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Oh well, this was coming anyway. Good luck to everyone from Viz looking for work, I guess.
Oh well, this was coming anyway. Good luck to everyone from Viz looking for work, I guess.
Economy hits Viz, company announces that they're restructuring
We've had rumblings of this already, with some of Viz's titles being de-listed by Diamond, along with their Original Content program being put on hold, but now we get real word that the manga megahouse is restructuring its company and issuing out layoffs. Here's the quote of the day from Viz CEO Hidemi Fukuhara:
So, no surprises there -- the manga industry has been due for a plateau, as I've been hearing from Rocket Bomber and comics212. Sure, the economy has an effect on the situation, but the manga industry has been leveling out, as we've already seen the fallout with Tokyopop. Viz has too strong of a lineup to really falter heavily, and Del Rey and Dark Horse seem to be more conservative with their choices. Yen is up in the air, with all their manhwa selections. Well, here's to Viz getting through this, and I hope that all of the people who got laid off will be able to pull through on this -- it's certainly not an easy time to find a job. Did you know? You can now get daily or weekly email notifications when humans reply to your comments.
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