Kino no Tabi Dropped; Slayers to be Back
Dated: 16 Apr 2008
Tiamat’s Disciple reports on a TOKYOPOP event in the UK, and notes that Kino no Tabi– which was in limbo during Sakura Con –has officially been dropped due to licensing issues. Sorry, folks.
In happier news, two previously-suspended titles are back: Slayers and Scrapped Princess! T-pop is surely hoping that the new Slayers Revolution anime will rekindle interest; as for Scrapped Princess, well, why not? I’m sad about Kino but excited about Slayers, personally. ♥
EDIT: This article has a follow-up; Tpop reps say it’s all not true.
Tags: kino no tabi, scrapped princess, slayers, TOKYOPOP
April 16th, 2008 at 7:45 am
Very excited for Slayers!
April 16th, 2008 at 8:03 am
Re: Kino
NOOOOOOOO!!!!!
April 16th, 2008 at 8:47 am
would that be the slayers light novels? if so I’m excited to get the rest and I know someone else whom will be too.
April 16th, 2008 at 8:50 am
@yue: Everything in this article is light novels. :)
April 16th, 2008 at 9:24 am
Please check what Peter Ahlstrom said in the comments. There hasn’t been any change on Kino no Tabi, Scrapped Princess volume 4 isn’t being published, and there are no current plans to publish volume 9+ of Slayers.
April 16th, 2008 at 9:28 am
Yeah, just proves my point really TP UK dosent know it’s head from its ahem.
It’s very frustrating to finally get to the rep, get some answers, then to have them overridden by someone from the US office. Clearly TP UK dosen’t know what it’s doing anymore and needs a swift kick in the family jewels
April 16th, 2008 at 9:30 am
Oh, and Hung, according to Peter from TP US kino is still in limbo. Nut as he said to me a few weeks ago, the chances of it being dropped are high, so i wouldn’t get my hopes up just yet :(
April 16th, 2008 at 9:30 am
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