North American Anime, Manga, and Light Novel Releases for August 2026
A comprehensive list of North American anime, manga, and light novel releases for August 2026, including new volumes and Blu-rays.
2026-08-02OkabeRintarou17 min read
Week 1: August 4 – 10
Anime Releases
All You Need Is Kill Blu-ray
Rooster Fighter (Niwatori Fighter) [Limited Edition] Blu-ray
Manga Releases
Blue Box (Ao no Hako) Vol.21
The Princess Groom (Belle Poupée no Super Darling Konyaku) Vol.1
Black Clover Vol.37
Love Out on a Limb (Bokura no Suki wa Warikirenai) Vol.3
Boss, Bxtch, Baby! Vol.3
Checkmate Vol.4
Colette Decides to Die (Colette wa Shinu Koto ni Shita) Vol.8
D.Gray Man Vol.29
Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai (Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken) Vol.7
Life with an Ordinary Guy Who Reincarnated into a Total Fantasy Knockout (Fantasy Bishoujo Juniku Ojisan to) Vol.10
Though I Am an Inept Villainess: Tale of the Butterfly-Rat Body Swap in the Maiden Court (Futsutsuka na Akujo dewa Gozaimasu ga) Vol.9
Girl Meets Rock! (Futsuu no Keion-bu) Vol.1
Marrying the Dark Knight (For Her Money) (Gakeppuchi Reijou wa Kurokishi-sama wo Horesasetai!) Vol.2
I Won’t Let Mistress Suck My Blood (Goshujinsama ni wa Suwasemasen!) Vol.3
Himegasaki Sakurako Is a Hot Mess (Himegasaki Sakurako wa Kyou mo Fubin Kawaii) Vol.5
His Little Amber Vol.2
Idol x Idol Story! Vol.6
Kagurabachi Vol.8
Kaiju No. 8: Relax (Kaijuu 8-gou: Relax) Vol.3
Magic Repo Man: Dumped by My Party, I’ll Cash In With a Cute Support Fairy to Become the Strongest! (Kashita Maryoku wa “Revo Barai” de Kyousei Choushuu) Vol.1
Kaze Hikaru Vol.34
Secondhand Sisters (Kemutai Ane to Zurui Imouto) Vol.2
Only I Know the World Is Ending and Getting Killed by Rampaging Beasts Only Makes Me Stronger (Kono Sekai ga Izure Horobu Koto wo, Ore dake ga Shitteiru) Vol.6
Ichi the Witch (Madan no Ichi) Vol.4
Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun (Mairimashita! Iruma-kun) Vol.21
Everything for Demon King Evelogia (Maou Evelogia ni Mi wo Sasage yo) Vol.2
Virgin Ventures: The Hilarious Hijinks of Erotic Amateurs (Negai Ai: Hajimete Doushi no Hajirai Yuugi) Vol.3
The Cuckolding Wizard’s Adventure (Netori Mahoutsukai no Bouken) Vol.3
The Elusive Samurai (Nige Jouzu no Wakagimi) Vol.21
My Noisy Roommate: The Roof Over My Head Comes with Monsters and a Hottie (Noisy Roommate) Vol.5
Sacrifice of My Manly Soul (Ore no Dankon♡Sacrifice) Vol.4
Rozen Maiden Collector’s Edition Vol.6
The Bugle Call: Song of War (Sensou Kyoushitsu) Vol.8
Shinobi Undercover (Shinobigoto) Vol.2
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Trinity in Tempest (Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken Ibun) Vol.11
The Marshal King Vol.1
The Trapped Former Villainess Wants to Escape from the Sadistic Prince (Tsunderu Moto Akuyaku Reijou wa Do S Oujisama kara Nigedashitai) Vol.5
Wind Breaker Vol.22
Daydream Darling (Yume ka Utsutsu ka) Vol.1
Stella Must Die (Zettai Shinanai Stella-hime) Vol.2
The Villain’s White Halo (Fanpai Baihua Guanghuan) Vol.3 [Light Novel]
The Apothecary Diaries (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto) Vol.10 [Light Novel]
Space Orc: Barbarian Raider of the Stars, Aiming for the Queen! (Space Orc) Vol.1 [Light Novel]
Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling (Tensei shitara Dragon no Tamago datta) Vol.14 [Light Novel]
Reincarnated as a Sword (Tensei shitara Ken deshita) Vol.19 [Light Novel]
Hidden Love (Toutou Cang Bu Zhu) Vol.1
Little Mushroom (Xiao Mogu) Vol.1 [Light Novel]
Digital Releases
Tying the Knot with an Amagami Sister (Amagami-san Chi no Enmusubi) Vol.22
Anyway, I’m Falling in Love with You. (Douse, Koishite Shimaunda.) Vol.14
Otherworldly Munchkin: Let’s Speedrun the Dungeon with Only 1 HP! (Isekai Munchkin) Vol.14
All Eyes on Nekoyashiki-kun! Notice Me, Not My Characters (Kabe Circle Doujin Sakka no Nekoyashiki-kun) Vol.2
Mercedes and the Waning Moon: The Dungeoneering Feats of a Discarded Vampire Aristocrat (Kaketa Tsuki no Mercedes) Vol.5
Modern Villainess: It’s Not Easy Building a Corporate Empire Before the Crash (Gendai Shakai de Otome Game no Akuyaku Reijou wo Suru no wa Chotto Taihen) Vol.7 [Light Novel]
Hell Mode: The Hardcore Gamer Dominates in Another World with Garbage Balancing (Hell Mode) Vol.12 [Light Novel]
An Introvert’s Hookup Hiccups: This Gyaru Is Head Over Heels for Me! (Inkya no Boku ni Batsu Game de Kokuhaku shitekita Hazu no Gal) Vol.13 [Light Novel]
From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman: My Hotshot Disciples Are All Grown Up Now, and They Won’t Leave Me Alone (Katainaka no Ossan, Kensei ni Naru) Vol.10 [Light Novel]
Chillin’ in Another World with Level 2 Super Cheat Powers (Lv2 kara Cheat datta Motoyuusha Kouho no Mattari Isekai Life) Vol.20 [Light Novel]
The Isle of Paramounts: Reborn into a Slow Life Among the Strongest in the World (Tensei shitara Saikyoushu-tachi ga Sumau Shima deshita) Vol.4 [Light Novel]
Classroom of the Elite: Year 3 (Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e: 3-nensei-hen) Vol.2 [Light Novel]
Week 2: August 11 – 17
Anime Releases
Dragon Ball Daima Blu-ray
Dragon Ball Daima Blu-ray [Limited Edition]
Rent-a-Girlfriend Season 4 (Kanojo, Okarishimasu 4th Season) Blu-ray
Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid: A Lonely Dragon Wants to be Loved (Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon: Samishigariya no Ryuu) Blu-ray
Made in Abyss Collection Blu-ray
Witch Watch Blu-ray
Manga Releases
Akane-banashi Vol.17
Pass the Monster Meat, Milady! (Akujiki Reijou to Kyouketsu Koushaku) Vol.10
Arifureta: From Commonplace to World’s Strongest (Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou) Vol.16
My Girlfriend Is 8 Meters Tall (Chieri no Koi wa 8 Meters) Vol.4
Dandadan Vol.20
Girl Crush Vol.8
Girls Zombie Party Vol.2
Rainbows After Storm (Hana ni Arashi) Vol.11
Hotel Inhumans Vol.1
Isekai Tensei: Recruited to Another World (Isekai Tensei no Boukensha) Vol.7
Issak Omnibus Vol.7 [incl. Vol.13-14]
You Might as Well Be the One (Isso Anata ga Todome wo Sashite) Vol.1
My Clueless First Friend (Jijou wo Shiranai Tenkousei ga Guigui Kuru.) Vol.9
My Quiet Blacksmith Life in Another World (Kajiya de Hajimeru Isekai Slow Life) Vol.4
The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity (Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku) Vol.14
Kill Blue (Kill Ao) Vol.8
Hate Me, but Let Me Stay (Kirai de Isasete) Vol.7
Koharu and Minato: Happy Life with My Girlfriend (Koharu to Minato) Vol.2
Draw This, Then Die! (Kore Kaite Shine) Vol.1
Mao Vol.25
Marriagetoxin Vol.14
My Kitten Is a Picky Eater (Neko ni wa Neko no Neko Gohan) Vol.9
Tsumiki Ogami’s Not-So-Ordinary Life (Ogami Tsumiki to Ki Nichijou.) Vol.7
Perfectly Fine on My Own, so My Fiancé Can Twist in the Wind (Ohitorisama ni wa Naremashita node. Konyakusha Houchichuu!) Vol.3
Love at First Memory (Ore to Mou Ichido, First Love.) Vol.3
Petshop of Horrors Collector’s Edition Vol.7
Punks△Triangle: Stitch Vol.1
Rai Rai Rai (Rairairai) Vol.5
Romelia War Chronicle: The Count’s Daughter Rallies an Army in the Wake of Mankind’s Victory (Romelia Senki) Vol.3
Diary of a Female Lead: Shujinkou Nikki (Shujinkou Nikki) Vol.7
Succubus and Hitman (Succubus & Hitman) Vol.11
Scattering His Virgin Bloom: Love Frenzy (Takane no Hana wa, Midasaretai) Vol.3
Tank Chair Vol.9
My Isekai Life: I Gained a Second Character Class and Became the Strongest Sage in the World! (Tensei Kenja no Isekai Life) Vol.26
Karate Survivor in Another World (Yajin Tensei) Vol.10
Daemons of the Shadow Realm (Yomi no Tsugai) Vol.11
Betrayed by the Hero, I Formed a MILF Party with His Mom! (Yuusha ni Zenbu Ubawareta Ore wa Yuusha no Hahaoya to Party wo Kumimashita!) Vol.5
A Man Who Defies the World of BL (Zettai BL ni Naru Sekai vs Zettai BL ni Naritakunai Otoko) Vol.5
The Devil Princess (Akuma Koujo) Vol.4 [Light Novel]
If the Villainess and Villain Met and Fell in Love (Akuyaku Reijou to Akuyaku Reisoku ga, Deatte Koi ni Ochita nara) Vol.5 [Light Novel]
Trapped in a Dating Sim: Otome Games Are Tough For Us, Too! (Ano Otome Game wa Oretachi ni Kibishii Sekai desu) Vol.5 [Light Novel]
To the Monster I Love (Bakemono no Kimi ni Tsugu,) Vol.2 [Light Novel]
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? (Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka) Vol.20 [Light Novel]
My Yandere Girlfriend Hiding in the Dungeon Kills Me Over and Over Again (Dungeon ni Hisomu Yandere na Kanojo ni Ore wa Nando mo Korosareru) Vol.1 [Light Novel]
The Kept Man of the Princess Knight (Himekishi-sama no Himo) Vol.6 [Light Novel]
In Another World with My Smartphone (Isekai wa Smartphone to Tomo ni.) Vol.31 [Light Novel]
My Quiet Blacksmith Life in Another World (Kajiya de Hajimeru Isekai Slow Life) Vol.9 [Light Novel]
You Are My Regret (Kimi wa Boku no Regret) Vol.4 [Light Novel]
Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina (Majo no Tabitabi) Vol.17 [Light Novel]
Kunon the Sorcerer Can See (Majutsushi Kunon wa Mieteiru) Vol.6 [Light Novel]
The Unwanted Undead Adventurer (Nozomanu Fushi no Boukensha) Vol.14 [Light Novel]
The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten (Otonari no Tenshi-sama ni Itsunomanika Dame Ningen ni Sareteita Ken) Vol.10 [Light Novel]
The Tale of a Little Alchemist Blessed by the Spirits (Outo no Hazure no Renkinjutsushi) Vol.3 [Light Novel]
Ballad of Sword and Wine (Qiang Jin Jiu) Vol.8 [Light Novel]
Sasaki and Peeps (Sasaki to Pii-chan) Vol.10 [Light Novel]
Rascal Does Not Dream (Seishun Buta Yarou Series) Vol.16 [Light Novel]
Banished from the Hero’s Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside (Shin no Nakama ja Nai to Yuusha no Party wo Oidasareta node) Vol.15 [Light Novel]
Wolf & Parchment: New Theory Spice & Wolf (Shinsetsu Ookami to Koushinryou) Vol.12 [Light Novel]
The Detective Is Already Dead (Tantei wa Mou, Shindeiru.) Vol.12 [Light Novel]
Legend of Exorcism: Tianbao Fuyao Lu (Tianbao Fuyao Lu) Vol.6 [Light Novel]
Digital Releases
The 100th Time’s the Charm: She Was Executed 99 Times, So How Did She Unlock “Super Love” Mode?! (99-kai Danzai sareta Loop Reijou desu ga Konse wa “Chouzetsu Aisare Mode” desu tte!?) Vol.6
I’m a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic (Botsuraku Yotei no Kizoku dakedo, Hima Datta kara Mahou wo Kiwametemita @comic) Vol.8
Giant Killing Vol.57
Issak Vol.14
Cat-Life Balance (Kurone-san wa Nyaa to Nakanai) Vol.2
The Oblivious Saint Can’t Contain Her Power: Forget My Sister! Turns Out I Was the Real Saint All Along! (Mujikaku Seijo wa Kyou mo Muishiki ni Chikara wo Tare Nagasu) Vol.7
The Otome Heroine’s Fight for Survival (Otome Game no Heroine de Saikyou Survival @comic) Vol.7
TenPuru: No One Can Live on Loneliness (Temple) Vol.15
Even Exiled, She’s Still the Beloved Saint! St. Evelyn’s Weird and Wonderful Friends (Tsuihou sareta Seijo desu ga, Jitsu wa Kunijuu kara Aisaresugitete Kowain desu kedo!?) Vol.4
Duchess in the Attic (Yaneurabeya no Koushaku Fujin) Vol.7
Scooped Up by an S-Rank Adventurer! This White Mage Is One Heck of a Healer (Yuusha Party wo Tsuihou sareta Shiromadoushi, S-Rank Boukensha ni Hirowareru) Vol.5
The Villainess Speaks Not (Akuyaku Reijou wa Shaberimasen) Vol.2 [Light Novel]
Fired? But I Maintain All the Software! (E, Shanai System Subete Wanope Shiteiru Watashi wo Kaiko desu ka?) Vol.2
Dungeon Dive: Aim for the Deepest Level (Isekai Meikyuu no Saishinbu wo Mezasou) Vol.13 [Light Novel]
The Fearsome Witch Teaches in Another World: Ms. Aoi’s Lesson Plans (Isekai Teni shite Kyoushi ni Natta ga, Majo to Osorerareteiru Ken) Vol.4 [Light Novel]
Repeated Vice: I Refuse to Be Important Enough to Die (Repeat Vice) Vol.4 [Light Novel]
Chronicles of an Aristocrat Reborn in Another World (Tensei Kizoku no Isekai Boukenroku) Vol.3 [Light Novel]
Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill (Tondemo Skill de Isekai Hourou Meshi) Vol.17 [Light Novel]
Venus Mission: I Was an Assassin-for-Hire Who Died, Now I’m Hunting Heroes in Another World (Venus Mission) Vol.2 [Light Novel]
Week 3: August 18 – 24
Anime Releases
Clevatess (Clevatess: Majuu no Ou to Akago to Shikabane no Yuusha) Blu-ray
Girls und Panzer: This is the Real Anzio Battle! (Girls & Panzer: Kore ga Hontou no Anzio-sen desu!) Blu-ray
Higurashi: When They Cry – Rei (Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei) Blu-ray
Lupin the IIIrd the Movie: The Immortal Bloodline (Lupin the IIIrd the Movie: Fujimi no Ketsuzoku) Blu-ray
Patlabor: The Mobile Police (Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor) Blu-ray
One Piece (incl. Barto no Himitsu no Heya!) Season 14 Voyage 10 (episodes 1001-1012) Blu-ray + DVD
Manga Releases
2.5 Dimensional Seduction (2.5-jigen no Ririsa) Vol.19
Assassin’s Creed: Forgotten Temple Vol.4
Beware the Villainess! Vol.8
Blue Lock Vol.33
Centuria Vol.3
Dogsred Vol.6
Into the Deepest, Most Unknowable Dungeon (Fukafuka Dungeon Kouryakuki) Vol.14
Don’t Hold Back, Lord Hades (Gaman shinaide, Hades-sama.) Vol.4
The Fed-Up Office Lady Wants to Serve the Villainess (Genkai OL-san wa Akuyaku Reijou-sama ni Tsukaetai) Vol.4
Grand Blue Dreaming (Grand Blue) Vol.24
Half Is More (Hanbun Kyoudai) Vol.1
Love, That’s an Understatement (Hikaeme ni Ittemo, Kore wa Ai) Vol.6
Hunter x Hunter 3-in-1 Edition Vol.7 [incl. Vol.19-21]
I Love Amy Vol.3
Doggo (Innu) Vol.2
Let’s Buy the Land and Cultivate It in a Different World (Isekai de Tochi wo Katte Noujou wo Tsukurou) Vol.10
Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc. (Kabushikigaisha Magi-Lumière) Vol.14
Rent-A-Girlfriend (Kanojo, Okarishimasu) Vol.38
The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold to Another Kingdom (Kanpekisugite Kawaige ga Nai to Konyaku Haki sareta Seijo wa Ringoku ni Urareru) Vol.7
Kill the Villainess Vol.7
Kingdom Vol.10
Wash It All Away (Kirei ni Shitemoraemasu ka.) Vol.9
Kirio Fanclub Vol.3
Tonight, I Have a Date with a Serial Killer (Konya mo Serial Killer to Machiawase) Vol.2
Cat-Life Balance (Kurone-san wa Nyaa to Nakanai) Vol.2
Lady Devil Vol.6
MF Ghost Vol.5
My Bias Is Showing?! Vol.3
My Secretly Hot Husband Vol.6
Hitting Rewind with You (Okuremashite Seishun) Vol.4
Our Sunny Days Vol.2
Overgeared Vol.11
Puniru Is a Kawaii Slime (Puniru wa Kawaii Slime) Omnibus Vol.1 [incl. Vol.1-2]
Revenge of the Baskerville Bloodhound Vol.3
Sakamoto Holidays Vol.2
Headhunted to Another World: From Salaryman to Big Four! (Salaryman ga Isekai ni Ittara Shitennou ni Natta Hanashi) Vol.11
See You in My 19th Life Vol.11
The Death Defying Princess Creates a Yuri Harem to Survive (Shinimodori Oujo wa Ikinobiru Tame ni Yuri Harem wo Tsukuru Koto ni Shita) Vol.1
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 (Shinjiteita Nakama-tachi ni Dungeon Okuchi de Korosarekaketa ga Gift “Mugen Gacha” de Level 9999 no Nakama-tachi wo Te ni Irete Moto Party Member to Sekai ni Fukushuu & “Zamaa!” Shimasu!) Vol.12
Scooped Up by an S-Rank Adventurer! This White Mage Is One Heck of a Healer (Yuusha Party wo Tsuihou sareta Shiromadoushi, S-Rank Boukensha ni Hirowareru) Vol.4 [Light Novel]
Week 4: August 25 – 31
Anime Releases
Digimon Tamers Blu-ray
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? V (Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka V: Houjou no Megami-hen) Blu-ray
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? V Blu-ray [Premium Box Set]
Hana yori Dango Blu-ray
Sgt. Frog (Keroro Gunsou) Original Movie Collection Blu-ray
Your Name (Kimi no Na wa.) Blu-ray
Your Name 4K + Blu-ray [Limited Edition, SteelBook]
The Apothecary Diaries (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto) Blu-ray [SteelBook]
Speed Racer (Mach GoGoGo) Collector’s Edition Blu-ray
Monster Blu-ray
Naruto Shippuden Set 10 (episodes 459-500) Blu-ray
Sailor Moon (incl. Crystal and Crystal Season III) Collection Blu-ray
Zegapain (incl. STA) Blu-ray
Manga Releases
The Long Summer of August 31 (8-gatsu 31-nichi no Long Summer) Vol.6
Bad Girl Vol.2
Battle Royale Deluxe Edition Vol.2
Blue Lock Omnibus Vol.4 [incl. Vol.10-12]
The Dangers in My Heart (Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu) Vol.13
My Dear, Curse-Casting Vampiress (Boku no Noroi no Kyuuketsukihime) Vol.8
Dungeons That Surely Slaughter Adventurers (Boukensha Zettai Korosu Dungeon) Vol.2
The Blood-Crawling Princess of a Ruined Country (Chi wo Hau Boukoku no Oujo) Vol.1
Clevatess: The King of Dark Beasts, the Baby, and the Undead Hero (Clevatess: Majuu no Ou to Akago to Shikabane no Yuusha) Vol.1
Comeback After Fate
Cosmos Vol.6
Demi-Human Share House Vol.2
I Don’t Know Which Is Love (Dore ga Koi ka ga Wakaranai) Vol.5
Anyway, I’m Falling in Love with You. (Douse, Koishite Shimaunda.) Vol.14
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? On the Side: Sword Oratoria (Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka Gaiden) Vol.28
Elden Ring: Distant Tales Between (Elden Ring: Tooki Hazama no Monogatari) Vol.1
A Wild Last Boss Appeared! (Yasei no Last Boss ga Arawareta!) Vol.11
In Another World with Household Spells (Isekai ni Kita kedo, Seikatsu Mahou shika Tsukaemasen) Vol.6 [Light Novel]
Isekai Tensei: Recruited to Another World (Isekai Tensei no Boukensha) Vol.14 [Light Novel]
Isekai Walking Vol.7 [Light Novel]
The Canon Fodder’s Ascension from Pawn to World Unifier (Kamaseinu kara Hajimeru Tenka Touitsu) Vol.3 [Light Novel]
Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord: Production Magic Turns a Nameless Village into the Strongest Fortified City (Okiraku Ryoushu no Tanoshii Ryouchi Bouei) Vol.8 [Light Novel]
Virgin Knight: I Became the Frontier Lord in a World Ruled by Women (Teisou Gyakuten Sekai no Doutei Henkyou Ryoushu Kishi) Vol.4 [Light Novel]
Liar’s Journey: Reborn as a False Hero – I’ll Save the Tragic Heroine (Usotsuki wa Yuusha no Hajimari) Vol.1 [Light Novel]
