Tokyopop has announced 11 new manga licenses this past Friday, which includes I Want to See Me in Your Eyes and How My Cute Girlfriend and I Started a Love Story. The majority of the new titles are Boys’ Love and yuri series that will be released under the publisher’s Love Love imprint.
The publisher also announced that its previous manga license, Moyori Mori‘s Bride of Ignat, will receive a hardcover edition.
Bride of Ignat by Moyori Mori is getting a hardcover edition!Follow the story of Rita, a young man chosen by his village to become the "Dragon's Bride", and Ignat, the mythical dragon to whom Rita is sacrificed.
Here are the details on the newest titles from Tokyopop:
A Nightingale Awaits the Blooming Love of Spring
Story and Art: Nayuta Nago
Synopsis:
A cheerful delinquent seeks fighting advice from his reformed-troublemaker teacher in this unconventional coming-of-age BL love story!
I Want to See Me in Your Eyes
Story and Art: Yoriko
Synopsis:
This spicy BL pairs protagonist Hinata with his unrequited love’s younger brother, Rou. In bridging the gap between childhood and adult friendships, Hinata and Rou investigate what it means to be “grown up”
Waiting for You at the End of the Runway
Story and Art: ikugao
Synopsis:
A retired actor/model, Chihaya, is assigned to manage up-and-coming model (and his childhood friend) Shion! An emotional BL love story between childhood friends reconnecting as adults in the entertainment industry!
Shinjuku 69 Heaven
Story and Art: Unohana
Synopsis:
An irresistible game of love in a neon-lit town swirling with desire… Reporter Kutani and sex worker Hiromu wind up roommates after spending the night together, and must confront the uncomfortable question of whether their chemistry was real or just part of the job for Hiromu…!
Strobe in the Dark
Story and Art: Nojiko Hayakawa
Synopsis:
This sweet coming-of-age BL story follows Arata as he admires his childhood friend, Shotaro, from behind his camera lens. As friendship blossoms into something more, Arata and his camera seek to capture the fleeting joys and beauty of youth.
A Boring Man and an Extraordinary Man
Story and Art: Enaga Shima
Synopsis:
When two former classmates are reunited in the workplace, sparks fly in spite of their so-called social differences. A BL love story about overcoming self-doubt and embracing self-worth!
Hit Me Hard With Desire
Story and Art: Hiro Murasaki
Synopsis:
This dark, broody BL romance explores themes of trauma, escaping cycles of abuse, and facing the parts of ourselves we keep locked away out of shame.
How My Cute Girlfriend and I Started a Love Story
Story and Art: Rion Nomiya
Synopsis:
Yoshiko Yokozawa is an office lady who loves cute things and being cute herself. Because of this, she is often not taken seriously and she is fed up with it.
Knight-Type Girlfriend
Story and Art: Kiriha Suzumiya
Synopsis:
Yui is transported to another world. She wakes up in the Kingdom of Sameria, a country ruled by a barrier.
There, Beneath the Water
Story and Art: Kaiko Fuyumushi
Synopsis:
It is said that at the bottom of the lake in this town lies a “mermaid” that eats people.
The Encyclopedia of Vegetable Fairies
Story and Art: Ponkichi
Sources: Tokyopop Official Twitter, Tokyopop Bluesky Account