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North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 12-18

posted on 2019-05-14 16:30 EDT by Jennifer Sherman

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Anime Releases

Title	Publisher	Suggested Retail Price	Date
Armored Trooper Votoms OVA Collection BD 1Please	Maiden Japan	US$39.98	May 14
Guilty Crown Essentials BDCite	FUNimation Entertainment	US$34.98	May 14
Hentai Heaven BD 7 (adult)AnimeNewsNetwork	Kitty Media	US$39.99	May 14
Hentai Heaven DVD 7 (adult)Please	Kitty Media	US$29.99	May 14
Kite and Kite: Liberator DVD (adult)Cite	Kitty Media	US$29.99	May 14
Lucky Star Essentials BDAnimeNewsNetwork	FUNimation Entertainment	US$34.98	May 14
Princess Mononoke Collector's Edition BDAnimeNewsNetwork	Shout! Factory	US$49.97	May 14

Print Manga Releases

Title	Publisher	Suggested Retail Price	Date
Fullmetal Alchemist Fullmetal Edition Graphic Novel (GN) 5 (hardcover)Please	Viz Media	US$19.99	May 14
Gantz Omnibus GN 3Please	Dark Horse	US$24.99	May 15
How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord GN 4Cite	Seven Seas Entertainment	US$12.99	May 14
Kino's Journey - The Beautiful World GN 2AnimeNewsNetwork	Vertical	US$12.95	May 14
Love in Limbo GN 1 (adult)Please	Viz Media	US$12.99	May 14
Magical Girl Special Ops Asuka GN 6Cite	Seven Seas Entertainment	US$12.99	May 14
Pokémon Sun & Moon GN 4AnimeNewsNetwork	Viz Media	US$4.99	May 14
Record of Grancrest War GN 3Please	Viz Media	US$9.99	May 14
Requiem of the Rose King GN 10Cite	Viz Media	US$9.99	May 14
Sailor Moon Eternal Edition GN 4AnimeNewsNetwork	Kodansha Comics	US$27.99	May 14
The Seven Deadly Sins GN 32Please	Kodansha Comics	US$10.99	May 14
Sorcerous Stabber Orphen Heed My Call, Beast! GN 1Cite	Seven Seas Entertainment	US$12.99	May 14
A Strange and Mystifying Story GN 7AnimeNewsNetwork	Viz Media	US$12.99	May 14
Usagi Yojimbo Saga GN 8Please	Dark Horse	US$24.99	May 15
Usagi Yojimbo Saga Limited Edition GN 8Please	Dark Horse	US$79.99	May 15
Yōkai Watch GN 11Please	Viz Media	US$9.99	May 14

Digital Manga Releases

Title	Publisher	Suggested Retail Price	Date
Fire-Hot Aunt GN 9Cite	Akita Publishing	US$3.99	May 14
How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord GN 4AnimeNewsNetwork	Seven Seas Entertainment	US$9.99	May 14
Kira-kun Today GN 7Please	Kodansha Comics	US$10.99	May 14
Love in Limbo GN 1 (adult)Cite	Viz Media	US$6.99	May 14
Love Massage!: Melting Beauty GN 3AnimeNewsNetwork	Kodansha Comics	US$6.99	May 14
Ran the Peerless Beauty GN 3Please	Kodansha Comics	US$10.99	May 14
Record of Grancrest War GN 3Cite	Viz Media	US$6.99	May 14
The Seven Deadly Sins GN 32AnimeNewsNetwork	Kodansha Comics	US$10.99	May 14
Sorcerous Stabber Orphen Heed My Call, Beast! GN 1Please	Seven Seas Entertainment	US$9.99	May 14
Sota's Knife GN 21-39Cite	Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha, Ltd.	US$3.99 each	May 14
A Strange and Mystifying Story GN 7AnimeNewsNetwork	Viz Media	US$6.99	May 14
Tokyo Revengers GN 7Please	Kodansha Comics	US$10.99	May 14
Yōkai Watch GN 11Cite	Viz Media	US$6.99	May 14

Print Novel Releases

Title	Publisher	Suggested Retail Price	Date
Toradora! Novel 5AnimeNewsNetwork	Seven Seas Entertainment	US$13.99	May 14

Digital Novel Releases

Title	Publisher	Suggested Retail Price	Date
Amagi Brilliant Park Novel 5Please	J-Novel Club	US$6.99	May 18
The Greatest Magicmaster's Retirement Plan Novel 1Cite	J-Novel Club	US$6.99	May 14
In Another World With My Smartphone Novel 14AnimeNewsNetwork	J-Novel Club	US$6.99	May 13
Toradora! Novel 5Please	Seven Seas Entertainment	US$9.99	May 14

Video Game Releases

Title	Publisher	Suggested Retail Price	Date
Castlevania Anniversary Collection PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC gameCite	Konami	US$19.99	May 16
Guilty Gear Switch gameCite	Arc System Works	US$9.99	May 16
Guilty Gear XX: Accent Core Plus R Switch gameCite	Arc System Works	US$12.99	May 16

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