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About us

Founded in 1997 by filmmaker and entrepreneur Stu Levy, POP Media Holdings brings Asian Pop Culture to Hollywood and beyond. Its publishing company TOKYOPOP® established the market for manga in North America, introducing the term to the English language in the process. Over its history, POP has published thousands of books, distributed anime and Asian films on home video and television, licensed merchandise to consumer goods companies, created graphic novels of major brands and led the way digitally in social media, e-commerce and user-generated content, including the mobile publishing platform POP Comics®. POP expanded internationally with offices in Europe and Japan and a network of over 160 partners in more than 50 countries and 30 languages. Its production arm has produced live-action and animated film and television content based on its extensive intellectual property library, including Priest, America’s Greatest Otaku, Van Von Hunter, and a slate of projects currently in development. Visit POP at www.TOKYOPOP.com, www.TOKYOPOP.de, www.POPcomics.com, and subscribe to TOKYOPOP TV for original web series and shows (www.youtube.com/tokyopoptv).

Industry

Entertainment Providers

Company size

11-50 employees

Headquarters

Los Angeles, California

Type

Privately Held

Founded

1997

Specialties

anime, manga, film, television, asian pop culture, production, comics, and online video

Locations

Employees at TOKYOPOP

Updates

Featured in today's newsletter from the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA): "TOKYOPOP recently won an IBPA award for their graphic novel Guardian of Fukushima—one of many awards the publisher has won--a moving account of a farmer tending to the land in the wake of the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and subsequent nuclear power plant disaster in Japan. We sat down with Kae Winters, Marketing Associate of TOKYOPOP, to learn more about the book and the story behind their success." TOKYOPOP – A Pioneer of Manga Publishing in the U.S.https://lnkd.in/g2cwsaNy
This edition features an elegant gold foil cover, full-color interior art pages, and a set of two 5 x 7 inch collector's art cards inside! SANCTIFY, Volume 1 is now available in print: https://amzn.to/3YDG7ly
Wild Beast Forest House is available now in print
Inma R. is a manga artist from Melilla who also works as an illustrator across various sectors on an international level. 🌍✏️ Her work, "Wild Beast Forest House", has been a huge success on Webtoon and is now about to embark on its global journey by the hand of papertoons GmbH, TOKYOPOP and Jundo. 📖✨In an interview with PlanetadeLibros, the author shared that it’s ‘a story about romance, but also about finding family and a safe place to call home.’ 🏡💕 With over 20 million visitors on Webtoon, this story has already touched so many hearts, and we’re beyond excited to bring it to even more international readers! 🌟📚#BookAndFilmRights
New Disney Manga! Kilala is a regular girl obsessed with princesses. Rei is a prince looking for a magical princess destined to save his kingdom from ruthless villains. The final leg of their journey begins when they face the mastermind behind the attacks. Traveling through each Disney Princess world, Kilala meets her beloved heroes and learns there’s a lot more to being a princess than she expected! Disney Kilala Princess - The Collection, Book Two is available now: https://lnkd.in/gCRKmuiR
Anime News Network Author Interview: Miki Yamamoto, the creator of A Smart and Courageous Child Manga "Her single-volume book A Smart and Courageous Child explores a couple's first pregnancy and their emotional trajectories as they go from thrilled to fearful, examining the role news and the written word impact people." https://lnkd.in/gshEDWUj #manga
🎃 Happy Halloween from the TOKYOPOP Team! Enjoy eating lots of candy and reading our latest Disney Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas manga series #manga
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SANCTIFY 𓆩♱𓆪 | Manga Trailer | LoveLove 💕 Order direct from TOKYOPOP: This exclusive edition features an elegant gold foil cover, full-color interior art pages, and a set of two 5 x 7 inch collector's art cards inside. A sexy, mature supernatural mystery filled with dramatic twists and turns! "In this world, there is good and evil... and one cannot exist without the other."
Interested in #gaming? Peter Y. Levin is one of the industry's top leaders. Hear his words of wisdom on the Deconstructor of Fun #podcast.

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What happens when Peter Y. Levin, our Co-Founder and Managing Director, sits down with Deconstructor of Fun? 🎙️ A conversation you won’t want to miss. As one of the OGs of IP in transmedia, Peter’s been blending gaming, media, and entertainment long before it was a trend. If you’re ready for unfiltered insights, untold stories, and a look at what’s next for the industry, tune in. 🎧https://lnkd.in/gtesHJMq
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