Calum Johnston of Strange Adventures Comic Bookshops in Halifax, Nova Scotia and Fredericton, New Brunswick saw our article on Tokyopop's TV advertising (see 'Tokyopop Plans TV Ads for Manga') and shared his reactions:

I haven't seen the ads that Tokyopop are going to run, but I definitely think they will have a positive impact.  The more people who know what manga is and that it is available at local book shops and comic shops, the better it is for all of us.

Hopefully the ads are not directing people to a specific chain, but to 'check out your local bookstore and comic shop!'  It would also be great if they make a tape of the ad available to local shops so we could tag our store info on the end and run it in the smaller markets.