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April 22, 2011
Collective Memory: Tokyopop, RIP
Commentary and reaction around the Internet to the announcement that one-time industry segment leader Tokyopop will close its Los Angeles-based North American publishing offices on May 31, 2011.
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Institutional
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Stu Levy's Personal Message At Tokyopop
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Tokyopop
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Tokyopop Wikipedia Entry
Audio
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Manga Out Loud
Blog Entries
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64blog
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A Kid At Heart
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All About Manga
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Anime & Manga Reviews
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Anime Jam Sessions
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AnimeJolt
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AstroNerdBoy
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Becky Cloonan
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Bleeding Edge Futureworks
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Blog@Newsarama
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Busy Street
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Calamitous Intent
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Comic Book Junkie
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Comics-And-More
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David Maybury
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David P. Welsh
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Entertainment News UK
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Geeks Of Doom
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Good Comics For Kids
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James Sime At Isotope
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Japanator
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Jason Thompson
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J. Caleb Mozzocco
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Johanna Draper Carlson
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Johanna Draper Carlson 02
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Kate Dacey
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Kate Dacey 02
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Kelakagandy's Ramblings
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khyungbird
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LeetStreet Boys
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MangaBlog
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MangaBlog 02
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Manga Report
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Manga Therapy
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Matt Blind
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Matt Thorn
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Michael Buntag
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Michelle Smith
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Mylar Dreams
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Okazu
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Opinion Prone
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Organization Anti Social Geniuses
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Otaku Ohana
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Ota Life
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Robot 6
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Robot 6 02
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Robot 6 03
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Robot 6 04
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Sean Gaffney
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Sean Gaffney 02
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seta noms you
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Slightly Biased Manga
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Soliloquy In Blue
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Sunday Comics Debt
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theanimaniacs
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The Beat 01
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The Beat 02
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The Princess And The Geek
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The Long And Shortbox Of It
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The Ramblings And Missives Of Your Humble Host
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The Reader Eclectic
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The Yaoi Review
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USA Breaking News
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Whimsical Pictures
Message Boards
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City Of Heroes
Miscellaneous
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Chris Mautner's Six Favorite Tokyopop Titles
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Keep Anime Alive Protest Effort
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Stuart Levy's
America's Greatest Otaku
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News Stories and Columns
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About.com
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Anime News Network
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Anime News Network 02
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Big Shiny Robot
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Bleeding Cool
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Capsule Computers
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Comic Book Resources
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Comics Alliance
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Comics Alliance 02
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Comics-And-More
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Digital Spy
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Honolulu Star-Advertiser
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Mania
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PW
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PW 02
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Siliconera
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Steve Bennett At ICv2.com
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TCJ
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The Comics Reporter
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Toonzone
Twitter
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@tokyopop
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#tokyopop
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