 2001 - Entertainment Weekly has named Manga
Entertainment's cyberpunk Japanese animated co-production Ghost in the Shell
a...
TOKYOPOP® SWOOPS INTO WIZARD WORLD WITH EXCITING GAMES, GUESTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Los Angeles, CA (August 4, 2003)-Attention Wizard World attendees: If you haven't already heard, manga and anime are taking over the Universe, and TOKYOPOP Inc. is leadin...
A few weeks ago in the Mumbling Kitsune, I pitched a funny idea: An anime adaptation of Michael Ende's classic tale, The Neverending Story. Most of us carry a nostalgia-fueled love of the movie, even if it's not the most accurate book-to-screen transition...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Setsuri TsuzukiTranslated by:Nayoung Aimee KwonAdapted by:What They SayFujiwara Sunao is a rather unusual young lady. Not only does she prefer to wear her hair short and dress like a bouy, but she also possesses the power to c...
2003 proved to be a banner year for manga releases in North America. Every week, manga enthusiasts could find a large variety of offerings from many of the mainstays in the industry as well as some hot titles from a few new upstarts. Fans of manga can a...
It's a drag being an adult. We used to play in the streets until it got dark, and now we toil until dark to scratch together a few dollars and keep body and soul together. One of our few privileges (aside from living in our own filth and playing video g...
I've collected comics in one form or another since 1982. It started with a weekly trip to the local Magic Mart and later moved to a little comic book specialty store called Gulf Coast Comics. I think it's safe to say I have a bit of an affinity for the ...
New Policy Maintains Artwork Integrity and Increases Release Volume
LOS ANGELES - 1/28/02 - TOKYOPOP has made an unprecedented move to keep the English-language versions of manga (comic books and graphic novels) as close to their Japanese originals as po...
According to an update at the Icarus Publishing blog (detailed here at the work safe Anime News Network, Diamond Distribution has put out cancelation notices for a number of titles from TOKYOPOP for July. TOKYOPOP has still been very quiet about what\'s a...
The ICv2 site has a new article up in which they talk with Mike Kiley, long time TOKYOPOP employee, who is now getting an as of yet unknown position within the new TOKYOPOP Media company that was spun off. The piece is fairly light on details overall and ...
Thanks for the heads-up by Kiril, this blog entry on Thought Balloons talks about plans by TOKYOPOP to re-brand a number of their titles and probably introduce new ones. This campaign is designed towards pushing books towards women, particularly in the pr...
Once again, forum regular Sandrylina has discovered a series of TOKYOPOP titles being listed on Amazon. As usual, these don\'t indicate firm licensing and shouldn\'t be considered such until TOKYOPOP confirms it themselves. The titles listed are an intere...
To diverge away from anime momentarily, TOKYOPOP slipped in a quiet new licensing piece of news on their site tonight with their acquisition of The Kindaichi Case Files manga. Those who were importing bilingual manga before from Kodansha will be familiar ...
After some information showed up earlier today at Anime Dream, more detailed information has come out directly from TOKYOPOP:
June 2002To TOKYOPOP\'s Valued Customers:Thank you for your support of TOKYOPOP. We have had a fantastic 2002 so far, and continu...
Forum regular Sandrylina has discovered some new listings on Amazon from TOKYOPOP of titles not yet formally announced or talked about:Beyond the BeyondBlood SuckerPlatinum GardenSecret Chaser
According to both the TOKYOPOP site and Amazon, according to a find by H.M. Murdock, TOKYOPOP will begin releasing the first of two Love Hina novels in April 2006.
As the old TOKYOPOP site falls into disuse while the new one is being worked over, TOKYOPOP has outsourced its handling of the \"Shop\" side of the business to Right Stuf for order fulfillment, according to a new article at ICv2.
The title that really got them going strong several years ago and has continued to perform well is about to have Vol. #19 arrive soon and they\'re doing an interesting online promotion for it:TOKYOPOP is launching an unprecedented promotion for Fruits Bas...
Information posted to the forums courtesy of Ed Chavez:At the TOKYOPOP panel today, Jake and crew had a few titles to announce: Manhwa
Laya the Witch by Dive to Dream Sea Studio
Angel Cup by Young Jae-ho (girls soccer manhwa)
Arcana by Lee So-young
Hea...
GENEON Entertainment and TOKYOPOP have joined forces to provide a brand spanking new contest for readers here this month. With the arrival of the Girls Bravo franchise in both DVD and manga form, we've been ...
DECK THE HALLS WITH BOUGHS OF MANGA - TOKYOPOP HAS HOLIDAY GIFT-GIVING ALL WRAPPED UP!
Los Angeles, CA (October, 2006) -- What does the spirit of the planet incarnate, the hottest kids' videogame, and a pop diva have in common? Each belongs to TOKYOPOP'...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Matsuri AkinoTranslated by:Mike KieflAdapted by:Patrick NeighlyWhat They SayA pair of young aspiring mystery writers tries to crack the most bizarre, baffling, and hilarious cases around them. But as clues often lead to a dead...
The folks at TOKYOPOP have a new mash up contest running now where readers are given materials to work with in coming up with some creative music videos for some of their properties. The creator of the winning video will earn an Apple Video Ipod jam packe...
Courtesy of an update directly from TOKYOPOP, in addition to recent titles listed such as Marmalade Boy, Initial D Vol. #5 will street on 05/11/2004 for $19.99, containing three more classic episodes as well as the tricked out versions of them.
The folks at Right Stuf have a few new DVDs listed today for TOKYOPOP upcoming releases:Rave Master Vol. #02 - 92 minutes - $14.99 - 11/09/2004Rave Master Vol. #03 - 92 minutes - $14.99 - 01/11/2005
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hakase MizukiTranslated by:Tomoko KamimotoAdapted by:Joshua DysartWhat They SayRelive the ill-fated romance between a devil with a bounty on his head and the Archangel Michael\'s orphaned daughter--collected here in one comple...
Getting closer to what we know that TOKYOPOP has licensed of the show, a new volume of the only real anime series they\'re putting out has been scheduled:Initial D Vol. #13 - 75 minutes - $19.99 - 09/13/2005
According to updates to their site, TOKYOPOP has acquired three new manga series for domestic release: Kamichama Karin, Kanpai! and Mobile Suit Gundam: Ecole du Ciel. Thanks to forum reader Bucket for finding and posting the info.
In addition to the large amount of Viz titles Right Stuf posted over the last two days, a sizeable number of titles from TOKYOPOP are also now available that cover their May and June release dates.
TOKYOPOP has added a few new titles to their November line-up as shown at Right Stuf today:Initial D Limited Edition Box Set 1 - 375 (750) minutes - $89.99 - 11/09/2004Initial D Vol. #08 - 75 minutes - $19.99 - 11/09/2004
While we\'ve only managed to check out the first episode of Manga\'s most recent release, those familiar with the series are starting to pipe up about a few issues.The first concern is that the show appears to be about dubtitled, but about 95% of it is ac...
Among the flurry of massive graphic novel announcements today over at Right Stuf, TOKYOPOP snuck in a new DVD release. Due on 07/30/2002 is Marmalade Boy Vol. #1. Retail is 29.99 and it\'s running time is 150 minutes, or approximately six episodes. Now th...
While browsing around on Amazon UK, manga forum regular \'flowerettefan\' came across a number of titles listing TOKYOPOP as the releasing company, titles I don\'t think have shown up as officially licensed news yet. So this is something of a rumor:
Abeno...
For those eager to see new trailers of upcoming series, particularly of things you've not seen before, you'll be pleased to know that GTO Vol. #1, reviewed below, has trailers available for Initial D and Real Bout High School. Unfortunately, it seems that...
As people try in more searches, more things become revealed. Forum reader \"Zell\" has found a listing for Ai Yori Aoshi: True Blue Love on the TOKYOPOP website for a manga release.
Sure to disappoint many, myself included, TOKYOPOP has informed Right Stuf that Marmalade Boy Vol. #1 won\'t street on 07/30/2002 as originally intended but will now street on 11/15/2002. The first volume will stil contain six episodes for $29.99 however.
Creative fans with urls have gone through parts of the TOKYOPOP site and found listings for some manga series, such as Fruits Basket, Love Won\'t Stop (being called A.I. Love You), Saiyuki and Pitaten.
In an effort to alienate their online fanbase, TOKYOPOP has apparently made the decision to make the upcoming Chobits Vol. #8 manga release that has the box and Chii figure with it an exclusive to Waldenbooks/Borders shops. This is, of course, after it ha...
Due out on 03/09/2004 from TOKYOPOP is Initial D Vol. #4. This 3 episode release appears to be the same as prior releases and will retail for just $19.99.
The folks at TOKYOPOP have sent out their latest PR, this time talking about the five new titles they\'re going to announce. Hopefully they\'ll have something to share at Otakon as well.
Just to muddy up the waters a bit, DVD Empire listed the first volume of Rave today at the $14.99 price point. They curiously list the running time as 92 minutes however. At this time, it\'s still not been confirmed that it\'s a bilingual release or what ...
In what\'s likely to spur on more Japanese/American manga collaborations in the future, TOKYOPOP\'s Princess Ai title has hit the #1 spot for Adult Fiction Overall Trade Paper Graphic Novels in bookstores according to this press release.
According to this press release, Pseudome Studios\' Mike Schwark and Ron Kaulfersch will create a full-length series based on Van Von Hunter, their comedy-filled contest entry to the recent Rising Stars contest.
The Rising Stars contests continue and the winners are announced from the latest round as well as progress for a previous winner are the news in this latest press release.
A few new manga series to kick off later this year from TOKYOPOP:Blame! Vol. #01 - $9.99 - 08/05/2005Duan Surk (novel) Vol. #01 - $9.99 - 08/05/2005Junk Force (novel) Vol. #02 - $7.99 - 07/11/2005Rizelmine Vol. #01 - $9.99 - 08/05/2005
One title I know a lot of people are eagerly looking forward to has just been announced via the Right Stuf site:Marmalade Boy Collection 4 - 500 minutes - $99.99 - 04/26/2005
Showing the continual contrast in releases, TOKYOPOP\'s January solicitations are a mix of how not to do a release and how to do a release:Initial D Vol. #09 - 75 minutes - $19.99 - 01/11/2005Marmalade Boy Collection 3 - 475 minutes - $99.99 - 01/25/2005
It seems that Manga output will be getting a little smaller in the U.K thanks to mega publisher Tokyopop. The BookSeller T is reporting thatokyopop’s UK arm will cut back on the number of titles it publishes by 20%, in line with changes at its US pa...
Website revisions are coming plus online exclusives.
Some series suggested checking out, coming in September/November
Busgamer, Kazuya Minekura's corporate thriller
Laya the Witch of the Red Pooh
The Dreaming volume 2 in November
Off Beat and Steady Beat...
A few new October releases that will have some people glad to see dates for so quickly:Kingdom Hearts Vol. #01 - $5.99 - 10/11/2005Lights Out (aka: An Evening Something Wonderful May Happen) Vol. #01 - $9.99 - 10/11/2005Spiral Vol. #01 - $9.99 - 10/11/200...
Manga Entertainment has set Jay Hernandez, Matthew Lillard and Piper Perabo will lend their voice to the new Japanese animated DVD production KARAS.The film will be released in two volumes, with both English and Japanese tracks. KARAS: THE PROPHECY arrive...
We got in a bunch of them today covering a range of items and interest. First, you can check out their growing 2004 manga lineup, or you can zero in on their acquisition of Macross 7 Trash manga. There's also this amusing and interesting piece on their j...
It\'s rare that we get an entire series street dates at once, but I have to admit to liking being able to get it all set up at once:Brigadoon Vol. #1 - 125 minutes - $29.99 - 05/13/2003
Brigadoon Vol. #2 - 125 minutes - $29.99 - 07/15/2003
Brigadoon Vol. ...