Here’s a look at the anime and manga releases hitting North America between April 27th and May 3rd, 2025.
Anime Releases
- Classroom of the Elite Season 3 BD: (Shout! Factory, US$69.98, April 29)
- A Place Further Than the Universe BD: (Crunchyroll, US$59.98, April 29)
- Naruto Shippūden BD 6: (Viz Media, US$39.95, April 29)
- Rick and Morty: The Anime BD: (Warner Bros, US$29.98, April 29)
- Urusei Yatsura Seasons 3-4 BD: (Sentai Filmworks, US$79.98, April 29)
Manga Releases
- Alpha Wolfgirl x Omega Wolfboy GN 3: (Seven Seas, US$14.99, April 29)
- Ashita no Joe: Fighting for Tomorrow GN 2 (hardcover): (Kodansha USA, US$59.99, April 29)
- Blend S GN 2: (Yen Press, US$15.00, April 29)
- Brunhild the Dragonslayer GN 2: (Yen Press, US$13.00, April 29)
- Cat Man GN: (Seven Seas, US$14.99, April 29)
- The Condemned Villainess Goes Back in Time and Aims to Become the Ultimate Villain GN 4: (Seven Seas, US$13.99, April 29)
- Dai Dark GN 8: (Seven Seas, US$13.99, April 29)
- Dance in the Vampire Bund: Age of Scarlet Order GN 14: (Seven Seas, US$13.99, April 29)
- Dragon Ball Super GN 23: (Viz Media, US$11.99, April 29)
- Dungeon People GN 5: (Seven Seas, US$13.99, April 29)
- EDENS ZERO GN 31: (Kodansha USA, US$10.99, April 29)
- Firefly Wedding GN 2: (Viz Media, US$11.99, April 29)
- GAEA-TIMA the Gigantis GN 1: (Kodansha USA, US$13.99, April 29)
- IDOL x IDOL STORY! GN 1: (Seven Seas, US$13.99, April 29)
- Kaya-chan Isn’t Scary GN 1: (Seven Seas)
May Manga Releases
Here are some manga releases to look forward to in May 2025:
- Blue Box, Vol. 15: (Viz Media, May 6)
- Chainsaw Man, Vol. 18: (Viz Media, May 6)
- Colette Decides to Die, Vol. 3: (Viz Media, May 6)
- Dark Gathering, Vol. 13: (Viz Media, May 6)
- In the Name of the Mermaid Princess, Vol. 6: (Viz Media, May 6)
- Kagurabachi, Vol. 3: (Viz Media, May 6)
- Like a Butterfly, Vol. 12: (Viz Media, May 6)
- Queen’s Quality, Vol. 22: (Viz Media, May 6)
- Sakamoto Days, Vol. 17: (Viz Media, May 6)
- The Elusive Samurai, Vol. 15: (Viz Media, May 6)
- The King’s Beast, Vol. 15: (Viz Media, May 6)
- Wolf Girl and Black Prince, Vol. 13: (Viz Media, May 6)
- You and I Are Polar Opposites, Vol. 5: (Viz Media, May 6)
- Fly Me to the Moon, Vol. 28: (May)
- Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, Vol. 13: (May)
- I Want to End This Love Game, Vol. 6: (May)
- Mao, Vol. 20: (May)
- Not So Shoujo Love Story, Vol. 1: (Graphic Novel, May)
- Persona 5, Vol. 13: (May)
- Sakura, Saku, Vol. 7: (May)
- Snow Angel, Vol. 1: (May)
- Spider-Man: Octo-Girl, Vol. 2: (May)
- Spy x Family: The Official Anime Guide—Mission Report: 221001-1224: (Book, May)
- After God, Vol. 4: (May)
- Cosmos, Vol. 1: (May)
- Hirayasumi, Vol. 5: (May)
- Hunter x Hunter (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 2: (May)
- Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 26: (May)
- Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt, Vol. 23: (May)
- Mujina into the Deep, Vol. 2: (May)
- Trillion Game, Vol. 5: (May)
- Astro Baby, Vol. 1: (May)
- Fabricant 100, Vol. 1: (May)
- Fabricant 100, Vol. 2: (Digital Only, May)
- Fabricant 100, Vol. 3: (Digital Only, May)
- JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 7–Steel Ball Run, Vol. 1: (May)
- The Art of the Boy and the Heron: (Art Book, May)
More Manga Series Releasing in May
A ton of ongoing manga series are releasing new volumes in May. Here’s a look at some of them:
- A Condition Called Love
- Akane-banashi
- Anyway, I’m Falling In Love With You
- Black Clover
- Boruto: Two Blue Vortex
- Chainsaw Man
- Cinderella Closet
- Colette Decides to Die
- Dandadan
- Dark Gathering
- Fire in His Fingertips: A Flirty Fireman Ravishes Me with His Smoldering Gaze
- Hazure Skill: The Guild Member with a Worthless Skill is Actually a Legendary Assassin
- I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day
- In the Name of the Mermaid Princess
- JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Shining Diamond’s Demonic Heartbreak
- Kageki Shojo!!
- Kagurabachi
- Last Quarter
- Like a Butterfly
- Loved by Two Fiancés
- Malevolent Spirits: Mononogatari
- Marriage Toxin
- Medalist
- Moriarty the Patriot
- Mujina into the Deep
- My Girlfriend’s Not Here Today
- My Sister Took My Fiancé and Now I’m Being Courted by a Beastly Prince
- Ogami-san Can’t Keep It In
- Otaku Vampire’s Love Bite
- Pink & Habanero
- Prince Freya
- Queen’s Quality
- Rainbow Days
- Sakamoto Days
- Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie
- Snow & Ink
- Tamon’s B-Side
- The Elusive Samurai
- The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity
- The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse
- Vinland Saga Deluxe
- Wind Breaker
- World Trigger
- Yona of the Dawn
- You and I Are Polar Opposites
New Manga Licenses
- Kill Blue by Tadatoshi Fujimaki (Viz, June 3)
- The 13th Footprint by Kei Sanbe (Yen Press, June 3)
- The Bugle Call: Song of War by Mozuku Sora & Higoro Toumori (Viz, June 3)
- The Ragnarok System of the Desperate Reincarnated Demon Lord and the Seven Aggressive Maidens by Kenji Saito & GUNP (Yen Press, June 3)
- The Skeleton Enchanted by the Cursed Blade by Nobuhisa Tsuruoka (Yen Press, June 3)
- Girl Crush by Midori Tayama (Viz, June 10)
- Issak by Shinji Makari & DOUBLE-S (Kodansha, June 10)
- Cats With Jobs by PANDANIA (Seven Seas, June 17)
- Senpai is an Otokonoko: My Crossdressing Classmate by Pom (Kodansha, June 17)
- Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian by Saho Tenamachi & Sunsunsun (Yen Press, June 24)
- Black Blood by Hayate Kuku (Seven Seas, June 24)
- Convenient Semi-Friend by Minori Chigusa (Yen Press, June 24)
- Dara-san of Reiwa by Haruomi Tomotsuka (Yen Press, June 24)
- Himegasaki Sakurako Is a Hot Mess by Kosuke Yasuda (Seven Seas, June 24)
- I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class by Rin Ono & Azuri Hyuga (Yen Press, June)
