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This Week in Anime & Manga Releases (March 24–27)
Spring is hitting shelves and digital stores hard this week: from high-energy manga volumes like Blue Lock to collector Blu‑ray releases and a handful of notable game drops. Below you’ll find a clean, categorized roundup of the week’s biggest physical and digital releases so you can plan purchases, library holds, or what to queue next. All dates below refer to the release dates listed for the items (March 24–27).
Anime Releases
Blu‑ray releases this week include a mix of classic comedies and western properties seeing home-video treatments. Notable items to watch for:
| Title | Publisher | SRP (USD) | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Himouto! Umaru‑chan Season 1 Collection (BD) | Sentai Filmworks | $69.98 | March 24 |
| Loner Life in Another World — Limited Edition Steelbook (BD) | Sentai Filmworks | $99.98 | March 24 |
| RWBY: Volume 9 (BD) | Viz Media | $24.95 | March 24 |
| Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (BD) | Universal | $28.98 | March 24 |
Print Manga Releases
This week’s print manga slate is huge — everything from long-running shonen hits to new fantasy and romance volumes. Highlights include volume 28 of Blue Lock and a deluxe omnibus release of Dragon Head.
Top picks (print)
- Blue Lock — Volume 28 (Kodansha USA) — $12.99 — March 24
- Dragon Head Omnibus — GN 2 (Vertical) — $29.95 — March 24
- JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 7: Steel Ball Run — GN 6 (hardcover) (Viz Media) — $25.00 — March 24
- Fluffy Café in Another World — GN 1 (Seven Seas) — $13.99 — March 24
Complete (selected) print list
- Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Spring — GN 4 (Yen Press) — $13.00 — March 24
- Always a Catch! How I Punched My Way into Marrying a Prince — GN 6 (Square Enix Manga) — $12.99 — March 24
- The Anemone Feels the Heat — GN 3 (Yen Press) — $13.00 — March 24
- Apocalypse Bringer Mynoghra — GN 5 (Yen Press) — $13.00 — March 24
- Bad Girl — GN 1 (Yen Press) — $17.00 — March 24
- The Barbarian’s Bride — GN 6 (Seven Seas) — $14.99 — March 24
- Battlefront of the Great Powers — GN 1 (Yen Press) — $13.00 — March 24
- Be My Worst Nightmare! — GN 4 (Yen Press) — $13.00 — March 24
- Blend S — GN 4 (Yen Press) — $15.00 — March 24
- Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody — GN 18 (Yen Press) — $13.00 — March 24
- Dragon Quest: The Mark of Erdrick — GN 3 (Square Enix Manga) — $24.99 — March 24
- Elden Ring: The Road to the Erdtree — GN 8 (Yen Press) — $13.00 — March 24
- Lycoris Recoil Official Comic Anthology: Reload — GN 2 (Yen Press) — $13.00 — March 24
- Re:ZERO —Starting Life in Another World— Chapter 4: The Sanctuary and the Witch of Greed — GN 10 (Yen Press) — $13.00 — March 24
- Tokyo Tarareba Girls Returns 2 — GN 1 (Kodansha USA) — $15.99 — March 24
- …and many more new volumes across Yen Press, Seven Seas, Kodansha USA, Square Enix Manga, Vertical, Viz Media, and Tokyopop — see full weekly catalogs at publisher sites for exhaustive lists.
For more from Yen Press and Viz Media, check the publisher pages (nofollow): Yen Press, Viz Media.
Digital Manga Releases
Many of the print releases are mirrored digitally for readers who prefer eBooks or want instant access. Key digital drops this week include Dragon Head omnibus and multiple J‑Novel Club releases arriving March 24–27.
Selected digital highlights
- Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Spring — GN 4 (digital) — $6.99 — March 24
- Dragon Head Omnibus — GN 2 (digital) — $12.99 — March 24
- The Brilliant Healer’s New Life in the Shadows — GN 5 (J‑Novel Club) — $8.99 — March 25
- The Eternal Fool’s Words of Wisdom — GN 8 (J‑Novel Club) — $8.99 — March 25
- Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy — GN 14 (alphapolis) — $8.14 — March 27
Print & Digital Novel Releases
Light novel fans also get a steady stream of releases this week — from special hardcover prequels to new digital volumes from J‑Novel Club and Seven Seas.
Notable novel drops
- Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End ~Prelude~ — Novel 1 (hardcover) (Yen Press) — $20.00 (print) / $9.99 (digital) — March 24
- From Two‑Bit Baddie to Total Heartthrob — Novel 5 (J‑Novel Club digital) — $7.99 — March 25
- Loner Life in Another World — Novel 14 (Seven Seas digital) — $9.99 — March 26
- Scooped Up by an S‑Rank Adventurer! This White Mage is One Heck of a Healer — Novel 2 (J‑Novel Club digital) — $7.99 — March 23
Video Game Releases
A few notable game releases with anime ties or publisher crossover release this week for multiple platforms.
| Title | Publisher | SRP (USD) | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ariana and the Elder Codex (Switch, PS5, PS4) | Idea Factory | $29.99 | March 24 |
| Damon and Baby (Switch, PS5, PS4, PC) | Arc System Works | $19.99 | March 26 |
| Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection (multi‑platform) | CAPCOM | $39.99 | March 26 |
| Super Mario Bros. Wonder — Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park | Nintendo | $79.99 | March 26 |
How to Prioritize This Week’s Buying
- If you collect physical media: consider limited steelbook editions and BD collector sets first (Sentai’s Umaru‑chan set, the Loner Life steelbook).
- For manga readers: Blue Lock #28 and JoJo hardcover releases are high‑value additions for display and re‑reads.
- Digital-only readers: the J‑Novel Club and alphapolis drops on March 25–27 offer immediate consumption and lower price points.
- Gamers: CAPCOM’s Legacy Collection and Nintendo’s Switch 2 special edition are the week’s big platform draws on March 26.
Final thoughts
This week’s release schedule proves once again how varied the anime/manga pipeline is — from spine‑worthy hardcovers and omnibus editions to affordable digital volumes and crossover games. Whether you’re hunting collector’s steelbooks, keeping up with weekly manga arcs, or buying the latest light novel installment, there’s something for every kind of fan. Bookmark your must‑haves, check local retailers and digital storefronts for preorders and stock updates, and enjoy the new stories arriving March 24–27.
