Off*beat is an original English-language manga authored by Jennifer Lee Quick. Winning a silver medal for Best Graphic Novel in 2005 from ForeWord Magazine, Off*beat is both licensed and published by Tokyopop, with two volumes currently available, released September 13, 2005 and November 7, 2006. The third volume is expected April 2007. A live presentation of the first chapter of Volume 1 is available through Tokyopop's Manga Online feature, Mangapods, though Quick herself denies being part of the project due to lack of communication. In an early conception of the story, all characters wore school uniforms.