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Tokyopop announces new Noir Caesar releases!

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ARMS OF THE DRAGON, Vol. 1

created by Marcus Kwabena and John Lawrence, written by John Lawrence, art by Chris Kady
Print SRP: $13.99 ∙ 236 pages ∙
ISBN: 978-1427873309 ∙ For Teen Readers ∙ Available Now!

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.

ARMS OF THE DRAGON, Vol. 1

ORDINAL TEMPEST, Vol. 1

created by Marcus Kwabena, John Lawrence and Chris Krady, written by John Lawrence, art by Chris Krady
Print SRP: $13.99 ∙ 178 pages ∙ ISBN: 9781427873279 ∙ For Teen Readers ∙ Available February 27th

Humanity has discovered that it is not alone.

An anomaly once believed to be the key to understanding the secrets of the universe has instead become the catalyst for a conflict with creatures known as the Strata. It’s a conflict that threatens the existence of all life in the Universe. Piloting a towering biomechanical Symbiote known as an Intrepid, Fiora arrives on the front lines of the war against the Strata. Hoping to tuns the tide and extinguish the seemingly unstoppable blight on humanity, Fiora soon learns that a war is being waged within her as well.

ORDINAL TEMPEST, Vol. 1

TRY AGAIN, Vol. 1

created by Will Brown, story by Marcus-Kwabena Johnson and John Lawrence, art by Win Delores
SRP: $13.99 · 164 pages · ISBN: 978-1427874054 · Available Now

As a member of the Cacciatore Guild, Danielle Burroughs is one of the criminal underworld’s most renowned hitmen. Despite her success, memories from her past bleed into the present and force her to reconsider the life she now leads. Events are set in motion once she kills Emilio Francesca, her caretaker, but accidentally also kills his daughter, Lilio, in the process. She realizes that she’s had enough of this life, one now truly without meaning. Leaving it all behind, she soon realizes that even Death is no escape from her past.

TRY AGAIN is based on an original story idea created by Will Brown, a 15-year music producer with multiple award nominations for his work. His love for anime, games, and comics led him to co-found Noir Caesar Entertainment with former NBA player Johnny O’Bryant III and create this action-packed story.

TRY AGAIN, Vol. 1

Noir Caesar and Tokyopop announce a publishing partnership

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Tokyopop and Noir Caesar have announced a collaboration with the print and digital release in July of the coming-of-age martial arts drama, Xogenasys, and the sci-fi adventure, Primus 7. This will be followed in August by the launch of the gritty crime and redemption saga, Try Again. Additional new titles will be announced for release in the coming months. 

Noir Caesar Entertainment was founded by self-proclaimed “blerd,” pro athlete, and entrepreneur, Johnny O’Bryant III, 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.

XOGENASYS Vol. 1

written by Johnny O’Bryant & Tre Mcintosh, artwork by Nikolas Draper-Ivey
Print SRP: 13.99 · 264 pages · ISBN-13: 978142787329 · Available July 25th

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 many gangs and pits him in many brawls, landing him in the sight of the honorable Timothy Mustafa, powerful prince and owner of one of the most successful XOGeneSYS teams in the country. XOGenaSYS is a successful gladiator sport fought with powered exoskeletons, and Mustafa wants Darius to become the next new fighter! Can Darius become the next champion, or will he fall like so many before him?

XOGENASYS Vol. 1

PRIMUS 7, Vol. 1

written by Johnny O’Bryant, Vaughn Alexander & Marcus Johnson
Print SRP: 13.99 · 194 pages ·  ISBN-13: 9781427873286 · Available July 25th

The peace of Primordia is maintained for years by the Marine Corporation until one of its most prominent members, a man by the name of Arthur Grove, betrays the organization and those that took him in as family (Jarobi & Sevar Ajamu). 

By secretly creating a synthetic form of Orii, Arthur can obtain the power necessary to overthrow the government and install himself as dictator. A resistance movement lead by Sevar Ajamu fails stop Grove and his reign as ruler leaving behind his two sons to take his place and carry out the unfinished mission, Eliminate Arthur Grove! 

PRIMUS 7, Vol. 1

TRY AGAIN, Vol. 1

created by Will Brown; written by John Lawrence, Marcus Kwabena; artwork by Win Dolores
Print SRP: 13.99 · 194 pages · ISBN-13: 9781427874054 · Available August 22nd 

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. Attempting to leave it all behind, she soon realizes that even atonement has a price.

TRY AGAIN, Vol. 1