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North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 31-January 6

posted on 2018-01-09 18:10 EST by Karen Ressler

Kissdum-R, Ninja Nonsense, Time Travel Girl anime; Yokai Girls, Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid Kanna's Daily Life manga ship

Anime Releases

Title	Publisher	Suggested Retail Price	Date
Kissdum-R Engage Planet BDPlease	Maiden Japan	US$89.98	January 2
Ninja Nonsense BDCite	Nozomi Entertainment	US$49.99	January 2
Time Travel Girl DVDAnimeNewsNetwork	FUNimation Entertainment	US$44.98	January 2

Manga Releases

Title	Publisher	Suggested Retail Price	Date
7th Garden Graphic Novel (GN) 7Please	Viz Media	US$9.99	January 2
Ace of Diamond GN 7 (Digital Only)Cite	Kodansha Comics	US$10.99	January 2
Anonymous Noise GN 6AnimeNewsNetwork	Viz Media/shojo beat	US$9.99	January 2
Ayanashi GN 2 (Digital Only)Please	Kodansha Comics	US$10.99	January 2
Blue Exorcist GN 18Cite	Viz Media	US$9.99	January 2
Dreamin' Sun GN 5AnimeNewsNetwork	Seven Seas Entertainment	US$12.99	January 2
Drifting Dragons GN 2 (Digital Only)Please	Kodansha Comics	US$10.99	January 2
Haikyu!! GN 19Cite	Viz Media	US$9.99	January 2
House of Brutes Book II GN 2AnimeNewsNetwork	Bruno Gmuender	US$36.99	January 2
Kimi ni Todoke GN 28Please	Viz Media/shojo beat	US$9.99	January 2
Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: Kanna's Daily Life GN 1Cite	Seven Seas Entertainment	US$12.99	January 2
Naruto Omnibus GN 21AnimeNewsNetwork	Viz Media	US$14.99	January 2
Naruto: Chibi Sasuke's Sharingan Legend GN 2Please	Viz Media	US$9.99	January 2
Natsume's Book of Friends GN 21Cite	Viz Media/shojo beat	US$9.99	January 2
Nisekoi - False Love GN 25AnimeNewsNetwork	Viz Media	US$9.99	January 2
Pumpkin Scissors GN 17 (Digital Only)Please	Kodansha Comics	US$10.99	January 2
Real Girl GN 10 (Digital Only)Cite	Kodansha Comics	US$10.99	January 2
Rurouni Kenshin Omnibus GN 5AnimeNewsNetwork	Viz Media	US$14.99	January 2
Space Brothers GN 31 (Digital Only)Please	Kodansha Comics	US$10.99	January 2
Twin Star Exorcists GN 11Cite	Viz Media	US$9.99	January 2
The Water Dragon's Bride GN 4AnimeNewsNetwork	Viz Media/shojo beat	US$9.99	January 2
World Trigger GN 18Please	Viz Media	US$9.99	January 2
Yokai Girls GN 1Cite	Seven Seas Entertainment/Ghost Ship	US$12.99	January 2
Yo-kai Watch GN 8AnimeNewsNetwork	Viz Media	US$9.99	January 2

Other Releases

Title	Publisher	Suggested Retail Price	Date
In Another World With My Smartphone Novel 6 (Digital Only)Please	J-Novel Club	US$6.99	January 5

This article has a follow-up: North American Anime, Manga Releases, January 7-13 (2018-01-09 18:18)
follow-up of North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 24-30

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