I think this is gonna be a common trend with me now! Every month I’ll dish out the release list for the big American distributors. How does that sound? OK since I gave you Funimations’s releases for this month, time for Viz’s manga and anime releases. Looks like we have the basic shounen jump volumes coming out, also we are getting closer and closer to the end of Shaman King, though it makes me wonder if we will get a pause in the series so Viz can weave in the KazeNiBangBang chapters also, we will have to wait and see about that. Also releasing this month is the new volume of Pluto, seriously..if you haven’t picked up this series I highly suggest you read it. And last but not least in my manga picks for this month Ultimate Muscle!! (A serious personal fav of mine). DVD wise we have the release of season three of Bleach uncut, volume 18 of the regular distribution series of Bleach, and Volume 15 of Naruto Uncut.

MANGA EST. STREET DATE
Captive Hearts, Vol. 5 7/7/2009
ChocoMimi , Vol. 1 7/7/2009
Gin Tama, Vol. 13 7/7/2009
High School Debut, Vol. 10 7/7/2009
Honey Hunt, Vol. 2 7/7/2009
Kurohime, Vol. 12 7/7/2009
Leave It to PET!, Vol. 2 7/7/2009
Love Com, Vol. 13 7/7/2009
Nana, Vol. 17 7/7/2009
Naruto , Vol. 45 7/7/2009
Reborn!, Vol. 12 7/7/2009
S.A, Vol. 11 7/7/2009
Shaman King, Vol. 23 7/7/2009
Strawberry 100%, Vol. 9 7/7/2009
The Prince of Tennis, Vol. 32 7/7/2009
Ultimate Muscle, Vol. 23 7/7/2009
We Were There, Vol. 5 7/7/2009
Inuyasha, Vol. 38 7/14/2009
It’s Yakitate!! Japan, Vol. 18 7/14/2009
Red River, Vol. 26 7/14/2009
Shakugan no Shana , Vol. 4 7/14/2009
switch, Vol. 9 7/14/2009
Case Closed, Vol. 30 7/21/2009
Children of the Sea , Vol. 1 7/21/2009
Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 19 7/21/2009
Inubaka: Crazy for Dogs, Vol. 13 7/21/2009
Oishinbo: Fish, Sushi and Sashimi 7/21/2009
Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka , Vol. 4 7/21/2009
Real, Vol. 5 7/21/2009
Vagabond , Vol. 4 (VIZBIG Edition) 7/21/2009
BOOKS EST. STREET DATE
Naruto: Chapter Book, Vol. 8 7/7/2009
All You Need Is Kill (Novel) 7/21/2009
The Lord of the Sands of Time (Novel) 7/21/2009
MAGAZINES EST. STREET DATE
SHONEN JUMP — August 2009, Vol. 7 #8 7/7/09
Shojo Beat — August 2009, Vol. 5 #8 7/21/09
VIDEO EST. STREET DATE
Bleach Uncut Season 3 (DVD Box Set) 7/7/2009
Bleach Uncut Season 3 (w/Limited Collector’s Hollow Mask) (DVD Box Set) 7/7/2009
Bleach, Vol. 18 (DVD) 7/14/2009
Naruto Uncut, Vol. 15 (DVD Box Set) 7/21/2009
Pokémon: Elements (Fire), Vol. 2 (DVD) 7/28/2009
Pokémon: Elements (Grass), Vol. 1 (DVD) 7/28/2009