<p align="left">Founder of Tokyopop, Stu Levy, announced this month that the company will be releasing a manga adaptation of Disney&#8217;s upcoming live-action <em>Beauty and the Beast</em> film.</p>
<p align="left">This manga is meant to accompany the film as it is released in theaters on March 2017. The<em> Beauty and the Beast</em> manga will have two parts to the story &#8211; one part will be the story from Belle&#8217;s perspective while the other will feature the Beast&#8217;s perspective of the tale. All original artwork within the manga is being drawn in Japan.</p>
<figure id="attachment_110497" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-110497" style="width: 494px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="size-full wp-image-110497" src="https://cdn.bagogames.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/03115459/beauty-and-the-beast-manga.jpg" alt="Beauty and the Beast Manga / Disney &; Tokyopop" width="494" height="700" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-110497" class="wp-caption-text">Beauty and the Beast Manga / Disney &; Tokyopop</figcaption></figure>
<p align="left">Tokyopop have a few other Disney collaborative manga released in English: <em>Alice in Wonderland</em>, <em>Finding Nemo</em> and the <em>Kilala Princess</em> series. The <em>Kilala Princess</em> manga is about a girl who kisses a sleeping prince and becomes a princess. Famous Disney princesses appear in the series and help Kilala on her journeys.</p>
<p align="left">Two new Disney-Tokyopop manga are being published this year: <em>Stitch!</em> (releasing on August 10) and <em>Tim Burton&#8217;s Nightmare Before Christmas</em> (releasing on October 5). More <em>Beauty and the Beast</em> manga information will be given by Tokyopop through their <a href="http://www.tokyopop.com/blog/2016/7/23/announcing-new-disney-manga">website</a>. You may find samples of their manga and the list of available titles through their site too! Leave a comment below letting us know if you are looking forward to experiencing the story of <em>Beauty and the Beast</em> in manga form.</p>
<p align="left"><strong>Sources: <a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-07-24/tokyopop-to-release-2-part-beauty-and-the-beast-manga/.104631">Anime News Network</a>, <a href="http://www.tokyopop.com/blog/2016/7/23/announcing-new-disney-manga">Tokyopop</a></strong></p>

Beauty and the Beast 2-Part Manga In Production
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By Eleni-chan

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