TOKYOPOP will be closing it’s L.A.-based office and leaving the publishing business for good on May 31st, and to commemorate the occasion, Anime Vice asked me to share a few thoughts on my former employer:
Personally, I think the most tragic thing about any of this is that we’ll now never know how Faeries’ Landing ends…
I’ve been reading Tokyopop since they were called MIXX, and I’m still shocked they’re closing down after all these years. I appreciated them even though they made some weird choices and the publishing/translation quality could vary wildly even within a single series. My favorite series were Dragon Knights and Pet Shop of Horrors. I’ll be sure to check out Faeries’ Landing sometime.
Thank you for the perspective.
Emily, I worked on both of those books. I’m really glad you enjoyed them. Pet Shop of Horrors was one of my favorite titles as well.
You definitely should check out Faeries’ Landing, though at this point it might be pretty hard to hunt down!