The week of October 19-25, 2025, brings a fresh wave of anime and manga titles to North American audiences, offering both highly anticipated new series and continuing volumes of fan-favorite stories. From action-packed cinematic experiences to a diverse array of manga genres, this period provides ample new content for enthusiasts.
Anime Releases
While many of the major Fall 2025 anime season premieres, such as new seasons for My Hero Academia, Spy x Family, and One-Punch Man, debuted earlier in October, the week of October 19-25 still features notable arrivals. Anime enthusiasts can look forward to new content hitting streaming platforms and potentially limited theatrical releases.
Among the confirmed anime releases for this specific week are:
- HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle
- The Healer Who Was Banished From His Party, Is, in Fact, the Strongest
These titles add to the ongoing Fall 2025 anime season, providing more options for viewers seeking new animated narratives.
Manga Releases
Manga readers have a particularly robust selection of new volumes and series debuts landing on shelves during October 19-25, 2025. Several publishers are releasing a variety of genres, from fantasy and action to romance and slice-of-life.
Releases on October 20, 2025
The following manga and light novel titles are slated for release on October 20, 2025:
- Ascendance of a Bookworm (Manga) Part 3 Volume 4
- SuBLime Ask and You Will Receive, Vol. 1
- Beyblade X, Vol. 1
- Blue Lock: Episode Nagi 5
- Boyfriend, Sometimes Girlfriend, Volume 1
- The Brilliant Healer’s New Life in the Shadows: Volume 2 (Light Novel)
- Campfire Cooking in Another World With My Absurd Skill: Omnibus 2 (Light Novel)
- Case Closed, Vol. 9
- Classmates Vol. 1
- Destroy All Humans
Releases on October 21, 2025
A significant number of manga and light novel volumes are scheduled to hit stores on October 21, 2025, catering to a wide range of tastes:
- 7FATES: CHAKHO (novel)
- Ajin: Demi-Human Complete 5
- Before the Tutorial Starts: A Few Things I Can Do to Keep the Bosses Alive Volume 3
- Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle Volume 7
- Demon Lord 2099 Volume 4 (light novel): Endgame City Washington
- Girl Crush Volume 3
- D.N.Angel New Edition Volume 1
- Dead Mount Death Play Volume 14
- Disney Twisted-Wonderland: The Manga – Book of Savanaclaw Volume 2
- Elden Ring: The Road to the Erdtree Volume 7
- Firefly Wedding Volume 4
- From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman Volume 4: My Hotshot Disciples Are All Grown Up Now, and They Won’t Leave Me Alone
- Gals Can’t Be Kind to Otaku!? Volume 1
- Goblin Slayer Volume 16 (manga)
- Green Green Greens Volume 1
- Gushing over Magical Girls: Volume 4
- Hayate the Combat Butler Volume 46
- H.P. Lovecraft’s The Shadow Out of Time
- I Can’t Stand Being Your Childhood Friend Volume 1
- In Another World With My Smartphone: Volume 30 (Light Novel)
- Isekai Tensei: Recruited to Another World: Volume 2
- The White Cat’s Divine Scratching Post (Novel) Volume 1
This selection highlights the continued growth and diversification of both anime and manga offerings in North America, ensuring that fans have a steady stream of new content to explore.
