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

[tellytubby101.livejournal.com]

WTF I wanted vol.3! Now the book spines won't match... D:

[shouri-kun.livejournal.com]

awhh, that's gonna suck, really!! I'd be so totally bothered by that...it just has to look perfectly in order, imo. maybe it's just my "germanity" coming through, though. rofl.

[tellytubby101.livejournal.com]

Nah, it's not just you. I really hate when my book/manga covers don't match, and no matter who picks up Hetalia now, it just won't be the same. :/

[deadtree.livejournal.com]

well whoever gets it will probably release the first two again so... you could buy them all over again xD

[tellytubby101.livejournal.com]

Dammit.

The thing is, I'd be reeeally tempted to do that. D: