This week brings a solid selection of anime and manga to North American shelves, with releases spread across multiple publishers and price points.

Anime Blu-rays

Five anime titles are hitting Blu-ray July 21. Sentai Filmworks leads with Bad Girl at $41.99, while Media Blasters offers four titles: Girl's High ($24.99), Otoboku - Maidens Are Falling for Me! ($24.99), World War Blue ($19.99), and Yamibō ($29.99). These releases give fans physical options for titles across different genres and eras.

Manga Spotlight

The manga releases dominate this week with over 40 volumes shipping July 21. Publishers Viz Media, Kodansha USA, Seven Seas, and others are releasing new chapters across several ongoing series.

Popular ongoing manga continuing this week include Record of Ragnarok GN 19 (Viz Media, $14.99), Blue Lock GN 32 (Kodansha USA, $12.99), and Mushoku Tensei - Jobless Reincarnation GN 23 (Seven Seas, $13.99). Also arriving are new volumes of Boy's Abyss GN 14, Gachiakuta GN 11, and Kingdom GN 9.

For readers looking for series they may have missed, Alice in Borderland Retry arrives as a graphic novel from Viz Media ($22.99), offering a chance to revisit that universe. Vertical is bringing Smells Like Green Spirit, a standalone graphic novel at $24.95.

Niche titles and manga with more specialized audiences also feature in this week's releases, including Kei x Yaku: Bound by Law GN 13, Killing Line GN 5, and The Elf Sisters Can't Wait for the Night GN 5. Seven Seas continues its omnibus offerings with Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable! Omnibus GN 5-6 at $24.99.

Prices generally range from $11.95 to $29.95 for single volumes, with hardcover editions commanding higher prices. The variety this week reflects the diverse catalog North American publishers maintain, from battle shōnen to slice-of-life titles to supernatural action series.