April 2017 Manga Releases

Spring is finally here! And with spring comes one of Japan’s most famous images: that of the blooming cherry blossoms. Some sakura trees have been blooming for a while, and others are just starting to greet the spring sunshine. You know what else is blooming? New manga! (That doesn’t really work…) If you live near a botanical garden, see if there’s a cherry blossom festival! Bring along your new manga and comfortably read under the beautiful pink petals. Even if there aren’t any sakura trees where you live, you can always pick up a new manga volume and feel connected to Japan through that. Any excuse to buy more manga or light novels, right?

This month’s release dates are the 4th, 11th, 18th, and 25th of April. As usual, you can either click on one of the dates to be taken to that section, do a page search by publisher, or scroll to your heart’s content! Without further ado, here’s our list of the April 2017 manga releases (plus light novels and books)!

April 4th

Viz Media

• 7thGARDEN Vol. 4 by Mitsu Izumi
• Assassination Classroom Vol. 15 by Yusei Matsui
• Black Clover Vol. 6 by Yuki Tabata
• Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Vol. 1 by Masashi Kishimoto (creator/supervisor), Mikio Ikemoto (art), and Ukyo Kodachi (script) [Series Debut!]

• Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma Vol. 17 by Yuto Tsukuda (story), Shun Saeki (art), and Yuki Morisaki (contributor)
• Haikyu!! Vol. 10 by Haruichi Furudate
• Honey So Sweet Vol. 6 by Amu Meguro
• Kuroko’s Basketball Vol. 5 by Tadatoshi Fujimaki

• Naruto (3-in-1 Edition) Vol. 18 by Masashi Kishimoto
• Pokémon X・Y Vol. 10 by Hidenori Kusaka (story) and Satoshi Yamamoto (art)
• Rurouni Kenshin 3-in-1 Vol. 2 by Nobuhiro Watsuki
• So Cute It Hurts!! Vol. 12 by Go Ikeyamada
• The Demon Prince of Momochi House Vol. 8 by Aya Shouoto

• The Water Dragon’s Bride Vol. 1 by Rei Toma [Series Debut!]
• Twin Star Exorcists Vol. 8 by Yoshiaki Sukeno
• World Trigger Vol. 15 by Daisuke Ashihara
• Yona of the Dawn Vol. 5 by Mizuho Kusanagi
• Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V Vol. 1 by Shin Yoshida (story), Naohito Miyoshi (art), Kazuki Takahashi (original concept), and Masahiro Hikokubo (duel coordinator) [Series Debut!]

Kodansha

• Fire Force Vol. 3 by Atsushi Ohkubo
• Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches Vol. 13 by Miki Yoshikawa

Soho Crime

• The Kingdom by Fuminori Nakamura

Vertical

Manga

• Ajin Vol. 9 by Gamon Sakurai

Novels

• The Ghost in the Shell: Five New Short Stories by Toh Enjoe, Gakuto Mikumo, Kafka Asagiri, Yoshinobu Akita, and Tow Ubukata

Shambhala

• Samurai Wisdom Stories: Tales from the Golden Age of Bushido by Pascal Fauliot

April 11th

Viz Media

• Case Closed Vol. 62 by Gosho Aoyama
• Itsuwaribito Vol. 20 by Yuuki Iinuma
• Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic Vol. 23 by Shinobu Ohtaka
• Monster Hunter: Flash Hunter Vol. 7 by Keiichi Hikami (story) and Shin Yamamoto (art)
• Revolutionary Girl Utena Complete Deluxe Box Set by Chiho Saito (story/art) and Be-Papas (original concept)

Kodansha

• Princess Jellyfish Vol. 4 by Akiko Higashimura
• Fairy Tail Vol. 59 by Hiro Mashima
• The Prince in His Dark Days Vol. 4 by Hico Yamanaka
• Attack on Titan Choose Your Path Adventure by Tomoyuki Fujinami (story) and Hajime Isayama (original concept)
• Toppu GP Vol. 1 by Kosuke Fujishima [Series Debut!]

Sevens Seas Entertainment

• Not Lives Vol. 5 by Wataru Karasuma
• Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn Vol. 7 by Shirow Masamune (story) and Rikudou Koushi (art)

Vertical

• Devils’ Line Vol. 6 by Ryo Hanada

Dark Horse

• RG Veda Omnibus Vol. 2 by CLAMP
• Danganronpa: The Animation Vol. 4 by Takashi Tsukimi (manga) and Spike Chunsoft (original concept)

April 18th

Viz Media

Manga

• Tokyo Ghoul Vol. 12 by Sui Ishida

Novels

• Tokyo Ghoul: Past by Sui Ishida (original story) and Shin Towada (novel) [Final Novel!]

Kodansha

• Maga-tsuki Vol. 7 by Hoshino Taguchi
• Kiss Him, Not Me! Vol. 10 by JUNKO
• Attack on Titan: Before the Fall Vol. 10 by Satoshi Shiki (art), Ryo Suzukaze (story), and Hajime Isayama (original concept)
• Attack on Titan: The Anime Guide by Hajime Isayama
• Welcome to the Ballroom Vol. 4 by Tomo Takeuchi

Seven Seas Entertainment

• Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Vol. 5 by Rifujin na Magonote (story) and Fujikawa Yuka (art)
• Ghost Diary Vol. 1 by Seiju Natsumegu [Series Debut!]
• Dragonar Academy Vol. 11 by Ran (story) and Shiki Mizuchi (art)

Vertical

• Immortal Hounds Vol. 4 by Ryo Yasohachi

Dark Horse

• Hatsune Miku: Rin-chan Now! Vol. 1 by SEZU (original work), Hiro Tamura (manga), and Garuna (OWATAP) (supervisor) [Series Debut!]

Yen Press

Manga

• Akame ga KILL!, Vol. 10 by Takahiro (story) and Tetsuya Tashiro (art)
• Alice in Murderland, Vol. 6 by Kaori Yuki
• Aoharu X Machinegun, Vol. 4 by Naoe
• A Certain Magical Index, Vol. 9 by Chuya Kogino (art), Kazuma Kamachi (original concept), and Kiyotaka Haimura (character design)
• Fruits Basket Collector’s Edition, Vol. 12 by Natsuki Takaya

• Horimiya, Vol. 7 by Daisuke Hagiwara (art) and HERO (original concept)
• Konosuba: God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World!, Vol. 3 by Natsume Akatsuki (original story), Masahito Watari (art), and Kurone Mishima (character design)
• Liselotte & Witch’s Forest, Vol. 4 by Natsuki Takaya
• Scum’s Wish, Vol. 3 by Mengo Yokoyari

• Taboo Tattoo, Vol. 6 by Shinjiro
• Tohyo Game: One Black Ballot to You, Vol. 3 by G.O. (original story), CHIHIRO (adaptation), and Tatsuhiko (art)
• Yowamushi Pedal, Vol. 5 by Wataru Watanabe

Light Novels

• The Asterisk War, Vol. 3 by Yuu Miyazaki (story) and Okiura (illustration)
• Baccano!, Vol. 4 by Ryohgo Narita
• Black Bullet, Vol. 6 by Shiden Kanzaki (story) and Saki Ukai (illustration)
• The Devil Is a Part-Timer!, Vol. 7 by Satoshi Wagahara (story) and 029 (oniku) (illustration)
• The Irregular at Magic High School, Vol. 4 by Tsutomu Sato (story) and Kana Ishida (illustration)

• Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, Vol. 8 by Fujino Omori (story) and Suzuhito Yasuda (illustration)
• Konosuba: God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World!, Vol. 2 by Natsume Akatsuki (story) and Kurone Mishima (illustration)
• Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers, Vol. 1 by Ishio Yamagata (story) and Miyagi (illustration) [Series Debut!]
• Goblin Slayer, Vol. 2 by Kumo Kagyu (story) and Noboru Kannatuki (illustration)
• Sword Art Online 10 by Reki Kawahara (story) and abec (art)

April 25th

Kodansha

• Attack on Titan Vol. 21 by Hajime Isayama
• Fairy Girls Vol. 4 by BOKU (manga) and Hiro Mashima (original concept) [Final Volume!]
• Happiness Vol. 4 by Shuzo Oshimi

Seven Seas Entertainment

• My Monster Secret Vol. 6 by Eiji Masuda
• Monster Musume Vol. 11 by OKAYADO
• Magical Girl Apocalypse Vol. 11 by Kentaro Sato
• D-Frag Vol. 11 by Tomoya Haruna
• Devils and Realist Vol. 12 by Utako Yukihiro (story) and Madoka Takadono (art)

Soho Crime

• The Boy in the Earth by Fuminori Nakamura

Vertical

Manga

• Tokyo ESP Vol. 8 by Hajime Segawa

Novels

• Bakemonogatari Part 3 by Nisioisin

Dark Horse

• Astro Boy Omnibus Vol. 7 by Osamu Tezuka
• Blade of the Immortal Omnibus Vol. 2 by Hiroaki Samura
• I am a Hero Omnibus Vol. 3 by Kengo Hanazawa