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

[syang70.livejournal.com]

/crai

/was really really really looking forward to Chibisan Date

[zacloud.livejournal.com]

I know, I worry that it won't get licensed by anyone now, since it's such a simple and easy little series with no catchy hook or anything. It's like, the only thing most would see about it is that Himaruya wrote it. Other than that though, it doesn't look like it'd be a big cash-cow.

But I love it for what it is, and hope a company can see past that and publish it anyway... but I don't think we should hope too hard. :(

[syang70.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I see what you mean. Chibisan Date doesn't have that...flair Hetalia has, but it's an amazing story regardless. I'm just hoping that it'll get picked up because I was so excited for it. I probably sound super corny but it inspired me so I wanted to physically have it in my hands to read. /sob