This week's New Releases brings you information on new comics. Approximately 490 titles will be released between December 22nd and 26th. These include the first volume of "Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury, Youth Frontier," a spin-off manga of the hit anime series "Gundam,""Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury ," volume 23 of "Solo Leveling," which also gained popularity as a TV anime and was named Anime of the Year at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2025, and volume 8 of "A Country Old Man Shosetsuka ni Naro From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman: I Was Just a Country Swordsman, But My Successful Apprentices Won't Let Me Go," a comic adaptation of a popular work originally published on the novel submission website "Let's Become a Novelist."
On December 23rd, the following will be released: volume 23 of "Solo Leveling," volume 15 of "CITY," which has also been a hot topic as a TV anime; volume 10 of "The Darwin Incident," which will be adapted into a TV anime starting in January 2026; volume 7 of "Reiwa's Slacker," which has been announced to be adapted into a TV anime in 2026; volume 47 of the baseball manga "Battle Studies," volume 11 of "I Want to Die Alone," which has also been a hot topic as a TV drama; volume 15 of "One Dance," which is currently being adapted into a TV anime; and volume 10 of "It Was a Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games ~Ojousama wa Kakutou Game Nante Shinai~," which has been announced to be adapted into a TV anime.
On December 24th, the 30th volume of "Honey Lemon Soda," which has been adapted into a live-action film and an anime, and the 13th volume of "A Star Brighter Than the Sun," for which it has been announced that a second season of the TV anime will be produced, will be released.
On December 25th, the eighth volume of "From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman : I Was Just a Countryside Sword Master, But My Successful Apprentices Won't Let Me Go" will be released, as well as the seventh volume of "The Gomon Baito-kun no Nichijo," which will be adapted into a TV anime series starting in January 2026, and the 16th volume of Kazuho's popular four-panel comic "Kill Me Baby."
On December 26th, in addition to the first volume of "Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury Youth Frontier," other items that will be available in stores include the second volume of the "Gundam" manga "Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom ASTRAY" and the second volume of "Mobile Suit Crossbone Gundam Zeroibar," the 35th volume of "Sgt. Frog," which is also being talked about as being made into a movie, the 8th volume of "The Demon Bride," which has been announced to be made into a live-action movie, the 11th volume of "The Fate Rewinder," which has been announced to be made into a TV anime, the 77th volume of "Twilight Ryuuseigun," which is celebrating its 30th anniversary, and the 186th volume of the long-running "Emperor of Minami."
On December 27th, the 14th volume of "That 's Journey," which has been adapted into a TV anime, and the 8th volume of "The Summer Hikaru Died" will be released.
*The release date may be subject to change due to shipping reasons.
