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TOKYOPOP and GoComics Announce Exclusive Mobile Manga Partnership

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Posted April 21, 2008

America's most prolific and fan-friendly manga
publisher, TOKYOPOP, has announced an exclusive
agreement with longtime mobile partner GoComics, a
leader in digital entertainment. The new agreement,
which strengthens the partnership between the two
companies, will bring a host of new TOKYOPOP titles
to mobile phones in the coming months.

TOKYOPOP will be featured in the new expanded
GoComics mobile comics and manga offering -
available through the mobile Internet or in the new
GoComics Mobile Manga + Comics application. There
will also be a stand-alone TOKYOPOP mobile Internet
deck. With these new platforms, GoComics reaches
every comic fan with a mobile phone, including
iPhones and smart phones. Comics and manga can
be read for free with ads, or they can be purchased
individually using points-based subscriptions.

"Our Mobile Manga is a great user experience and
satisfies discriminating creators, editors and fans
alike. A major reason for this is GoComics'
commitment to quality, simplicity, and an artistic
adaptation that preserves the manga pacing while
converting pages into a panel-by-panel format," said
TOKYOPOP Director of New Product Development
Jeremy Ross. "We look forward to building on the
success of our initial mobile manga anthology with
GoComics' "freedom of choice" offering - fans can
now select their favorites from a wide catalog of titles."

"We've always enjoyed a fantastic relationship with
TOKYOPOP. They have been the first manga
publisher to be deeply committed to mobile
publishing," said Jeff Webber, Vice President of
Product Development for GoComics. "This expanded
partnership is exciting for us, but it's also great news
for manga fans, as it means we'll be launching lots of
new titles. It's a big win for fans of mobile manga!"

For more information, visit
www.gocomics.com/manga/.

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About TOKYOPOP

TOKYOPOP is hailed as a leading youth-oriented
entertainment brand and an innovator of manga
creation, with a revolutionary artistic vision that
transcends countless platforms. From the introduction
of the first-ever extensive manga publishing program
in North America, to the development of its manga-
originated intellectual properties into film, television
and digital entertainment, TOKYOPOP has changed
the way teens experience pop culture. The company's
global reach has expanded to Europe and Asia, with
recent offices opening in the UK and Germany and
upcoming partnerships in Australia and China, in
addition to its original Los Angeles and Tokyo
operations. With millions of fans logging onto the new
social networking site www.TOKYOPOP.com, reading
its books, which are licensed in 41 countries in more
than 20 languages, and watching its DVDs and
television programs, TOKYOPOP's award-winning
catalogue of licensed and original properties has
made the company a visionary in an ever-growing
teen entertainment marketplace.

Visit www.TOKYOPOP.com for additional information.

About uclick, LLC

GoComics (www.gocomics.com) is the flagship
consumer brand of uclick, a leading digital
entertainment provider offering a broad mix of popular
products for the Web and mobile phones. The mobile
division brings comic books, manga, comic strips,
illustration, video and games to mobile consumers
worldwide. Their feature lineup includes top brands
such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Yu-Gi-Oh!,
TOKYOPOP, Paul Frank, and many more. GoComics
products are available through top U.S. carriers and
leading distributors worldwide.


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