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

Kodansha

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

Kodansha

Sevens Seas Entertainment

Vertical

Devils’ Line Vol. 6 by Ryo Hanada

Dark Horse

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

Seven Seas Entertainment

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

Light Novels

April 25th

Kodansha

Seven Seas Entertainment

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