North-American Anime Release Schedule: August 2020

A lot of material that debuts in Japan doesn’t leave its borders. So otakus outside Japan are always on the lookout for the release of Blu-ray disks of their favourite anime, digital and print versions of anticipated mangas.

North-American Anime Release Schedule
Naruto | Source: Netflix

Going through multiple sources and Twitter accounts to know about these releases tends to become tiresome after a while, and you end up missing out on a couple of titles.

We at Epic Dope are here to make it a little easier for you to find everything you’re looking for, in this post.

Anime Releases, Manga and light novel releases from August 4-10

AnimeType
Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka II (Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? II) Complete CollectionBlu-ray
Fairy Tail: Final Series Part 23 [incl. episodes 1 – 13]Blu-ray & DVD
Galaxy Angel 3 [incl. Galaxy Angel S] (Galaxy Angel AA)    includesepisodes 14 – 26Blu-ray
Gundam Build Fighters Try: Island Wars (Gundam Build Fighters: Special Build Disc)  includesGundam Build Fighters: Battlogue Gundam Build Fighters: GM no Gyakushuu Blu-ray
Kanata no Astra (Astra Lost in Space) Complete CollectionBlu-ray
Kimi to, Nami ni Noretara (Ride Your Wave) Blu-ray & DVD
Naruto 4-Movie Collection includes Naruto: Shippuuden Movie 5 – Blood PrisonNaruto: Shippuuden Movie 6 – Road to NinjaThe Last: Naruto the MovieBoruto: Naruto the MovieBlu-ray & DVD
Promare Collector’s EditionBlu-ray
Saijaku Muhai no Bahamut (Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle) Complete Collection [2020 re-release]Blu-ray 

The Following mangas and light novels will receive their English print release:

MangaVolume
Akatsuki no Yona (Yona of the Dawn) Vol.25
Ao Haru Ride Vol.12
Ao no Exorcist (Blue Exorcist) Vol.24
Black Clover Vol.22
Boku no Hero Academia Smash! (My Hero Academia Smash!) Vol.5
Bokutachi wa Benkyou ga Dekinai (We Never Learn) Vol.11
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Vol.9
Fushigi Yuugi: Byakko SenkiVol.1
Gal GohanVol.3
GigantVol.2
JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken Part 4: Diamond wa Kudakenai (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 4: Diamond Is Unbreakable) Vol.6
Jujutsu KaisenVol.5
Kaze HikaruVol.28
Kimetsu no Yaiba (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba) Vol.15
Kishuku Gakkou no Juliet (Boarding School Juliet) Vol.12
Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon: Elma no OL Nikki (Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid: Elma’s Office Lady Diary) Vol.3
One PieceVol.94
Oresama TeacherVol.27
Peter Grill to Kenja no Jikan (Peter Grill and the Philosopher’s Time) Vol.1
Samurai 8: Hachimaru Den (Samurai 8: The Tale of Hachimaru) Vol.3
Short Cake Cake (Shortcake Cake) Vol.9
Sousei no Onmyouji (Twin Star Exorcists) Vol.19
Yakusoku no Neverland (The Promised Neverland) Vol.16
Light NovelVolume
Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou (Arifureta: From Commonplace to World’s Strongest) Vol.3 
Isekai Maou to Shoukan Shoujo no Dorei Majutsu (How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord) Vol.11 
Isekai wa Smartphone to Tomoni. (In Another World With My Smartphone) Vol.11  
Naruto Shinden: Oyako no Hi (Naruto’s Story: Family Day)  
Potion-danomi de Ikinobimasu! (I Shall Survive Using Potions!) Vol.1 
Toradora! Vol.10 

The following mangas and light novel will receive their release digitally

 Manga Volume
Chihayafuru  Vol.21
GTO: Paradise Lost  Vol.12
Hataraku Saikin (Cells at Work: Bacteria!)  Vol.2
Kuutei Dragons (Drifting Dragons)  Vol.8
Peach Girl Next  Vol.8
Runway de Waratte (Smile Down the Runway)  Vol.12
Sounan desu ka? (Are You Lost?)  Vol.6
Tonari no Atashi (To Be Next to You)  Vol.8
Usokon (Our Fake Marriage)  Vol.3
Light NovelVolume
Dareka Kono Joukyou wo Setsumeishite Kudasai!: Keiyaku kara Hajimaru Wedding (Can Someone Please Explain What’s Going On?!) Vol.3 
Hai to Gensou no Grimgar (Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash) Vol.15 
Haken no Kouki Altina (Altina the Sword Princess) Vol.5 
Herscherik: Tensei Ouji no Eiyuutan (The Reincarnated Prince and the Kingdom in Woe) Vol.1 
Isekai Ryouridou (Cooking With Wild Game) Vol.8 
Isekai wa Smartphone to Tomoni. (In Another World With My Smartphone) Vol.20 
Jinrou e no Tensei, Maou no Fukukan (Der Werwolf: The Annals of Veight) Vol.8 
Marielle Clarac no Konyaku (The Tales of Marielle Clarac)  Vol.3
Tondemo Skill de Isekai Hourou Meshi (Campfire Cooking in Another World With My Absurd Skill) Vol.7 
Wortenia Senki (Record of Wortenia War) Vol.7 
Z no Jikan (When the Clock Strikes Z) Vol.1 

Anime Releases, Manga and light novel releases from August 11-17

AnimeType
Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card-hen (Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card) Complete SeasonBlu-ray
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These 2nd Season Collection IncludesGinga Eiyuu Densetsu: Die Neue These – Seiran 1 Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu: Die Neue These – Seiran 2  Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu: Die Neue These – Seiran 3 Blu-ray & DVD
InuYasha (TV) Set 2 Includes episodes 28 – 55Blu-ray
Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans 2nd Season Season Two CollectionBlu-ray
Soukou Kihei Votoms (Armored Trooper Votoms) Complete Collection [Ultimate Collection] Includes Soukou Kihei Votoms Vol.I: Stories of the “A.T.Votoms”Soukou Kihei Votoms Vol.II: Highlights from the “A.T.Votoms”Soukou Kihei Votoms: The Last Red ShoulderSoukou Kihei Votoms RecapsSoukou Kihei Votoms: Big BattleSoukou Kihei Votoms: Red Shoulder Document – Yabou no RootsSoukou Kihei Votoms: Kakuyaku taru Itan, Soukou Kihei Votoms: Pailsen FilesSoukou Kihei Votoms: Genei-henSoukou Kihei Votoms: CaseIrvine, Votoms Finder Soukou Kihei Votoms: Koei FutatabiSD & HD Blu-ray 
Try Knights Complete CollectionBlu-ray

The Following mangas and light novels will receive their English print release:

MangaVolume
Chobits 20th Anniversary EditionVol.1
Dekisokonai no Himegimi-tachi (Failed Princesses) Vol.1
Edens Zero Vol.8
Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest Vol.4
Gaikotsu Kishi-sama, Tadaima Isekai e Odekakechuu (Skeleton Knight in Another World) Vol.4
Given Vol.3
Granblue FantasyVol.6
Machigatta Ko wo Mahou Shoujo ni Shiteshimatta (Machimaho: I Messed Up and Made the Wrong Person Into a Magical Girl!) Vol.6
Perfect World Vol.2
Syrup: Yuri Anthology Vol.1
Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken (That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime) Vol.13
Fullmetal Alchemist Fullmetal EditionVol.10
Hayate no Gotoku! (Hayate The Combat Butler) Vol.36
Komi-san wa, Comyushou desu. (Komi Can’t Communicate) Vol.8
Nettaigyo wa Yuki ni Kogareru (A Tropical Fish Yearns for Snow) Vol.4
Pocket Monsters Special (Pokémon Adventures) Collector’s Edition Omnibus Pokémon: Mewtwo no Gyakushuu Evolution (Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back! Evolution)Vol.3
Light NovelVolume
Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! (The Eminence in Shadow) Vol.1 
Tensei shitara Ken deshita (Reincarnated as a Sword) Vol.5
Yagate Kimi ni Naru: Saeki Sayaka ni Tsuite (Bloom Into You: Regarding Saeki Sayaka)Vol. 2

The following mangas and light novels will receive their English release digitally

MangaVolume
5-toubun no Hanayome (The Quintessential Quintuplets) Vol.14
Ajin (Ajin: Demi-Human) Vol.15
All Out!! Vol.15
Cosplay★Animal Vol.13
Domestic na Kanojo (Domestic Girlfriend) Vol.26
Fairy Tail: City Hero Vol.4
Hataraku Saibou Black (Cells at Work! Code Black) Vol.5
Hataraku Saibou Friend (Cells at Work and Friends!) Vol.3
Men’s Life (Men’s Life -Her Secret Life in the Boys’ Dormitory-) Vol.3
Ouji ga Watashi wo Akiramenai! (The Prince’s Romance Gambit) Vol.7
Takane no Ran-san (Ran the Peerless Beauty) Vol.8
Light NovelVolume
Beast † Blood: Yajin no Tsugai (Beast Blood) Vol.2 
Fukushuu wo Chikatta Shironeko wa Ryuuou no Hiza no Ue de Damin wo Musaboru (The White Cat’s Revenge as Plotted From the Dragon King’s Lap) Vol.2 
Hametsu no Madouou to Golem no Banhi (The Sorcerer King of Destruction and the Golem of the Barbarian Queen) Vol.1 
Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear Vol.3 
Sarazanmai Vol.2 
Slayers Vol.1 
VRMMO Gakuen de Tanoshii Makaizou no Susume: Saijaku Job de Saikyou Damage Dashitemita (Redefining the META at VRMMO Academy)  Vol.3

Anime Releases, Manga and light novel releases from August 18-24

AnimeType
Ensemble Stars! Part 1 includesepisodes 1 – 12Blu-ray
Fragtime Blu-ray
Island Complete Collection [Essentials]Blu-ray 
Kimi no Na wa. (Your Name.)  [Best Buy Exclusive Steelbook]Blu-ray 
Kyoukai no Kanata (Beyond the Boundary) Complete Collection IncludesKyoukai no Kanata: Shinonome, Kyoukai no Kanata Movie 1: I’ll Be Here – Kako-hen,Kyoukai no Kanata Movie 2: I’ll Be Here – Mirai-henBlu-ray 

The following manga and light novel will receive a print release in english

MangaVolume
Aoharu x Kikanjuu (Aoharu x Machine Gun) Vol.18
Ao no Flag (Blue Flag) Vol.3
Araburu Kisetsu no Otome-domo yo. (O Maidens In Your Savage Season) Vol.7
Araburu Kisetsu no Otome-domo yo. (O Maidens In Your Savage Season) Vol.8
Ase to Sekken (Sweat and Soap) Vol.3
Bakemono Yawa-zukushi (Phantom Tales of the Night) Vol.5
Beelzebub-jou no Okinimesu mama. (As Miss Beelzebub Likes) Vol.10
Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai (Haganai: I Don’t Have Many Friends) Vol.18
Cardcaptor Sakura Collector’s EditionVol.5
Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka Gaiden: Sword Oratoria (Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? On the Side: Sword Oratoria) Vol.12
Elf-san wa Yaserarenai (Plus-Sized Elf) Vol.5
Gleipnir Vol.7
Golden Kamuy Vol.17
Hinowa ga Yuku! (Hinowa ga Crush!) Vol.4
Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san (Don’t Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro) Vol.3
Isekai Maou to Shoukan Shoujo no Dorei Majutsu (How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord) Vol.8
Ito Junji Tanpenshuu: BEST OF BEST (Venus in the Blind Spot) 
Kakegurui (Kakegurui: Compulsive Gambler) Vol.12
Koi to Uso (Love and Lies) Vol.9
Kori Senman (The Fox & Little Tanuki) Vol.2
Kudamimi no Neko (Spirits & Cat Ears) Vol.9
Kumo desu ga, Nani ka? (So I’m a Spider, So What?) Vol.8
Kuroshitsuji (Black Butler) Vol.29
Magia Record: Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica Gaiden (Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story) Vol.2
Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica (Puella Magi Madoka☆Magica) Omnibus 
Mahoutsukai no Yome Shihen.75 – Inazuma Jack to Yousei Jiken (The Ancient Magus’ Bride: Jack Flash and the Faerie Case Files) Vol.1
Maou no Mama ni Naru n da yo! (How to Train Your Devil) Vol.3
Nikurashii Hodo Aishiteru (I Love You So Much, I Hate You) 
Oooku (Ōoku: The Inner Chambers) Vol.17
Overlord: Fushisha no Oh! (Overlord: The Undead King Oh!) Vol.4
Parallel Paradise Vol.2
Saiyuuki (Saiyuki) Vol.2
Saki-chan wa Konya mo Pekopeko (Saki the Succubus Hungers Tonight) Vol.3
Seishun Buta Yarou wa Bunny Girl-senpai no Yume wo Minai (Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai) Vol.1
Shussan no Shikata ga Wakaranai! (I Don’t Know How to Give Birth!) 
Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization Vol.6
Tensei shitara Ken deshita (Reincarnated as a Sword) Vol.3
To LOVE-Ru Darkness Vol.16
Toradora! Vol.9
Urusei Yatsura Vol.7
Versailles no Bara (Rose of Versailles) Hardcover [incl. Chapters 45 – 66]Vol.3
Yagate Kimi ni Naru (Bloom Into You) Vol.8
Light NovelVolume
86 Vol.5
Final Fantasy I * II * III: Memory of Heroes  
Gaikotsu Kishi-sama, Tadaima Isekai e Odekakechuu (Skeleton Knight in Another World) Vol.5 
Goblin Slayer Vol.10 
Ishuzoku Reviewers: Ecstasy Days (Interspecies Reviewers: Ecstasy Days) 
Jaku-Chara Tomozaki-kun (Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki) Vol.4
Kumo desu ga, Nani ka? (So I’m a Spider, So What?) Vol.9 
Megami no Yuusha wo Taosu Gesu na Houhou (The Dirty Way to Destroy the Goddess’s Heroes) Vol.4 
Seiken Gakuin no Makentsukai (The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy) Vol.1 
Seishun Buta Yarou wa Petit Devil Kouhai no Yume wo Minai (Rascal Does Not Dream of Petite Devil Kohai) Vol.2 
Sword Art Online Vol.20 
Tsuujou Kougeki ga Zentai Kougeki de 2-kai Kougeki no Okaasan wa Suki desu ka? (Do You Love Your Mom and Her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks?) Vol.6 

The following mangas and light novels will be released digitally

MangaVolume
Ao Natsu (That Blue Summer) Vol.8
Dolly♥Kill Kill Vol.5
Dororo Omnibus 
Fairy Tail: Happy no Daibouken (Fairy Tail: Happy’s Heroic Adventure) Vol.5
GE: Good Ending Vol.8
Hatarakanai Saibou (Cells NOT at Work!) Vol.3
Kakushigoto (Kakushigoto: My Dad’s Secret Ambition) Vol.6
Living no Matsunaga-san (Living-Room Matsunaga-san) Vol.8
Mikami-sensei no Aishikata (Mikami-sensei’s Way of Love) Vol.8
Mushikago no Cagaster (Cagaster) Vol.1
Orient Vol.5
Shoujo Fight (Shojo Fight!) Vol.12
Tetsuwan Atom (Astro Boy) Vol.13
Tetsuwan Atom (Astro Boy) Vol.14
Uchuu Kyoudai (Space Brothers) Vol.37
Light NovelVolume
Gaikotsu Kishi-sama, Tadaima Isekai e Odekakechuu (Skeleton Knight in Another World) Vol.7
Genjitsu Shugi Yuusha no Oukoku Saikenki (How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom) Vol.12 
Watashi, Nouryoku wa Heikinchi de tte Itta yo ne! (Didn’t I say to Make My Abilities Average in the Next Life?!) Vol.10 

Anime Releases, Manga and light novel releases from August 25-31

Anime  Type
Caligula (TV) Complete CollectionBlu-ray
Chou Denji Robo Combattler V (Combattler V) Complete Collection SDBlu-ray
Crusher Joe OVA Blu-ray
Domestic na Kanojo (Domestic Girlfriend) Complete Collection [Limited Edition]Blu-ray 
Fuuka Complete Collection [Essentials]Blu-ray 
Gundam: G no Reconguista Movie II – Bellri Gekishin (Gundam Reconguista In G Movie Part 2) Perfect Pack [Import]Blu-ray 
Human Lost: Ningen Shikkaku (Human Lost) Blu-ray & DVD
Kaze no Tani no Nausicaä (Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind)  [Steelbook Limited Edition]Blu-ray & DVD 
Lupin III: Moeyo Zantetsuken! (Lupin III: Dragon of Doom) Blu-ray
Majo no Takkyuubin (Kiki’s Delivery Service [Steelbook Limited Edition]) Blu-ray & DVD 
Sakura-sou no Pet na Kanojo (The Pet Girl of Sakurasou) Complete Collection [incl. English Dub]Blu-ray
VS Knight Lamune & 40 Fire Complete Collection IncludesNG Knight Ramune & 40 EX: Biku Biku Triangle Ai no Arashi Daisakusen, NG Knight Ramune & 40 DX: Wakuwaku Jikuu – Honoo no DaisousasenVS Knight Lamune & 40 FreshSD Blu-ray

The following light novels and manga will receive a printed English release

MangaVolume
Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou Zero (Arifureta: From Commonplace to World’s Strongest ZERO) Vol.3
Bakemonogatari Vol.4
Boku no Heya ga Dungeon no Kyuukeijo ni Natteshimatta Ken (My Room is a Dungeon Rest Stop) Vol.3
Centaur no Nayami (A Centaur’s Life) Vol.18
Chi’s Sweet Home Complete Omnibus Box Set 
Choujin Koukousei-tachi wa Isekai demo Yoyuu de Ikinuku you desu! (High School Prodigies Have It Easy Even in Another World) Vol.8
Desuraba (Destiny Lovers) Vol.3
Enen no Shouboutai (Fire Force) Vol.19
Gakkougurashi! (School-Live!) Vol.12
Harumatsu Bokura (Waiting for Spring) Vol.13
Im (Im: Great Priest Imhotep) Vol.4
Ishuzoku Reviewers (Interspecies Reviewers) Vol.4
Kanojo, Okarishimasu (Rent-A-Girlfriend) Vol.2
Koimonogatari (Koimonogatari: Love Stories) Vol.2
Koushaku Reijou no Tashinami (Accomplishments of the Duke’s Daughter) Vol.6
Kuutei Dragons (Drifting Dragons) Vol.5
Kyokou Suiri (In/Spectre) Vol.12
Magika no Kenshi to Basileus (Magika Swordsman and Summoner) Vol.13
Mahoutsukai no Konyakusha (Fiancée of the Wizard) Vol.1
Maou Gakuin no Futekigousha: Shijou Saikyou no Maou no Shiso, Tensei shite Shison-tachi no Gakkou e Kayou (The Misfit of Demon King Academy: History’s Strongest Demon King Reincarnates and Goes to School with His Descendants) Vol.2
Murciélago Vol.15
Mushikago no Cagaster (Cagaster) Vol.1
Nami yo Kiitekure (Wave, Listen to Me!) Vol.3
Non Non Biyori Vol.13
Re:Monster Vol.5
Rokudenashi Majutsu Koushi to Akashic Records (Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor) Vol.9
Sekai Saikyou no Kouei: Meikyuukoku no Shinjin Tansakusha (The World’s Strongest Rearguard: Labyrinth Country’s Novice Seeker) Vol.2
Shingeki no Kyojin (Attack on Titan) Vol.31
Smokin’ Parade Vol.8
Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru (My Dress-Up Darling) Vol.2
Tatoeba Last Dungeon Mae no Mura no Shounen ga Joban no Machi de Kurasu Youna Monogatari (Suppose a Kid from the Last Dungeon Boonies Moved to a Starter Town) Vol.2
Toaru Majutsu no Index (A Certain Magical Index) Vol.22
Val x Love Vol.9
Yuru Camp△ (Laid-Back Camp) Vol.9
Light NovelVolume
Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou (Arifureta: From Commonplace to World’s Strongest) Vol.9 
Evangelion: ANIMA (Neon Genesis Evangelion: ANIMA) Vol.3 
Katanagatari (Katanagatari: Sword Tale) OmnibusVol.4 

The following manga an light novel will receive an English release digitally

MangaVolume
Abe-kun ni Nerawaretemasu (Abe-kun’s Got Me Now!) Vol.3
Bokura ga Ai wo Sakebu Toki (When We Shout for Love) Vol.3
Guilty – Nakanu Hotaru ga Mi wo Kogasu (Guilty) Vol.6
Hotaru no Hikari (Hotaru’s Way) Vol.15
Houkago, Koishita. (I Fell in Love After School) Vol.7
Kounodori (Kounodori: Dr. Stork) Vol.16
Love-Momi: Torokeru Aesthetic (Love Massage: Melting Beauty Treatment) Vol.6
Litchi☆Hikari Club (Lychee Light Club) 
Okashi na Tensei: Saikyou Pâtissier Isekai Kourin (Sweet Reincarnation) Vol.3
Shoukoku no Altair (Altair: A Record of Battles) Vol.21
Tekkai no Senshi (Ashidaka: The Iron Hero) Vol.1
Tetsuwan Atom (Astro Boy) Vol.15
Tetsuwan Atom (Astro Boy) Vol.16
Utsubora (Utsubora: The Story of a Novelist) Omnibus 
Watashi no Yuri wa Oshigoto desu! (Yuri is My Job!) Vol.6
Light NovelVolume
Adachi to Shimamura (Adachi and Shimamura) Vol.3 
Kami-tachi ni Hirowareta Otoko (By the Grace of the Gods) Vol.4 
Maou-sama, Retry! (Demon Lord, Retry!) Vol.4 
Monster Musume no Oishasan (Monster Girl Doctor) Vol.6 
Monster no Goshujinsama (Monster Tamer) Vol.1 
Nozomanu Fushi no Boukensha (The Unwanted Undead Adventurer) Vol.6 
“Omae Gotoki ga Maou ni Kateru to Omou na” to Yuusha Party wo Tsuihou Sareta node, Outo de Kimama ni Kurashitai (ROLL OVER AND DIE: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword!) Vol.1 
Seijo no Maryoku wa Bannou desu (The Saint’s Magic Power is Omnipotent) Vol.1 

Source: MyAnimelist

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