TOKYOPOP SUMMER 11 POD CATALOG Keynote: The new series from the creator of the mega-hit CHIBI VAMPIRE, a NEW YORK TIMES bestseller Synopsis: The long-time war between between mermaids and the witches continues { in volume 3 of this ground- breaking new series from the creator of CHIBI VAMPIRE (a NEW YORK TIMES bestseller, with more than 500K units sold across the series). Key Sell Points: • The much anticipated new series from the creator of CHIBI VAMPIRE (vol 1 ISBN: 978- 1-59816-322-3), the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling series with more than 500K sold. • An advanced preview will be featured in January's CHIBI VAMPIRE OFFICIAL FAN BOOK (978-1-4278-3186-6) Sales Comp Title(s): • Alice in the Country of Hearts Manga - 978- 1-4278-1769-3 • Chibi Vampire Manga - 978-1-59816-322-3 Type: Manga - B & W - Illus Throughout - 192 pp - 5 x 7.4375 " Right-to-Left Volume Number: 3 of 6 (On-going) Release Schedule: Street 5/2011 Backlist - ISBN: Vol. 1 978-1-4278-3187-3 - 12/28/10 Vol. 2 978-1-4278-3188-0 - 2/1/11 AiON Volume 3 ISBN: 1-4278-3189-0, EAN: 978-1-4278-3189-7 MSRP: 10.99 Dollar(s) , Canadian Price: $13.99 Rating: OT (Older Teen Age 16+) - Appropriate for ages 16 and up. Creator: Yuna Kagesaki Gender: Male/Female Genre Icon: Fantasy Secondary Genre: Romance Sales Rep Category: Adult Sales Territory: USC Contact: TOKYOPOP is sold and distributed by HarperCollins Publishers. Please contact your HarperCollins sales representative through the toll-free num- ber for Ordering and Customer Service at 1-800-242-7737. 1 Keynote: The chilling new *full-color* graphic novel series from the groundbreaking creator of PRIEST Synopsis: The island Sodo { home to the most reprehensible criminals, who live here in isolation without fear of further prosecution by the state. The only rule felons must abide by is this: never leave the island { otherwise one becomes a Ghostface, hunted and killed like a feral animal. But when the wrongly accused threatens to shatter the very foundation of the island, a mass paranoia consumes Sodo, and the line between tormenter and prey suddenly becomes blurred... Key Sell Points: • The new full-color graphic novel series from Min-Woo Hyung, creator of PRIEST (the 300K-selling inspiration for the 3D block- buster film from Sony/Screen Gems in May 2011) • Cross-promoted with the PRIEST film and graphic novels PRIEST: PURGATORY (April & May 2011) PRIEST: GENESIS (March 2011), with graphic novel previews online and in all comic releases • Shrinkwrapped with Parental Advisory sticker on the front cover Sales Comp Title(s): • Deadman Wonderland Manga - 978-1-4278- 1741-9 • Priest: Genesis (Priest Ultimate Edition) Manga - 978-1-4278-1807-2 Type: Graphic Novel - Color - Illus Throughout - 140 pp - 8.25 x 11.75 " Volume Number: 1 of 5 Release Schedule: Street 5/2011 Ghostface Volume 1 ISBN: 1-4278-3270-6, EAN: 978-1-4278-3270-2 MSRP: 17.99 Dollar(s) , Canadian Price: $22.99 Rating: M (Mature Age 18+) - Appropriate for ages 18 and up. Content Issues: Alcohol Use, Excessive Gore, Intense Violence, Sexual Nondescript Nudity Creator: Min-Woo Hyung Gender: Male Genre Icon: Action Secondary Genre: Drama Sales Rep Category: Adult Sales Territory: USC Contact: TOKYOPOP is sold and distributed by HarperCollins Publishers. Please contact your HarperCollins sales representative through the toll-free num- ber for Ordering and Customer Service at 1-800-242-7737. 1 Keynote: A delightful, up close & personal look at the inner workings of a Maid Cafe! Synopsis: This slice-of-life manga is a lovely exploration of inner workings of a Maid Cafe, filled with laughter and romance, joy and heartbreak. Maybe you've wondered what the "maids" are like before or after work? Or perhaps you've wondered how they deal with a job where pleasing the customer is their top priority? Well, enter an adorable, delicate, attractive girl who gets drawn into such a job{and see this unusual story, filled with warmth and pathos, unfold! Key Sell Points: • A realistic look at the Maid Cafe, and increas- ingly popular venue in which otaku patronize, and is a haven for anime and manga fans • Cute, adorable artwork will appeal to the Goth Loli crowd, and fans of series such as PRINCESS AI and BIZENGHAST Sales Comp Title(s): • Deadman Wonderland Manga - 978-1-4278- 1741-9 • Happy Cafe Manga - 978-1-4278-1730-3 Type: Manga - B & W - Illus Throughout - 192 pp - 5 x 7.4375 " Right-to-Left Volume Number: 1 of 4 (On-going) Release Schedule: Street 5/2011 Maid Shokun Volume 1 ISBN: 1-4278-3251-X, EAN: 978-1-4278-3251-1 MSRP: 10.99 Dollar(s) , Canadian Price: $13.99 Rating: OT (Older Teen Age 16+) - Appropriate for ages 16 and up. Content Issues: Mild Fanservice, Mild Violence, Moderate Sexual- ity/Sexual Themes, Tobacco Reference/Use Creator: Kizuki Akira, Satou Nanki Gender: Male/Female Genre Icon: Romance Secondary Genre: Drama Sales Rep Category: Adult Sales Territory: USC Contact: TOKYOPOP is sold and distributed by HarperCollins Publishers. Please contact your HarperCollins sales representative through the toll-free num- ber for Ordering and Customer Service at 1-800-242-7737. 1 Keynote: A #NEW YORK TIMES Bestseller! A dark, intense prison thriller where survival comes at an unthinkable price... Synopsis: In this next volume of the Bookscan bestseller, Ganta asks to be trained by Senji, and he discovers an astonishing amount of power dormant within his Branches of Sin. Key Sell Points: • A NEW YORK TIMES Bestseller! • From the creators of the anime/manga/video game franchise Eureka Seven (Bandai; 9781574096648) • Book trailer premiered at TOKYOPOP In- sider online webinar to fans and press, in September '09, and distributed across all video channels promote virally on YouTube • The intense combination of suspense and gore will appeal to fans of Future Diary and Death Note • "Akin to a roller coaster ride, racing through page after page plunging readers right into the action." {CBS4 • "Unabashedly outlandish but still fun." { Blogcritics • "Deadman Wonderland lives up to its hype." {Japan Reviewed • "Gory art, lots of inventive, twisted twists and a dash of subversive humor makes Deadland Wonderland a fascinating and fun read." { CBR • "Pummeled me with 'didnt-see-that-coming" twists." About.com • "Fascinating! Exciting! Mind-blowingly Deadman Wonderland Volume 5 good! This manga hits you right from the start and keeps the punches coming." { ISBN: 1-4278-1790-1, EAN: 978-1-4278-1790-7 Sequential Tart MSRP: 10.99 Dollar(s) , Canadian Price: $13.99 • "Creepy, dark, and cryptic." {Graphic Novel Rating: OT (Older Teen Age 16+) - Appropriate for ages 16 and up. Reporter Sales Comp Title(s): Content Issues: Alcohol Reference, Mild Fanservice, Moderate Gore, Moderate Language, Moderate Violence, Non-Sexual Full Body Nudity, • Future Diary Manga - 978-1-4278-1557-6 Tobacco Reference/Use • GOTH Manga - 978-1-4278-1094-6 Creator: Jinsei Kataoka, Kazuma Kondou Type: Manga - B & W - Illus Throughout - 192 pp - 5 x 7.4375 " Right-to-Left Gender: Male Genre Icon: Action Volume Number: 5 of 8 (On-going) Secondary Genre: Horror Sales Rep Category: Adult Release Schedule: Street 5/2011 Sales Territory: USC Backlist - ISBN: Contact: Vol. 1 978-1-4278-1741-9 - 2/2/10 TOKYOPOP is sold and distributed by HarperCollins Publishers. Please Vol. 2 978-1-4278-1742-6 - 6/1/10 contact your HarperCollins sales representative through the toll-free num- Vol. 3 978-1-4278-1743-3 - 9/28/10 ber for Ordering and Customer Service at 1-800-242-7737. Vol. 4 978-1-4278-1744-0 - 2/1/11 1 Keynote: PRIEST: PURGATORY is the prequel to the 3D feature film from Sony/Screen Gems { coming to theaters everywhere in May 2011. Synopsis: The prequel to the 3D film PRIEST continues, as three Priests and a Priestess are sent into the heart of the vampire nesting grounds to recover a lost holy relic that could turn the tide of the human/vampire war. Key Sell Points: • An original, full-color prequel series to the $70+ Million 3D feature film from Sony/Screen Gems, starring Paul Bettany (Da Vinci Code, A Beautiful Mind) • As executive producer of the PRIEST 3D film, TOKYOPOP will be credit on a sepa- rate card in the film’s main tltles • Cross promoted with the $70 Million feature film from Sony/Screen Gems, including video trailers, dedicated product website, and pro- motions at San Diego Comic Con Sales Comp Title(s): • Return to Labyrinth Manga - 978-1-59816- 725-2 • Warcraft: Legends Manga - 978-1-4278- 0722-9 Type: Graphic Novel - Color - Illus Throughout - 108 pp - 6.5625 x 10.1875 " Volume Number: 2 of 4 Release Schedule: Street 5/2011 Backlist - ISBN: Vol. 1 978-1-4278-1806-5 - 3/29/11 Priest: Purgatory ISBN: 1-4278-1885-1, EAN: 978-1-4278-1885-0 MSRP: 19.99 Dollar(s) , Canadian Price: $25.99 Rating: OT (Older Teen Age 16+) - Appropriate for ages 16 and up. Creator: Dan Jolley, Diego Yapur, Min-Woo Hyung Gender: Male Genre Icon: Action Secondary Genre: Horror Sales Rep Category: Adult Sales Territory: USCOMSA Contact: TOKYOPOP is sold and distributed by HarperCollins Publishers. Please contact your HarperCollins sales representative through the toll-free num- ber for Ordering and Customer Service at 1-800-242-7737. 1 Keynote: A #1 NEW YORK TIMES Bestseller! A clumsy, politically (and historically!) incorrect comedy of the relationships of the Axis and Allied Powers during the World Wars Synopsis: A #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestseller! The hilarious 4-panel comic strips continue, and no country is spared the satire and hilarity! The international phenomenon continues in this irreverent and unforgettable look at world history and its rally cry: PASTAAAAA! Key Sell Points: • A #1 NEW YORK TIMES Bestseller! • With hundred of thousands of fans on Face- book, MySpace, etc., Hetalia is a truly global phenomenon • Launched with the anime released by FUNin- mation in Fall 2011 • Featured series on the TOKYOPOP Tour, a nationwide marketing tour that will travel more than 13,000 miles and 25 cities across the USA • Vol 1 on sale in time for International Hetalia Day (10/24/10): www.hetalia-day.com • Filled with irreverent humor that will appeal to fans of Sgt.