Australia and New Zealand Join TOKYOPOP's Global Manga Revolution!Tokyo, Japan (May 25, 2006) - In a move that further strengthens its position as a global manga leader, TOKYOPOP has partnered with Funtastic, Australia's premier supplier of children's books, toys and apparel to the mass market, to launch TOKYOPOP's manga business in the Oceanic territories. Not only does this partnership mark TOKYOPOP's presence in what is now its fourth continent, it makes TOKYOPOP the first manga company to establish a local presence in Australia and New Zealand. TOKYOPOP Oceania begins in July 2006 with 24 of TOKYOPOP's hottest manga titles, including the successful Princess Ai, Warcraft and Peach Fuzz series, continuing with monthly new releases subsequently. According to Stu Levy, CEO and CCO of TOKYOPOP, "Partnering with Funtastic is a natural step for us considering our current state of global expansion. With Funtastic, we not only look forward to putting manga into the hands of a whole new territory of readers, but to working with a partner capable of handling our move into other integrated media platforms." "We are extremely thrilled about our partnership with TOKYOPOP which will see manga come down under in a huge way," said Darren Busuttil, Business Manager, Funtastic. With our recent acquisition of Madman Entertainment, distributors of TOKYOPOP DVD's, TOKYOPOP books are an excellent and natural extension to our already amazing stable of products, and we look forward to seeing manga, and TOKYOPOP prosper and grow in the Australian market." ABOUT FUNTASTIC: Our books are now available on every continent except Antarctica. Visit www.funtastic.com.au for additional information. ABOUT TOKYOPOP® |
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Wow. It's fantastic. Would
Wow. It's fantastic.
Would Tokyopop be in Brazil someday? HOHOHO, JBC and Conrad rules all.