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TOKYOPOP expands its DISNEY MANGA catalog in time for Halloween with a new full-color manga adaptation of Disney Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Chistmas Movie Manga as well as the release of a deluxe hardcover for Disney Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas Zero's Journey – The Complete Full-Color Collection which collects the Zero's Journey series[...]

Originally published in 2018, TokyoPop is to translate and publish Deco Yamano's Comic Party Wonder Love manga series into English, in their October 2024 solicits and solicitations (although coming out in December) That also includes the Far Cry: Cuill The Herd manga by Ryan Nichols and A-WaN Lab And the intriguing The Person I Love[...]

TOKYOPOP announced they would be publishing the new Noir Caesar graphic novel series Mutupo, a supernatural action adventure by Zimbabwean creator Kay Rwizi that is steeped in African mysticism and mythology Originally produced as a webtoon, Mutupo initially garnered over 10,000 readers in less than 3 months The digital release is available now with the print edition set[...]

TOKYOPOP is returning to North America's most celebrated anime convention this summer with plans and show exclusives for Anime Expo 2024: panels, special guests and special booth activities and premiums that will be available during the convention TOKYOPOP will be in the main exhibit area in Booth #920. Cover art: TOKYOPOP The TOKYOPOP booth will be a[...]

Manga and OEL publisher TokyoPop has announced that it has joined Marvel Comics, IDW Publishing, and Dark Horse Comics as being exclusively distributed in the direct comics market of comic book stores by Penguin Random House Publishing Services. A multi-year sales and distribution agreement that will begin on the 1st of January 2025, it will cover[...]

TOKYOPOP is expanding its popular Disney Manga lineup with the release of a first-ever Spanish-language edition for Stitch! Best Friends Forever!, aka Stitch! ¡Amigos por Siempre!, an original story featuring the beloved main character from Disney's ever-popular movie Lilo & Stitch It will be published in September to complement the English edition, which is currently available[...]

Are you a fan of the Far Cry video games? Are you a fan of comic books? Well, good news! TOKYOPOP is unleashing a comic book spinoff of Far Cry in a special pilot edition comic book issue being published for Free Comic Book Day 2024 Taking place on Saturday, May 4th,  TOKYOPOP is proud to be[...]

And this is a perfectly decent procedural thriller with zombie eruptions in it.   Resident Evil Infinite Darkness Prequel in Tokyopop July 2023 Solicits Yes, Evil is Still Resident in Resident Evil So Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness – The Beginning, as the title suggests, is the starting segment in a new adventure for Leon Kennedy and the wild and crazy[...]

Now, publisher TOKYOPOP has announced the release of Disney Manga: The Art of Amphibia, which is set to be released on November 19, 2024. "The Art of Amphibia" cover art courtesy of Disney Manga, TOKYOPOP The Art of Amphibia By Drew Taylor and Matt Braly ∙ Print SRP: $49.99 ∙ 224 pages ∙ ISBN: 978-1-4278-7560-0 ∙ Available November 19, 2024 Disney Manga, the imprint at TOKYOPOP that publishes[...]

Mutupo by Kay Rwizi is a new manga launch from TokyoPop's Noir Caesar imprint, publishing the work of a black-owned indie creative company that supports and nourishes content from marginalized communities across various media And part of TokyoPop's May 2024 solicits and solicitations, though seeing publication in July. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width:[...]

TOKYOPOP's Comics That Matter collection for the fourth quarter of 2024 includes a dozen new manga titles, slice-of-life dramas, video game tie-ins from Ubisoft titles, and Disney tie-ins in their drive to enlarge their slate and increase their profile. "Far Cry: Cull the Herd" cover art: Tokyopop FAR CRY: CULL THE HERD (FCBD EDITION) By Ryan Nichols ∙ Print SRP:[...]

Disney Descendants: Mal's Royal Challenge by Natsuki Minami and Jason Muell was meant to be published last year by Tokyopop And now it's getting rescheduled in TokyoPop's April 2024 solicits and solicitations, though because this is TokyoPop, it'll be out in June As well as the likes of Spacepop by Corey Mikell and Sebastian Riera,[...]

The endlessly derivative premise that began as a Playstation One game in the 1990s has spawned over fifty games (including Pachinko!), seven live-action movies, five CGI animated feature films that look like cutscenes from the games, one CGI animated TV series on Netflix, one Netflix live-action television series spinoff, eight Japanese novel spinoffs, seven original[...]

TOKYOPOP editor Becca Chen will be joining editors from other prominent manga publishers, including VIZ Media, Yen Press, Dark Horse, Kodansha, DENPA, and Inklore, for an insightful session to be moderated by the NYPL's Children's Librarian, Douglas Varney Each participant will highlight notable manga titles they love that need to be known, read, and cherished[...]

TOKYOPOP will debut Love Murder Basketball on November 28th, a gritty new BL release that weaves a tense cat-and-mouse murder mystery against the backdrop of professional sports The new series will be published under TOKYOPOP's LoveLove imprint and features a story by Kurutta Hito and artwork by Tsunderuuu Love Murder Basketball is based on a[...]

Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix is a Boys Love manga prequel from Tokyopop that is a prequel to the upcoming Netflix animated series The manga tie-in will be published on December 14th, featuring alter egos of characters from the hit Ubisoft video game Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon The Netflix animated series follows Dolph[...]

It's also an instruction manual for how adult couples can adopt each other in Japan. "Why I Adopted My Husband" cover art: TOKYOPOP Yagi begins Why I Adopted My Husband with an introduction to what gay men are like dispelling the stereotype of campy, buff guys or teddy bear daddies Yuta and his partner Kyota look like[...]

Tokyopop will publish the first volume of Sumako Kari's Since I Could Die Tomorrow manga, which won the 23rd Manga Division Excellence Award, in their December 2023 solicits and solicitations, though it's scheduled for February next year, as are most of their listings  It is joined by the first volumes of Minami Shiina's The Prince Is In[...]

Tokyopop will publish Saki Sakimoto's Never Let Go manga, originally published by ShuCream BL, in their November 2023 solicits and solicitations, though it's scheduled for January next year, as are most of their listings It is joined by Cocomi's Send Them A Farewell Gift For The Last Time, #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width:[...]

Why I Adopted My Husband is TOKYOPOP's first nonfiction manga, an inspiring true story of how a gay couple in Japan formalized their union by adapting a legal loophole The story is part memoir, part informational literature highlighting the importance of legally recognized unions concerning matters of hospital rights, inheritance, and the everyday privileges many[...]

TOKYOPOP is launching LoveLove, a diverse imprint of shojo, josei, girls love, boys love manga, and graphic novel titles by Western creators; the LoveLove line offers romantic stories and characters for everyone The LoveLove catalog is curated to include age-appropriate content for readers ranging from teens to adults Titles cover a wide age range, from[...]

Tokyopop will be present at Anime Expo 2023 with a slate of panels, special guests, and special booth activities and premiums that will be available during the convention Anime Expo will occur July 1-4 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, CA The annual event draws over 100,000 attendees and is the nation's[...]

Love Murder Basketball is a new manga by Kurutta Hito and Tsunderuuu from TokyoPop as part of their August 2023 solicits, though actually out in October They also have Ordinary Tempest Vol 1 by Marcus Kwabena, John Lawrence and Chris Krady, Black Cat & Vampire Vol 1 by Nikki Taino, and Sating The Wolf Vol[...]

TokyoPop has had the Nightmare Before Christmas license for some time, and has explored earlier days of a number of character's lives But for Free Comic Book Day tomorrow, they are looking at the origin of Jack Skellington, his initial battle with Oogie Boogie and how Jack became the Pumpkin King in the first place,[...]

Tokyopop is finally getting its Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness: The Beginning prequel manga collection by Keith R A DeCandido, Carmelo Zagaria and Valentina Cuomo up and out there, in their July 2023 solicits and solicitations, but actually out in September Also listed is Marcus Kwabena, John Lawrence and Chris Krady's Arms of The Dragon from[...]

MBC Anime is a venture led by anime and manga expert Stu Levy, founder and CEO of TOKYOPOP, international distributor, licensor, and publisher of anime and manga. MBC Anime logo, from MBC Group, Tokyopop Through the new initiative, MBC Anime will commission, produce, and invest in a series of world-class quality anime titles Often aimed at adults,[...]

The comic was also published online in Ukranian and English, and now TokyoPop are to put it in print in English in their June 2023 solicits and solicitations. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 100%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ GHOST OF KYIV #1 TOKYOPOP APR232189 (W) Matsuda Djuko Well-known Japanese[...]

The guardian of the title is Naoto Matsumura, a local farmer who decides to stay behind to care for all the abandoned pets and livestock in the town out of a sense of duty. "Guardian of Fukushima" cover art courtesy of Tokyopop. For Tokyopop publisher Stuart Levy and creators Ewen Blain and Fabian Grolleau, Guardian of Fukushima[...]

TokyoPop has, instead stepped up for their LoveXLove manga line Launching in July, though in their  May 2023 solicits, it is joined by the new OEL Noir Caesar line, showrun by NBA star Johnny Lee O'Bryant III The full solicit list runs below. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 100%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid[...]

In our second professional sportsperson-turned-comic creator story of the day, basketball player Johnny Lee O'Bryant III has signed a deal for his publisher  Noir Caesar Entertainment, with Tokyopop to publish new manga – including his own – this summer. The first three titles will see the coming-of-age martial arts drama, Xogenasys and the sci-fi adventure, Primus[...]