Subject:  Re: Has everyone heard? |
Author:
Seiya
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Date Posted: 19:31:15 11/14/03 Fri
In reply to:
Sakura no Miko
's message, "Has everyone heard?" on 08:15:28 11/14/03 Fri
>From http://www.icv2.com/articles/home/3805.html
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>"Tokyopop, which is planning to publish more than 500
>titles in 2004, has announced the addition of five new
>(to the US) titles from Clamp, the all-female
>collective that is clearly the most popular team of
>manga creators in the world. In addition to the
>already announced May release of the Clamp masterwork
>Tokyo Babylon (see "New Clamp Title To Be Released in
>US"), Tokyopop will also introduce US audiences to a
>variety of old and new series from the prolific group
>of creators, including RG Veda, Suki, Legal Drug, The
>Legend Of Chun Hyang, and The One I Love.
>
>RG Veda, which is loosely based on Hindu mythology,
>was Clamp's first professional project. The 10-volume
>manga series inspired a popular anime version and
>demonstrated the group's skill with epic fantasy
>narratives.
>
>Suki, which is due out in February, is a 3-volume saga
>of a painfully quiet and shy teenage girl's first
>crush.
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>Love is also the theme of The One I Love, a 12-story
>anthology, which opens with an eight-page color
>section.
>
>The Legend of Chun Hyang is another one-volume effort,
>a stand-alone historical fantasy set in ancient Korea
>featuring a beautiful warrior princess who protects a
>village from feudal tyrants.
>
>The most recent of Tokyopop's Clamp acquisitions is
>Legal Drug, which is still running in Japan. The
>story of two ordinary pharmacists who turn out special
>elixirs at night, Legal Drug demonstrates Clamp's
>ability to mix genres and come up with unique
>combinations that expand the boundaries of genres like
>shoujo manga."
I'm so getting Legal Drug! Saw the stuff on this website and It looks really good. Cant wait.
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