Penguin Random House Publisher Services will sell and distribute the entire TOKYOPOP frontlist and backlist across all sales channels worldwide, beginning January 1, 2025.
Founded in 1997 by Stu Levy, TOKYOPOP built the market for manga in North America and sells Asian pop culture across the globe. Its many adult and children's titles include Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Battle for Pumpkin King, the LoveLove imprint's FANGS and On or Off, and TOKYOPOP Classics like Dramacon.
TOKYOPOP COO and publisher Marc Visnick commented: "Penguin Random House offers an industry-leading range of proven sales, distribution, and publishing services that will provide the important tools necessary to continue our growth trajectory. With PRHPS as a partner, we will be better situated to take advantage of market opportunities as the manga, graphic novel and comics arenas continue to evolve while also expanding our reach into new markets."
PRHPS executive v-p Rachel Goldstein said, "As long-time admirers of TOKYOPOP's pathfinding publishing, we are thrilled to welcome them to Penguin Random House Publisher Services. Under the astute leadership of Stu Levy, Marc Visnick and their team, they continue to identify the perfect partnerships with which to expand their manga list to untapped opportunities in the marketplace, and we are excited to bring the full range of our sales and distribution experience and relationships to deliver their creators' work to even more readers worldwide."