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Noir Caesar Entertainment was founded by self-proclaimed “blerd,” pro athlete, and entrepreneur, Johnny O’Bryant , who grew up a fervent lover of comics, anime, and manga. He attended Louisiana State University and was drafted into the NBA. But his passion for anime and manga never diminished and led to the founding of Noir Caesar in 2017 with a focus on bringing diversity to anime and manga and to developing original stories by BIPOC creators.

PRIMUS 7

Nic Macari, Corey Mikell, Sebas Riera

VOL ❶

$13.99

Rated: 16+

Pages: 194

Read: Left to Right

Genre: Action

[Available in Digital]

Content

Warnings: Drugs & alcohol, strong language, moderate violence, moderate sexual content (incl. nudity, sex work, and kink)

ISBN: 9781427873286

NOIR CAESAR

Brothers Seven and Silva Ajamu witness the deaths of their father and grandfather at the hands of Arthur Grove. Saved by Viktor Espinoza — a former soldier who raises them as his own — they must be trained to harness their power before it’s too late. Meanwhile, Grove has a dark energy brewing inside him that can alter the very balance of Primordia, and bring ruin to the place they call home. Can the two brothers work together and unlock their full potential?

© 2023 Noir Caesar Entertainment Inc. © 2023 TOKYOPOP
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XOGENASYS

Johnny O'Bryant, Tre Mcintosh, Nikolas Draper-Ivey

VOL ❶

$13.99

Rated: 16+

Pages: 210

Read: Left to Right

Genre: Action

[Available in Digital]

Content

Warnings:

Realistic depictions of violence, bullying, mild or moderate language

ISBN: 9781427873293

NOIR CAESAR

The future has grown into a decadent, overcrowded gang-ridden cesspool. If you’re not living uptown, you might as well be dead. Such is the case of Darius Smith, an artistic youth living in the hood, doing his best to avoid trouble and live life. Unfortunately, Darius has a hidden talent — he’s an explosive fighter! This makes him the target of several gangs and pits him in many brawls, landing him in the sight of the honorable Timothy Mustafa, a powerful prince.

XOGENASYS is a successful gladiator sport fought with powered exoskeletons, and as the owner of one of the most successful teams in the country, Mustafa wants Darius to become his newest fighter. Can Darius become the next champion? Or will he fall like so many before him?

© 2023 Noir Caesar Entertainment Inc. © 2023 TOKYOPOP
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TRY AGAIN

VOL ❶

$13.99

Rated: 16+

Pages: 180

Read: Left to Right

Genre: Sci-Fi [Available in Digital]

ISBN:

9781427874054

NOIR CAESAR

As a member of the Cacciatore Guild, Danielle Burroughs is one of the Underworld’s most renowned hitmen. Despite her success, memories from her past bleed into the present — forcing her to reconcile the life she now leads. Events are set in motion once she kills Emilio Francesca, her caretaker, but accidentally ends up killing his daughter, Lilio, in the process. She realizes that she’s had enough of this life, one now truly without meaning. In an attempt to leave it all behind, she soon realizes that even atonement has a price.

© 2023 Noir Caesar Entertainment Inc. © 2023 TOKYOPOP
Will Brown, Marcus Johnson, John Lawrence, Win Dolores
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ARMS OF THE DRAGON

*cover not final

VOL ❶

$13.99

Rated: 16+

Pages: 240

Read: Left to Right

Genre: Action

[Available in Digital]

ISBN:

9781427873309

NOIR CAESAR

Not everyone chooses the streets. Sometimes, when everything is taken away, it's all that's left. The slums of Shindjin have long since been the champion of poverty. Violence and extortion are commonplace, where one's fate can literally be determined by a roll of the dice. A place where the fallout of these actions fall onto the shoulders of children. Shou and Jun are two such children, torn from the comfort of the lives they knew and thrust into an environment where organized crime is law. With nowhere to turn, they're forced to become the very thing that ruined their lives.

© 2023 Noir Caesar Entertainment Inc. © 2023 TOKYOPOP
Marcus Kwabena, John Lawrence, Chris Krady

ORDINAL TEMPEST

*cover not final

VOL ❶

$13.99

Rated: 16+

Pages: 176

Read: Left to Right

Genre: Mecha

[Available in Digital]

ISBN: 9781427873279

NOIR CAESAR

Humanity has discovered that it is not alone in this world. What was once believed to be the key to understanding the secrets of the universe soon becomes the catalyst for a war towards its extinction. Piloting a towering Bio-Mechanical Symbiote known as an Intrepid, Fiora arrives on the Frontlines. Hoping to turn the tides and extinguish this everlasting blight on humanity, Fiora soon learns that a war is being waged within her as well.

© 2023 Noir Caesar Entertainment Inc. © 2023 TOKYOPOP
John Lawrence, Marcus Kwabena, Chris Krady

Launched in 2020, LoveLove is an imprint and manga brand dedicated to a modern take on the romance genre, covering all types of love and romance in a fully inclusive way.

One of our core company beliefs is that “love is love” and all types of romances deserve to be celebrated. LoveLove was born from that idea and our commitment to representing a variety of stories and voices as diverse as our fans. Ranging from sweet to dramatic to erotic to supernatural and beyond, the LoveLove brand includes Boys Love, Girls Love, Shoujo, Josei, Omegaverse, LGBTQ+ and multi-genre romance stories to name just a few.

THE CAT PROPOSED

ONE-SHOT

$14.99

Rated: 16+

Pages: 256

Read: Right to Left

Genre: Boys Love

[Available in Digital]

Content

Warnings: Partial nudity, sexually suggestive content

ISBN:

9781427867483

Matoi Souta is an overworked office worker tired of his life. Then, on his way home from a long day of work one day, he decides to watch a traditional Japanese play. But something strange happens. He could have sworn he saw one of the actors has cat ears.

It turns out that the man is actually a bakeneko — a shapeshifting cat from Japanese folklore. And then, the cat speaks: "From now on, you will be my mate."

© 2020 Dento Hayane/ FRANCE SHOIN
Dento Hayane
LOVELOVE

THERE ARE THINGS I CAN'T TELL YOU

ONE-SHOT

$14.99

Rated: 18+

Pages: 272

Read: Right to Left

Genre: Boys Love

[Available in Digital]

Content

Warnings: Nudity, sexual content

ISBN: 9781427863195 LOVELOVE

Kasumi and Kyousuke are polar opposites; where Kasumi is shy and soft-spoken, Kyousuke is energetic and popular. They complement one another perfectly and have been friends since they were children, but now that school is over their relationship suddenly becomes a lot harder to describe. Facing the world — and one another — as adults, both men find there are things they struggle to say out loud, even to each other.

SHOIN
KIMINI IENAI KOTO GA ARU © 2019 Edako Mofumofu / FRANCE

THE FLOWER THAT SEEMS TO TRULY DANCE

ONE-SHOT

$13.99

Rated: 16+

Pages: 224

Read: Right to Left

Genre: Boys Love

[Available in Digital]

Content Warnings: Mild violence, moderate nudity, sexual scenes, alcohol

ISBN: 9781427872456

In 1941, Soutarou Kuramoto returns to Japan after years abroad with something on his mind. His closest childhood friend was a boy named Haruomi Asuma, who was famous for his traditional dances in women's clothing. Soutarou loved watching Haruomi dance, but after a fight one day, Soutarou told Haruomi: "I hate the way you dance." The two of them grew apart, and it has haunted him ever since.

Soutarou is determined to finally apologize to Haruomi. With the threat of war looming over Japan, will their reunion finally bring Soutarou peace, or will it force him to confront his long-repressed feelings?

© 2020 Saki Tsukahara / FRANCE SHOIN
LOVELOVE

I'M LOOKING FOR SERIOUS LOVE!

ONE-SHOT

$12.99

Rated: 18+

Pages: 208

Read: Right to Left

Genre: Boys Love

[Available in Digital]

Content

Warnings:

Nudity, explicit sexual content, drugs/aphro., dubious consent, stalking, voyeurism

ISBN:

9781427868299

Innocent country boy Kyouhei Miyazawa has just moved to the big city of Tokyo for college. Imagine his shock when a chance meeting with his next-door neighbor, cocky playboy Takara Tomohiro, confirms every one of his fears about wild and debauched city slickers! Kyouhei's selfconsciousness is only made worse by Takara's playful, provocative attitude, and the two of them clash right from the start.

Despite that, Takara seems to be going out of his way to look after Kyouhei as he begins to navigate his new life in Tokyo, and Kyouhei finds himself drawn more and more into his orbit. Will the thread of mutual attraction between them prevail over Takara's careless playboy ways? After all, Kyouhei's not looking for a one night stand — he's looking for serious love!

©️
Rakuta Shoko
LOVELOVE

YAGI THE BOOKSHOP GOAT

ONE-SHOT

$12.99

Rated: 18+

Pages: 194

Read: Right to Left

Genre: Boys Love

[Available in Digital]

Content

Warnings: Nudity, explicit sexual content

ISBN: 9781427868893

Yagi is a rare sort of goat — one who loves reading books just as much as eating them! With his special talent to taste feelings contained upon paper, he's always dreamed of becoming a bookseller. Unfortunately, paper-munching goats aren't exactly welcome in bookstores, even in a world where all different animals live in peaceful coexistence.

Eventually, Yagi is able to persuade Ookami, the strict wolf manager, into giving him a job at his bookshop... but can a goat surrounded by books resist his natural instincts? And what about the instincts of a wolf, who's been charmed by a sweet and tender goat?

© FUMI FURUKAWA 2018 / Tokuma Shoten
Fumi Furukawa
LOVELOVE

BE MY LOVE, MY LORD

ONE-SHOT

$13.99

Rated: 18+

Pages: 210

Read: Right to Left

Genre: Boys Love

[Available in Digital]

Content

Warnings: Mature themes, explicit sexual content

ISBN:

9781427871893

This is a world where humans keep beasts and beasts obey humans. Born as the second son of a well-known family, the lonely Reiji has always had his beastman servant, Tsubaki, as an irreplaceable presence since he was a child.

But one day his feelings turn to love, and Reiji playfully kisses Tsubaki, which invites his bestial lust. His sharp bite overflows with his own repressed feelings, but comes with a dark realization — they are different races, different castes. Can they overcome these hurdles and embrace their love?

©️
Adumi Nagano
LOVELOVE

WE CAN'T DO JUST PLAIN LOVE

$13.99

Rated: 18+

Pages: 208

Read: Right to Left

Genre: Romance

[Available in Digital]

Content

Warnings: Explicity sex, nudity, coarse language

ISBN: 9781427873392

LOVELOVE

Sakura Yuino is beautiful, cool-headed, and good at her job, and when she's transferred to handsome, polite, but shy Itsuki Kiritani's department at her office she's determined to do a good job.

Unfortunately for her, Kiritani is so nervous around women he can't help getting "excited" around her. And Yuino finds her personal fetish triggered around her new boss, whose smell is intoxicating to her. After a post-work drunken tryst, they realize that perhaps this arrangement isn't so bad after all...

© Mafuyu Fukita 2021 / Brite Publishing
VOL ❶
Mafuyu Fukita

LOVE MURDER BASKETBALL

Kurutta Hito, Tsunderuuu

VOL ❶

*cover not final

$19.99

Rated: 18+

Pages: 304

Read: Right to Left

Genre: Boys Love

[Available in Digital]

Content

Warnings: Violence, blood & gore, sex

ISBN: 9781427874528

As the son of one of the most infamous yakuza bosses, Shoto Tanaka's life has been anything but average — until he meets the most popular athlete in Japan, Goro Nakamura. Goro is used to putting on a show for the public, and since he comes from a family of wealth and notoriety, he is frequently in the limelight. Shoto, like many others, was captivated by Goro's icy charisma.

What Shoto isn't aware of is that Goro is also Japan's most wanted criminal, the 'Animosity Serial Killer.' In what ways will Goro and Shoto's profound devotion to one another and their various ideologies impact their complex relationship and those around them?

©
Kurutta Hito
LOVELOVE

THE BLACK CAT & THE VAMPIRE

$15.99

Rated: 16+

Pages: 226

Read: Right to Left

Genre: Boys Love

[Available in Digital]

Content Warnings: Nudity, sex, blood

ISBN:

9781427874344

There's a rumor flying around all-boys boarding school Blanc College: someone has been attacked by a vampire! Quiet and studious Yuki Hasegawa has little interest in these rumors until he realizes that student council president, Jean Michel, is behaving suspiciously... But no matter how closely he investigates, Jean doesn't seem to have any of the traits of a vampire. The rumors eventually die down until the night of a grand, multi-school ball, when a terrible accident promises to change Yuki and Jean's lives forever.

© NIKKE TAINO 2021 / Tokuma Shoten
VOL ❶
Nikke Taino
LOVELOVE

WHY I ADOPTED MY HUSBAND

$12.99

Rated: 13+

Pages: 148

Read: Right to Left

Genre: Biography

[Available in Digital]

Content

Warnings:

Mature themes, references to sex, alcohol and tobacco

ISBN:

9781427873385

As a gay couple living in Japan (where gay marriage is not yet legal), Yuta and Kyota have found a unique loophole in order for the government to recognize their union: Kyota adopted Yuta.

This nonfiction manga depicts how the two men met and fell in love, their life together for the last twenty years, their struggle to communicate their relationship to their families, their anxieties about the future, and their determination to live happily and carefree as any other married couple, while they strive for independence and equal rights in a changing cultural landscape.

© YUTA YAGI 2017
ONE-SHOT Yuta Yagi
TOKYOPOP

AT 30, I REALIZED I HAD NO GENDER

ONE-SHOT

$13.99

Rated: 13+

Pages: 180

Read: Right to Left

Genre: Biography

[Available in Digital]

Content

Warnings: Mature themes, nudity, non-explicit sexual scenes, discussions about sex, age difference

ISBN: 9781427873453

At age 30, Shou Arai came to a realization; they had no gender. Now they were faced with a question they'd never really considered: how to age in a society where everything is so strongly segregated between two genders? This autobiographical manga explores Japanese culture surrounding gender, transgender issues, and the day to day obstacles faced by gender minorities and members of the LGBTQIA+ community with a lighthearted, comedic attitude.

© SHOU ARAI 2019
Shou Arai
TOKYOPOP

Disney Manga is a fun way for kids and readers of all ages to enjoy their favorite Disney stories in manga form. From adaptations of familiar tales like Toy Story, The Princess and the Frog , and Tangled , to original stories like Kilala Princess , Miriya and Marie , and Magical Dance , there's something for everyone. And for all fans of Disney Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas , our line of brand-new, full color stories set in the magical world of Halloween Town are a must read!

MARCY'S JOURNAL - A GUIDE TO AMPHIBIA

Matthew Braly, Adam Colás, Catharina Sukiman

Softcover: $16.99

Hardcover: $29.99

Rated: 13+

Pages: 176

Read: Left to Right

Genre: Journal

[Available in Digital]

Content

Warnings:

References to fantasy violence

Softcover ISBN: 9781427871756

Hardcover ISBN: 9781427871527

Amphibia chronicles the adventures of three best friends who find themselves magically transported to the world of Amphibia, a wild marshland tropical island full of anthropomorphic amphibians and dangerous beasts. The three girls are separated when they arrive in Amphibia, and Marcy finds herself living in the Newt controlled city of Newtopia. Science-minded, she uses her journal to catalogue and record the flora, fauna, and culture of the fantasy creatures in this new world.

This faithful recreation of Marcy’s journal chronicles her adventures in the magical world of Amphibia. Packed to the brim with new character insights, world-building lore, and untold stories, this book is a must-own for any Amphibia fan!

© Disney
ONE-SHOT DISNEY
The hardcover edition comes with an exclusive reversable dust jacket featuring a map of Amphibia, drawn by show creator Matt Braly.

DISNEY TIM BURTON'S THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS - THE BATTLE FOR PUMPKIN KING

Dan Conner, Deborah Allo, Roberto Scalia, D.J. Milky, Shaun McLaughlin

GRAPHIC NOVEL

$15.99

Rated: All Ages

Pages: 128

Read: Left to Right

Genre: Fantasy

[Available in Digital]

ISBN: 9781427868435

DISNEY

Jack Skellington is the undisputed Pumpkin King of Halloween Town. But it wasn’t always that way...

Years ago, Jack and Oogie Boogie were close friends. Both eager to prove themselves, they poured all their passion into their fantastical projects to earn their rightful place as the scariest duo in town. But there could only be one Pumpkin King! What could have happened to turn two best friends into such bitter rivals?

© Disney

DISNEY TIM BURTON'S THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS - ZERO'S JOURNEY (ULTIMATE MANGA EDITION)

$19.99

Rated: All Ages

Pages: 416

Read: Right to Left

Genre: Fantasy

[Available in Digital]

ISBN: 9781427858283

When Jack Skellington's faithful pet Zero gets lost, the ghost pup must get the help of the residents of Christmas Town to find his way back. With Halloween plans on hold while Jack mounts a search, will they be reunited in time to save both holidays? Explore the magical realms of Halloween Town and Christmas Town through the eyes of Zero as he tries to find his way home in an unfamiliar world.

© Disney
MANGA COLLECTION DISNEY
D.J. Milky, Kei Ishiyama, Kiyoshi Arai, David Hutchison, Kiyoshi Arai

DISNEY TIM BURTON'S THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS - MIRROR MOON

GRAPHIC NOVEL

$15.99

Rated: All Ages

Pages: 128

Read: Left to Right

Genre: Fantasy [Available in Digital]

ISBN: 9781427868190

DISNEY

When the master of scares Jack Skellington has a dream about bringing his expertise in creepiness to the rest of the holiday worlds, he appoints Sally the official Halloween planner so he can spend his time on his newest invention. But as Sally coordinates with the Halloween Town residents, it becomes clear that something is very wrong. It's almost as if there's a secret doppelganger sneaking around behind her back! Can she get to the bottom of this mystery in time to save the celebrations?

© Disney
Mallory Reaves, Gabriella Chianello, Nataliya Torretta

DISNEY STITCH: STITCH AND THE SAMURAI: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION

Hiroto Wada

Softcover: $19.99

Hardcover: $21.99

Rated: 13+

Pages: 564

Read: Right to Left

Genre: Comedy

[Available in Digital]

Content

Warnings:

Aggression, mild violence

Softcover ISBN: 9781427873880

ISBN: 9781427874160

Hardcover

While fleeing the Galactic Federation, Stitch's spaceship crash-lands in the middle of a battlefield in Senkgo-era Japan. Amidst the explosion, Lord Meison, the stoic and ruthless leader of the Yamato clan, discovers Stitch and is quickly captivated by his cuteness. But Lord Meison's decision to bring the "blue tanuki" home leads to one chaotic event after another, with Stitch always at the center of the laughter. Follow Stitch as he travels through Japan with new friends, plays games with mysterious ghosts, and uncovers the secrets of a modern utopia built by aliens, Jumba and Pleakley. Can Stitch and the samurai deal with the alien attackers without alerting the rest of the locals? Will this invasion ruin Yamato's plans to gain political power in Japan?

© Disney
DISNEY MANGA COLLECTION
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