North American anime and manga enthusiasts have a fresh wave of titles to look forward to between August 10 and August 16, 2025. This week’s notable releases include the long-awaited home video debut of Looking for the Full Moon and a new Blu-ray edition of the classic Vampire Hunter D. Manga readers can anticipate new volumes for popular series such as Akane-banashi and Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin Deluxe, alongside several new series debuts.
Anime Home Video Releases
For the week of August 10-16, 2025, several anime titles are making their way to North American home video. Among the highlights are:
August 12, 2025 Anime Releases
- Kanokon: The Girl Who Cried Fox BD from Media Blasters, priced at US$39.99.
- Looking for the Full Moon BD from AnimEigo, available for US$59.95.
- Vampire Hunter D BD from Sentai Filmworks, retailing at US$29.98.
Sentai Filmworks has also announced other August 2025 Blu-ray releases including Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun Season 2 Premium Box Set, Re-Kan! Complete Collection, Queen’s Blade Rebellion Complete Collection, How I Attended an All-Guy’s Mixer Complete Collection, and Kokoro Connect Complete Series. Crunchyroll’s August 2025 home video slate includes No Longer Allowed in Another World Season 1 (Blu-ray) and One Piece Season 14 Voyage 6 (Blu-ray + DVD), both available on August 19, 2025.
Print Manga Releases
Manga collectors will find a robust selection of new volumes hitting shelves during this mid-August week, featuring continuation of fan-favorite series and some intriguing new titles.
August 12, 2025 Manga Releases
- 100 Ghost Stories That Will Lead to My Death GN 3 from Seven Seas, US$14.99.
- Akane-banashi GN 13 from Viz Media, US$11.99.
- Backstabbed in a Backwater Dungeon: My Party Tried to Kill Me, But Thanks to an Infinite Gacha I Got LVL 9999 Friends and Am Out For Revenge GN 9 from Seven Seas, US$13.99.
- The Barbarian’s Bride GN 4 from Seven Seas, US$14.99.
- BLOOD BLADE GN 5 from Kodansha USA, US$12.99.
- DEAD ROCK GN 3 from Kodansha USA, US$11.99.
- The Demon King is Way Too Overprotective! GN 1 from Seven Seas, US$14.99. This marks a notable new series debut for the week.
- Dragon and Chameleon GN 4 from Square Enix Manga, US$12.99.
- Exquisite Blood: The Heretic Onmyoji GN 1 from Square Enix Manga, US$12.99.
- The Fable Omnibus GN 9 from Kodansha USA.
- Fake Fact Lips BREAK (Omnibus) (Manga) US.
- Fly Me to the Moon Volume 29 (Manga) US.
- Girl Crush Volume 2 (Manga) US.
- I Wanna Do Bad Things with You Volume 7 (Manga) US.
- Inside the Tentacle Cave (Manga) Volume 5 (Manga) US.
- Mao Volume 21 (Manga) US.
- Mobile Suit Gundam: THE ORIGIN Deluxe 1 (Manga) US. This deluxe edition marks a significant release for Gundam fans.
- Not So Shoujo Love Story Volume 2 (Manga) US.
- Pokémon: Sword & Shield Volume 13 (Manga) US.
- Rai Rai Rai Volume 1 (Manga) US.
- Rainbows After Storms Volume 5 (Manga) US.
- Sakura Saku Volume 8 (Manga) US.
- Snow Angel Volume 2 (Manga) US.
- The Demon King is Way Too Overprotective! Volume 1 (Manga) US.
- The Devil Princess (Light Novel) Volume 1 (Manga) US.
Further manga titles are scheduled throughout August 2025 from various publishers, including Yen Press, Seven Seas Entertainment, VIZ Media, Kodansha, Square Enix Books, and Azuki. Readers can expect continuations of series like Ashita no Joe, Cat + Gamer, How to Build a Dungeon: Book of the Demon King, and My Girlfriend is 8 Meters Tall later in the month. New series like Astro Royale, from the creator of Tokyo Revengers, are also among the broader August manga releases.
