{"rewrite":{"id":"r_90a11316b19d745a5f34de19","clusterId":"c_947c52f52a70c51385f04b12","slug":"shield-hero-season-4-leads-a-week-of-anime-and-manga-releases","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Shield Hero Season 4 Leads A Week Of Anime And Manga Releases","summary":"North American anime and manga releases for October 11-17 include the first Blu-ray volume of The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 4 from Crunchyroll at US$74.98, Sentai Filmworks' Non Non Biyori Blu-ray at US$89.98, and AnimEigo's Master of Martial Hearts Blu-ray at US$24.95, all dated October 13. The print manga side adds new volumes from Viz Media, Seven Seas, Kodansha USA, Square Enix Manga, Yen Press, J-Novel Club, Vertical, Alien Books, Titan, and Kana, among them Chainsaw Man volume 22, Case Closed volume 100, and first volumes of Badducks, GalaXic Baseball League, and Are You a Landmine, Chihara-san?.","whyItMatters":"A single date carrying four figures of new print product across more than a dozen publishers is the retail reality of the category now: the weekly release sheet, not the convention stage, is where most Japanese comics actually reach North American readers.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eOctober 13 is the shared street date for this week\u0026#39;s North American anime and manga shipments, and the anime side is thin: three Blu-ray items from Crunchyroll, Sentai Filmworks, and AnimEigo. The print side is where the volume sits. Over fifty manga volumes and box sets arrive the same day, spread across Viz Media, Seven Seas, Kodansha USA, Square Enix Manga, Yen Press, J-Novel Club, Vertical, Alien Books, Titan, and Kana.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe spread is the story. Long-running series reach numbered milestones alongside brand-new first volumes from smaller imprints, all competing for the same shelf space on the same Tuesday.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaster of Martial Hearts BD\u003c/strong\u003e: AnimEigo, US$24.95, October 13\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNon Non Biyori BD\u003c/strong\u003e: Sentai Filmworks, US$89.98, October 13\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Rising of the Shield Hero Season 4 BD\u003c/strong\u003e: Crunchyroll, US$74.98, October 13\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAre You a Landmine, Chihara-san? 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GN 3\u003c/strong\u003e: Viz Media, US$12.99\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Mortifying Ordeal of Being Seen GN 3\u003c/strong\u003e: Viz Media, US$11.99\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMy Favorite VTuber Is Scary IRL GN 3\u003c/strong\u003e: Square Enix Manga, US$14.99\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMy Isekai Life: I Gained a Second Character Class and Became the Strongest Sage in the World! GN 27\u003c/strong\u003e: Square Enix Manga, US$12.99\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNagahama to Be, or Not to Be: The Second Voyage GN 27\u003c/strong\u003e: Seven Seas, US$15.99\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease Go Home, Miss Akutsu! GN 11\u003c/strong\u003e: Seven Seas, US$13.99\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePokémon: Scarlet \u0026amp; Violet GN 6\u003c/strong\u003e: Viz Media, US$5.99\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Prince of a Friend GN 11\u003c/strong\u003e: Seven Seas, US$13.99\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRainbows After Storms GN 12\u003c/strong\u003e: Viz Media, US$11.99\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eResident Evil: Death Island GN 1\u003c/strong\u003e: Titan, US$12.99\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Case Closed volume 100 lands the same week as Chainsaw Man volume 22, a pairing that shows Viz Media still treats long-run shonen as the anchor of its print slate.","twitterPost":"Case Closed volume 100 and Chainsaw Man volume 22 ship the same week, Viz Media leaning on long-run shonen to anchor its print slate.","threadsPost":"Case Closed volume 100 arrives the same week as Chainsaw Man volume 22. Two very different eras of shonen, both from Viz Media, both used as anchors for a print slate that also carries first volumes like Badducks and GalaXic Baseball League.","newsletterBlurb":"The October 11-17 North American release sheet is heavy on print and light on video. Crunchyroll ships The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 4 on Blu-ray, Sentai ships Non Non Biyori, and AnimEigo ships Master of Martial Hearts, all on October 13. That same date carries more than forty manga volumes and box sets, including Chainsaw Man 22, Case Closed 100, and first volumes of Badducks, GalaXic Baseball League, and Are You a Landmine, Chihara-san?.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-14/north-american-anime-manga-releases-october-11-17/.242757\",\"title\":\"North American Anime, Manga Releases, October 11-17\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5303,"outputTokens":2116,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792016533,"createdAt":"2026-10-14T22:16:30.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-14T22:21:06.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-14T22:21:06.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_947c52f52a70c51385f04b12","canonicalTitle":"News\nNorth American Anime, Manga Releases, October 11-17","representativeArticleId":"a_21065b4239d3a7b029fdeb72","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 4\"],\"manga_titles\":[\"Badducks\",\"GalaXic Baseball League\",\"Are You a Landmine, Chihara-san?\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":true}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-14T21:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-14T21:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-14T22:21:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-14/north-american-anime-manga-releases-october-11-17/.242757","title":"News\nNorth American Anime, Manga Releases, October 11-17"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 4"],"manga_titles":["Badducks","GalaXic Baseball League","Are You a Landmine, Chihara-san?"],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"anime","is_roundup":true},"keyFacts":null}