July 27, 2010

Calling all Otaku!

Tokyopop’s tricked-out tour bus will stop at the Bayside Branch of the Queens Library on Monday, Aug. 2 at 3 p.m., as part of a documentary that will appear on Hulu this fall. 
“The whole tour is taking manga to the fans, to those places that we’re never been able to go to,” said Tokoypop Associate Publisher Marco Pavia. “It’s the first time we’ve ever done anything this insane, so we’re definitely learning a lot on this tour.”
Making an appearance will be M. Alice Legrow, creator of the bestselling series Bizenghast. For the musically inclined, meet Stu Levy, founder of Tokoypop and co-creator of the series Princess Ai, which was based loosely on the life of, and conceived with, infamous rocker Courtney Love. As a special treat, JPOP (Japanese pop) star Reni Mimura will perform. What she’ll do is a mystery, even to Pavi.  “I don’t know what,” he said. “It’ll definitely be at least singing, and maybe Q&A.”
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