Anime and manga enthusiasts in North America have a selection of new titles hitting shelves and streaming platforms during the week of December 14-20, 2025. This period sees the release of a highly anticipated anime season and several new manga volumes.
New Anime Releases
For anime fans, the week brings new installments of popular series. Set to ship are “Flower and Asura” and “KonoSuba – God’s blessing on this wonderful world! 3”.
Looking at the broader December 2025 anime landscape, several other titles are active or commencing:
- Scarlet: A new 2025 animated fantasy-action film, which follows Scarlet’s journey to avenge her murdered father, was released on December 12. Directed by Mamoru Hosoda, the story sees Scarlet meeting a young man in the Land of the Dead after a terrible injury.
- The Daily Life of the Immortal King Season 5: This season was released on December 13, just before the specified week.
- My Hero Academia Season 8: Continuing its run after premiering in October 2025, the finale of this season is scheduled for December 13, 2025, and is available on Crunchyroll and Netflix.
While many winter 2026 anime seasons are slated for January, ongoing series and late December releases provide content for the end of 2025. Titles like “Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise” and “Kanagawa ni Sunderu Elf” are also part of the broader December 2025 anime lineup.
New Manga Releases
The manga releases for December 14-20 include “A Ninja and an Assassin Under One Roof” and “Animan”. Beyond these specific weekly releases, December 2025 is a busy month for new manga from various publishers.
Several notable manga volumes are slated for release throughout December 2025. VIZ Media’s December lineup alone includes a wide array of ongoing series and some new debuts. Fans can look forward to volumes such as “A Star Brighter than the Sun, Vol. 4,” “Astro Royale, Vol. 3,” “Fushigi Yûgi: Byakko Senki, Vol. 3,” and the series debut of “Kaiju No. 8: Relax, Vol. 1”.
Other prominent manga releases in December 2025 from VIZ include:
- “Let’s Do It Already!, Vol. 7”
- “Marriage Toxin, Vol. 10”
- “My Hero Academia: Team-Up Missions, Vol. 7”
- “Nana 25th Anniversary Edition, Vol. 2”
- “Queen’s Quality, Vol. 24”
- “Spy x Family, Vol. 15”
- “Dandadan, Vol. 16”
- “One-Punch Man, Vol. 32”
Yen Press also has a robust schedule for December 2025, with a variety of manga and light novel releases. Some of these include:
- “Ascendance of a Bookworm (Manga) Part 4 Volume 1”
- “The Titan’s Bride Vol. 8”
- “Daemons of the Shadow Realm, vol. 9”
- “The Fable Omnibus 11 (Vol. 21-22)”
These releases ensure a steady stream of new content for North American anime and manga fans as the year draws to a close.
