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

[awww-applesauce.livejournal.com]

I just finished reading the article for it. ; U; I've never been so excited for a manga release before. EVER. omgomgomg. SEPTEMBER NEEDS TO GET HERE NOW.

[arachnes-web.livejournal.com]

ikr?

I been waiting for someone to republish Sailor Moon for years and FINALLY!!! ->is doing the happy dance

[awww-applesauce.livejournal.com]

Same here! I remember my first Sailor Moon manga was Stars vol. 1 and its the ONLY book that is still intact. Every other one I own has fallen apart, plus I was missing one of the books. and by the time I realized I was missing it, they had stopped publishing them. ; n;

But this is like... dfkjgbhlsdgblsdjgjf AWESOME NEWS. Now o wait for somebody to redub the anime and re-release it on DVD and my life will be complete.