Category Archives: Mangablog

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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Rumors are swirling

The new manga come out tomorrow, and Japanator’s God Len has the whole list, all four of them, while David Welsh lists his picks. And The Yaoi Review has a yaoi-centric list of June releases. Deb Aoki covers a BEA … Continue reading

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DramaQueen news, sort of

A lot of people have been waiting for more news about DramaQueen, and this may be it. Translator T. reveals, in a locked post on the DramaQueen forum that was re-posted at the Boys Next Door blog, that the company … Continue reading

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BEA reports, D&Q to do Tatsumi autobiography

BEA was abuzz…. about graphic novels. ICv2 says so, and Deb Aoki has the latest manga news as well as a report on ICv2’s “What’s Hot, What’s Next in Manga panel” and a writeup of the distribution panel. Tokyopop reactions … Continue reading

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PR: Tokyopop goes furry

More BEA news from Tokyopop: The first Warriors manga (based on the YA novels by Erin Hunter) did well for them, so its no surprise that they’re lining up more, a one-shot followed by a trilogy. Also in the works: … Continue reading

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PR: Tokyopop gets GOTH

On the eve of Book Expo America, Tokyopop announced that it has acquired the rights to the novel and manga GOTH, by Otsuichi. This sounds… gory; the press release describes the manga as “a truly graphic novel deluged with blood, … Continue reading

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