I am never missing a TOKYOPOP panel! This year, TOKYOPOP pulled up to Anime NYC with nine new announcements, including four BL titles. Honestly, every single title looks so good and knowing me, I’ll be reading all of them.
SIX: Paths of Horror – The Manga by Nashi
The masterful horror novel, SIX, by up-and-coming horror writer, Nashi, has been adapted into a manga!
A peculiar roof-top amusement park. A stone monument by the mountain road. A 23 minute and 45 second film. A guide for cultivating plants. The corpse of a ghost. The sounds echoing through an elevator.
Each story peeks through a veil, descending into the next, evoking the most primal human fear… Death.
Magic Soup by Kimpeacock and Tropicalarmpit
To fulfill his dying mother’s wish Romiard leaves his home for the Ice Castle of Larmanilla, a magician notorious for both his beauty and cruelty. Led by a bear with snowy-white fur, Romiard reaches the castle, but… the ruthless magician suddenly orders him to make a magic soup! Luckily, the soup is so delicious that the magician has a request: “Be our slave… No, I mean our castle’s chef!” And so begins a winter wonderland romance between a cruel magician, who has a heart of ice, and a friendly, warm chef!
The Commander’s Proposal Is Out of the Question! by Kanawa Tachibana and Makiko Saiki
Kate, a brilliant magic knight and vice-commander, keeps her chaotic but formidable squad leader Ned in check. After a drunken celebration leads Ned to impulsively propose marriage, Kate rejects him—but he refuses to give up. As his persistent affection clashes with her devotion to duty, an unexpected romance begins to spark between the seasoned strategist and her wild commander.
Breathe Out, Look at Me by Kiyo Mori
Former child star Shinto is now the successful president of a child actor agency, but meeting aloof magazine editor Shikata leaves him intrigued. He soon discovers Shikata is actually Minato, his former co-star and first love whom he’s searched for years. Overjoyed yet confused by Minato’s transformation, Shinto is stunned when Minato proposes a physical relationship.
And Then, She Became Mina by Takeshi Nozawa and Yoshimi Nanjo
A random mass murder takes place in broad daylight… high school girl Mina is a victim, but barely survives after undergoing a heart transplant. Just as peace finally returns for a moment, Mina finds an unprecedented murderous intent rising within her. In fact, the heart transplanted into her belonged to Shimizu Misako, the perpetrator of the random murders! Mina’s parents can only watch in bewilderment as their beloved daughter transforms into a murderer, but her murderous intent never stops…!?
Lily of the Valley by Rangrari
Lily’s family chose to sacrifice her freedom, but the infamous Duke Blake has set a trap to ensnare her heart instead. Lily is sent to the duke’s estate like an innocent lamb for slaughter… although Lily’s love already belongs to a handmaid named Anna. At the estate, an uneasiness gnaws at her mind… is there anyone in the world who truly loves her back?
What Goes On Behind the Scenes by Psyche Delico
Modern idol Airou has never been in love—or even acted in a romance. Cast opposite seasoned actor Sakiyama in a decadent period BL, he asks if he can truly fall for him to understand the role. As their on-screen romance grows increasingly intimate, Airou finds himself unable to separate acting from his feelings for the man behind the character.
GARAGARAPON by Yosuke Takahashi and Mimori
A story set in a world where people’s imaginations can be given shape and form, and centers on two government officials named Daichi Hongou and Hisui Tenma. Together, they strive to resolve and correct the conflicts between the real world and the fictional worlds and objects emerging from imaginations, daydreams, and idle thoughts.
First Love Begins With the Second Kiss by Eko Hanada
Ren and Haruma are childhood friends, rivals, and the university archery club’s top aces—always at each other’s side, yet never able to say what they truly feel. When Ren’s older brother captures Haruma’s attention, jealousy pushes Ren to finally cross the line. But after one impulsive kiss, can their complicated bond ever be the same?
Source: TOKYOPOP Anime NYC Industry Panel
