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Tokyopop

• Nina Werner and Robert Labs have moved from Carlsen to Tokyopop. The release dates for their new manga have not yet been announced.

• Tokyopop is currently negotiating the rights for the Shinshi Doumei Cross artbook (scheduled for release in June) and the variants of Volume 10.

EMA

Arcana remains on hold, as no clear decision has been made yet on whether the series will be discontinued.

• There are currently no plans to re-release Ayashi no Ceres.

• For now, no further manga by Chie Shinohara are planned.

• According to the latest information, Bokura ga Ita will be released in its entirety. The publisher expects 13 volumes. The series will now be released semi-annually.

Rumiko Theater is on hold, as sales figures were very disappointing.

• The Kenshin reprint is also still on hold, as they first want to see how the reprints of Card Captor Sakura and Kamikaze Kaitô Jeanne perform.

• EMA is currently reviewing other series by Mihona Fuji.

• It is still unclear what will happen with Homunculus, as sales were worse than for Monster.

• The new Card Captor Sakura edition will be unflipped, newly translated and lettered, with all color pages as in the original, but in the 12.4 x 18 cm format.

Desire (c)max #1 will not be released until March 09, with the second volume likely in June 2009.

Kingdom Hearts II Volumes 2 and 3 will be released in the summer 2009 program.

Legend of the Sword will definitely not be continued.

• No new series were announced in the winter program.

Heyne Manga

The new Heyne volumes are now available everywhere:

Mamotte! Lollipop 1

Samurai Deeper Kyo 17

Japanese Manga Charts as of 07.05.08 by Tohan

01. Naruto #42

02. Initial D #37

03. High School Debut #11

04. Boku no Hatsukoi wo Kimi ni Sasagu #11

05. Claymore #5

06. MPD-Psycho #12

07. Love Trouble #9

08. Cat Street #8

09. Holyland #17

10. Steel Ball Run #15


Source: www.php.co.jp
This article was originally published in German. It was translated with technical support and editorially reviewed before publication.

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