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Tokyopop, styled TOKYOPOP, and formerly known as Mixx Entertainment, is an American distributor, licensor, and publisher of anime, manga, manhwa, and Western manga-style works. The German publishing division produces German translations of licensed Japanese properties and original English-language manga, as well as original German-language manga. TOKYOPOP's defunct US publishing division previously published works in English and Japanese. TOKYOPOP had its US headquarters in the Variety Building in Los Angeles, California,〔"(Contact Us )." Tokyopop. Retrieved on April 17, 2011. "TOKYOPOP Variety Building 5900 Wilshire Boulevard 20th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90036-5020" and "(One block east of Fairfax and across the street from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.)"〕 and branches in the United Kingdom and Germany. On April 15, 2011 the US publishing operations at TOKYOPOP announced they would be shutting down on May 31, 2011; the German branch of the company would continue to publish for the international market. Founder & CEO Stu Levy posted a farewell letter on the American TOKYOPOP website; however, this site was redirected to the TOKYOPOP Facebook page〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.facebook.com/TOKYOPOP/ )〕 beginning in May, 2011.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://wayback.archive.org/web/ */http://www.tokyopop.com/ )〕 TOKYOPOP's official Twitter account stated in October 2011 that its "ultimate goal is to start publishing manga again".〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-10-12/tokyopop-confirms-intent-to-publish-manga-again )〕 TOKYOPOP's website relaunched with a letter on December 10, 2012 from management stating that the company was down to a few select employees who were starting a 'new incarnation' of the company. Partnered with 'Right Stuf on Demand', they began offering ebooks of various titles for which they retained the rights. ==History== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tokyopop」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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