Publisher Tokyopop announced a release delay for their upcoming release of The Wizard, a danmei novel written by Taiwanese author Shi Wu. Originally scheduled for April 8, 2025, the single-volume series will now be coming out May 20, 2025. The book is listed with a retail price of $19.99 USD.
Retail listings have also been updated to reflect the book’s expanded title—The Wizard: When Words Kill. Tokyopop’s German branch released its edition in November 2024, with a cover and preview on its website that may serve as a glimpse of the book’s future English design.
The book’s release has been delayed for a little over a month, and delays this short are not always communicated by publishers of Tokyopop’s size. The fact that Tokyopop made an official social media announcement indicates they may have an especially close eye on the series’ sales performance, as the success of a title is a strong precursor to a publisher licensing more similar works.
The Wizard marks Tokyopop’s first foray into danmei and will be released under their LoveLove label, an imprint dedicated to all forms of romance with a high percentage of boys’ love titles.
Preorders are available for The Wizard: When Words Kill from most major retailers:
Amazon (US)
Amazon (CAN)
Barnes & Noble
Books-A-Million
Bookshop.org
Chapters/Indigo
The Beguiling
Waterstones
Yiggybean
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The Wizard (巫者) is a supernatural murder mystery danmei series written by Shi Wu.
Tokyopop provides the following summary on their website:
Tasked with investigating the brutal murder of a dozen people overnight, detective Yuan Feng Liang is surprised when 18 year old Jin Xi Cheng confesses and is sentenced to life in prison.
Seven years later another bizarre murder takes place, and the special ops team sent in to investigate simply vanishes. Brought back in to investigate the case, office Liang is asked to speak with someone who may be involved; Jin Xi Cheng. Making an agreement to take responsibility for him, Liang takes Cheng into his custody and learns this young man is more than he first appeared; in fact, he is a powerful wizard. But Cheng doesn’t see his abilities as a blessing; to him, they are a curse of his bloodline. Can this unlikely duo find the truth behind these murders?
Source: Tokyopop Twitter/X
