Noir Caesar Entertainment Announces Publishing Initiative In Collaboration with TOKYOPOP

Noir Caesar Entertainment is a black-owned indie creative company that recently announced that it will be releasing several manga-inspired titles in partnership with the publishing brand TOKYOPOP. This collaboration kicks off 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 by Noir Caesar and TOKYOPOP in coming months. More information on Noir Caesar Entertainment, and their upcoming titles, can be found below.

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

“I am very excited to announce our collaboration with TOKYOPOP and the wide release of XOGENASYS, PRIMUS 7 and TRY AGAIN,” says O’Bryant. “These are the first of a diverse collection of forthcoming new as well as previously released titles by some of today’s hottest BIPOC comic creators to be released in partnership with our friends at TOKYOPOP, whose own dedication to telling stories of diversity aligns with Noir Caesar’s and whose strong production and distribution network will bring these stories to avid new readers.”

“The market for BIPOC graphic novels is extremely strong and being driven to new levels by enduring interest from core fans and fast-growing cohorts of mainstream readers and media interested in the burgeoning community of global BIPOC creators who are inspired by anime and manga and using this inspiration to tell their own stories,” says Marc Visnick, COO and Publisher of TOKYOPOP. “Noir Caesar is well-positioned to be at the forefront of this exciting market.”

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XOGENASYS Vol. 1

Written by Johnny O'Bryant & Tre Mcintosh / Artwork by Nikolas Draper-Ivey · Print SRP: 13.99 · 264 pages · 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?

PRIMUS 7 Vol. 1

Written by Johnny O'Bryant, Vaughn Alexander & Marcus Johnson
Print SRP: 13.99 · 194 pages · 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! 

TRY AGAIN Vol. 1

Created by Will Brown / Written by John Lawrence, Marcus Kwabena / Artwork by Win Dolores
Print SRP: 13.99 · 194 pages · 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.

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About Noir Caesar:
Noir Caesar Entertainment is a growing indie creative company that supports and nourishes art from marginalized communities in various media, including animation, film, tv and comics. The brand is one of the fastest growing entertainment and publishing companies in the US, driven by diverse and brilliant creative talents spanning from top notch 2D animation partner studios to exceptional writers, artists, illustrators, producers and division heads, on top of a committed crew of sales and client management professionals.