Tag Archives: tokyopop

Moyoco Anno’s Study of the Bitch

Posted on January 26, 2013 by Daniella Orihuela-Gruber

There is something about how Moyoco Anno portrays women in her manga. Put simply, each and every female character is a bitch. While this may seem like a derogatory way to say it, it is simply how Anno sees all … Continue reading →

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Geeky Art in the Home

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Daniella Orihuela-Gruber

During my hiatus from this blog, my boyfriend and I moved from a small apartment, to a much bigger apartment. Having the space has been great for spacing out my manga collection, but another great perk of our new place … Continue reading →

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TOKYOPOP: Past, Present and Future at Anime Expo

Posted on June 24, 2012 by Daniella Orihuela-Gruber

Hi everyone! If you’re attending Anime Expo this year, I’ll be on the TOKYOPOP: Past, Present and Future panel Saturday night, 7 P.M., in LP 4 (that’s LACC 411.) I’ll be helping Stu Levy explain what happened to TOKYOPOP in … Continue reading →

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What are Your Plans for Free Comic Book Day?

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Daniella Orihuela-Gruber

Or as I like to call it: GEEK WEEKEND 2012! Seriously, ever since the Avengers  movie franchise has started up, the weekend of Free Comic Book Day has been super-awesome. Last year, I saw Thor, went to FCBD at Meltdown … Continue reading →

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I Miss Tokyopop, Sort Of

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Daniella Orihuela-Gruber

This post, in its original incarnation was a stupid rant about how I can’t find more work in the manga industry right now. I thought about publishing it today and decided against it because it was just me whining. Then … Continue reading →

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Garage Sale Finds & Off To Fanime!

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Daniella Orihuela-Gruber

Hi everyone, Tomorrow is the official start of Fanime, one of my favorite cons in California. I’ll be attending, so my presence on this blog and on Twitter will be pretty limited. (Although I’ll still be checking in when I … Continue reading →

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Discussion: More on the Tokyopop Effect

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Daniella Orihuela-Gruber

A few days ago, translator Matt Thorn posted on his blog why he was happy to see Tokyopop go. Most of his reasons revolved around the fact that Tokyopop depressed translation rates to way below a living wage by employing entry-level … Continue reading →

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