Tokyopop Confirms Its has lost Kodansha Manga licenses

kupocake said:
That's just Mikimoto's style. Personally, I love its look and got used to it after the first volume. But it was always a title that would be dropped at the first sign of trouble, setting up a series of niche interest outside of Japan. Confusing for a vaguely Gundam interested reader, absolutely impenetrable for most of everyone else.
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I found it easier going after volume 1 as well. I think it all started coming together and he hit his stride. Volume 1 took me quite a while to read (even as a Mikimoto fan and Gundam junkie). Then as soon as I really started getting into it they stopped it - seems to be the way almost all of my manga collecting has gone over the last couple of years!

R
 
@Rui - I watched the J-drama version of 'Tramps Like Us' and it was surprisingly good. But ever since the manga series largely gets lumped under the Josei label, it often gets overlooked. Which is a shame really as it deals with a lot of the issues that career women face.

But I am so glad that none of the manga I collect is on that list. Phew!
 
Mutsumi said:
The BNP will never be taken seriously as long as they maintain some of their racist policies.

Back on topic though......


Love Hina is safe? THANK GOODNESS!
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Misread what I said "GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka, Love Hina & Sailor Moon stand out to be saved"

Nothing as yet to them been saved, but I can't see these three titles which are probably the biggest titles in their genre type to stay out of print for long.


Rui said:
I'd like to add here that Tramps Like Us is an absolutely fantastic little series and it's a shame to see it surrounded by all the also rans with its mediocre English title causing a lot of people to skip over it. Because of its demographic I don't see it ever being picked up again so if you want a look at something a little different I heartily recommend it.

It's a series aimed at older women with some unrealistic humour and tangled romance. The premise is that a successful workaholic woman "adopts" a strange man she finds on the streets, which leads to her quest for self discovery and makes her question the relationships people make. There's a little sneaky otaku humour in there and some silly over-exaggerated sight gags but it's also quite touching. There's even a little philosophy from time to time if you look for it.

I'm pretty sure it sold horribly as it was a complete pain to collect when it was coming out; nobody wanted to stock it and I'd often face long waits between books. I have to speak up for it now though. It's complete and worth a read if you don't mind that it's very much aimed at the ladies.

R
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Had a quick look at "Tramps Like Us" after your appraisal and it look actual quite good. I am Interested of buying it myself but been put off as it seems hard to find certain volumes (as you mentioned) and the fact it is tokyopop it probably been given a poor releases.

I hope it gets re-released by someone else but probably unlikely too, sadly.
 
oh thank goodness chobits is safe. and an omnibus at that too

just a shame on Ken's work and Koge Donbo.

well if all of anything there may be still quite a bit of stock in warehouse like amazon or up1
 
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