The Novels Behind the Manga
Looking for novels that grab teens like manga? With the release of .hack//AI Buster in August, TOKYOPOP will begin a line of text novels based on bestselling manga! These novels are primarily text-based with manga illustrations throughout.
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On Sale August 9
.hack//AI buster
ISBN 1595328696
$7.99 Paperback
Page Count: 240
Age Rating: Y (Youth 10+)
Format: Novel
Genre: Fantasy
AI Buster, the prequel to the bestselling .hack (pronounced "dot - hack") manga follows the avatar Albireo, as he tries to discover why The World—the most advanced game ever created—is in danger of falling apart.
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On Sale October 11
Mobile Suit Gundam Seed, Volume 1
ISBN 1595328815
$7.99 Paperback
Page Count: 192
Age Rating: T (Teen Age 13+)
Format: Novel
Genre: Sci-Fi / Action
Cosmic Era 71. It has been eleven months since ZAFT and the Earth Alliance opened hostilities. On January 20, deep within the neutral colony of Heliopolis, five prototype Gundam mobile suits are secretly unveiled. Only five days later, four of the five mobile suits are seized by ZAFT commandos in a brutal attack that destroys the colony. Now it's up to Kira Yamato, a young Coordinator caught in the middle, to pilot the last mobile suit and to protect the ones he loves. Check out the novelization of the hit TV series!
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On Sale November 8
Scrapped Princess, Volume 1
ISBN 1595329846
$7.99 Paper
Page Count: 192
Age Rating: T (Teen Age 13+)
Format: Novel
Genre: Sci-Fi / Fantasy
Shortly after the birth of twins—a boy and a girl—to the king of Linevan, a dark and devastating prophecy was revealed: the girl will bring about destruction and death, and the world will lie in ruins. A decree was handed down to destroy the infant girl and all evidence of her prophecy to come. Despite all efforts, the myth lives on …and so does the Lost Princess. Fourteen years later, the prophesized destroyer of the world is alive and well. Will she doom all and destroy the world, or will she defy the gods and prove them wrong?
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Cine-Manga for Your Junior Readers!
TOKYOPOP introduces the new line of JR Cine-Manga with three July releases! Full of bright colors, large panels, and short text, these larger trim-sized books (6" X 9") are perfect for beginning readers, ages 4-8, and are filled with the characters young ones love.
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On Sale July 12
My Little Pony, Volume 1
ISBN 1598160001
$3.99 Paperback
Page Count: 32
Age Rating: A (All Ages)
Format: JR Cine-Manga
All of Ponyville is throwing a party—but the Pegasus Ponies are too shy to come. Luckily, Star Catcher, the leader of the Pegasus Ponies, has a plan. Will the Pegasus Ponies be able to join in the Ponyville fun?
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On Sale July 12
Sesame Street, Volume 1: Elmo and Zoe Fly a Kite!
ISBN 1595327460
$3.99 Paperback
Page Count: 32
Age Rating: A (All Ages)
Format: JR Cine-Manga
Relive one of Sesame Street's favorite moments! When Gabi gives Elmo and Zoe a book on making kites, they get right to work. However, by the time they're done, it's not windy anymore. They get help from the huffing and puffing of the Big Bad Wolf, but when he leaves for lunch, their kites come crashing down and break in half. What are they to do?
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On Sale July 12
Chrono Code, Volume 1
ISBN 1595325506
$9.99 Paperback
Page Count: 192
Age Rating: T (Teen Age 13+)
Format: Manga
Genre: Action
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On Sale August 9
Bizenghast, Volume 1
ISBN 1595327436
$9.99 Paperback
Page Count: 192
Age Rating: T (Teen Age 13+)
Format: Manga
Genre: Gothic/Drama
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