Tokyopop (magazine)

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Tokyopop, originally named MixxZine, was a manga anthology published in North America by Tokyopop.

History[edit]

MixxZine at the start published five manga series, two of which were shōjo (geared towards young or teenaged girls) and two of which were seinen (geared towards adolescent boys/men):

Sailor Moon was taken out of the anthology and moved to Smile, as the seinen and shōjo content were hard to reconcile due to the vast difference in audiences,[1] and as Mixx wanted to refocus the magazine towards high school and university/college-aged readers[2] which focused more on shōjo titles.

When MixxZine was renamed Tokyopop in July 1999, the focus changed towards more information on Asian culture,[3] along with manga and articles on J-pop, video games, and anime. The magazine was offered for free,[4] and only a few manga titles were published in the magazine, rotating through the following titles:[5]

Tokyopop was eventually discontinued in August 2000.[6]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "ANIMEfringe: Features: Full Circle - Part 2". www.animefringe.com. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  2. ^ "Press release regarding MixxZine® and Smile™ addressed to MixxZine subscribers." (Archive). Mixx Entertainment. September 30, 1998. Retrieved on August 21, 2011.
  3. ^ "ANIMEfringe: Features: Full Circle - Part 4". www.animefringe.com. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  4. ^ "TOKYOPOP: Club Tokyopop". August 15, 2000. Archived from the original on August 15, 2000. Retrieved October 19, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ "ANIMEfringe: Features: Full Circle - Part 4". www.animefringe.com. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  6. ^ "ANIMEfringe: Features: Full Circle - Part 5". www.animefringe.com. Retrieved October 19, 2015.