Fall Titles Include: Kino no Tabi: Book One of THE BEAUTIFUL WORLD;
Magic Moon; Scrapped Princess; A Tale of Destiny; Witches' Forest: The Adventures of Duan Surk

Los Angeles, CA (May 1, 2006) In a plan to do for teen fiction what they have already done for manga, leading youth-oriented publisher TOKYOPOP is pleased to unveil the latest addition to its rapidly growing publishing family - an innovative line of serialized international teen novels, launching under the new TOKYOPOP banner Pop Fiction. Priced between $7.99 and $10.99 (SRP), TOKYOPOP's Pop Fiction novels lead with a top-notch group of engaging critically acclaimed multicultural tales ranging from fantasy stories to psychological adventures. From Europe's best-selling Magic Moon to Asia's hottest titles, Scrapped Princess, Kino no Tabi: Book One of THE BEAUTIFUL WORLD and Witches' Forest: The Adventures of Duan Surk, Pop Fiction fuses genres and embraces diversity to celebrate the inherent beauty in imperfection.

"One of the coolest things about these books is that even though they are disparate in genre or origin, their themes are the same: people on a journey in a world that isn't beautiful," said Nicole Monastirsky, Senior Editor of Pop Fiction. "There's something very comforting and intriguing about knowing that teenagers in Japan or Germany or Spain might traverse a different landscape due to their customs, history, language, and geography - but that at their core, they're more alike than different."

According to Mike Kiley, TOKYOPOP Publisher, "Pop Fiction is the first YA line in publishing history to engage kids openly with stories from all over the planet that embody the beautiful messiness of life."

About the Novels:

Kino no Tabi: Book One of THE BEAUTIFUL WORLD
In this sensational bestseller from Japan, young Kino roams the world on the back of Hermes, her talking anthropomorphic motorcycle, only staying in each country for three days. Throughout their adventures, they experience happiness and pain, decadence and violence, and beauty and wisdom-all in a strange and beautiful world. This eight-volume series, a critique on the inherent beauty of imperfection, oscillates between philosophical and winsome, while remaining consistently and overwhelmingly imaginative. Kino no Tabi: Book one of THE BEAUTIFUL WORLD contains 208 pages, includes black & white illustrations, and is priced at $7.99 (SRP).

Magic Moon
Created by Wolfgang and Heike Hohlbein, two of Europe's most renowned fantasy writers, Magic Moon ranks as one of the hottest international teen novels, having sold more than two million copies worldwide and translated into more than 20 languages. Magic Moon, chronicles the adventures of Kim, who enters an enigmatic realm where he battles unthinkable monsters and fantastical beings in order to unravel the secret that keeps his sister locked in a coma. With three volumes slated for release, Magic Moon contains 344 pages and is priced at $10.99
(SRP).

Scrapped Princess: A Tale of Destiny
Written by Ichiro Sakaki and inspired by the successful anime series, Scrapped Princess: A Tale of Destiny details the story of a young girl, prophesied to bring about the end of the world should she live to her 16th birthday. But despite all attempts to destroy the baby, the myth of the Scrapped Princess lives on. With thirteen volumes in the series, Scrapped Princess contains 208 pages, includes black & white illustrations, and is priced at $7.99 (SRP).

Witches' Forest: The Adventures of Duan Surk
Based on the famous Fortune Quest world, a monster franchise that includes comics, video games, tabletop RPGs and a TV series, Witches' Forest: The Adventures of Duan Surk tells the tale of Duan Surk, a 16-year-old amateur fighter who gets lost in the spooky Witches' Forest, and hooks up with two other adventurers, in the quest of a lifetime. In this four-volume series, Mishio Fukazawa weaves a tale of wonder and courage that proves the heart makes the hero. Witches' Forest: The Adventures of Duan Surk contains 328 pages, includes black & white illustrations, and is priced at $10.99 (SRP).

ABOUT TOKYOPOP
TOKYOPOP is hailed as a leading youth-oriented entertainment brand and an innovator of manga creation, with a revolutionary artistic vision that transcends countless platforms. From the introduction of the first-ever extensive manga publishing program in North America, to the development of its manga-originated intellectual properties into film, television and digital entertainment, TOKYOPOP has changed the way teens experience pop culture. The company's global reach has expanded to Europe and Asia, with recent offices opening in the UK and Germany and upcoming partnerships in Australia and China, in addition to its original Los Angeles and Tokyo operations. With millions of fans logging onto www.TOKYOPOP.com, reading its books, and watching its DVDs and television programs, TOKYOPOP's award-winning catalogue of licensed and original properties has made the company a visionary in an ever-growing teen entertainment marketplace. Visit www.TOKYOPOP.com for additional information.