Rally to save Eroica! Or you'll be sent to Alaska!

[dessieoctavia]

CMX is shutting down and there's nothing we can do about that. We can, however, urge other publishers, ones dedicated to manga, to pick Eroica up and keep it in publication.

I suggest we have a letter-writing campaign, asking a manga publisher to take over translating and publishing Eroica. I would like to suggest Blu Manga, just because they

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[grey_bard]

You know, when we do come up with a plan of action, maybe we should come up with a campaign page for it aimed at people outside our little fic writing community who also want to save Eroica.

[dessieoctavia]

Gee, I dunno if there's anyone in this fandom who can make a webpage. ;-)

[vadianna]

Blu might not be the best, since I think they are on the absolute brink of disappearing. Their parent company, Tokyopop, just went through massive restructuring last year, cancelling many of their series. Blu made it through, I think, but they only publish a handful of volumes a year, and I think most of them are shorter titles

[dessieoctavia]

See, I knew I was right to ask people who know more about manga publishers than I do. Thank you for the info. We might not have much hope, but we have to try!

[vadianna]

True, it would be a real shame if we didn't try something. And I'd hate to sit on my hands after something like this.

[annelislashfan]

True, true. And we do want a strong company to aim for foremost, one with good staying power.

[die_heitere]

Yay mosellegreen. :3

[kohaku_imaki55]

Just let us know who and where to write.
Thanks

[verdenda]

I'll leave all the know-how to you folks. X'D But count me in for the letter writing! Will be keeping an eye on this comm for future info.

[meicdon13]

Seconding this~ I know next to nothing about manga publishers but I'm game to write letters and spread the news.