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Tokyopop Manga Volumes Pulled from July Solicitations (Updated)

Icarus Publishing notes (link contains explicitly sexual images) that Diamond Comic Distributors have cancelled the July solicitations for the following Tokyopop volumes:

• Atelier Marie and Elie - Zarlburge Alchemist volume 5
• Blazin' Barrels volume 11
• Legend of "Zipangu" BLOOD SUCKER volume 8
• Dragon Voice volume 11
• Forget About Love volume 2
• Gakuen Heaven-Nakajima
• Gosick volume 2
• I Wish… volume 3
• Kat & Mouse volume 4
• Liling-Po volume 9
• Love Mode volume 11
• Missing (Novel) volume 4: The Hanged Man
• Mobile Suit Gundam: École du Ciel Volume 9
• Nosatsu Junkie volume 7
• Pick of the Litter volume 5
• Planet Blood volume 9
• Poison Candy volume 2
• Rure volume 4
• Saver volume 7
• Shin Megami Tensei: Kahn volume 3
• Snow volume 2
• Sorcerer Hunters — 100% Authentic Format volume 11
• Suppli volume 4
• That Guy Was Splendid volume 1
• Trinity Blood - Reborn On The Mars volume 3
• Zig·Zag volume 4
• Star Trek: The Next Generation volume 1 (postponed until Spring 2009)

Tokyopop's release of Lagoon Engine volume 6 has also been cancelled for June. A title can still be re-solicited after a cancelled solicitation. Diamond caters to direct-sales retailers such as comic book stores.

Update: A Tokyopop editor for its Blu boys-love imprint posted on the imprint's forum that Love Mode volume 11 and the next volume of Gakuen Heaven are postponed. Love Mode volume 10 is currently planned for August. Thanks, Kurishojo and emilydastrange.