Tokyopop Confirms New Layoffs

Tokyopop CEO Stu Levy has confirmed that the publisher laid off several staff members (possibly five) last week. Levy explained, “Borders — our biggest customer — went bankrupt, owed us a lot money, which they didn’t pay us, and as a result we are in a very challenging situation, and have had to react quickly to the situation. We did need to let a few people go — and it’s horrible for everyone involved to ever have to let people go. We will continue to do everything we can to evolve the manga business and we very much appreciate the support of our fans, our partners, our creators, and out retail customers.”

Source: ICv2