This week's new releases feature information on newly published comics. Approximately 280 major comic titles will be released between April 13th and 18th. Among them are volume 17 of "Real," a wheelchair basketball-themed manga by Takehiko Inoue, known for "SLAM DUNK," which will be released for the first time in about two years; volume 100, the final volume of Kimiko Uehara's "Inochi no Utsuwa," which ended its approximately 35-year serialization in March of this year; and volume 3 of Ao Kojima's "Hon nara Uru hodo," which has also been making headlines for being selected as the grand prize winner of the "Manga Taisho 2026."
April 13th will see the release of several new manga titles, including volume 6 of "Chihayafuru plus Kimigame," the sequel to Yuki Suetsugu's popular manga "Chihayafuru," and volume 7 of "Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch Aqua," a new chapter in the popular manga "Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch."
On April 14th, volume 40 of "Kami-sama no Volleyball," a manga series featuring an analyst for a corporate volleyball team as the protagonist, will be released.
On April 15th, volume 3 of "The More Books We Sell" will be released.
On April 16th, several manga volumes will be released, including the final 100th volume of "Inochi no Utsuwa," volume 45 of "Rent-A-Girlfriend " (Rent-A-Girlfriend), whose fifth season of the TV anime started in April, volume 10 of " The Blue Wolves of Mibu - Shinsengumi Arc), a Shinsengumi-themed manga by Tsuyoshi Yasuda , known for the soccer manga "DAYS," volume 38 of " Blue Lock," which is also generating buzz with its live-action film set to be released in August, volume 13 of "Kanan-sama wa Akumade Choroi One), whose TV anime has been airing since April, and volume 17 of "YOWAYOWA TEACHER."
Other releases include volume 32 of "A Couple of Cuckoos " by Miki Yoshikawa, known for "Yankee-kun to Megane-chan," volume 26 of " Four Knights of the Apocalypse The Seven Deadly Sins ," the "legitimate sequel" to Nakaba Suzuki 's popular manga "Nanatsu no Taizai," volume 21 of "Chii-chan no Oshinagaki" by Masakazu Ooi, and volume 26 of "Shangri-La Frontier ~Kuso Game Hunter, Kami Game ni Idomantosu~," whose third season of the TV anime will begin airing in January 2027.
On April 17th, in addition to volume 17 of "Real," volumes 12 of "Sasayaku You ni Koi wo Utau," which is serialized in "Comic Yuri Hime" (Ichijinsha), volume 19 of "Captain 2," the sequel to Akio Chiba's masterpiece baseball manga "Captain," volume 20 of "Radiation House," which has also gained popularity as a live-action film, volume 12 of " Kowloon Generic Romance," which has been adapted into a TV anime and a live-action film, volume 22 of "Zom 100: 100 Things I Want to Do Before I Become a Zombie," volume 32 of the baseball manga "MAJOR 2nd," and volume 48 of "Hakuryu HADOU," which follows "Hakuryu" and "Hakuryu LEGEND," which depict the underworld, will be available in stores.
*The release date may change due to shipping arrangements or other reasons.
