Tokyopop Reveals 11 New Manga Licenses
- Jean-Carlos Matellan
- Nov 22, 2025
- 2 min read
Tokyopop announced 11 new manga licenses on Friday. All but one of new titles are part of the company's "Love Love" imprint. The company also confirmed the previously announced license Moyori Mori's Bride of Ignat.
The new licenses are:
Title:A Nightingale Awaits the Blooming Love of Spring
Author:Nayuta Nago
Summary: A cheerful delinquent seeks fighting advice from his reformed-troublemaker teacher in this unconventional coming-of-ageBLlove story!
Title:I Want to See Me in Your Eyes
Author:Yoriko
Summary: This spicyBLpairs 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”
Title:Waiting for You at the End of the Runway
Author: ikugao
Summary: A retired actor/model, Chihaya, is assigned to manage up-and-coming model (and his childhood friend) Shion! An emotionalBLlove story between childhood friends reconnecting as adults in the entertainment industry!
Title:Shinjuku 69 Heaven
Author:Unohana
Summary: 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.
Title:Strobe in the Dark
Author: Nojiko Hayakawa
Summary: This sweet coming-of-ageBLstory 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.
Title:A Boring Man and an Extraordinary Man
Author:Enaga Shima
Summary: When two former classmates are reunited in the workplace, sparks fly in spite of their so-called social differences. ABLlove story about overcoming self-doubt and embracing self-worth!
Title:Hit Me Hard With Desire
Author: Hiro Murasaki
Summary: This dark, broodyBLromance explores themes of trauma, escaping cycles of abuse, and facing the parts of ourselves we keep locked away out of shame.
Author:Rion Nomiya
Summary: 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.
Title:Knight-Type Girlfriend
Author: Kiriha Suzumiya
Summary: Yui is transported to another world. She wakes up in the Kingdom of Sameria, a country ruled by a barrier
Title:There, Beneath the Water
Author:Kaiko Fuyumushi
Summary: It is said that at the bottom of the lake in this town lies a “mermaid” that eats people.
Title:The Encyclopedia of Vegetable Fairies
Author: Ponkichi
Source: Tokyopop's Bluesky account
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