The new manga licenses include a Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba spinoff, a collection of short manga by Rumiko Takahashi; plus a Star Wars art book and a cover and date for the Marvel/VIZ crossover: Deadpool: Samurai.

This week, Scott Thorne continues his discussion of distributor magazines, and asks whether the current Pokemon craze has crested.

The Pokemon Company International unveiled three new Pokemon TCG: Pokemon V-UNION Special Collections.

TCGplayer unveiled their June data for sealed product price changes and sales, revealing trends that have developed in the TCG collectibles market over the course of that month.

Pokemon TCG was back on top, with the Sword & Shield – Chilling Reign Booster Box seeing the most aftermarket sales.

Also from Anime Expo Lite: Orient and The Case Study of Vanitas anime news; Seven Seas Entertainment gets new manga with anime ties, Bushiroad's Cardfight!! Vanguard: overDress gets an English dub.

Ultra PRO is preordering a Pokemon 25th Celebration Deck Box, a premium handmade wood deck box for storing Pokemon TCG cards, which will release into retail in 2021.

Top manga coming in August include an adaptation of Disney’s Cruella and a high school romance with a time-travel twist.

Celebrations will also include a special subset of cards that are remakes of classic cards from the game's history, including Base Set Charizard.

The Pokemon Company International will release three different Pokemon TCG: Eevee Evolutions Tins.