Tokyopop Announces New Schedule for Delayed Manga Amidst COVID-19

On Friday, 8th May, Tokyopop announced the release dates for several manga titles, which have been delayed because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Back in April, Tokyopop had announced the delay of 14 manga titles.

The titles, which were slated to be released in the April-May period, are now set to debut in the June-November time period. These titles in the order of their release are:

Tokyopop Announced New Schedule for Delayed Manga Amidst COVID-19

Don’t Call Me Daddy

  •  Release Date: 23/6/2020

No Vampire, No Happy Ending, Volume 1

  •  Release Date: 23/6/2020

Konohana Kitan, Volume 8

  •  Release Date: 30/6/2020

Koimonogatari: Love Stories, Volume 1

  •  Release Date: 30/6/2020

Disney Manga: The Nightmare Before Christmas – Zero’s Journey, Book 4

  •  Release Date: 28/7/2020

Aria: The Masterpiece, Volume 6

  •  Release Date: 8/9/2020

Undead Messiah, Volume 3

  •  Release Date: 22/9/2020

Ocean of Secrets, Volume 3

  •  Release Date: 20/10/2020

Futaribeya: A Room for Two, Volume 7  Release Date: 24/11/2020

Tokyopop also confirmed that Disney Manga: Kilala Princess – Rescue the Village with Mulan! (Issues 1-4) will be launched on Tuesday, 7th July, which is also the day on which the compiled print release is supposed to be shipped.

Disney Manga: The Night before Christmas – Zero’s Journey (Issues 18-19) is also slated to be launched on Wednesday, 24th June.

The company stated that as the industry is beginning to adapt to the current situation and are resuming business, they have crafted an adjusted release schedule for the rest of the year (after close discussion with their industrial partners.)

Back in April, they said that their printing and lettering team, along with their distributors and other vital parts of their publishing, were unavailable.

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