Tokyopop and black-owned creative indie company Noir Caesar Entertainment have announced that they will be publishing the basketball manga series Deep 3 in English, starting in March 2026.
Noir Caesar licensed the manga series for North American release, while print and digital distribution will be handled by Tokyopop.
Tokyopop’s website currently lists the first volume of Deep 3 as coming out on March 3, 2026.
The basketball manga series is written by Mizuno Mitsuhiro and illustrated by Ryosuke Tobimatsu. It began serialization in Shogakukan’s Big Comic magazine on January 25, 2021 and has released 12 tankobon volumes as of May 2025.
Tokyopop describes the main synopsis of Deep 3 as:
This is the story of a young basketball player willing to do whatever it takes to get back on track. Demian Kawai has devoted himself to basketball with the goal of becoming the top scorer in the National Basketball Organization. For now, competition at the high school level is tough, especially if you can’t measure up to the other players.
Despite his promising future, Demian is struck by a case of the yips, causing his arms to stiffen up and risking his chances to reach the big leagues! Now Demian will have to dig deep to power ahead in his climb to greatness.
Source: press release
