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North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 10-16

posted on 2017-12-12 15:51 EST by Karen Ressler

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Anime Releases

Title	Publisher	Suggested Retail Price	Date
Chaika the Coffin Princess Complete Series BDPlease	Sentai Filmworks	US$99.98	December 12
D.Gray-man Season 3 Part 2Cite	FUNimation Entertainment	US$39.98	December 12
Trickster Part 1 BD/DVDPlease	FUNimation Entertainment	US$64.98	December 12
When They Cry Complete Series BDCite	Sentai Filmworks	US$129.98	December 12

Manga Releases

Title	Publisher	Suggested Retail Price	Date
Aho Girl A Clueless Girl GN 4AnimeNewsNetwork	Kodansha Comics	US$12.99	December 12
Aoba-kun's Confessions GN 5 (Digital Only)Please	Kodansha Comics	US$10.99	December 12
Black Panther and Sweet 16 GN 5 (Digital Only)Cite	Kodansha Comics	US$10.99	December 12
Blame! GN 6AnimeNewsNetwork	Vertical	US$34.95	December 12
A Centaur's Life GN 13Please	Seven Seas Entertainment	US$24.99	December 12
Chihayafuru GN 7 (Digital Only)Cite	Kodansha Comics	US$10.99	December 12
The Children Nowadays GN 7 (Digital Only)AnimeNewsNetwork	Viz Media	US$6.99	December 12
Clockwork Planet GN 6Please	Kodansha Comics	US$12.99	December 12
Dance in the Vampire Bund Omnibus GN 7Cite	Seven Seas Entertainment	US$24.99	December 12
Domestic Girlfriend GN 12 (Digital Only)AnimeNewsNetwork	Kodansha Comics	US$10.99	December 12
Don't Be Cruel Deluxe Edition GN 6Please	Viz Media/SuBLime	US$12.99	December 12
Drowning Love GN 6 (Digital Only)Cite	Kodansha Comics	US$10.99	December 12
Finder Deluxe Edition GN 4AnimeNewsNetwork	Viz Media/SuBLime	US$14.99	December 12
Grand Blue Dreaming GN 4 (Digital Only)Please	Kodansha Comics	US$10.99	December 12
House of the sun. GN 12 (Digital Only)Cite	Kodansha Comics	US$10.99	December 12
Itsuwaribito GN 22AnimeNewsNetwork	Viz Media	US$9.99	December 12
Kigurumi Guardians GN 3Please	Kodansha Comics	US$12.99	December 12
Kokkoku: Moment by Moment GN 3 (Digital Only)Cite	Kodansha Comics	US$10.99	December 12
Magi GN 27AnimeNewsNetwork	Viz Media	US$9.99	December 12
Peach Heaven GN 11 (Digital Only)Please	Kodansha Comics	US$10.99	December 12
Princess Jellyfish Omnibus GN 7Cite	Kodansha Comics	US$19.99	December 12
PTSD Radio GN 2 (Digital Only)AnimeNewsNetwork	Kodansha Comics	US$10.99	December 12
Splatoon GN 1Please	Viz Media	US$9.99	December 12

Other Releases

Title	Publisher	Suggested Retail Price	Date
Aria Neo-Venezia Guidebook (Kickstarter)Cite	Nozomi Entertainment	US$240.00	December 12
Garo TV Collection 2 BDAnimeNewsNetwork	Kraken Releasing	US$39.98	December 12
Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash Novel 4Please	Seven Seas Entertainment	US$13.99	December 12
Okami HD Xbox One/PS4 GameCite	CAPCOM	US$19.99	December 12

This article has a follow-up: North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 17-23 (2017-12-19 17:43)
follow-up of North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 3-9

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