Anime Expo may have ended this year, yet the excitement and buzz is still palpable on social media platforms. TOKYOPOP is one of the publishers fans had their eyes on and were looking forward to the industry panel, and the announced titles will all sound familiar to you as they are available digitally on webtoon platforms like Lezhin or Manta in English.
Now, fans can physically hold their favorite webtoon in their hands or gift them to a friend! Here’s what was announnced during AX that are expected for Spring-Summer 2027 release, and you can check out The Beat for what TOKYOPOP has for readers in the manga front!
Cold-blooded Beast (Boys’ Love Manhwa)
Creator: 10min
Chaewool’s world shatters when his boss – and the man he’s been in love with for ages – Chaeheon, unexpectedly dies. Struggling to cope, Chaewool fights to maintain his composure whilst going about daily life…until a familiar figure appears before his teary eyes.
Chaeheon is back. Alive.
But something is different; his memories are fragmented, his gaze unfamiliar, and his touch colder than before. What is this mysterious force lurking beneath the flawless exterior of Chaeheon? And is that…hissing I hear…?
The Princess in the Henhouse (Romance Manhwa)
Creator: Mi-Eun Lee
Princess Soria has been cursed to live in her dilapidated kingdom as a chicken for the last century. Her curse can only be broken through true love with her Prince Charming. Unfortunately, the only fitting candidate for her comes in the form of Emperor Lenok, who doesn’t know a thing about romance! He also needs her help to save his empire from a long-term drought, a problem that can only be solved by breaking her curse and restoring her kingdom. But how is a poultry princess supposed to fall for such an unattractive ruler?!
Our Paradise (Boys’ Love Manhwa)
Creator: Greener
So you’ve decided to forget about your high-school crush after graduation, going on to college without ever telling them how you felt. That’s the plan for quiet college freshman Maehwa Yang. But even the best laid plans can go astray, as Maehwa discovers when he learns that his crush, Jaewon Myeong, goes to the same college! As their lives begin to intertwine through the hustle and bustle of college life, old feelings get stirred up and new feelings start to emerge.
How to Snag an Alpha (Boys’ Love Manhwa)
Creator: Kimnyeong
Born into a family of handsome, wealthy, and well-educated alphas, Wooyoung always expected he would be the same. Come to find out, he was the odd man out as the lone omega, and not even a perfect one at that. To compensate, Wooyoung goes through life pretending to be a beta, but when he begins to experience hormone imbalances, irregular heat cycles, and a distinct lack of control over his impulses, his lowly recessive omega status becomes impossible to ignore. That’s when he meets Kyungju, a powerful and successful dominant alpha who can turn him into a true omega, and also makes him weak in the knees. Now, Wooyoung must use every tactic there is to court Kyungju and make the brooding alpha his very own.
Which of these series you’re looking forward to the most? Were you satisfied with TOKYOPOP’s Anime Expo announncements? Let us know in the comments!
