Netflix U.S. has announced that it will begin streaming the Stand By Me Doraemon 2 anime film on December 24, 2021.
The company also announced that it will begin streaming the fourth season of the Aggretsuko anime on December 16, 2021. The first 12 episodes of the JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean anime series is scheduled to premiere on the service on December 1, 2021.
Source: ANN
During the Road to Stone Ocean special panel on the Netflix Festival Japan 2021 livestream, it was revealed that the JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 6: Stone Ocean anime is scheduled to premiere worldwide on Netflix on December 1, 2021. According to the announcement, the first 12 episodes are being released at once.
David Production is returning to produce the series. Kenichi Suzuki is returning from Parts 1-3 as the chief director, and Toshiyuki Kato is the director. Yasuko Kobayashi is returning from the previous anime to handle the series composition, and Masanori Shino is the character designer. Yūgo Kanno is returning from Parts 3-5 as composer.
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 6 Stone Ocean follows Jolyne Cujoh as she goes to prison for a crime she didn’t commit, set 10 years after the events of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind.
Source: Crunchyroll
Netflix U.S. has announced that it will begin streaming the Kuroko’s Basketball: Last Game anime film on November 15, 2021. Kuroko’s Basketball: Last Game opened in Japanese theaters in March 2017.
The company also announced that it will streaming the JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind anime in the United States on November 1, 2021. The series premiered on Japanese television in October 2018, and Crunchyroll simulcast the series as it aired in Japan. Toonami began airing JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind in October 2019.
The service will stream the live-action adaptation of Sunrise’s Cowboy Bebop anime on November 19, 2021 and the Super Crooks anime based on the comic by Mark Millar and Leinil Francis Yu on November 25, 2021.
Source: ANN
The Fandom Post is reporting that that page media center listing for the forthcoming stream of the JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 6: Stone Ocean anime on Netflix has removed the word “monthly” from the listing. As of this writing, what Netflix’s plan is for streaming this series is unclear.
Netflix will debut JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 6: Stone Ocean exclusively worldwide in December 2021, and it will then it will air on Japanese television in January 2022.
Source: The Fandom Post
VIZ Media has announced the company’s manga and anime releases for November 2021.
Shonen Jump
One Piece Pirate Recipes
Story and Art by Eiichiro Oda
On Sale Date: November 9, 2021
Price: USA$19.99
You can’t become King of the Pirates on an empty stomach. Monkey D. Luffy has defeated dozens of rivals, and that kind of success takes a whole lot of energy. Fortunately, the pirate cook Sanji stands by Luffy’s side, ready to support his captain with flaming kicks and piping-hot meals. Hearty and filling, Sanji’s recipes keep the greatest pirate crew in the world well fed, and his flashy techniques will take your culinary skills to the next level.
My Hero Academia: Ultra Analysis: The Official Character Guide
Story and Art by Kohei Horikoshi
On Sale Date: November 2, 2021
Age Rating: Teen
Price: USA$16.99
My Hero Academia is one of the most popular manga in the world, and its epic battles between beloved heroes and dangerous villains have captured the hearts of millions. Now, for the first time, you can find out everything you ever wanted to know about your favorite My Hero Academia characters. This comprehensive guide has all the details, from characters’ secret origins and motivations to their pet peeves and relationships. Plus, an in-depth conversation between Kohei Horikoshi and Bleach creator Tite Kubo.
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 5–Golden Wind Volume 2
Story and Art by Hirohiko Araki
On Sale Date: November 2, 2021
Age Rating: Teen+
Price: USA$19.99
Not too long ago, Giorno Giovanna was just an ordinary hoodlum, but now he dreams of being something bigger… He dreams of being a true mafioso. Giorno is ready to join one of the most dangerous gangs in town, and the first step is learning everything he can about their operations. The second step is gathering the friends and allies he’ll need in order to take control of the gang for himself.
Mashle: Magic and Muscles Volume 3
Story and Art by Hajime Komoto
On Sale Date: November 2, 2021
Age Rating: Teen
Price: USA$9.99
Lang’s vicious hunt for coins is in full swing. To stop them from monopolizing the chance to earn a Divine Visionary position, Mash teams up with his Adler compatriots. Afterwards, the Sixth and Seventh Fangs of the Magia Lupus swoop in to attack Mash while he’s cleaning the owl huts. But when his friends become the next victims of the Magia Lupus’s callous dog-eat-dog philosophy, an enraged Mash is ready to face them head-on.
Undead Unluck Volume 4
Story and Art by Yoshifumi Tozuka
On Sale Date: November 2, 2021
Age Rating: Teen+
Price: USA$9.99
In the search to recruit an 11th Negator, Andy and the others find themselves locked in battle with Rip, the Unrepair Negator. Tatiana stands up to Unrepair by finally unleashing her true power. Once all 11 Negators are assembled, a fresh set of quests opens before them and a new trouble arises.
Dr. Stone Volume 19
Story by Riichiro Inagaki, Art by Boichi
On Sale Date: November 2, 2021
Age Rating: Teen
Price: USA$9.99
Hoping to capture Dr. Xeno, the Kingdom Science is hard at work formulating strategies. Meanwhile, the enemy is working on a secret weapon of their own. The impending science battle will be a heart-pounding fight for supremacy on land, sea, and air.
Black Clover Volume 27
Story and Art by Yūki Tabata
On Sale Date: November 2, 2021
Age Rating: Teen
Price: USA$9.99
Asta will need to get much more powerful if he ever hopes to defeat the demonic leaders of the Spade Kingdom. Things look bleak, but then a mysterious mage named Nacht suddenly appears. Does Asta have what it takes to learn how to control his devil powers and rescue Captain Yami?
Shojo Beat
Takane & Hana Volume 18 (Limited Edition) [FINAL VOLUME]
Story and Art by Yuki Shiwasu
On Sale Date: November 2, 2021
Age Rating: Teen
Price: USA$15.99
Despite many unexpected obstacles, Takane and Hana register their marriage license and are officially married. But when is their actual wedding day going to be? And what’s in store for this spirited couple once they move into their own place together? Their unique “happily ever after” is just around the corner.
Takane & Hana Volume 18 [FINAL VOLUME]
Story and Art by Yuki Shiwasu
On Sale Date: November 2, 2021
Age Rating: Teen
Price: USA$9.99
Despite many unexpected obstacles, Takane and Hana register their marriage license and are officially married. But when is their actual wedding day going to be? And what’s in store for this spirited couple once they move into their own place together? Their unique “happily ever after” is just around the corner.
The King’s Beast Volume 4
Story and Art by Rei Toma
On Sale Date: November 2, 2021
Age Rating: Teen
Price: USA$9.99
Someone in the imperial palace is trying to kill Prince Tenyou, and Rangetsu has reason to believe it might be the icy third Prince, Kougai. When things turn violent on the jiju field, Rangetsu decides to confront Prince Kougai directly-and ends up as the prize in a wager between royal brothers.
Love Me, Love Me Not Volume 11
Story and Art by Io Sakisaka
On Sale Date: November 2, 2021
Age Rating: Teen
Price: USA$9.99
Love and friendship have become quite complicated for these four friends. Inui has told his parents that his future ambition is to make movies. Now he plans to confess his love to Akari, but she is being pressured by Ryosuke to get back together. How will Akari respond?
Snow White with the Red Hair Volume 16
Story and Art by Sorata Akiduk
On Sale Date: November 2, 2021
Age Rating: Teen
Price: USA$9.99
The orimmallys project is finally coming to fruition. But when the annual northern flu hits Lilias, the whole medical team suddenly finds themselves busy with field medic work. The experience proves a valuable one for Shirayuki and
Ryu’s training.
VIZ Media
Sanrio Pompoms
By Sachiko Susa
On Sale Date: November 9, 2021
Price: USA$17.99
Learn how to make adorable pompoms of your favorite Sanrio characters like Hello Kitty, Cinnamoroll, Kurimi, Gudetama and more. Sanrio Pompoms includes color photos of all 35 pompom projects as well as helpful illustrated directions, materials lists and tips.
Pokemon Journeys: The Series Volume 1
Story and Art by Machito Gomi
On Sale Date: November 9, 2021
Age Rating: All Ages
Price: USA$9.99
Ash is back and more determined than ever to be the ultimate Pokemon Master. Now he’s teamed up with a new friend, Goh, who wants to collect every Pokemon from every region.
Fullmetal Alchemist: Fullmetal Edition Volume 15
Story and Art by Hiromu Arakawa
On Sale Date: November 9, 2021
Age Rating: Teen
Price: USA$19.99
In an alchemical ritual gone wrong, Edward Elric lost his arm and his leg, and his brother Alphonse became nothing but a soul in a suit of armor. The brothers’ final battle begins, starting with a confrontation with the homunculus Pride, who is controlling Alphonse from within.
Splatoon: Squid Kids Comedy Show Volume 5
Story and Art by Hideki Goto
On Sale Date: November 9, 2021
Age Rating: All Ages
Price: USA$9.99
Hit, Maika and Kou are back in the high-spirited fifth volume of stories from the world of Splatoon.
VIZ Signature
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead Volume 4
Story by Haro Aso, Art by Kotaro Takata
On Sale Date: November 16, 2021
Age Rating: Teen+
Price: USA$12.99
Having overcome his abusive former boss, Akira’s back on the road to his parents’ home in Gunma. The journey is full of zombies and side trips, but some sushi, hot springs, tree houses and a surprising new traveling companion keep the good times rolling.
Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku Volume 11
Story and Art by Yuji Kaku
On Sale Date: November 16, 2021
Age Rating: Mature
Price: USA$12.99
The palace has transformed into a bloody battleground, forcing the new Yamada Asaemon arrivals into an uneasy alliance with those seeking to escape the island. In the midst of the tumult, a giant monster enters the fray, one so large that the combatants become trapped within the confines of its body. If they don’t escape by morning, they will be transformed into flowers and used to fuel the destruction of everything they know.
Urusei Yatsura Volume 12
Story and Art by Rumiko Takahashi
On Sale Date: November 16, 2021
Age Rating: Teen+
Price: USA$19.99
Mendo has been called upon to save a fair maiden—by going on a date with her. But the peril Asuka faces is her own boyphobia, so Mendo just keeps making things worse. Later, Lum tries to encourage a Tomobiki High student to stand up for herself against some bullies and ends up facing off in the ring against the head of another high school’s delinquents. Good thing Lum has hidden strength to draw upon.
BEASTARS Volume 15
Story and Art by Paru Itagaki
On Sale Date: November 16, 2021
Age Rating: Teen+
Price: USA$12.99
Guess who’s coming to dinner? Every rabbit parent wants their daughter to date a wolf, right? Meanwhile, Beastar horse Yahya hires gray wolf Legoshi to help him apprehend a mixed-species felon, but Legoshi is a sucker for a sob story. At college, red deer Louis’s status has fallen from the most popular student at school to the different one with the dark past. The temptation to reclaim his status as leader of the Shishi-gumi lion gang is strong… especially when he meets the beast who replaced him. Plus, more of the tragic life of Legoshi’s mother.
Children of the Whales Volume 18
Story and Art by Abi Umeda
On Sale Date: November 16, 2021
Age Rating: Teen+
Price: USA$12.99
The Mud Whale has been overrun with tárichos, a virulent parasitic growth that turns everyone it touches into a mindless husk controlled by the Nous Geráki. The only way to stop the spread of the tárichos is to destroy the Nous, but that won’t be an easy task—or one without sacrifice.
Shonen Sunday
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Volume 1
Story by Kanehito Yamada, Art by Tsukasa Abe
On Sale Date: November 9, 2021
Age Rating: Teen
Price: USA$9.99
Elf mage Frieren and her courageous fellow adventurers have defeated the Demon King and brought peace to the land. With the great struggle over, they all go their separate ways to live a quiet life. But as an elf, Frieren, nearly immortal, will long outlive the rest of her former party. How will she come to terms with the mortality of her friends? How can she find fulfillment in her own life, and can she learn to understand what life means to the humans around her? Frieren begins a new journey to find the answer.
Mao Volume 2
Story and Art by Rumiko Takahashi
On Sale Date: November 9, 2021
Age Rating: Teen+
Price: USA$9.99
Nanoka, Mao and his helper Otoya investigate the strange cult of Priestess Shoko in hopes of bringing her to justice, but cursed dolls and scrolls of eternal life may be more than they bargained for. Will the priestess’s doomsday prophecy come true? Back in the present, Nanoka and friend-zoned Shiraha do some historical research and uncover a cataclysmic event yet to occur in Mao’s timeline. Then Mao’s curiosity gets him on the wrong side of a group of bloodsuckers and in need of a rescue by Nanoka—again.
Fly Me to the Moon Volume 8
Story and Art by Kenjiro Hata
On Sale Date: November 9, 2021
Age Rating: Teen+
Price: USA$9.99
Nasa and Tsukasa are on an overnight trip to a hot springs resort. There’s so much for them to do, from touring traditional sites to sampling the local delicacies to—nah, let’s face it, Nasa is most excited (and terrified) by that private bath in their room. Time for an inopportune appearance by Tokiko, Tsukasa’s mysterious and heretofore unseen guardian. Can things still get hot and steamy between our favorite couple? And whether or not they do, will the artist find an excuse to put some supporting characters in swimsuits? Do you even need to ask?
Netflix’s media center lists the anime series of Hirohiko Araki’s JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean manga as streaming “monthly,” in Japan as well as in other countries. Netflix will debut the anime exclusively worldwide in December 2021, and it will then it will air on Japanese television in January 2022.
David Production is returning to produce the series. Kenichi Suzuki is returning from Parts 1-3 as the chief director, and Toshiyuki Kato is the director. Yasuko Kobayashi is returning from the previous anime to handle the series composition, and Masanori Shino is the character designer. Yūgo Kanno is returning from Parts 3-5 as composer.
Source: ANN
NPD BookScan has published the top 20 selling manga in the United States for August 2021:
Source: The Fandom Post
Manga volumes occupied 19 spots on NPD BookScan’s Top 20 adult graphic novels list for August 2021:
Source: ANN
A livestream event for the anime series adaptation of Hirohiko Araki’s JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean manga has announced that the series will premiere exclusively on Netflix worldwide in December 2021. It will then air on Japanese television in January 2022.
David Production is returning to produce the series. Kenichi Suzuki is returning from Parts 1-3 as the chief director, and Toshiyuki Kato is the director. Yasuko Kobayashi is returning from the previous anime to handle the series composition, and Masanori Shino is the character designer. Yūgo Kanno is returning from Parts 3-5 as composer.
Source: ANN
VIZ Media has announced the company’s manga and anime releases for August 2021.
Shonen Jump
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 5—Golden Wind Volume 1
By Hirohiko Araki
On Sale Date: August 3, 2021
Age Rating: Teen+
Price: USA$19.99
Golden Wind is here. The highly-acclaimed fifth arc of Hirohiko Araki’s JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure shifts the action from Japan to Italy, as Koichi Hirose heads to Europe to find an aspiring gangster named Giorno Giovanna, the secret son of Dio Brando, scourge of the Joestar family. Organized crime meets family drama and unbelievable enemy Stands in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 5—Golden Wind.
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Volume 23 (FINAL VOLUME)
By Koyoharu Gotouge
On Sale Date: August 3, 2021
Age Rating: Teen
Price: USA$9.99
In an epic confrontation, Tanjiro and his fellow Demon Slayers have fought on through the night, suffering terrible losses against the King of Demons, Muzan Kibutsuji. Dawn is breaking soon, and if they can keep Muzan at bay just a little longer, it will be the end of the centuries-long struggle. But Muzan will stop at nothing to destroy the Demon Slayers and unleash his most terrible powers. And if he can’t defeat them, he may even be able to cause the Demon Slayer Corps to destroy itself from within. All fates and destines will be decided as the sun begins to rise…
Haikyu!! Volume 45 (FINAL VOLUME)
By Haruichi Furudate
On Sale Date: August 3, 2021
Age Rating: Teen
Price: USA$9.99
With the Adlers and Black Jackals match in full swing and years of rivalry and friendship thrown out into the open, Hinata and Kageyama continue to duke it out on the court. Will Hinata finally get to declare a major victory over Kageyama? Don’t miss the exciting finale.
We Never Learn Volume 17
By Taishi Tsutsui
On Sale Date: August 3, 2021
Age Rating: Teen+
Price: USA$9.99
Of all the girls Nariyuki Yuiga tutors, Uruka Takemoto is the one who has known him (and had a crush on him) the longest. Despite her outgoing personality, she’s surprisingly shy when it comes to expressing her feelings for Nariyuki. And with her upcoming enrollment at a university overseas, it seems like all hope is lost when it comes to love…
Chainsaw Man Volume 6
By Tatsuki Fujimoto
On Sale Date: August 3, 2021
Age Rating: Teen+
Price: USA$9.99
A new girl named Reze has shown up and swept innocent Denji right off his feet. But is Reze exactly what she seems? (Spoiler: Nope.) Is Denji about to find happiness once and for all? (Spoiler: Nope.) Prepare for the storm of all storms when Chainsaw Man looks for true love.
Jujutsu Kaisen Volume 11
By Gege Akutami
On Sale Date: August 3, 2021
Age Rating: Teen+
Price: USA$9.99
The Shibuya subway station is teeming with civilians and transfigured humans. Despite this dire circumstance, Satoru Gojo defeats the cursed spirits there. However, the cursed spirits possess a special item that can even seal the all-powerful Gojo. Meanwhile, an unlikely ally suddenly contacts Yuji Itadori, who is on his way to the station.
One Piece Volume 97
By Eiichiro Oda
On Sale Date: August 3, 2021
Age Rating: Teen
Price: USA$9.99
The battle for Wano commences for real as the Straw Hats and their allies invade Kaido’s base on Onigashima. Luffy may have gotten stronger, but he’s gonna need all the help he can get against Kaido’s powerful forces.
Black Clover Volume 26
By Yūki Tabata
On Sale Date: August 3, 2021
Age Rating: Teen
Price: USA$9.99
The battle to protect the Heart Kingdom continues. The Clover Kingdom knights may have won round 1, but Vanica and her minions won’t go down quietly. Just what is the secret to her power, and is there a way to counter it?
Kaguya-sama: Love Is War Volume 20
By Aka Akasaka
On Sale Date: August 3, 2021
Age Rating: Teen
Price: USA$9.99
Will Tsubame tell Yu she returns his affections on graduation day? Unfortunately, Yu’s gaming addiction may have an impact not only on his grades but on how Tsubame views him. Hopefully his ruthless academic coach Kaguya’s diabolical plan will keep him from failing. On the other hand, someone else gets unexpectedly low marks this exam period. Then, on Valentine’s Day, which of the gang will give or receive romantic chocolates, friendship chocolates or obligatory
chocolates?
Fight rumors with rumors.
Shojo Beat
The King’s Beast Volume 3
By Rei Toma
On Sale Date: August 3, 2021
Age Rating: Teen
Price: USA$9.99
Rangetsu hasn’t given up on vengeance, but nothing about the imperial palace is simple. Now that she knows and trusts Prince Tenyou, she has come to see that her most important duty is to keep him alive for the sake of all Ajin—even at the cost of her own life.
Yona of the Dawn Volume 31
By Mizuho Kusanagi
On Sale Date: August 3, 2021
Age Rating: Teen
Price: USA$9.99
The Kingdom of Kohka triumphs over Sen Province, but Hak is gravely injured and Yona is unable to speak. Meanwhile, while tending to injured soldiers, Yun shows interest in the Sky Tribe’s medical techniques. Advisor Keishuk invites him to Hiryuu Palace to learn more, but what is Keishuk’s true motive?
Kaze Hikaru Volume 29
By Taeko Watanabe
On Sale Date: August 3, 2021
Age Rating: Teen+
Price: USA$9.99
After attempting to seduce Sei, the aristocrat Yoshinobu begins to tell her about his past. With Sei’s support, Yoshinobu makes up his mind to take on the role of shogun. However, his decision to call off the Choshu expedition and request an imperial order to stop the fighting enrages Councillor Ito to the point that he decides to overthrow the Bakufu. Nakamura Goro, who is on Ito’s side, has always had feelings for Sei, and he comes up with his own plans to separate her from troop captain Soji, who is the love of her life.
VIZ Media
Star Wars: Guardians of the Whillis
Adapted by Jon Tsuei, Illustrated by Subaru
On Sale Date: August 10, 2021
Age Rating: Teen
Price: USA$14.99
The Force is with me, and I am one with the Force.
– Chirrut Îmwe
Presiding over the Kyber Temple on Jedha, the Guardians of the Whills, Baze Malbus and Chirrut Îmwe, had hoped to maintain a peaceful balance despite the growing presence of the Empire in their Holy City. Yet they struggle to stay true to the Force as stormtroopers threaten to take over. When a rebel named Saw Gerrera appears offering them a chance to help Jedha, Baze and Chirrut must decide if they’re willing to compromise for peace, or if Saw’s plan is too dangerous to risk?
Star Wars: Guardians of the Whills introduces Baze and Chirrut before they meet the Rebellion members who turn the tide in the fight against the Empire in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Writer Jon Tsuei and manga artist Subaru bring the origin story of this fan favorite duo to life in a new manga adaptation based on the novel by Greg Rucka.
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Disney Cruella
Story by Hachi Ishi
On Sale Date: August 3, 2021
Age Rating: All Ages
Price: USA$14.99
You don’t become a legend by being nice,
She wasn’t born Cruella. Gifted with talent, innovation, and ambition, Estella dreamed of becoming a fashion designer, but the world seemed intent on making sure her dreams would never come true.
The life of an amateur thief is hardly a glamourous one, but in 1970’s London, at the crossroads of fashion, Estella has a vision for herself and her designs, if only she can afford it. Witness Estella’s life on the streets with her best friends and partners in (petty) crime, Horace and Jasper, before the infamous diva Cruella emerges to make sure no one gets in her way.
Pokemon: Sword & Shield Volume 1
Story by Hidenori Kusaka, Art by Satoshi Yamamoto
On Sale Date: August 10, 2021
Age Rating: All Ages
Price: USA$4.99
Excitable Casey and easygoing Henry share a dream of participating in gym battles. For Casey it’s a chance to become reunited with her missing Pokemon. For Henry, it’s a chance to search for the legendary Rusted Sword and Rusted Shield.
Radiant Volume 14
By Tony Valente
On Sale Date: August 10, 2021
Age Rating: Teen
Price: USA$9.99
Relentlessly hunted by antagonists known as Domitors, Seth tries to fend off his pursuers and ends up discovering a new and surprising ability. Meanwhile, after being rescued by the alchemist Hurlä and the cheerfully oddball kids of the Droplet Gang, Seth’s friends Mélie and Ocoho set out to find him and their other missing friend, Doc, who has been taken in by the Inquisition after being mistaken for a kidnapped child. Unfortunately Doc’s lousy luck lets him down even more when he meets up with an old and not at all welcome acquaintance.
Fullmetal Alchemist: Fullmetal Edition Volume 14
By Hiromu Arakawa
On Sale Date: August 10, 2021
Age Rating: Teen
Price: USA$19.99
In an alchemical ritual gone wrong, Edward Elric lost his arm and his leg, and his brother Alphonse became nothing but a soul in a suit of armor. With long-sought answers in hand, all that remains in the brothers’ quest to restore their bodies and save their country is to prepare for the reckoning looming on the Promised Day.
VIZ Signature
Sensor
By Junji Ito
On Sale Date: August 17, 2021
Age Rating: Teen+
Price: USA$19.99
Did she wander in? Or was she drawn in?
A woman walks alone at the foot of Mount Sengoku. A man appears, saying he’s been waiting for her, and invites her to a nearby village. Surprisingly, the village is covered in hairlike volcanic glass fibers, and all of it shines a bright gold. At night, when the villagers perform their custom of gazing up at the starry sky, countless unidentified flying objects come raining down on them, the opening act for the terror about to occur.
Urusei Yatsura Volume 11
By Rumiko Takahashi
On Sale Date: August 17, 2021
Age Rating: Teen+
Price: USA$19.99
Once again, Lum has introduced a bizarre menace to Earth, causing her classmates to quake with fear—a judge who “vanishes” performers whose New Year’s Hidden Talent Show acts are deemed subpar. Later, Mendo is shocked by the
sudden announcement of his arranged marriage to a bride so secret even members of her own family don’t know her.
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead Volume 3
Story by Haro Aso, Art by Kotaro Takata
On Sale Date: August 17, 2021
Age Rating: Teen+
Price: USA$12.99
One by one, Akira has been checking little items like cleaning his room and snagging a new TV off his bucket list. Now, having grown weary of the hotbed of infection that is Tokyo, Akira makes the decision to head to his parents’ home in Gunma. But to get there, he needs to get past his former boss.
Assassin’s Creed: Blade of Shao Jun Volume 2
By Minoji Kurata
On Sale Date: August 17, 2021
Age Rating: Teen
Price: USA$14.99
Shao Jun, the last Assassin in China, has returned to her homeland with vengeance on her mind. The Templar Order’s machinations must be stopped, and only Shao Jun stands ready for the battle to come. As she eliminates her foes one by one, the Templar Order’s plans for the Great Ming Empire begin to come to light.
Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt Volume 16
Story and Art by Yasuo Ohtagaki
Concept by Hajime Yatate and Yoshiyuki Tomino
On Sale Date: August 17, 2021
Age Rating: Teen+
Price: USA$14.99
Daryl Lorenz and his support crew have made it back into space, but they’ve got the entire Earth Federation fleet between them and the Nanyang Alliance rendezvous point. Renegade Zeon General Galle can help, but his assistance comes at a price, and getting through the blockade will require an audacious plan that only Daryl Lorenz can pull off-stealing an advanced Mobile Armor equipped with the advanced Psycommu control system right out from under the Federation’s nose.
Shonen Sunday
Komi Can’t Communicate Volume 14
By Tomohito Oda
On Sale Date: August 10, 2021
Age Rating: Teen
Price: USA$9.99
Komi and her brother, Shosuke, are in the country visiting their grandmother, and even the company of their younger cousin Akira can’t save them from one dismal fact—they’re bored. The visit is salvaged, however, when they run into Inaka, who knows all about having a good time in the country. It’s friendship to the rescue.
Call of the Night Volume 3
By Kotoyama
On Sale Date: August 10, 2021
Age Rating: Teen+
Price: USA$9.99
Nazuna isn’t the only one who thinks Ko is a delicious snack. And Ko isn’t the only one who gets jealous. When Ko draws the attention of four other vampire girls with nefarious intentions, he must fight for his life—even though he wants to give it up to become a vampire. But only to a certain special someone. Unfortunately, there’s a time limit on being “turned,” which raises the…uh…stakes. Then, Ko follows some dating advice that backfires. Undeterred, he tries to help another vampire and mortal mend their love/hate relationship.
Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle Volume 15
By Kagiji Kumanomata
On Sale Date: August 10, 2021
Age Rating: Teen
Price: USA$9.99
The sun shines on the Demon Castle… but it’s supposed to be perpetual night in the Demon World. Then Zeus—Poseidon and Hades’ little brother—joins the Demon Castle staff. Everyone is in awe of him except the princess, who quickly finds ways to use the most powerful of the mythological gods to help her achieve her ongoing and current personal goals of sleeping better and opening a cat cafe. Then, in a stunning reversal of fortune, an important castle inhabitant is taken hostage. Will Syalis help the rescue team’s efforts or hinder them? Plus, a very special Sleepy Princess/Doraemon crossover episode.
Home Video
Naruto: Set 4 BD
Shonen Jump
On Sale Date: August 10, 2021
Age Rating: TV-14
Price: USA$39.99
There’s a storm brewing and its name is Akatsuki. Sasuke has a chance run-in with the murderer of his entire clan, his brother Itachi. Can he avenge the Uchiha? Meanwhile, young Naruto begins training with Jiraiya to master the powerful Rasengan. Before long a battle among legends erupts when Orochimaru dares to confront Lady Tsunade and Jiraiya, while Sasuke, burning with angst, makes a terrible choice to travel down a path of darkness. Can his friends stop him?
Inuyasha Set 6 BD
VIZ Media
On Sale Date: August 10, 2021
Age Rating: TV-14
Price: USA$39.99
No description was available for this set because the press release included the write-up for the Naruto set with this Inuyasha release.
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