Monthly Archives: June 2008

Blu fans take heart: A Tokyopop editor reveals that neither Love Mode nor Gakuen Heaven has been cancelled outright, although solicitations for both were listed as “cancelled” (which may mean postponed) in the July Previews. Vol. 10 of Love Mode … Continue reading →

Simon Jones compares the July Previews, which lists comics that can be ordered for September, with the order forms sent to retailers and notices a slew of cancelled Tokyopop titles, including vol. 5 of Atelier Marie And Elie Zarlburg Alchemist, … Continue reading →

At the Iris Print blog, publisher Kellie Lynch has a two–part explanation of what has been going on, starting off by confirming what we all suspected, that Iris Print is shutting down. Tina Anderson is not impressed. Also weighing in … Continue reading →

The Boys Next Door blog reports on trouble in the global BL front. For those who haven’t been following along at home, the small yaoi publisher Iris Print ran into serious financial difficulties earlier this year. For a while now, … Continue reading →

Here’s a quick update: I checked with Tokyopop today and they told me that Fruits Basket and Gakuen Alice will definitely continue—I know, duh on Fruits Basket, but Gakuen Alice is a newer series. They couldn’t give me definite answers … Continue reading →

David Welsh fills in for a vacationing Matthew Brady and recommends some good shoujo stories at Warren Peace Sings the Blues. John Jakala celebrates Father’s Day with a look at his favorite manga dads at Sporadic Sequential. I was a … Continue reading →