TP cancels volumes with release dates after May 4

[digitalskye.livejournal.com]

As we all know, Tokyopop is going to be shut down by May 31. I'm fairly certain that most of us were expecting that the 3rd volume of Hetalia (along with any other series with volume releases in the near future) were going to be canceled. This is just official confirmation from RightStuf: that volumes with release dates before May 4 seem to be okay, but volumes slated to be released after have been canceled. Being that Hetalia vol. 3 was scheduled for a May 31 release date, it has been canceled.

http://www.rightstuf.com/rssite/main/news/individual/?ForumThreadName=FT0000002354&Offset=0&ReturnTo=Archive

EDIT:
Just to let people know, the closing of TP's North American publishing branch appears to affect the United Kingdom as well, as the UK's books are all imports from NA. The German branch of Tokyopop will be unaffected.

Comments

[watashinoekiben.livejournal.com]

Fuck yeah

Tokyopop doesnt do a good job at anything.

I'm glad.

[zacloud.livejournal.com]

I'unno, I thought they were doing a good job with Hetalia. They translated so many nuances right, kept in little details, even down to China's "-aru" and had translation notes in the back about why they made decisions they did in handling things. Even finally used high quality covers that won't warp like most manga do over here, and kept the colored pages. I can't guarantee the other publishers would treat it this well. @_@

[america-kun-yay.livejournal.com]

They might not have been the best but they have picked up a lot of major series and really gotten manga and anime out there in North America, it makes me sad that they are closing down. Also it would be nice to show a little sensitivity to the all the people down at TP that lost their jobs

[switzetsuicune.livejournal.com]

If any, I'm sure whoever picks up the major series, not just Hetalia included, would do a much better job. I kinda think it's a given that smaller publishers would love to hire those who worked at Tokyopop.

[america-kun-yay.livejournal.com]

Yes I do see your point, but still you don't know for sure that the former TP employers are going to find a job that easily...

The reason I even made a comment at all was because I didn't feel like saying "Fuck Yeah" to a company closing down was appropiate, I don't like confrontation

[america-kun-yay.livejournal.com]

*employees
/fail spelling

[switzetsuicune.livejournal.com]

Very much so, I agree.