TOKYOPOP

TOKYOPOP, formerly known as Mixx, is a distributor of many very popular manga in the United States, headquartered in Los Angeles, California. TOKYOPOP also publishes and licenses manhwa, anime, and novels, as well as the Cine-Manga (another term for "animanga") line of graphic novels using still shots taken from children's television shows and movies (both live-action and animated). These books are sold in bookstores and comic stores throughout the U.S. and Canada.

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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, they were the first German manga distributor to release Chinese comics (Manhua), and the first anime have been announced for late summer 2005.

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In May 2004, in a rare move for an American comic book publisher, TOKYOPOP launched a television advertising campaign, targeting several cable television channels: Cartoon Network, Spike TV, MTV, Tech TV and G4.

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Also in 2004, TOKYOPOP set up a UK office that mainly imports books from the USA and distributes them into bookstores in the United Kingdom. They currently do not have any plans to release anime in the UK, however 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.

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TOKYOPOP, back when it was known as Mixx, sold MixxZine, a manga magazine. Mixx also sold the shōjo anthology SMILE. Mixxzine later became TOKYOPOP magazine before it was discontinued. TOKYOPOP has plans to start another magazine about manga that isn't a manga anthology named Takuhai.

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TOKYOPOP also distributes some of their titles to Australia and New Zealand through Madman Entertainment.

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