For anime and manga enthusiasts across North America, the week of August 17-23, 2025, brings a fresh wave of physical releases for home video and print, alongside exciting new streaming and theatrical debuts. This period offers a diverse array of new stories and continuing sagas, ensuring there’s something to capture the interest of every fan.
New Anime Home Video Releases
Several highly anticipated anime series and films are making their way to Blu-ray and DVD, allowing fans to add beloved titles to their physical collections. August 19, 2025, is a key date for these home video arrivals.
August 19, 2025
- Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 1 BD (Crunchyroll)
- No Longer Allowed In Another World Season 1 BD (Crunchyroll) – Available in both standard and limited editions.
- One Piece Season 14 Voyage 6 BD/DVD (Crunchyroll)
- Queen’s Blade: Rebellion BD (Sentai Filmworks)
Premiering Anime for Streaming and Theaters
Beyond physical releases, the week also features new anime content hitting streaming platforms and even select theaters.
Streaming Debuts
- Captivated, By You. (Muchuu sa, Kimi ni.) – This new series begins streaming on Crunchyroll starting August 21, 2025.
- Ongoing series like Bad Girl, Flower and Asura (English Dub), and 2.5 Dimensional Seduction (English Dub) are also continuing their runs on HIDIVE and other platforms throughout the summer.
- Other major ongoing series such as Kaiju No. 8, Dan Da Dan, and Blue Lock continue to release new episodes throughout August 2025.
Theatrical Releases
- As One – This new Japanese anime movie is set to debut in theaters on August 22, 2025.
- Little Shark’s Day Out: A Friend in a Big City – Another new animated feature, also releasing on August 22, 2025.
- Ponyo – Hayao Miyazaki’s acclaimed film is returning to theaters for special screenings from August 23-27, 2025.
Latest Manga Volumes Hitting Shelves
Manga collectors have a substantial list of new volumes and ongoing series to look forward to, with many publishers scheduling their releases for August 19, 2025. This week sees popular titles and intriguing new entries arrive from various publishers including Seven Seas Entertainment, Viz Media, Kodansha USA, Yen Press, and Kana.
August 19, 2025
- Adored By an Elite Officer: Could This Be Love? Graphic Novel (GN) 2 (Seven Seas)
- Battle Royale: Enforcers GN 4 (Viz Media)
- Cosmos GN 2 (Viz Media)
- Do You Like Big Girls? Omnibus GN 7-8 (Seven Seas)
- Eden of Witches GN 4 (Kana)
- The Girl I Saved on the Train Turned Out to Be My Childhood Friend GN 9 (Yen Press)
- Go, Go, Loser Ranger! GN 14 (Kodansha USA)
- Hirayasumi GN 6 (Viz Media)
- Hunter X Hunter Omnibus GN 3 (Viz Media)
- I See Your Face, Turned Away GN 4 (Kodansha USA)
- I Want to Escape from Princess Lessons GN 3 (Seven Seas)
- The Ideal Sponger Life GN 19 (Seven Seas)
- Issak Omnibus GN 2 (Kodansha USA)
- Jujutsu Kaisen Volume 27
- Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc. Volume 9
- Mission: Yozakura Family Volume 18
- My Husband and I Sleep in a Coffin Volume 1
- Rooster Fighter Volume 8
- Sacrifice of My Manly Soul Volume 1 (Seven Seas)
- Sensei’s Mail-Order Food: The Complete BL Manga Collection
- Show-ha Shoten! Volume 8
- Snowball Earth Volume 6
- The Way of the Househusband Volume 14
- Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun: IruMafia Edition 1
This week’s releases offer a robust selection for anime and manga fans, from highly anticipated physical editions to new stories available on streaming and the big screen, reinforcing August 2025 as a dynamic month for North American otaku.
