Okay folks, I can’t take any more questions except for TOKYOPOP now, because I’ve left the dealer room and I’m leaving the con after Tpop (trying to make a pilgrimage to Kinokuniya).

That said, I did do my best to get answers to all of your questions:

  1. 1. When is Flower of Life 4 coming out? - It just came out in Japan a little while ago, so we’re looking at spring ‘09 for a US release. DMP has caught up with Yoshinaga’s releases in Japan so expect there to be a significant delay between releases from here on out.
  2. 2. Swallowing the Earth is the only Tezuka title DMP is planning to release this year.
  3. 3. DMP would love to license more Yoshinaga works, but they’re all pretty much taken– except Oooku, which is still a bit young to get a license out here.
  4. 4. FUNimation does not yet have release dates for Darker than Black.
  5. 5. Cast list and release dates for Ouran High School Host Club are still pending but we may have hope for them this summer. MAYBE. No promises! (Yeah, I don’t know what’s taking so long either…)
  6. 6. Bandai Entertainment does not yet have release dates for Clamp School Detectives.

The last question was pretty open (someone requested that I poke around and see if anyone wants to license Otomen, by Soul Rescue’s Aya Kanno. Unfortunately I got it after I left the dealer room, so even if I had time to try and hobnob and hint I couldn’t have gotten anything, sorry! I will ask Tpop if they plan to do any more Kanno works.

Feel free to drop TOKYOPOP questions if you have them; their panel starts in 10.


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