TOKYOPOP Announces new Manga Acquisitions

TOKYOPOP has officially announced its acquisition of translation rights to several new manga series.

Ikkitousen will be localized beginning on April 6, 2004 under the American title “Battle Vixens.”

The Demon Ororon (Akuma no Ororon), a dark fantasy by Mizuki Hakase, will also debut in English on April 6th.

Masakazu Yamaguchi’s horror manga Arm of Kannon (possibly “Mystery Minzoku Gakusha Yakumo Itsuki”) will debut in English on May 4th. Yamaguchi may be better known as the creator of ecchi manga series “My My Mai,” “BOiNG,” and “Butt Attack Punisher Girl Gotaman.”

Haruko Iida’s shoujo sci-fi/fantasy series Crescent Moon (Mikan no Tsuki) will debut on May 4th also.

Kei Toume’s Lament of the Lamb (Hitsuji no Uta) will premier in America on May 11, 2004.

Shimizu Aki’s manga adaptation of Konami’s Suikoden RPG video game series will see its English language premier on May 11, 2004, as well.

TOKYOPOP will also begin localizing Lee So-young’s Korean manwha series Model on May 4, 2004.

Source: Anime on DVD