Monthly Archives: June 2008

Rumors on the internets

Let’s start with the latest anonymous rumor to hit the internets, shall we? Someone going by the handle of Cthulhu, who claims to be an industry insider, posted this comment on Comics212 last night: Kodansha is forming their own manga … Continue reading

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One Robofish, Two Robofish…

Everyone is still reacting to yesterday’s news that Tokyopop is splitting in two, one unit for books, the other for all other media. That part actually makes sense, but the word that they will be cutting the number of releases … Continue reading

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Tokyopop-free roundup

John Jakala lists his 25 favorite manga characters, and then he ruminates some more on what he likes about particular manga. Whoever is in charge of “pruning” series at Tokyopop might want to take a look. In this week’s PWCW, … Continue reading

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Tokyopop restructuring: early reactions

Here’s a roundup of early reactions to the Tokyopop restructuring: ANN has the official press release. The nut graf: The move will allow the company to align its publishing business with current book retail trends, as well as aggressively pursue … Continue reading

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Tokyopop restructures

Tokyopop announced today that it is restructuring, splitting off its film and digital units into a separate company. ICv2 has the 411: Publishing production will be reduced by roughly 50% through the rest of the year, reducing output to roughly … Continue reading

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Review: Kieli, vol. 1

Kieli, vol. 1 Story by Yukako Kabei Art by Shiori Teshirogi Rated OT, Older Teen, for language and violence Yen Press, $10.99 Kieli is a manga about a girl who sees ghosts. Original, no? Well, no, but Kieli has more … Continue reading

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