''Tokyopop'', originally named ''MixxZine'', was a

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anthology published in

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Tokyopop Tokyopop (styled TOKYOPOP; formerly known as Mixx Entertainment) is an American distributor, licensor and publisher of anime, manga, manhwa and Western manga-style works. The German publishing division produces German translations of licens ...

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''MixxZine'' at the start published five manga series, two of which were shōjo (geared towards young or teenaged girls) and two of which were

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(geared towards adolescent boys/men): *'' Harlem Beat'' *''

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'' *'' Magic Knight Rayearth'' *'' Parasyte'' *''

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'' ''Sailor Moon'' was taken out of the anthology and moved to ''

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'', as the seinen and shōjo content were hard to reconcile due to the vast difference in audiences, and as Mixx wanted to refocus the magazine towards high school and university/college-aged readers which focused more on shōjo titles. When ''MixxZine'' was renamed

in July 1999, the focus changed towards more information on

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s, and

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. The magazine was offered for free, and only a few manga titles were published in the magazine, rotating through the following titles: * '' Magic Knight Rayearth'' * '' Mobile Suit Gundam: Blue Destiny'' * '' Parasyte'' * '' Sorcerer Hunters'' ''Tokyopop'' was eventually discontinued in August 2000.

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Anime and manga magazines Magazines disestablished in 2000 Magazines established in 1999 Defunct magazines published in the United States Magazines published in California 1999 establishments in California {{Anime-mag-stub

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