October 5th, 2010 Issue time05:17:02 am, by ComicList Email
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Categories: Del Rey, media release, Kodansha

akira Vol. 04 Kodansha Ed GNMedia Release -- Kodansha Ltd. and Random House Inc. have announced their plans to change and expand their manga publishing relationship in North America. The companies are shifting from a licensing relationship to a sales and distribution arrangement as of December 1, 2010.

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September 3rd, 2009 Issue time06:12:31 am, by TFAW Email
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Categories: Tokyopop

by Elisabeth@TFAW

Big news for manga fans: Kodansha, Japanese publisher of many popular manga titles, will not renew its licenses with Tokyopop. This means any manga series in progress will not be completed, and there will be no reprints of any current volumes.

Brigid Alverson from MangaBlog posted Tokyopop's official press here, but here's an excerpt:

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