History Creator / Tokyopop

* ''{{Dramacon}}''

* ''Manga/MagicKnightRayearth'' (,anga)

'''Tokyopop''', formerly Mixx, is a translator and distributor of {{manga}}, aka [[CaptainObvious Japanese comics]]. It was one of the most prolific manga publishers in the US, along with Creator/VizMedia and [=DelRey=], and was one of the first publishers to print their manga "back to front", i.e. in the original Japanese format. They promoted titles printed under this format as "100% Authentic Manga!", although it may have been done for economic as much as artistic reasons. In addition, they also had their manga sold in bookstores as well as comic book stores - this actually really helped increase their audience, since bookstores are more common in the americas and are usually easier for younger people to get to. (You would often find a bookstore in a mall... not a comic book shop.)

They tried to expand their line by sponsoring "[[{{Animesque}} Original English Manga]]," including manga-styled ''Franchise/StarTrek'' stories, a [[ReturnToLabyrinth sequel]] to ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}'', and CEO Stu Levy's Ugly Baby Project, PrincessAi. It also included genuinely original work, like Brandon Graham's ''ComicBook/KingCity'' and Becky Cloonan's ''ComicBook/EastCoastRising''. Some of these titles were more successful than others.

Tokyopop formerly published {{anime}} [=DVDs=], but no longer. Some of their back catalog was acquired by {{Funimation}}. They have also expanded into translating Korean {{Manhwa}}. Their output was recently slashed by nearly 50%, possibly due to [[YouFailEconomicsForever cannibalization at retail]]. The competition from other publishers might have also had something to do with it.

For a few years, they ran a ''Rising Stars Of Manga'' competition, inviting people to send in short one-shot mangas (though some people would send in prologues to larger stories...TokyoPop figured that as long as it stood on its own as a story, it was fine) and publishing ten winners each year. Many of those winners were offered to do full series: examples are PeachFuzz, Manga/AtomicKingDaidogan, DogbyWalksAlone, and even the famed [[Webcomic/EverAfter Endling]] won the second competition! Unfortunately, after seven contests, the entire competition seems to have ceased, and [[ScrewedByTheNetwork most of the artists who were offered deals have had their series pulled.]]

As of 4/15/11, the company has [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-04-15/tokyopop-to-close-north-american-publishing-division closed down all American operations, leaving only their international office in Germany open]]; however, they have recently confirmed that [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-10-12/tokyopop-confirms-intent-to-publish-manga-again they intend to return to the American industry.]] However (again), they entered the realms of TrollingCreator as this wasn't the case and [[http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2011/10/11-1/tokyopop-returns-kind-of they were merely creating a newsletter on Asian pop-culture]]. Recent twitter posts have suggested that there is a serious effort to be in the publishing industry and as such, partnered with Right Stuf to release some of their licensed manga via digital means.

Not to be confused with the otherwise-forgettable 80s movie ''Tokyo Pop'' that featured the first film appearance of a VisualKei [[XJapan band]].

* ''Manga/PlusAnima'' (manga)
* ''Manga/AILoveYou'' (manga)
* ''Manga/AiYoriAoshi'' (manga)
* ''Manga/AngelicLayer'' (manga)
* ''Manga/{{Aria}}'' (manga)
* ''Webcomic/AxisPowersHetalia'' (rights currently held by Right Stuf)

* ''Anime/BtX'' (manga)
* ''Anime/BrigadoonMarinAndMelan'' (both anime and manga)
* ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura'' (manga; rights currently held by Creator/DarkHorseComics)

* ''Manga/{{Chobits}}'' (manga; rights currently held by Creator/DarkHorseComics)
* ''Manhwa/CielTheLastAutumnStory'' (manhwa)
* ''Anime/CowboyBebop'' (manga adaptations)
* ''Manga/DNAngel'' (manga)

* ''Manhwa/FaeriesLanding'' (manhwa)
* ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' (manga)
* ''Anime/{{FLCL}}'' (manga; rights currently held by Creator/DarkHorseComics)
* ''Manga/FruitsBasket'' (manga; one of its best-sellers)
* ''Manga/FutariEcchi'' (manga, as ''Manga Sutra Futari H''; on hiatus since volume 4)
* ''Manga/GakuenAlice'' (manga)
* ''VisualNovel/GakuenHeaven'' (three out of four volumes)

* ''LightNovel/TheGoodWitchOfTheWest'' (first two novels and six manga volumes)
* ''Manga/{{Goth}}'' (manga, plus the original novel by Otsuichi)

* ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' titles
* ''Franchise/DotHack'' (manga, 4koma, Alcor, G.U.+, ''Manga/DotHackLegendOfTheTwilight'', ''.hack//XXXX''; and for novels, ''LightNovel/DotHackAIBuster'' and ''.hack//Another Birth''.)

* ''Manga/IkkiTousen'' (manga, as ''Battle Vixens''. {{Macekre}}d.)
* ''Manga/InitialD'' (manga and anime. Blatantly [[CulturalTranslation Americanized]] and {{Bowdlerize}}d. To compound this, the manga has a prominent [[BlatantLies "100% Authentic Manga"]] on the cover.)

* ''Manga/JunjouRomantica'' (manga)
* ''Manga/KaitouSaintTail'' (both anime and manga)
* ''Manga/{{Karin}}'' (manga and eight out of nine novels, as ''Chibi Vampire'')

* ''Franchise/DotHack'' (manga, 4koma, Alcor, G.U.+, Legend of the Twilight, XXXX; and for novels, AI Buster and Another Birth.)

* ''Franchise/DotHack'' (manga, 4koma, Alcor, G.U.+, Legend of the Twilight, XXXX; and for novels, AI Buster and Another Birth.)

* ''Manga/AxisPowersHetalia'' (rights currently held by Right Stuf)

* ''SeaPrincessAzuri''

* ''Manga/{{Karin}}'' (manga and novels, as ''Chibi Vampire'')

* ''Manga/SailorMoon'' (Manga, {{Macekre}}d in an effort to match the {{Macekre}}d dub. Until it overtook the anime and some stuff was the same as the original leading to an odd mix of dub and original terms and names. Rights currently held by Kodansha Comics USA, distributed through Random House)

* Franchise/DotHack (manga, 4koma, Alcor, G.U.+, Legend of the Twilight, XXXX; and for novels, AI Buster and Another Birth.)
* ''[[Manga/PlusAnima +Anima]] (manga)
* ''AILoveYou'' (manga)

* ''AngelicLayer'' (manga)

* ''BrigadoonMarinAndMelan'' (both anime and manga)

* ''DNAngel'' (manga)

* ''FateStayNight'' (manga)

* ''FutariEcchi'' (manga, as ''Manga Sutra Futari H''; on hiatus since volume 4)
* ''GakuenAlice'' (manga)

* ''GetBackers''

* ''IkkiTousen'' (Manga, as ''Battle Vixens''. {{Macekre}}d.)
* ''InitialD'' (Manga and anime. Blatantly [[CulturalTranslation Americanized]] and {{Bowdlerize}}d. To compound this, the manga has a prominent [[BlatantLies "100% Authentic Manga"]] on the cover.)

* ''JunjouRomantica'' (manga)
* ''KaitouSaintTail'' (both anime and manga)
* ''{{Karin}}'' (manga and novels, as ''Chibi Vampire'')
* ''KedamonoDamono'' (manga)
* ''KeroroGunsou'' (The manga, as ''Sgt. Frog''.)

* ''KyouKaraMaou''

* ''LizzieMcGuire'' (laughable manga adaptation)

* ''Manga/MaidSama!''(Manga)
* ''MagicKnightRayearth'' (Manga)
* ''{{Mai-HiME}}'' (manga)
* ''MamotteShugogetten''

* ''Manga/{{Parasyte}}'' (Later retranslated and re-released by DelRey.)
* ''PeacemakerKurogane''
* ''PetShopOfHorrors'' (with a translation that's often only 'loosely based' on the original text)
* ''{{Planetes}}'' (Manga)
* ''RaveMaster'' (manga and anime. They however dropped the series just as they were nearing the end of the manga. It has since been picked up by Del Ray, who publishes ''Manga/FairyTail'' in the U.S.)

* ''ReignTheConqueror'' (a.k.a. ''Alexander Senki'')
* ''RozenMaiden'' (original manga)
* ''Manhwa/{{Rure}}'' (Manhwa)
* ''Manhwa/Redrum327''
* ''Anime/SaberMarionetteJ'' (The manga adaptation. {{Macekre}}d.)

* ''ScrappedPrincess'' (manga and some of the novels)
* ''{{Slayers}}'' (Translations of the {{Light Novel}}s.)
* ''{{Tactics}}''

* ''TokyoMewMew'' (one of their most popular shoujo titles, but their decidedly revisionist translation has drawn a lot of Canon Dorf rage -- even more than the usual Tokyopop fare does. Rights currently held by Kodansha Comics USA)
* ''TrinityBlood''
* ''TheTwelveKingdoms'' (novels; four of seven have been released, with one new release every year)

* ''{{Vassalord}}''

* ''Zone-00'' (written by Kiyo Kyujyo[[note]]it actually says Kiyo QJO on the covers, but the art style is pretty obvious[[/note]], the author of the ''TrinityBlood'' manga. Currently at nine volumes. Unfortunately, TokyoPop only published the first four volumes before they shut down...)

* ''SailorMoon'' (Manga, {{Macekre}}d in an effort to match the {{Macekre}}d dub. Until it overtook the anime and some stuff was the same as the original leading to an odd mix of dub and original terms and names. Rights currently held by Kodansha Comics USA)

For a few years, they ran a ''Rising Stars Of Manga'' competition, inviting people to send in short one-shot mangas (though some people would send in prologues to larger stories...TokyoPop figured that as long as it stood on its own as a story, it was fine) and publishing ten winners each year. Many of those winners were offered to do full series: examples are PeachFuzz, AtomicKingDaidogan, DogbyWalksAlone, and even the famed [[Webcomic/EverAfter Endling]] won the second competition! Unfortunately, after seven contests, the entire competition seems to have ceased, and [[ScrewedByTheNetwork most of the artists who were offered deals have had their series pulled.]]

* DotHack (manga, 4koma, Alcor, G.U.+, Legend of the Twilight, XXXX; and for novels, AI Buster and Another Birth.)

'''Tokyopop''', formerly Mixx, is a translator and distributor of {{manga}}, aka [[CaptainObvious Japanese comics]]. It was one of the most prolific manga publishers in the US, along with Creator/VizMedia and [=DelRey=], and was one of the first publishers to print their manga "back to front", i.e. in the original Japanese format. They promoted titles printed under this format as "100% Authentic Manga!", although it may have been done for economic as much as artistic reasons.

* ''MaidSama!''(Manga)

* ''LupinIII'' (The original 1967 Manga as well as the 1977 sequel)

* ''{{Jiraishin}}'' (Americanized under the title of ''Ice Blade'')

* ''Zone-00'' (written by Kiyo Kyujyo[[hottip:*:it actually says Kiyo QJO on the covers, but the art style is pretty obvious]], the author of the ''TrinityBlood'' manga. Currently at nine volumes. Unfortunately, TokyoPop only published the first four volumes before they shut down...)

As of 4/15/11, the company has [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-04-15/tokyopop-to-close-north-american-publishing-division closed down all American operations, leaving only their international office in Germany open]]; however, they have recently confirmed that [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-10-12/tokyopop-confirms-intent-to-publish-manga-again they intend to return to the American industry.]] However (again), they entered the realms of TrollingCreator as this wasn't the case and [[http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2011/10/11-1/tokyopop-returns-kind-of they were merely creating a newsletter on Asian pop-culture]].

In translating, Tokyopop has a habit of leaving word bubbles blank, not translating sound effects, and excluding honorifics in their translations. This makes them targets of [[UnpleasableFanbase fannish rage]], because Japanese honorifics are SeriousBusiness.

* ''Manga/AiYoriAoshi'' (mang''a)

* ''{{Parasyte}}'' (Later retranslated and re-released by DelRey.)

They tried to expand their line by sponsoring "[[{{Animesque}} Original English Manga]]," including manga-styled ''Franchise/StarTrek'' stories, a [[ReturnToLabyrinth sequel]] to ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}'', and CEO Stu Levy's Ugly Baby Project, PrincessAi. It also included genuinely original work, like Brandon Graham's ''King City'' and Becky Cloonan's ''East Coast Rising''. Some of these titles were more successful than others.

* ''{{Gundam}}'' titles

* ''Zone-00'' (written by Kiyo Kyujyo[[hottip:*:it actually says Kiyo QJO on the covers, but the art style is pretty obvious]], the author of the TrinityBlood manga. Currently at nine volumes. Unfortunately, TokyoPop only published the first four volumes before they shut down...)

* ''Manga/AxisPowersHetalia'' (rights currently held by RightStuf)

* ''Manga/LoveHina'' (Manga)

* PeacemakerKurogane
* PetShopOfHorrors (with a translation that's often only 'loosely based' on the original text)
* {{Planetes}} (Manga)
* RaveMaster (manga and anime. They however dropped the series just as they were nearing the end of the manga. It has since been picked up by Del Ray, who publishes ''Manga/FairyTail'' in the U.S.)
* RealityCheck
* ReignTheConqueror (a.k.a. ''Alexander Senki'')
* RozenMaiden (original manga)
* Manhwa/{{Rure}} (Manhwa)
* Manhwa/Redrum327
* Anime/SaberMarionetteJ (The manga adaptation. {{Macekre}}d.)
* SailorMoon (Manga, {{Macekre}}d in an effort to match the {{Macekre}}d dub. Until it overtook the anime and some stuff was the same as the original leading to an odd mix of dub and original terms and names.)
* ScrappedPrincess (manga and some of the novels)
* {{Slayers}} (Translations of the {{Light Novel}}s.)
* {{Tactics}}
* Manhwa/TheTarotCafe
* TokyoMewMew (one of their most popular shoujo titles, but their decidedly revisionist translation has drawn a lot of Canon Dorf rage -- even more than the usual Tokyopop fare does)
* TrinityBlood
* TheTwelveKingdoms (novels; four of seven have been released, with one new release every year)

* {{Vassalord}}

* Manga/YourAndMySecret (the last volume, volume 8, remains unpublished)
* Zone-00 (written by Kiyo Kyujyo[[hottip:*:it actually says Kiyo QJO on the covers, but the art style is pretty obvious]], the author of the TrinityBlood manga. Currently at nine volumes. Unfortunately, TokyoPop only published the first four volumes before they shut down...)

* [[Manga/PlusAnima +Anima]] (manga)
* Manga/AiYoriAoshi (manga)
* AngelicLayer (manga)
* Manga/{{Aria}} (manga)
* Manga/BattleRoyale
* Anime/BtX (manga)
* BrigadoonMarinAndMelan (both anime and manga)
* Manga/CardcaptorSakura (Manga)
* Manga/CherryJuice
* Manga/{{Chobits}} (though it seems Creator/DarkHorseComics has the rights now)
* Manhwa/CielTheLastAutumnStory (manhwa)
* Anime/CowboyBebop (manga adaptations)
* DNAngel (manga)
* {{Dramacon}}
* Manhwa/FaeriesLanding (manhwa)
* FateStayNight (manga)
* Manga/FruitsBasket (manga; one of its best-sellers)
* FutariEcchi (manga, as ''Manga Sutra Futari H''; on hiatus since volume 4)
* GakuenAlice (manga)
* VisualNovel/GakuenHeaven (three out of four volumes)
* GetBackers
* LightNovel/TheGoodWitchOfTheWest (first two novels and six manga volumes)
* Manga/{{Goth}} (manga, plus the original novel by Otsuichi)
* Manga/GreatTeacherOnizuka
* {{Gundam}} titles
* Manga/HekikaiNoAiON
* Manga/AxisPowersHetalia
* IkkiTousen (Manga, as ''Battle Vixens''. {{Macekre}}d.)
* InitialD (Manga and anime. Blatantly [[CulturalTranslation Americanized]] and {{Bowdlerize}}d. To compound this, the manga has a prominent [[BlatantLies "100% Authentic Manga"]] on the cover.)
* {{Jiraishin}} (Americanized under the title of ''Ice Blade'')
* JunjouRomantica (manga)
* KaitouSaintTail (both anime and manga)
* {{Karin}} (manga and novels, as ''Chibi Vampire'')
* KedamonoDamono (manga)
* KeroroGunsou (The manga, as ''Sgt. Frog''.)
* Manga/KingOfThorn (manga)
* KyouKaraMaou
* Manga/{{Life}}
* LizzieMcGuire (laughable manga adaptation)
* Manga/LoveHina (Manga)
* LupinIII (The original 1967 Manga as well as the 1977 sequel)
* MaidSama!(Manga)
* MagicKnightRayearth (Manga)
* {{Mai-HiME}} (manga)
* MamotteShugogetten
* Manga/MiraiNikki (translated as ''Future Diary'')
* {{Parasyte}} (Later retranslated and re-released by DelRey.)