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TOKYOPOP
Type Private
Genre manga, japanese light novels, graphic novels, Original English-language manga
Founded Los Angeles, California
Founder Stuart J. Levy
Headquarters Los Angeles, California, U.S.
No. of locations 2
Area served North America, Japan
Key people Stuart J. Levy, Founder, CEO & CCO
John Parker, President & COO
Marc Honorof, Managing Director, TOKYOPOP Digital
Victor Chin, Vice President of Inventory Control
Jim De Vico, Vice President of Operations
Bill Josey, General Counsel & Vice President, Business Affairs
Mike Kiley, Publisher[1]
Industry publication
Revenue $35 million (2003)[2]
Parent Mixx Entertainment
Website http://tokyopop.com
For the music movie, see Tokyo Pop.

TOKYOPOP, formerly known as Mixx, is a distributor of manga in English, German, and Japanese. The company is incorporated in Tokyo, Japan, with its headquarters in Los Angeles, California and branches in the UK and Germany. TOKYOPOP also licenses and publishes manga, Manhua, manhwa, anime and translated Japanese novels, and produces "Cine-Manga" (also called "ani-manga" or Anime-books; a line of graphic novels using still shots taken from animated or live-action television shows and movies) and Original English-language manga in English and German. They sell their products through bookstores and comic stores throughout the U.S., Canada, Ireland, the UK, Germany, Austria, and German-speaking Swiss markets.

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Founded in 1997 by Stuart J. Levy[2].

When they were known as Mixx, they sold MixxZine, a manga magazine. Mixx also sold the shōjo manga anthology Smile. Mixxzine later became TOKYOPOP before it was discontinued. In 2005 TOKYOPOP began a new, free publication, called Manga (originally Takuhai), to feature their latest releases.

In March 2006, TOKYOPOP and HarperCollins Publishers announced a co-publishing agreement in which the sale and distribution rights of all TOKYOPOP manga and books are transferred to HarperCollins in mid-June 2006. The agreement also enables TOKYOPOP to produce Original English-language manga (OEL) adaptations of HarperCollins' books. Meg Cabot's books will be the first to be adapted into the manga format, while another popular series will be the Warriors series by Erin Hunter. The first line of TOKYOPOP-HarperCollins OEL manga will be released in 2007 with the goal to publish up to 24 titles each year.[3]

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TOKYOPOP is one of the biggest manga publishers outside of Japan and as such has been attributed with popularizing Manhwa in the United States. TOKYOPOP "published many Korean artists' work, possibly without Western fans even realizing the strips don't come from Japan. Series like King of Hell by Kim Jae-Hwan and Ra In-Soo, and the gothic vampire tale Model by Lee So-Young are both Korean, but could easily be mistaken for manga." [4]

In summer 2004, TOKYOPOP founded its first foreign branch in Germany, headquartered in Hamburg. The first manga and manhwa by TOKYOPOP Germany were published in November 2004, and the first anime in fall 2005.

Also in 2004, TOKYOPOP set up a London, UK office that mainly imports books from the U.S. and distributes them into bookstores in the United Kingdom. TOKYOPOP released an anime collection in the United Kingdom market in late 2006, including titles such as Initial D and Great Teacher Onizuka. Vampire Princess Miyu was released on DVD by MVM Entertainment, and Kids TV channel Toonami aired the first half of Rave Master in early 2005.

TOKYOPOP also distributes some of their titles to Australia and New Zealand through Funtastic who recently acquired Madman Entertainment. In Greece, TOKYOPOP-owned properties are licensed by AnubisComics.

Further information: List of Tokyopop publications

  1. ^ Exec. Team : Introduction. TOKYOPOP. Retrieved on 2007-12-25.
  2. ^ a b Jarvis, Michael (October 26, 2003), "The Godzilla-Sized Appeal of Japan's Pop Culture", Los Angeles Times Magazine: 9, <http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/430966331.html?dids=430966331:430966331&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+26%2C+2003&author=MICHAEL+T.+JARVIS&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&edition=&startpage=I.9&desc=Metropolis+%2F+Chat+Room%3B+The+Godzilla-Sized+Appeal+of+Japan%27s+Pop+Culture>
  3. ^ Crum, Erin (2006). HarperCollins Publishers and TOKYOPOP Announce Innovative Co-Publishing, Sales, and Distribution Agreement. HarperCollins Publishers. Retrieved on 2006-04-10.
  4. ^ Brooks, Brad; Pilcher, Tim (2005). The Essential Guide to World Comics. London: Collins & Brown. ISBN 1-84340-300-5. 

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