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'''''Tokyopop magazine''''', originally named '''''MixxZine''''', was a [[manga]] anthology published in [[North America]] by [[Tokyopop]] (originally named "Mixx").
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'''''Tokyopop''''', originally named '''''MixxZine''''', was a [[manga]] anthology published in [[North America]] by [[Tokyopop]].


==History==
''MixxZine'' at the start published four series, two of which were [[shōjo]] and two of which were [[seinen]]:
''MixxZine'' at the start published five manga series, two of which were [[Shōjo manga|shōjo]] (geared towards young or teenaged girls) and two of which were [[seinen]] (geared towards adolescent boys/men):
*''[[Harlem Beat]]''
*''[[Ice Blade]]''
*''[[Ice Blade]]''
*''[[Magic Knight Rayearth]]''
*''[[Magic Knight Rayearth]]''
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*''[[Sailor Moon]]''
*''[[Sailor Moon]]''


As the seinen and shōjo content were hard to reconcile,{{Citation needed|date=August 2011}} and Mixx wanted to refocus the magazine towards high school and university/college-aged readers, ''Sailor Moon'' was taken out of the anthology and moved to ''[[Smile (magazine)|Smile]]''.<ref>"[http://web.archive.org/web/20001002025512/http://www.mixxonline.com/mixxonline/company/press_releases/pr_980901_newdir.html Press release regarding MixxZine® and Smile™ addressed to MixxZine subscribers.]" [[Mixx Entertainment]]. September 30, 1998. Retrieved on August 21, 2011.</ref>
''Sailor Moon'' was taken out of the anthology and moved to ''[[Smile (magazine)|Smile]]'', as the seinen and shōjo content were hard to reconcile due to the vast difference in audiences,<ref>{{Cite web|title = ANIMEfringe: Features: Full Circle - Part 2|url = http://www.animefringe.com/magazine/00.06/feature/1/index2.php3|website = www.animefringe.com|accessdate = October 19, 2015}}</ref> and as Mixx wanted to refocus the magazine towards high school and university/college-aged readers<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20001002025512/http://www.mixxonline.com/mixxonline/company/press_releases/pr_980901_newdir.html Press release regarding MixxZine® and Smile™ addressed to MixxZine subscribers.]" ([http://web.archive.org/web/20001002025512/http://www.mixxonline.com/mixxonline/company/press_releases/pr_980901_newdir.html Archive]). [[Mixx Entertainment]]. September 30, 1998. Retrieved on August 21, 2011.</ref> which focused more on [[Shōjo manga|shōjo]] titles.


When ''MixxZine'' was renamed [[Tokyopop]] in July 1999, the focus changed towards more information on [[Asia]]n culture,<ref>{{Cite web|title = ANIMEfringe: Features: Full Circle - Part 4|url = http://www.animefringe.com/magazine/00.06/feature/1/index4.php3|website = www.animefringe.com|accessdate = October 19, 2015}}</ref> along with manga and articles on [[J-pop]], [[video game]]s, and [[anime]]. The magazine was offered for free,<ref>{{Cite web|title=TOKYOPOP: Club Tokyopop |url=http://www.tokyopop.com/tokyopop/join.asp |date=August 15, 2000 |accessdate=October 19, 2015 |url-status=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000815222420/http://www.tokyopop.com/tokyopop/join.asp |archivedate=August 15, 2000 }}</ref> and only a few manga titles were published in the magazine, rotating through the following titles:<ref>{{Cite web|title = ANIMEfringe: Features: Full Circle - Part 4|url = http://www.animefringe.com/magazine/00.06/feature/1/index4.php3|website = www.animefringe.com|accessdate = October 19, 2015}}</ref>
When ''Ice Blade'' concluded, ''[[Sorcerer Hunters]]'' filled the slot in the magazine.<ref>"[http://web.archive.org/web/20001002071342/http://www.mixxonline.com/mixxonline/company/press_releases/pr_981106_sh.html MIXX ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES "SORCERER HUNTERS"]." [[Mixx Entertainment]]. November 6, 1998. Retrieved on August 21, 2011.</ref>
* ''[[Magic Knight Rayearth]]''
* ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam: Blue Destiny]]''
* ''[[Parasyte]]''
* ''[[Sorcerer Hunters]]''
''Tokyopop'' was eventually discontinued in August 2000.<ref>{{Cite web|title = ANIMEfringe: Features: Full Circle - Part 5|url = http://www.animefringe.com/magazine/00.06/feature/1/index5.php3|website = www.animefringe.com|accessdate = October 19, 2015}}</ref>


== See also ==
When ''MixxZine'' was renamed [[Tokyopop]] in July 1999, the focus was changed to an "[[Asia]]n culture magazine", which included manga and articles on [[J-pop]], [[video game]]s, and [[anime]]. Only a few manga titles were published in the magazine until it was discontinued in 2000.
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Latest revision as of 23:56, 1 June 2024

Tokyopop, originally named MixxZine, was a manga anthology published in North America by Tokyopop.

History

[edit]

MixxZine at the start published five manga series, two of which were shōjo (geared towards young or teenaged girls) and two of which were seinen (geared towards adolescent boys/men):

Sailor Moon was taken out of the anthology and moved to Smile, as the seinen and shōjo content were hard to reconcile due to the vast difference in audiences,[1] and as Mixx wanted to refocus the magazine towards high school and university/college-aged readers[2] which focused more on shōjo titles.

When MixxZine was renamed Tokyopop in July 1999, the focus changed towards more information on Asian culture,[3] along with manga and articles on J-pop, video games, and anime. The magazine was offered for free,[4] and only a few manga titles were published in the magazine, rotating through the following titles:[5]

Tokyopop was eventually discontinued in August 2000.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "ANIMEfringe: Features: Full Circle - Part 2". www.animefringe.com. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  2. ^ "Press release regarding MixxZine® and Smile™ addressed to MixxZine subscribers." (Archive). Mixx Entertainment. September 30, 1998. Retrieved on August 21, 2011.
  3. ^ "ANIMEfringe: Features: Full Circle - Part 4". www.animefringe.com. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  4. ^ "TOKYOPOP: Club Tokyopop". August 15, 2000. Archived from the original on August 15, 2000. Retrieved October 19, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ "ANIMEfringe: Features: Full Circle - Part 4". www.animefringe.com. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  6. ^ "ANIMEfringe: Features: Full Circle - Part 5". www.animefringe.com. Retrieved October 19, 2015.


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