Escape the Summer Heat with These 8 New Manga Releases for August 2023

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Here in Southern California, August is form of…the worst. If I’m not burning to a crisp from the unrelenting warmth of the solar, then I’m drowning in a mix of water vapor and my very own sweat because of the growing ranges of humidity we’ve been experiencing in recent times. Needless to say, August for me is a month of staying inside to maintain my cool, in additional methods than one. And what higher companion than an enormous stack of latest manga for these lengthy days spent hiding from the solar? (My god, am I a vampire?) So, as all the time, I’m again once more this month with the new manga releases for August 2023!

I believe I say this each single time, however please bear with me as a result of it’s all the time true: as soon as once more, we’ve bought one other implausible collection of new releases to be enthusiastic about this month! There’s a supernatural coming-of-age story that explores the hazy border between life and dying, a enjoyable new collection about what a nefarious villain does on his days off, a stunning and expansive portrait of Okinawa’s previous and current, and far more. No matter what this month is like the place you might be, and whether or not or not you’re like me and making an attempt to flee the outdoors, you’ll undoubtedly wish to get your arms on these nice new manga out in August! Happy studying!

New August 2023 Manga Releases

Summer Ghost by Yoshi Inomi (August 8, Seven Seas)

Based on the 2021 quick animated movie directed by loundraw, Summer Ghost is the good atmospheric coming-of-age story for a scorching summer season evening. There is an city legend that the Summer Ghost, the spirit of a younger girl, will be summoned at an deserted airfield. Three youngsters, who all have some form of connection to dying, meet on the web and conform to go to this airfield to attempt to summon the Summer Ghost. The quick was additionally tailored into a light-weight novel, written by the movie’s screenwriter Otsuichi, which can be being launched by Seven Seas this month.

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Delinquent Daddy and Tender Teacher by Tama Mizuki (August 8, Seven Seas)

Back in highschool, Hitsuji was quiet and studious, whereas Hatoyama was a “bad boy.” Despite appearances, Hatoyama was all the time pleasant and sort, and Hitsuji had a secret crush on him. Now, Hitsuji is an elementary faculty instructor and encounters Hatoyama once more in spite of everything these years — as a result of he’s the father of one in every of his college students! Hitsuji begins to assist Hatoyama, who’s struggling with his tasks as a single father or mother, and the two develop nearer as they spend time collectively.

Akane-Banashi by Yuki Suenaga and Takamasa Moue (August 8, VIZ Media)

Rakugo is a standard Japanese artwork of storytelling, consisting of a lone performer kneeling in a single place and reciting advanced and infrequently humorous tales. Seventeen-year-old Akane, the daughter of a former rakugoka, has all the time admired the artwork, and is now coaching in rakugo herself. Her goal: to achieve the highest rakugoka rank of shin’uchi with the intention to avenge her father’s expulsion from the career and show that it’s a professional profession.

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Last Game by Shinobu Amano (August 8, Seven Seas)

Last Game is a collection I didn’t get an opportunity to spotlight when the first quantity was launched, however I’ve determined to grab the alternative to take action with the launch of quantity two! The collection follows Yanagi Naoto, a boy from a rich household who has all the time excelled at the whole lot, and Kujou Mikoto, the one one that has outperformed Yanagi in each manner since transferring to his elementary faculty. Yanagi has since spent all his power and dedication making an attempt to make Kujou lose to him in a roundabout way, and has settled on getting her to fall for him so he can break her coronary heart. But will Yanagi lose his coronary heart to her first?

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Mr. Villain’s Day Off by Yuu Morikawa (August 15, Square Enix)

Even villains get days off — all that evildoing is difficult work in spite of everything! And on this charming new manga collection, we get a peek into how these days are spent! The General is a part of an extraterrestrial group making an attempt to take over Earth and is the prime goal of the Rangers, Earth’s protection drive. But when he’s not busy plotting or combating the Rangers, he likes to spend his time at the zoo to see his favourite animal — pandas!

The Illustrated Guide to Monster Girls by Suzu Akeko cover

The Illustrated Guide to Monster Girls by Suzu Akeko (August 22, Yen Press)

In a enjoyable, supernatural tackle the basic underdog trope, The Illustrated Guide to Monster Girls brings us to a faculty in the monster world! Being a profitable monster isn’t so simple as it appears — very like in the human world, one should do effectively in class, graduate, and get a superb job. But the college students of Class Z usually tend to get scared themselves as an alternative of scaring others. With arduous work and dedication, can this group flip issues round and develop into expert, horrifying monsters?

I Don't Know Which Is Love by Tamamushi Oku cover

I Don’t Know Which Is Love by Tamamushi Oku (August 22, Yen Press)

Mei Soraike is about to graduate from highschool, so she decides to lastly confess her emotions for her greatest buddy! Unfortunately, it doesn’t go effectively, and Mei embarks on school with a damaged coronary heart and with no girlfriend. But she is set to seek out love, and as soon as she resolves to maneuver previous her heartbreak, she begins to satisfy all method of potential love pursuits.

Okinawa by Susumu Higa (August 22, Fantagraphics)

Susumu Higa is an award-winning mangaka recognized for his tales centering his homeland of Okinawa. This hefty quantity combines two of his important story collections. Sword of Sand focuses on the finish of World War II and the horrors of the Battle of Okinawa from various factors of view. Then, in Mabui, Higa turns his eye to present-day Okinawa, analyzing the methods the island has been irreparably affected by the continued U.S. army occupation. Okinawa is an eye-opening portrait of a spot with an advanced and heartbreaking historical past, in addition to an exploration of the advanced relationships between id, place, historical past, battle, and humanity.

Now that you recognize about the new manga out in August, you’ll want to verify again on final month’s picks! Or you possibly can all the time peruse our full manga archives for all types of manga content material, whether or not it’s about newer titles or older gems!