AMBot | 01/23/2008 | Reading Time: 2 Min.
TOKYOPOP has decided not to launch any new series for the time being due to the current market situation in the anime DVD sector. As a result, the previously announced series Rozen Maiden – Träumend will not be released. However, all ongoing series will of course be completed.
The rapidly increasing numbers of illegal downloads, which clearly demonstrate that interest in anime among young media users is enormous, have increasingly put the sales figures of legally distributed anime DVDs under pressure in recent months. Against this backdrop, TOKYOPOP wants to consider alternative distribution models for anime in the German market. In this context, the DVD is no longer seen as the sole carrier medium of the future. For this reason, TOKYOPOP has decided to take a break to carefully consider further steps.
The rapidly increasing numbers of illegal downloads, which clearly demonstrate that interest in anime among young media users is enormous, have increasingly put the sales figures of legally distributed anime DVDs under pressure in recent months. Against this backdrop, TOKYOPOP wants to consider alternative distribution models for anime in the German market. In this context, the DVD is no longer seen as the sole carrier medium of the future. For this reason, TOKYOPOP has decided to take a break to carefully consider further steps.
This article was originally published in German. It was translated with technical support and editorially reviewed before publication.
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