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Todd Haberkorn might as well be considered an anime character himself. He’s got it all, right down to the bubbly personality and perfectly styled hair. TOKYOPOP took the time to chat with Todd, the voice behind many beloved anime characters, to talk about his new project Fairy Tail, NYCC and how YOU can help get him a rad anime-related tattoo.

TOKYOPOP: Fairy Tail is going to be featured heavily this weekend at NYCC. What is the show about and who do you bring to life with your vocal cords?

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“The Radius”:

Title: Tokyo Mew Mew A La Mode Volume 1

Artist: Mia Ikumi

Original concept: Kadansha

Distributor: TokyoPop

American release date: 2003

Format and length: Shojo manga, 197 pages

Publisher/Industry Age Rating: Y 10+

Overall Personal Rating: B

Other Similar Series: Tokyo Mew Mew

A 12 year old girl named Berry heads out to her first day of class at her new school. The best way to describe her is cute and bubbly. She is totally enthusiastic about the extra cute school uniforms, after all, that is why she picked the school!

“The Radius”:

Title: Clean Freak Fully Equipped Volume 1

Author: Touya Tobina

Distributor: TOKYOPOP

American Release Date: Mar 1 2011

Format: Manga

Genre: Romance, Comedy

Publisher Age Ratting: T

Overall personal ratting: B-

“The Radius”: 

Title: Butterfly Volume 1

Author: Yu Akiawa

Distributor: TOKYOPOP

American Release Date: Mar 1 2011

Format: Manga

Genre: Fantasy, Supernatural

Publisher Age Ratting: T

Overall personal ratting: B-

Similar Series: Ghosts Hunt, XXX Holic

Genji Ishikawa hates anything to do with ghosts and the super natural. Even though Genji sees visions of his dead brother, he refuses to believe in the existence of the ghost. This total hatred of the supernatural gets him in a tricky situation when he visits a haunted house. When one of the ghosts in this haunted house tried to scare him, Genji punched the ghost right in the face. Unfortunately, this ghost was really just a man doing his job, but instead of suing, the owners decided that they would just call it an accident if he paid them 600,000 yen.

“The Radius”

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Story by: Cyberconnect2

Art by: Megane Kikuya

U. S. Distributor: TokyoPop

U.S. Release Date: Feb. 8th, 2011

Format: Manga / 212 pages

Genre: Shonen, Sci-fi, action/ adventure

Age Rating: T for Teen (13+)

Overall Personal Rating: B-

Now that Tokio has begun to realize his true power, can he step up and defeat Haseo, breaking the evil spell that the Schicksal Origination has cast on him?

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“The Radius”

Title: The Stellar Six

Author:Yuuki Fujimoto

Distributor: TokyoPop

Format: Manga, 208 pages

Genre: Comedy

Publisher Age Rating:13+

Overall Personal Rating: B

Friendships can be forever, but only if you work at them. A group of 6 kids have spent their childhood growing up around the Gingacho Market where their families have stores. Kuro and Mike have always been close, they still are. Now in high school, their new lives are pulling at them, threatening the time they have together.

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V.B. Rose, Volume 11

Author: Banri Hidaka

Publisher: Tokyopop

American release date: December 28, 2010

Format/Genre: Manga/Romance

Publisher/Industry Age Rating: Teen/13+

Overall Personal Rating: A

Similar series or titles to check out: Hot Gimmick; Butterflies, Flowers

Ageha innocently asks Kuromine and Arisaka, “So how long have you two been together?” She doesn’t mean it like it sounds, but the question seems to annoy Yukari and amuses Kuromine as we begin Volume 11 of V.B. Rose.

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Pavane For A Dead Girl: Volume one

Author: Koge-Donbo*

Publisher: Tokyopop

American release date: March 8th 2011

Format/Genre/Length: Manga/Fantasy/192 pages

Publisher/Industry Age Rating: Older Teen/16+

Overall Personal Rating: B

Similar series/titles to check out: Zombie-Loan; Aion; Moon Boy

Takenomaru Sagami is a young violin prodigy, the “Prince of Harmony” to a very smitten Nanao Kaga, but he is not as perfect as everything thinks he is. He owes his very life to a contract with the mysterious Great Angel who demands Tears of Maria as part of their agreement. When Nanao and Takenomaru meet, will Nanao end up being one of the Maria that Takenomaru needs?

Title: Aion
Manga Author: Yuna Kagesaki (Fujimi Shobo)
American Publisher: Tokyo Pop
American Release Date: February 1, 2011
Age Rating: OT
Format and length: Manga, 4 chapters
Genres: Action, Comedy, Romance, Shonen, Supernatural
Overall Personal Rating: B
Titles in the Radius: Samurai Harem, Maid War Chronicles & Rozen Maiden

Summary:
Tatsuya Tsugawa’s parents died and his cousin’s family moved in, but after Seine clensed them of a parasite that hijacked their brain they left. However, Tatsuya, feeling lonely in the mansion, took Seine up on her offer to live with him. However, things only begin to heat up as Tatsuya’s childhood friend who has a secret crush on him, Yoshiyuki, gets infected and Seine’s “guardians”, Shizuki and her younger sister, Yuzuki, suddenly show up.

Title: Aion
Manga Author: Yuna Kagesaki (Fujimi Shobo)
American Publisher: Tokyo Pop
American Release Date: December 28, 2011
Age Rating: OT
Format and length: Manga, 4 chapters
Genres: Action, Comedy, Romance, Shonen, Supernatural
Overall Personal Rating: A-
Titles in the Radius: Samurai Harem, Maid War Chronicles & Rozen Maiden

Funny how coincidences seem to stack up. In addition to being written by the same author as Chibi Vampire, Aion, like Chibi Vampire, came with a name change. For those of you who didn’t (or even did) know Chibi Vampire was released in Japan with the Japanese title that translates to Karin; Aion‘s title in Japan translates to the Blue Sea of Aion. A bit closer, but still not the same. What does this have to do with the story? Nothing, except if see it by another name, Hekikai no Aion, you’ll know its the same thing.

“The Radius”:

Title: Hetalia: Axis Powers, Vol. 2

Author: Hidekaz Himaruya

Distributor: TokyoPop

American Release Date: December 28, 2010

Format: Manga

Genre: War, Comedy, Historical

Publisher Age Rating: OT (Older Teen, 16+, Mild Language, Nudity)

Personal Review Rating: A

Similar Series: Kyo kara Maoh!, Porco Rosso

It’s a G8 (the “Group of 8″) meeting and somethings not right… 1, 2, 3… wait, there’s only 7, who could be missing?

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Previously in Vol. 1

Volume 2

Ever read a manga series, and even though you really enjoy it, it feels like it… well, rambles a little? Like, you’re 10 volumes in, and you kind of know who you want to see end up together, and you’re ready for them to move things along, but instead, there’s another argument, another missed connection or miscommunication?

Sounds like you ought to check out Eensy Weensy Monster!

“The Radius”:

Title: Kanpai!

Artist/Author: Maki Murakami

Distributor: Tokyopop

American release date: September, 2005

Format, Genre and length: Comedic, Gothic Manga; 209pages

Publisher/Industry Age Rating: T , Teen 13+

Overall Personal Rating: B

What happens when the monsters of the world become overhunted? Well, that is

where the monster guardians come in.

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“The Radius”

Title: Sgt. Frog vol. 1

Author/Artist: Mine Yoshizaki

Distributor: Tokyopop

American Release Date: March 9, 2004

Format: Manga

Genre: Sci-Fi, Comedy, Parody

Publisher Age Rating: T+ for 13+

Overall Personal Rating: A+

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“The Radius”:

Title: The Secret Notes of Lady Kanoko, Volume One

Artist/Author: Airiko Tsujita

Distributor: TokyoPop

Releases Date: Dec. 28th, 2010

Format and length: Shojo comedy manga, 208 pages

Publisher/Industry Age Rating: T, 13+

Overall Personal Rating: B+

Naedoko Kanoko is sort of a loner and she likes it that way. She relishes observing the school dramas, keeping her notes carefully. She is analytical and emphatic that she is objective and keeps it that way by avoiding any sort of friendships or social interactions. Or so she says and so she tries, but life has a way of sneaking in.

V.B. Rose, Volume 10  

Author: Banri Hidaka

Publisher: Tokyopop

American release date: November 2, 2010

Format/Genre: Manga/Romance

Publisher/Industry Age Rating: Teen/13+

Overall Personal Rating: A

Similar series or titles to check out: Hot Gimmick;  Butterflies, Flowers

Arisaka’s mother has been out of his life for eighteen years, and now she suddenly reappears?  Not only that, she mistakes Yukari’s little brother for him, and then mistakes Arisaka for his late father Aoi.  Talk about your ditzes!  But more importantly, what the heck does she want after all this time?

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The Holiday Grab-bag Giveaway Continues!

Congratulations to TOKYOPOP.com  users “Hilde” & “smoo” for being the first 2 winners in our Holiday Grab-bag Giveaway!!

Due to the issues we’ve had the past few days with our website giving error messages we’ve decided to extend the contest until December 31^st, 2010 at 11:59 PM.

That means an extra week of winners! Anyone who has already entered the contest is still eligible and does not need to re-enter. If you haven’t entered yet don’t worry you still have time!

Enter here for your chance to win!

Title: Saving Life
Manga Author: Mario Kaneda (Kadokawa Shoten)
American Publisher: TokyoPop
American Release Date: November 2, 2010
Age Rating: M
Format and length: Manga, 6 chapters
Genres: Comedy, Harem, Romance, Shonen
Overall Personal Rating: B
Titles in the Radius: Hayate the Combat Butler, Maid Sama, Maid War Chronicle, Rosario + Vampire, Samurai Harem

How much is freedom really worth? Would you be willing to live in the poorest, most dangerous section of town, worrying every day if you can scrape together enough cash, checking coin returns to see if someone forgot a nickle if instead there was a chance to live in luxury, never needing to worry about how much something costs, but under someone else’s rules? For Haruhiko, it is worth that much.

“The Radius”:

Title: How to Draw Shojo Manga

Distributor: Tokyopop

American release date: 11-13-10

Format, Genre and length: Shojo/Art instruction, 165 pages

Publisher/Industry Age Rating: T: age 13+

Overall Personal Rating: A

Similar series or titles to check out: Let’s Draw Manga: Yaoi

“Manga is best when the pictures and text enter the eye and are understood together”.  Manga art is created with stylized drawings, don’t let the world shojo scare you away.

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