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teddogAs I've ranted before, I was struggling to get a copy of Aria 4. Everyone was mum on what was going on.
Well, there's finally word on what on Earth was going on...
Some Tokyopop Manga Volumes Out of Stock:
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-01-30/some-tokyopop-manga-volumes-out-of-stock
Retailers are listing several Tokyopop manga volumes, such as Aria volume 4, as out of stock. The Comics Worth Reading blog notes that Diamond Comic Distributors lists the following solicitations as "Cancelled by Publisher":
DEC084265 ARIA GN VOL 05
(There's more listed at the link, but that's the only one of note for me)
These books may not be permanently out of stock; it is normal for a solicitation to be cancelled but still relisted or rescheduled at a later date. MangaBlog contacted Tokyopop Marketing Director Marco Pavia about Aria volume 4's status, and he said that it is sold out "mainly because orders came in much higher than projected." However, he was noncommittal about when or if Tokyopop will reprint the book and explained, "It all depends upon demand — we do monitor our inventory very closely. I'm sure you can understand that we have to be very careful in this economic climate."
This is very NOT GOOD. We have a book that's exceeded expectations, has sold its print run out, will not be getting a new print run and has it's next volume either canceled completely or pushed to a later date. In the past few months, however, showing up as "Cancelled by Publisher" and being a Tokyopop book translates to "It's dead"
And at this point, I'm willing to say the same about the company. If you need Tokyopop books, I'd buy them NOW. Personally, I'm probably never going to buy from them again, since they've canceled one of the best series I've ever read.
::sighs::
Well, there's finally word on what on Earth was going on...
Some Tokyopop Manga Volumes Out of Stock:
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-01-30/some-tokyopop-manga-volumes-out-of-stock
Retailers are listing several Tokyopop manga volumes, such as Aria volume 4, as out of stock. The Comics Worth Reading blog notes that Diamond Comic Distributors lists the following solicitations as "Cancelled by Publisher":
DEC084265 ARIA GN VOL 05
(There's more listed at the link, but that's the only one of note for me)
These books may not be permanently out of stock; it is normal for a solicitation to be cancelled but still relisted or rescheduled at a later date. MangaBlog contacted Tokyopop Marketing Director Marco Pavia about Aria volume 4's status, and he said that it is sold out "mainly because orders came in much higher than projected." However, he was noncommittal about when or if Tokyopop will reprint the book and explained, "It all depends upon demand — we do monitor our inventory very closely. I'm sure you can understand that we have to be very careful in this economic climate."
This is very NOT GOOD. We have a book that's exceeded expectations, has sold its print run out, will not be getting a new print run and has it's next volume either canceled completely or pushed to a later date. In the past few months, however, showing up as "Cancelled by Publisher" and being a Tokyopop book translates to "It's dead"
And at this point, I'm willing to say the same about the company. If you need Tokyopop books, I'd buy them NOW. Personally, I'm probably never going to buy from them again, since they've canceled one of the best series I've ever read.
::sighs::
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Date: 2009-01-31 02:36 pm (UTC)Apparently TokyoPop has confirmed that the titles are delayed, not cancelled. I think I'm willing to believe them enough but I can't understand their comments on re-printing Aria 4. It's so contradictory; "orders were higher than predicted" and "depends upon demand". Uhm... wouldn't that mean that there IS a lot of demand for the book? So get printing already! >_< There shouldn't be any "if"s involved here. -_- Maybe they just say that to cover their ass if something happens? Sigh.
I'm going to continue to purchase Fruits Basket from them; there's only two more volumes left before the series is over. And I'll continue to puchase Aria from them if they do continue to print the books. Other than that, there's not a whole lot I would buy under their label, which is pretty sad. They used to be one of the best, now they're one of the worst. .... Wait, no, ADV Manga is the worst. >_> I want more Yotsubato! ;_;