[Kanji_The_Wanderer]

Originally Posted by MMM

TokyoPop, the largest manga seller in the US just announced they are revamping, meaning they are cutting over 1/3 of their staff and the volume of manga they release will be cut by 50%

That is a big problem. Especially to future artists like myself, I have always wanted to get published in Tokyopop, or some other manga publishing company.

It will be even harder to get in, and get a book out if they are doing all this cutting.

I really hate reading manga online, I'd rather buy the books and have something to show for it. I feel the same with anime. Besides, I also enjoy contributing to the artist's greatness, it is definitely a nice feeling having someone buy your work.

But yet it's so hard not too (read manga online), since all this stuff comes out way faster in Japan, everyone jumps on the scans and translate it right away. I really don't like it.