Anime and manga fans across North America have a busy week ahead, with a fresh wave of new episodes, continuing series, and manga volumes hitting shelves and streaming platforms between July 20 and July 26, 2025. This period sees significant new entries from major publishers like Crunchyroll, Discotek Media, Kodansha, Seven Seas Entertainment, and Yen Press.
New Anime Streaming and Home Video Releases
The week of July 20-26, 2025, is marked by several anticipated new episodes and home video drops.
Crunchyroll Highlights
Crunchyroll continues its robust summer 2025 lineup with new episodes of popular ongoing series. Fans can look forward to:
- Dandadan Season 2 Episode 4: Continuing the sci-fi, horror, and humor blend, this episode is set to stream on Thursday, July 24.
- Kaiju No. 8 Season 2 Episode 2: The second episode of this highly-anticipated shonen series will be available on Friday, July 26.
- Gachiakuta Episode 3: This dark fantasy series is scheduled to premiere its third episode on Sunday, July 27.
- One Piece Episode 1137: The long-running adventure series will release a new episode on Sunday, July 27, continuing Kuma’s backstory within the Egghead Arc.
- The Summer Hikaru Died Episode 3: A new episode of this eerie series will be available on Saturday, July 26.
Several other series that premiered earlier in July on Crunchyroll will also continue their runs, including My Dress-Up Darling Season 2, Rent-A-Girlfriend Season 4, and The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 4. New series like Nyaight of the Living Cat and Hotel Inhumans also continue to air.
Discotek Media
Discotek Media has a strong lineup of Blu-ray releases slated for July 29, which falls just outside this specific week but is part of the broader July releases. Notable titles include:
- Terrifying Girls’ High School: Delinquent Convulsion Group (1973)
- Kamen Rider X: The Complete TV Series (1974)
- Highlander: The Complete Animated Series (1994-1996)
- Party 7 (2000)
- Super Rescue Solbrain: Complete TV Series
- DearS: Complete Collection (2004)
- Robo Geisha (2009)
- Osomatsu-kun (1988-1989)
- ViVid Strike! (2016)
These releases offer a mix of classic anime, tokusatsu, and live-action films for collectors.
New Manga and Light Novel Releases
The week also brings a wave of new manga and light novel volumes from various publishers.
Kodansha USA
Kodansha has several manga volumes scheduled for release on Tuesday, July 22:
- Blue Lock Vol. 20
- Fate/Grand Order -mortalis:stella- Vol. 4
- Gachiakuta Vol. 7
- Last Samurai Standing Vol. 1
Other Kodansha releases for July include Blue Lock: Episode Nagi Vol. 4, Gazing at the Star Next Door Vol. 6, and Magic Knight Rayearth Part 2 Vol. 1 on July 15.
Seven Seas Entertainment
Seven Seas Entertainment has a number of manga volumes set for release on Tuesday, July 8, which includes some titles that may arrive in stores within the July 20-26 timeframe due to distribution. Their broader July lineup includes:
- At 25:00 in Akasaka Volume 4
- Ayakashi Triangle Volume 16
- The Big Apple Vol. 1
- Classroom of the Elite: Year 2 (Light Novel) Vol. 4
- Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord Vol. 5
- Glasses with a Chance of Delinquent Vol. 1
Seven Seas also recently announced licenses for DOGGO and The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System manga series, though their release dates are further into 2026.
Yen Press
Yen Press has a significant number of new licenses and continuing series for July 2025. While many were announced for early July, some may be available later in the month. Their extensive July slate includes:
- Delicious in Dungeon World Guide: The Adventurer’s Bible, Complete Edition
- Level Up with the Gods
- Dead Mount Death Play Side Story: Phantom Solitaire’s Art of Disguising Oneself as a Supernatural Being
- Super String: Marco Polo’s Travel to the Multiverse
- The Irregular at Magic High School Vol. 25 (light novel)
- The Brilliant Healer’s New Life in the Shadows: Volume 1 (Manga)
- Gushing over Magical Girls: Volume 1 (Manga)
- Sword Art Online Unital Ring Vol. 1 (manga)
- Convenient Semi-Friend Vol. 1
- Imitation Vol. 6
- Daughter of the Emperor Vol. 11
- Reign of the Seven Spellblades Vol. 6
- Ishura Vol. 8
- That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Vol. 23 (manga)
- The 13th Footprint Vol. 1
- MONSTER TRIBE (manga)
- The Girl Who Wants to Be a Hero and the Girl Who Ought to Be a Hero Vol. 1
Yen Press also announced new licenses for titles like Wonder Boy and Hinatsugimura for future release.
VIZ Media
VIZ Media’s July releases include a wide variety of manga titles. While a precise list for July 20-26 is less explicit, their broader July 2025 calendar features numerous volumes and series debuts, some of which may fall into this window:
- Blue Box Vol. 16
- Blue Exorcist Vol. 31
- Dark Gathering Vol. 14
- Fushigi Yûgi: Byakko Senki Vol. 2
- My Special One Vol. 10
- Nue’s Exorcist Vol. 1 (Series Debut)
- One Piece Vol. 109
- Otaku Vampire’s Love Bite Vol. 4
- Pink Candy Kiss Vol. 2
- Tamon’s B-Side Vol. 8
- The Demon Prince of Momochi House: Succession Vol. 1 (Series Debut)
- Wolf Girl and Black Prince Vol. 14
- Beyblade X Vol. 3
- Case Closed Vol. 95
- Destroy All Humans. They Can’t Be Regenerated. A Magic: The Gathering Manga Vol. 4
- Disney Twisted-Wonderland: The Manga – Book of Octavinelle Vol. 1 (Series Debut)
- Firefly Wedding Vol. 3
- Kirby Manga Mania Vol. 8
- Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle Vol. 28
- Spider-Man: Kizuna Vol. 1 (Series Debut)
- Tsumiki Ogami’s Not-So-Ordinary Life Vol. 1 (Series Debut)
- Ultraman: Along Came a Spider-Man Vol. 1 (Series Debut)
- Yaiba: Samurai Legend Vol. 1 (Series Debut)
- After God Vol. 5
- One-Punch Man Vol. 31
- Record of Ragnarok Vol. 15
- Red River (3-in-1 Edition) Vol. 4
- Steel of the Celestial Shadows Vol. 7
- The Climber Vol. 2
- Tokyo Alien Bros. Vol. 3 (Final Volume)
- Tokyo Fears Rhapsody Vol. 1 (Series Debut)
- Trillion Game Vol. 6
- Twin Star Exorcists Vol. 34
- Vagabond Definitive Edition Vol. 3
- Boy’s Abyss Vol. 10
- JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 7–Steel Ball Run Vol. 2
- MamaYuyu Vol. 1 (Series Debut)
VIZ Media also recently announced the co-production of an anime adaptation for Keigo Shinzo’s critically acclaimed manga, Hirayasumi.
Manga Mavericks
New publisher Manga Mavericks, partnering with Red String, is launching three new manga titles on July 16, which will be available during this release window:
- Now No One Lurks Beneath the Snow by Aneido
- The Murderer and Her Runaway Desire by Aneido
This week offers a diverse selection for North American fans, ensuring there’s something new for every taste, whether catching up on ongoing anime or diving into the latest manga narratives.
