TOKYOPOP Previews New Manga Series Launches for Q1 2024

Titles set to include 4 new LoveLove BL series debuts as well as an award-winning slice-of-life manga and an iconic video game-inspired action adventure

Publisher TOKYOPOP gives a preview of a variety of upcoming manga series scheduled to launch in Q1 of 2024.

The series include new BL manga releases from the LoveLove imprint such as NEVER LET GO, STAR CROSSED, THE PRINCE IS IN THE VILLAINESS’ WAY, COVER MY SCARS WITH YOUR KISS and HEAT X BEAT: I MAY BE AN OMEGA BUT I’M GOING TO BE AN IDOL!.

Also set for release from TOKYOPOP comes the award-winning slice-of-life drama, SINCE I COULD DIE TOMORROW, and the kinetic action of Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness – THE BEGINNING.

NEVER LET GO, Vol. 1, by Saki Sakamoto ∙

Print SRP: $13.99 ∙ 224 pages ∙ ISBN: 978-1-4278-7560 ∙

For Mature Audiences ∙ Available January 16, 2024

Rich-kid Haruto is used to being flattered and fawned over by fellow students, so when he’s kicked out of his elite Alpha school, he finds himself as the ultra-desirable Alpha transfer student at a mixed-gender high school. Everyone is quick to try to befriend him — everyone, that is, except student council president Miyabi, who seems to despise him.

Haruto swore he wouldn’t get involved with anyone at his new school, but something about openly hostile, sickly-looking Miyabi keeps drawing Haruto in…

**This book contains sexual content and is intended for an audience aged 18 years and up.

STAR CROSSED, by Crimson Chains ∙ Print SRP: $19.99 ∙

208 pages ∙ ISBN: 978-1427875495 ∙ For Older Teens ∙

Available February 6, 2024

This is a story about a king and his knight…

Polaris is king of the stars; with his celestial paint brush he breathes life into constellations, which protect his kingdom. Yildun is his loyal knight, ever at his side, but always in shadow as his station dictates him to remain unseen. Together, they will face a battle for the throne from Polaris’ brother — as well as their own conflicting feelings. A love story written in the stars!

SINCE I COULD DIE TOMORROW, Vol. 1, by Sumako Kari ∙ Print SRP: $13.99 ∙ 160 pages ∙ ISBN: 978-1427875273 ∙

For Teen Readers ∙ Available February 6, 2024

Sawako Honna, 42, single; she works hard at a film promotion company. One night, suddenly, her heart palpitates, and her body goes cold… Could it be that she’s going through menopause!?

Not as hard-working as in your 20s. Not as flippant as in your 30s. The mental and physical changes, and the obstacles you face in your 40s. Sudden illness, menopause, fatigue you can’t get rid of, changes in working patterns, money worries, life, and plans for the future.

Winner of the 23^rd Japan Media Arts Festival Excellence Award winner.

Nominated for the 2020 Manga Taisho Award.

THE PRINCE IS IN THE VILLAINESS’ WAY, Vol. 1 by Minami Shiima ∙ Print SRP: $13.99 ∙ 176 pages ∙ ISBN: 978-1427874368 ∙ For Teen Readers ∙

Available February 6, 2024

Iris, the “Wise Princess Who Never Smiles,” has just remembered her past life as Fiona, Warrior Princess from the neighboring kingdom. In this lifetime, however, the events that lead to Fiona’s death have yet to happen, and Iris becomes determined to use the knowledge from her reincarnation to stop the person she suspects is behind her murder: Fiona’s cousin, Prince Alvin.

In disguise, Iris moves to the neighboring country and becomes the princess’ educator. But when she meets Prince Al, he turns out to be a cool-headed flirt, who, most-shockingly of all, is actually very sweet with Fiona… Can Iris figure out the truth in time to save Fiona from her fate?

COVER MY SCARS WITH YOUR KISS, Vol. 1 by Io Imaki ∙ Print SRP: $13.99 ∙ 210 pages ∙ ISBN: 978-1427875310 ∙

For Older Teen Readers ∙ Available March 5, 2024

Seiichi Kurusu is the handsome eldest son in line to inherit a large company. After running into insecure dentist Nao Seto not once but twice coincidentally, Seiichi wonders if fate is at play. When Nao reveals that Seiichi reminds him of the man he’s been unrequitedly in love with, Seiichi proposes a deal with him: for the length of time, he receives his dental treatment from Nao, the two of them will date. Nao’s tragic love history, combined with Seiichi’s status as family heir and the impending countdown… can something good come from such a relationship?

Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness – The Beginning, by Keith R.A. DeCandido ∙ Print SRP: $15.99 ∙ 128 pages ∙ ISBN: 978-1427868428 ∙ For Teen Readers∙ Available March 12, 2024

Before the events of the 2021 animated series, Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness, Leon Kennedy is called in to investigate alongside Pittsburgh PD when a bomb kills a guard at the Carnegie Museum of Art. But when that guard rises from the autopsy table and begins a chain reaction of undead corpses hunting for blood, Leon is once again caught in a complex web of intrigue. A terrorist cult, a mysterious virus, and the corpses of the dead returning to life to assault the living…

HEAT X BEAT: I MAY BE AN OMEGA BUT I’M GOING TO BE AN IDOL! by Ken Homerun ∙ Print SRP: $13.99 ∙ 232 pages ∙

ISBN: 978-1427875365 ∙ For Older Teen Readers ∙

Available March 19, 2024

Asahi wants nothing more than to be an idol, and when he’s chosen as the latest member of boyband B-Marks he’s over the moon. Except for one little detail; Asahi is an omega, and one of the other members, Madoka, is an alpha. Insisting on staying unmated to remain loyal to their fanbase, Asahi agrees to a “friends with benefits” arrangement to appease their hormonal urges without commitment. At least, that’s what he intends…

Follow TOKYOPOP Online:

TOKYOPOP on Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/TOKYOPOP

TOKYOPOP on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tokyopop

TOKYOPOP on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TOKYOPOP

TOKYOPOP Official Website: https://www.tokyopop.com/

TOKYOPOP on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tokyopop

About TOKYOPOP, Inc.

Founded in 1997, TOKYOPOP brings Asian pop culture to Hollywood and beyond. TOKYOPOP

established the market for manga in North America, introducing the term to the English language in the process, and expanding the market in Germany, publishing thousands of books in both languages, distributing anime and Asian films on home video and television, licensing merchandise to consumer goods and companies, and creating graphic novels of both original content and major IP adaptations. TOKYOPOP’s core values focus on multiculturalism and diversity; aestheticism and artistic integrity; and passionate and positive storytelling. More information at: https://www.tokyopop.com/.

Author Profile

Al Mega

I'm Al Mega the CEO of Comic Crusaders, CEO of the Undercover Capes Podcast Network, CEO of Geekery Magazine & Owner of Splintered Press (coming soon). I'm a fan of comics, cartoons and old school video games. Make sure to check out our podcasts/vidcasts and more!