Tokyopop Announces New Manga Licenses & Upcoming Release Dates for Fall & Winter 2025 Titles
Tokyopop has announced three new manga licenses and several upcoming release dates for Fall and Winter 2025 within the fourth quarter of the year. Several of the new titles are in the Boys’ Love and romance genres.
Here are the details on the new licenses and release dates from the publisher:
New Manga Licenses
In the Twilight of Our Adolescence
Story and Art: Waka Hayashi
Release Date: November 11, 2025
Synopsis:
A story about boys who grow from boys to adults during adolescence, and who worry, make mistakes, and gradually come to terms with the many facets of life.
Tanahashi Yusei is a popular boy who excels in both academics and sports, and naturally has people gathering around him. Yusei has a classmate he admires, but he can’t tell anyone about him. That person is Nakagawa, an inconspicuous boy who his friends don’t even seem to notice. The two become closer after a certain incident.
Touched by Twilight, Vol. 1
Story and Art: Yukiaki Uno
Release Date: December 2, 2025
Synopsis:
A historical BL manga about a mentor and a student torn apart by family conflict, only to find each other once again years later.
About A Love Song, Vol. 1
Story and Art: Hiroko Natsuno
Release Date: December 9, 2025
Synopsis:
Band member Hoshina loves music but struggles to write love songs while working part-time at a convenience store. He’s drawn to his younger coworker, Seto, but doesn’t expect anything to come of it… until the two get caught in the rain and end up spending the night together.
In the morning, Hoshina discovers Seto is a high school senior, and insists that they stop seeing each other until after Seto graduates. Seto wants to explore their relationship further and continues to pursue Hoshina, but Hoshina (awkwardly, earnestly) attempts to keep him at a safe distance. While apart, Hoshina is inspired to write a song about his feelings for Seto, and following Seto’s graduation, he sees Hoshina perform the song and the two reconcile their feelings for each other. A sweet, heartfelt love story.
Upcoming Releases
Monster and Ghost, Vol. 1
Story and Art: Himemiko
Release Date: October 7, 2025
A 2025 Chill Chill Award winning series.
Synopsis:
Tsubaki Koton is a monster – a violent delinquent with a chilling past and a terrifying image to match. No other student dares to approach him, not even now he’s transferred to a new high school. His anti-heroic acts of selflessness end only in bloodshed and rumors that spiral out of control. But one night, he’s followed home by a stranger who sets out to change his life for good. This boy, stubborn and hauntingly beautiful, is the pure-hearted Kabuto Yuuki, with his stunning jewel-like eyes that see past Tsubaki’s fearsome charade. But although someone finally sees Tsubaki for who he truly is, Kabuto cannot be seen at all. After all, Kabuto is a ghost.
My Fluffy Moody Crush
Story and Art: Nayuta Nago
Release Date: October 14, 2025
Synopsis:
In a world where humans and demi humans live together, Kou is a half-werewolf, half-vampire who works at his mom’s café. Because of a traumatic incident in childhood, Kou avoids making personal connections with humans for fear his vampiric nature might put them at risk. Until one day, his childhood friend, Itsuki, reappears in his life and — in spite of Kou’s protests — becomes his coworker at the café!
Itsuki is determined to rekindle their friendship, but Kou must keep his distance to avoid putting Itsuki in danger… again. When Itsuki insists that Kou use him to “practice” drinking blood, Kou reluctantly agrees, only to realize his growing feelings for Itsuki — and Itsuki’s newfound feelings for Kou — may result in an altogether different kind of craving…
My New Wife’s Fake Smile, Vol. 1
Story and Art: Kengo Matsumoto
Release Date: October 21, 2025
Synopsis:
They’ve been married one month already, but Soijiro’s new wife Chiyo has maintained a fake smile every day since. She says and gives away so little, in fact, the insecure samurai can’t help but worry whether she’s dissatisfied with the arranged match. Ever the beautiful and dutiful wife, Chiyo seems much too good for him — a lowly second son — so he swears to become the husband she deserves. Little does he know, however, the head-over-heels Chiyo is desperately trying to keep her wild attraction to him in check for propriety’s sake.
How could she not love a handsome husband who cherishes and protects her with all his heart?
I’ll Never Fall in Love With Amano!, Vol. 1
Story and Art: Haruna Harumaki
Release Date: October 28, 2025
Synopsis:
Takahide and Amano are the top students at their school – much to Takahide’s frustration. No matter how hard she works, she just can’t seem to outshine the effortlessly brilliant (and maddeningly aloof) Amano. But when a small confrontation leads Amano to mistakenly believe Takahide has a crush on him, things take an unexpected turn. His curiosity turns to affection, and suddenly, Takahide sees a new angle: if she plays along, maybe she can finally come out on top. But even the best-laid plans can’t account for matters of the heart…
Source: press release
