Woah...

[liralen]

Tokyopop is closing their doors.

I never knew they were in THAT much trouble. Whew.

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[calmingeffects.livejournal.com]

Wow

[nerdowl.livejournal.com]

O_O

That's even fewer shops in the UK stocking Manga then. (There were certain smaller bookshops that had manga sections that ONLY contained Tokyopop titles. Not that I've read any of them).

[summer-queen.livejournal.com]

It was somewhat of a forgone conclusion when they laid off all but 6 of their staff (including Levy and Kiley) back in February....

[archangelbeth]

Aw, crud. O:(

[amberley.livejournal.com]

It's sad, especially since V.B.Rose only has 12 of 14 volumes out. Hidaka-sensei's I Hate You More Than Anyone got abandoned when CMX closed, too.

[crimini.livejournal.com]

Sad, but not surprising. Hopefully something positive will happen in the future.

[tagryn]

Colleen Doran ("A Distant Soil", etc.) has some words on the demise of Tokyopop over at her FB page:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Official-Colleen-Doran-Fan-Page/311416896313
Not a big fan of their contracts, apparently.